Online Program Up Close Overview In this video series featuring The Broad's curators Ed Schad and Sarah Loyer, we take a deeper look at works in the Broad collection, which is notable for the exceptional depth of its holdings and dedication to the full arc of artists' careers. In this series Artist Spotlight Up Close: Pepe Karmel on Charline von Heyl Associate Professor of Art history at New York University Pepe Karmel discusses Broad collection artist Charline von Heyl’s Story of a Panic, 2013. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Cindy Sherman Curator Sarah Loyer discusses Broad collection artist Cindy Sherman. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Mark Bradford The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses Mark Bradford's Corner of Desire and Piety (2008). Artist Spotlight Up Close: Ross Bleckner The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses Ross Bleckner's painting Unknown Quantities of Light (Part IV) (1988). Artist Spotlight Up Close: Roy Lichtenstein The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses Roy Lichtenstein's painting Rouen Cathedral, Set 3 (1968–69). Artist Spotlight Up Close: Dr. Todd Boyd on David Hammons Dr. Todd Boyd reflects on Broad collection artist David Hammons’s African-American Flag (1990) on the occasion of the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Kara Walker The Broad's associate curator Sarah Loyer discusses Broad collection artist Kara Walker. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Jean-Michel Basquiat's With Strings Two Curator Ed Schad discusses Broad collection artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's With Strings Two (1983), which specifically refers to Charlie Parker. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Oscar Murillo The Broad's associate curator Sarah Loyer discusses Broad collection artist Oscar Murillo, whose projects often address the effect of global power imbalances and global economies on people. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Nathaniel Mary Quinn The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses Broad collection artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn’s artistic practice and themes of memory, loss, and trauma. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Mike Kelley The Broad's associate curator Sarah Loyer discusses Mike Kelley’s Infinite Expansion (1983), which explores the concept of the sublime, an awe-inspiring emotion created by an encounter with greatness of incalculable scale. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Keith Haring The Broad's associate curator Sarah Loyer discusses Keith Haring’s tarp painting, Untitled (1984), his murals and subway drawings, and The Pop Shop. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Cy Twombly Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart discusses Cy Twombly’s work and its inspiration for his own creative process. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Julie Mehretu The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses revolution, history, and uncertainty in the work of Julie Mehretu. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Thomas Houseago The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses Thomas Houseago’s imposing 14-foot-high sculpture, Giant Figure (Cyclops) (2011). Artist Spotlight Up Close: John Baldessari The Broad's associate curator Sarah Loyer discusses works by John Baldessari, who tested the structures of art, images, and language. Artist Spotlight Up Close: David Hammons The Broad's associate curator Sarah Loyer discusses David Hammons’s African-American Flag (1990), which takes on the complex topic of American identity and ideals. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Jasper Johns The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses Jasper Johns’s lifelong preoccupation with the meanings behind familiar symbols, objects, and images. Artist Spotlight Up Close: Andy Warhol The Broad's curator Ed Schad discusses the celebrity and iconography as seen in the work of Andy Warhol.
