The Art of Surrender: Beth Lipman’s Intricate Glass Installations

The Installation Art Podcast

In this episode, host Anastasia Parmson interviews celebrated American artist Beth Lipman. The conversation is rich with insights and learning moments, highlighting Lipman's artistic journey, processes, and challenges.

Key takeaways include:

• The influence of Lipman's creative family, and how growing up surrounded by folk art shaped her practice.

• Her shift to creating large-scale glass installations, which often take years to complete.

• The collaborative nature of her work, involving other skilled professionals and leveraging residencies and institutional resources.

• Exploring themes of temporality, memento mori, and the human condition through her intricate compositions.

• Lipman's perspective on the conceptual impact of failure and destruction within her work.

Tune in to discover how Beth Lipman choreographs the intricate dance of creating immersive, thought-provoking glass installations.

Beth Lipman is based in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. You can find out more about her work on her website https://www.bethlipman.com/ and on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/beth_lipman_artist/

02:18 Introduction and Fun Questions

08:50 Childhood Influences and Early Creativity

16:38 Art Education and Material Exploration

25:53 The Process and Philosophy of Glass Art

31:18 Collaborations and Working with Other Artists

41:57 Storage Challenges for Large Works

43:30 Transporting and Assembling Glass Art

45:30 Behind The Scenes Malfunction Story

49:26 Reuse and Reincarnation of Artworks

51:28 Viewer Interaction and the Challenges of Creating Immersive Art

01:06:30 Funding of The Work

01:14:28 Advice for Aspiring Artists

01:15:00 Upcoming Projects

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Daily, NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily |

The Bulwark Podcasts: https://www.thebulwark.com/listen

The New Yorker Radio Hour: https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour | https://instagram.com/newyorkermag/

How I Built This With Guy Raz: https://wondery.com/shows/how-i-built-this/ | https://www.instagram.com/guy.raz/

Topo Chico: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topo_Chico

New York Gift Fair aka NY NOW: https://nynow.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/ny_now/

Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/metmuseum/

Philadelphia Museum of Art: https://philamuseum.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/philamuseum/

Baltimore Museum of Art: https://artbma.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/baltimoremuseumofart/

Smithsonian Museums: https://www.si.edu/visit/hours | https://instagram.com/smithsonian

MassArt: https://massart.edu/

Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University: https://tyler.temple.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/tyler_artandarchitecture/

Magdalena Abakanowicz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalena_Abakanowicz

Brooklyn Museum: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ | https://instagram.com/brooklynmuseum

Severin Roesen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severin_Roesen

Blown Away on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80215147 | https://www.instagram.com/blownawayseries/

Marina Abramovic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Abramović | https://www.instagram.com/abramovicinstitute/?hl=en

Matt Crane: http://www.silvercranellc.com/

Jordan Smith: https://jordan-smith-glass.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/sandsmithglass/

RISD Museum: https://www.risd.edu/academics/campus-resources/risd-museum | https://www.instagram.com/risd1877/

Museum of Arts and Design: https://madmuseum.org/ | http://instagram.com/madmuseum

Iowa State University: https://www.iastate.edu/ | https://www.instagram.com/iowastateu/

Muskegon Museum of Art: https://muskegonartmuseum.org/| https://www.instagram.com/muskegonartmuseum/

Nohra Haime Gallery: https://nhg.squarespace.com/beth-lipman | https://www.instagram.com/nohrahaimegallery/

John Michael Kohler Arts Center: https://www.jmkac.org/ | https://www.instagram.com/jmkac/

Eva Hesse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Hesse

Toledo Museum of Art: https://toledomuseum.org/ | http://instagram.com/ToledoMuseum

Ferrin Contemporary: https://ferrincontemporary.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/ferrincontemporary

Cade Tompkins Projects: https://www.cadetompkinsprojects.com/ | https://www.instagram.com/cadetompkinsprojects/

Mark Moore Fine Art: https://www.markmoorefineart.com | https://www.instagram.com/markmoorefineart/

The Installation Art Podcast is a bi-weekly show about people who love and work with the contemporary art medium of installation.

The host Anastasia Parmson, an artist herself, interviews internationally renowned artists and arts workers about the intricacies and behind-the-scenes stories of creating and showing work that is site-specific, ephemeral, large scale or immersive.

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