In Long Island, American artist Stanley Whitney talks Agnes Martin, Rothko, and ancient architecture

Set amid pines and leafy green, American contemporary artist Stanley Whitney opens his world to Art Basel from his studio on Long Island for Meet the artists. Presenting contemporary creatives shaping today’s cultural landscape, for this episode, director Jeano Edwards expands the series through Whitney’s painting practice and the influences that have shaped his work, reflecting on the significant impact of his time in Rome and Egypt in the 1990s Looking back on this era, Whitney recognizes how altering his environment initiated a shift in his perspective, confronted by monumental architecture that transformed his understanding of space and density. “When I went to Egypt, when I looked at the Pantheon, they had pillars that were 12 tons,” he says. “I got a real sense of density, and that was the last key to the puzzle I needed to make my work.”…read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness