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The Artist Project: James Nares

Sep 16, 2015 3 MINUTES
"I love that nothing is hidden."

James Nares reflects on Chinese calligraphy in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
James Nares, born in 1953, is a British artist who works in a variety of mediums, including painting, photography, film, and video.

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A color video still of a busy urban street with people walking in all different directions

James Nares (British, born London, 1953)

Street, 2011

HD digital video, color, sound, 61 min. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Vital Projects Fund Inc. Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2012 (2012.573) © James Nares

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