Why we struggle to embody the characters we admire in art
In short: American ceramicist Ann Agee examines the Villeroy 'Harlequin Family' to explore the gap between our ideal selves and our more rigid realities.
In this episode of The Artist Project, visual artist Ann Agee responds to a piece from The Met's collection. Born in 1959, Agee uses the Villeroy 'Harlequin Family' to reflect on the tension between the people we aspire to be and the 'stuffy' versions of ourselves that often hold us back.
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