“Rather than being attracted to artists because of their skills or sensitivity, I was always more interested in ideas and imagination.”
Author Archives: Jennifer Samet
Jennifer Samet, Ph.D. is a New York-based art historian, curator, and writer. She completed her dissertation at the CUNY Graduate Center on Painterly Representation in New York: 1945-1975. She has lectured at universities across the country on the subject of “The Role of Empathy in Art.” She curated major historical exhibitions on Jane Street Group, the history of the New York Studio School, and “Reconfiguring the New York School.” She is particularly interested in the voice of the artist, and has published numerous interviews with painters. (@jensamet)
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Beer With a Painter: Chie Fueki
“I am interested in the symbols that are flooding our world, which everybody can recognize, but which have almost no meaning.”
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Beer With a Painter: Lisa Corinne Davis
“Artists are cultural critics — but painting is a language.”
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Beer with a Painter: Dan Walsh
“Twenty years ago, you wouldn’t be caught dead being called a colorist.”
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Beer with a Painter: Dan Douke
“I was always good at drawing and I would get attention for it. But I wanted to be a rock star.”
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Beer With a Painter: Roger Herman
“Struggle is okay, but how much struggle does one want?”
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Beer With a Painter: Judy Pfaff
“Generosity and openness are important to me, so that the viewer is not intimidated, threatened, or belittled.”
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Beer with a Painter: McArthur Binion
“I don’t come from art history, and even though I’m involved in the mainstream art world, I didn’t come from this.”
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Beer With a Painter: Sangram Majumdar
“There is no time in painting. A microsecond can last forever.”
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Beer With a Painter: Leslie Baum
“After the 2016 election, my work changed. I wanted to immerse myself in beauty and connect with something larger than the present moment, to not lose perspective.”
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Beer with a Painter: Richard Hull
“My lifelong project in my painting has been to locate myself.”