In this film, Ellen Altfest discusses her recent exhibition Head and Plant at the New Museum, New York, which includes a selection of paintings from the past three years. Discussing her exquisite small-scale paintings of male nudes and still lifes, Altfest reveals the finesse with which she composes her pictures and her method of adjusting its frame and viewpoint to achieve the most dynamic and arresting compositions.

Head and Plant
New Museum, New York
6 May - 24 June 2012

Duration: 3:20