Terzo Piano Gallery Interview
May 18, 2021
Hosted by the Terzo Piano gallery for his “Giving Voice” solo exhibition in Washington, DC, Brian Dailey discussed his life and early works through the present, including the WORDS project (2012-2020); Lamentations (2017); Riddles (2015); and America in Color (2010-2012).
Gallery Artist Talk
Hosted by the Baahng Gallery in New York City, Brian Dailey sat down with Juanita Boyd-Hardy, Co-Founder of Millennium Arts Salon Inc., for a conversation on the making of the WORDS project (2012-2020). This broad-ranging conversation explores the question which launched WORDS, “how has globalization affected language and culture?”. Dailey explained how the three aspects of the Human Condition, Human Character and Human Structure informed the selection of the 13 words participants were asked to respond to around the world. He discusses supplemental WORDS projects such as Tous les Mots and WORDS on WORDS and he even participates in his own project, giving his responses to each of the 13 words on-stage.
March 3, 2020
WORDS Conversation with Guide in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Oct 17, 2018
Since its inception in 2012, 120 countries on seven continents were visited in making WORDS (2012-2020). Critical in the project’s success were the local guides who facilitated the selection of locations, recruited passersby to participate, and conducted interviews in the native languages of their respective countries. This conversation with our guide in Kazakhstan provides a window into the issues and observations of the project and its making.
WORDS Conversation with Guides in Kampala, Uganda
May 19, 2018
Since its inception in 2012, 120 countries on seven continents were visited in making WORDS (2012-2020). Critical in the project’s success were the local guides who facilitated the selection of locations, recruited passersby to participate, and conducted interviews in the native languages of their respective countries. This conversation with our guides in Uganda provides a window into the issues and observations of the project and its making.
WORDS Conversation with Participant in Accra, Ghana
May 15, 2018
Since its inception in 2012, 120 countries on seven continents were visited in making WORDS (2012-2020). Local guides recruited passersby to participate and conducted interviews in the native languages of their respective countries. This conversation with a participant in Ghana provides a window into the issues and observations of the project and its making.
Museum Artist Talk
Hosted by the American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center, Brian Dailey sat down with Wendy Grossman of the Phillips Collection for an in-depth discussion on how his early works from the 1970s through America in Color (2010-2012) informed his approach to the WORDS project (2012-2020). Dailey shared stories from his experiences shooting in 120 countries covering every region of the world and how people from different cultures responded to concepts such as “war” and “socialism”.
February 17, 2018
Fathom Magazine Artist Spotlight
March 18, 2018
Fathom Magazine sat down with Brian Dailey six years into his ambitious journey with the WORDS project (2012-2020) to discuss his creative process and how his work in international relations has shaped his art.
WORDS Conversation with Guide in Tunis, Tunisia
September 30, 2017
Since its inception in 2012, 120 countries on seven continents were visited in making WORDS (2012-2020). Critical in the project’s success were the local guides who facilitated the selection of locations, recruited passersby to participate, and conducted interviews in the native languages of their respective countries. This conversation with our guide in Tunisia provides a window into the issues and observations of the project and its making.
ASAP JOURNAL: To Look Is To Think
January, 2017
Dailey’s unusual background as both an artist and an arms control specialist affords him a rare insider’s view into the world of nuclear politics and policy-making through his inventive engagement with nuclear iconography.
The Art and Life of Brian Dailey
October 10, 2022
Brian Dailey discusses his life and career from art to international relations in government and back to art again.
