As Lynne Maphies, former Curatorial Assistant at the Blanton Museum of Art, knows firsthand — for many artists, “day jobs” do more than pay the rent. In this fascinating behind-the-scenes conversation, Lynne shares the 10 year process that Veronica Roberts, former Blanton Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, directed to create the standout exhibit “Day Jobs.” A dialogue with conceptual artist Sol LeWitt prompted Roberts to explore the different ways that artists establish relationships or get material inspiration from the jobs that sustain them. After receiving hundreds of recommendations from colleagues, scholars, gallerists, and artists in the field, Maphies and the Blanton team selected 100 works by 38 artists whose “day jobs” had a significant impact on their work, grouping works by categories of “other” work the artist performed: Service Industry; Industrial Design; Media & Advertising; Fashion & Design; Caregivers; Finance, Tech & Law; and Art World. Lynne also shares her own “day job” impact, one that redirected her onto her curatorial path.

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Mentioned:

• “Day Jobs” Exhibit, Blanton Museum of Art, Austin TX  (explore)
• Veronica Roberts, Director of Cantor Arts Center (learn)
• Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Stanford CA (explore) 
• Anne Carson, Canadian poet, essayist (1950- ) (read) 
• Robert Smithson, American land artist (1938-1973) (learn) 
• Walter de Maria, American artist (1935-2013) (learn) 
• “Savage Dreams,” by Rebecca Solnit (read)
• Sol LeWitt , American artist (1928-2007) (learn)
• Louis “Studs” Terkel, American writer, broadcaster (1912-2008) (learn); “Working” by Studs Terkel (1974) (read)
• Robert Mangold, American minimalist artist (1937 -) (learn) 
• "The Artist as Culture Producer: Living and Sustaining a Creative Life," by Sharon Louden (read)
• Marsha Cottrell, American landscape painter (1964- ) (learn) 
• Ricardo Valverde (1946 - 1998), American photographer (learn)
• Sarah Bennett, American photographer (learn)
• Vivian Maeir, American photographer  (1926-2009) (learn)
• Lenka Clayton, British-American artist (1977- )(learn)
• Hope Ginsb

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