3 Questions with Danielle Dean
Why L.A.? Why did you choose to work in this city in particular?
When I was at Central St Martins in London I heard about CalArts through Afterall Magazine. This was back in 2004, the magazine was co-edited by Tom Lawson at CalArts. I thought the school looked so amazing.
How has your time in L.A. shaped your work?
Being here, close to the culture industry, but this is what everyone says, right?
Favorite place in L.A. Go.
Glassell Park pool and Ennis House because of Blade Runner.
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Danielle Dean, Traning, 2014Two-channel video, color, sound. 11:16 min. Source texts: Nike advertising campaigns, 1988–2014; Abraham Lincoln, speech in New Haven, Connecticut, 1860; W.E.B. DuBois, speech to members of the Niagara Movement, 1906; Gil Scott-Heron, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, 1970; Milton Friedman, found on Becker Friedman institute website; bell hooks, Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies, 1996; David Cameron, speech on public service reform, 2011; Michelle Obama, speech at the Democratic National Convention, 2012; David Cameron, speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, 2013; Barack Obama, “Remarks by the President on Economic Mobility,” 2013. Courtesy of the artist. -
Danielle Dean, Training, 2014Two-channel video, color, sound. 11:16 min. Source texts: Nike advertising campaigns, 1988–2014; Abraham Lincoln, speech in New Haven, Connecticut, 1860; W.E.B. DuBois, speech to members of the Niagara Movement, 1906; Gil Scott-Heron, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, 1970; Milton Friedman, found on Becker Friedman institute website; bell hooks, Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies, 1996; David Cameron, speech on public service reform, 2011; Michelle Obama, speech at the Democratic National Convention, 2012; David Cameron, speech at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet, 2013; Barack Obama, “Remarks by the President on Economic Mobility,” 2013. Courtesy of the artist. -
Danielle Dean, No Lye (still), 2012HD video, color, sound. 10:00 min. Courtesy of the artist. -
Danielle Dean, Look, the Future of Force, 2014Sketch for Training. Courtesy of the artist.
