Newton Harrison: An Interview
2019 | 01:08:11 | United States | English | Color | Stereo | 16:9 | HD video
Collection: On Art and Artists, Interviews, Single Titles
Tags: Environment, Interview, Social Justice, VDB Interviews, Visiting Artists Program


Newton Harrison, born 1932, is one of the earliest and best known social practice and environmental artists. He and Helen Mayer Harrison collaborated under the name Harrison Studio for most of their lives, working in a variety of mediums in collaboration with scientists, political activists, and many others to start dialogues about community development and engagement. In conversation with Claire Pentecost, a writer and professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Harrison discusses his expansive career, and offers advice for younger artists working today.