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The Way I See It

Leading creative thinkers choose an artwork from the Museum of Modern Art, and talk about how it inspires or provokes, thrills or surprises them. Presented by Alastair Sooke.

Radio 3,31 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to The Way I See It
Creative thinkers pick an artwork from MoMA and explain how it thrills or inspires them.
08 Oct 2019,2 mins
Starry Night and Janna Levin
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
14 Oct 2019,13 mins
Steve Martin and the Lonely Synchromists
30 of the world's sharpest minds chose a work from MoMA's collection - how do they see it?
15 Oct 2019,13 mins
Jason Moran and Piet Mondrian
Jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran shares his view of Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie
16 Oct 2019,13 mins
Neri Oxman and the Endless House
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it?
17 Oct 2019,13 mins
Steven Pinker and Picasso
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection; how do they see it?
18 Oct 2019,13 mins
Steve Reich on Richard Serra’s Equal
Composer and godfather of Minimalism Steve Reich reflects on Richard Serra's work, "Equal"
21 Oct 2019,13 mins
Margaret Cho and Lady Vengeance
What will stand-up comedian Margaret Cho see when she rewatches the film "Lady Vengeance"?
22 Oct 2019,13 mins
Duro Olowu on William H Johnson's painting Children
Duro Olowu chooses a painting by William H Johnson from MoMA's collection
23 Oct 2019,13 mins
Michael Bierut on Ed Ruscha's OOF
Graphic designer Michael Bierut selects a large blue and yellow painting of the word OOF.
24 Oct 2019,13 mins
John Waters on Lee Lozano's Untitled 1963
American film director John Waters makes his selection from the MoMA collection.
25 Oct 2019,13 mins
Roxane Gay and Christ's Entry into Journalism
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
28 Oct 2019,13 mins
Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
29 Oct 2019,14 mins
Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine
Writer Hisham Matar chooses Brassaï's photographic study of a man sleeping by the Seine.
30 Oct 2019,14 mins
Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
31 Oct 2019,13 mins
The Director's Choice
MoMA's director Glenn Lowry chooses Dayanita Singh’s Museum of Chance.
01 Nov 2019,14 mins
Fiona Shaw on Georgia O'Keeffe's Lake George, Coat and Red
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
02 Dec 2019,14 mins
Bryan Stevenson on Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
03 Dec 2019,13 mins
Richard Serra on Jackson Pollock
Sculptor Richard Serra reflects on his favourite work by Jackson Pollock.
04 Dec 2019,13 mins
Madeleine Thien on Vija Celmins’s Bikini
Booker-nominated author Madeleine Thien chooses Vija Celmins’s Bikini.
05 Dec 2019,14 mins
Zac Posen on Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space
Fashion designer to Hollywood, Zac Posen, makes his choice from the MoMA collection.
06 Dec 2019,14 mins
Mark Morris on Florine Stettheimer's Costume Design for Orphée
Stettheimer's Costume Design for Orphée is Mark Morris's choice of works from MoMA.
09 Dec 2019,14 mins
Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Louise Bourgeois's Quarantania, I
Sculptor Sarah Sze and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee discuss Bourgeois's Quarantania, I.
10 Dec 2019,14 mins
Orhan Pamuk on Taglioni's Jewel Casket by Joseph Cornell
Orhan Pamuk gives his view on Taglioni's Jewel Casket by Joseph Cornell.
11 Dec 2019,14 mins
Liz Diller on Marcel Duchamp's Network of Stoppages
Liz Diller offers her perspective on Marcel Duchamp's Network of Stoppages.
12 Dec 2019,13 mins
Isabella Boylston on Maya Deren and Talley Beatty
Isabella Boylston gives her view on Deren and Beatty's 1945 study of choreography.
13 Dec 2019,13 mins
Stanley Tucci and Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod
30 of the world's sharpest minds choose a work from MoMA's collection. How do they see it?
16 Dec 2019,13 mins
Lady Ruth Rogers on Henri Rousseau's The Dream
Award-winning chef Ruth Rogers makes her choice from the MoMA collection.
17 Dec 2019,13 mins
Yves Behar and the IEC's Power Symbol
Swiss designer Yves Behar makes his choice from the MoMA collection.
18 Dec 2019,13 mins
David Henry Hwang on Martin Wong's Stanton near Forsyth Street
Screenwriter and playwright David Henry Hwang makes his choice from MoMA's collection.
19 Dec 2019,13 mins