A Conversation with Maren Hassinger @artinstitutechi

Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

Artist Maren Hassinger talks with Robyn Farrell, former Art Institute curator and now senior curator at the Kitchen, about how she began her career in sculpture; her signature medium, metal rope; her site-specific installation on the Bluhm Family Terrace; and the great beauty of inclusive participation in her collectively made newspaper pieces.

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