Art in Progress

No virtue or vice escapes the irreverent eye of Julie Speed, the prodigiously talented, Austin-based para-realist. How does she balance humour and cynicism?

Barton Benes makes `museums' which incorporate shadow boxes, bits and pieces that reveal the myths and ironies of life, including the world of celebrity.

Once referred to as `art pranksters', these artists, photographers and conceptualists have created rich, fabled narratives in words and pictures.

He's viewed by many as the grand master of American craft furniture. Here, Maloof opens the doors to his legendary workshop in Rancho Cucamonga.

Join the realist artist as he prepares to unveil his `Freak Parade', a collection of paintings three years in the making that are collectively immense.

Profile of the New England artist whose works have included a series of horse portraits, watercolours depicting lesbian sex and a sarcophagus lid Memorial to a Marriage.

Following the Brooklyn based painter as she reveals her latest works, continuing on from her highly regarded `Warhol Series'.

Following the American artist who photographs toys posed in everyday situations as he works on his baseball series.

Profile of the folk artist and street preacher whose paintings meshed drawings with rambling text. Her sure hand produced thousands of biblically-inspired images.

Their work is often a commentary on consumer society, brimming with irony and genuine concern. Follow the duo as they work on a new installation.

The Presidential caricature from Thomas Nast to those who have carried on the tradition to the present day.

Follow the leading photographer as he stages his disquieting views of everyday life. Using actors and sets, Crewdson is said to make, rather than take photographs.

Public artist Tom Otterness is known for his major works of sculpture and his latest project "Tom Otterness on Broadway."

His subjects have ranged from buttons to bombings and is now focused on traditional still life images of fruit and flowers. Follow him through his involved artistic process.

Painter Phillip Pearlstein's paintings in progress and stories of his distinguished career.