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Dec 2019
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Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Lo...

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Art critic Alastair Sooke, in the company of some of the leading creatives of our age, continues his deep dive into the stunning works in the Museum of Modern Art's collection, whilst exploring what it really means “to see” art.

Today's edition features the choice of husband and wife Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee. Sarah is an award-winning sculptor and Siddhartha Mukherjee is a Pulitzer Prize winning oncologist. Will the artist and the scientist see Louise Bourgeois’s "Quarantania, I" sculpture differently?

Main Image: Louise Bourgeois, Quarantania, I, 1947-53. Painted wood on wood base, 6' 9 1/4" (206.4 cm) high, including base 6 x 27 1/4 x 27" (15.2 x 69.1 x 68.6 cm). Gift of Ruth Stephan Franklin. Museum of Modern Art, NY, 1076.1969. © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY

Producer: Paul Kobrak

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