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Joan Snyder: Under the Influence The artist on Alexej von Jawlensky, Laurie Anderson, and more
13 July 2026
“When I began painting, it was like speaking for the first time.” For this episode of Under the Influence, New York-based painter Joan Snyder highlights what (and who) brought her to art making, from her first encounter with the paintings of Russian expressionist Alexej von Jawlensky, to the ongoing influence of music in her work (she counts Bach, Laurie Anderson, and Philip Glass among her favorites). Advice for young artists? “Just keep breaking the rules.”
