"It symbolizes a change, acceptance and new beginnings" noted Mickalene Thomas after looking at her work in MoMA's window.

Video: Mark Godfrey, a curator at Tate Modern, talks to Thomas Demand and Adam Caruso about their collaborative vision.

We once again caught up with Kirsten Dunst to talk about Takashi Murakami's video Akihabara Majokko Princess for Tate Modern’s "Pop Life: Art in a Material World" exhibit, but this time of course after her work was released. “I was a little bit of embarrassed,” laughs the actress. “I didn’t realize it was going to be all over the Internet.” But she has no regrets of being part of it. “That was such blast,” she recollects. “Originally, Takashi was supposed to use a Japanese pop band for the clip, but something fell through and he gave me a call. Next thing I knew, I was on the plane to Tokyo, wearing a blue wig and walking around a public terminal in the middle of the rush hour. I think the crowds were as baffled as I was, so they had a blast with their digital cameras. But next day, I was used to it!” And Dunst recorded three songs as part of her Murakami experience, but Vapors' hit Turning Japanese was used in the final version. “I hope I don’t sound like a British man!” exclaimed the star. “It’s hard to see yourself lip-synching to a weird voice. But I would do anything for Takashi- he’s just the sweetest, most humble man. You just kind of want to give a big hug at all times!”

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Philippe de Montebello interviews Carmen Bambach, curator at the Met, about the current exhibition, “The Drawings of Bronzino.”

Mickalene Thomas' works introduce a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expand common definitions of beauty.

Video: Iranian-born visual artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat talks about her film “Women without Men.”

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Currently showing at Hauser & Wirth London, is “School,” a selection of most recent works by Subodh Gupta.

Artist Anton Ginzburg is a connoisseur of stasis, forming sculptural and light-based installations that freeze a moment from history.

Video: Lehmann Maupin presents an in-studio interview with artist Nari Ward.

Bloomberg TV sits down for an interview with a leading Chinese artist, Ai Wei Wei.

The Greek tycoon Dakis Joannou hits town for the unveiling of his controversial New Museum show curated by Jeff Koons.

Marina Abramović is so stressed before the opening of her retrospective at MoMA that she had sprouted a small pimple on her nose.

Video: Essenhigh talks about her move away from the full-on surrealism of her earlier work and towards a more naturalistic style.

Philippe de Montebello interviews Joan Rosenbaum, the director of the Jewish Museum for the last 25 years.

Architect Daniel Libeskind discussed his role in the World Trade Center master plan.

The artist Steve McQueen discusses “Giardini,” a 30-minute film about the Venice Biennale's festival grounds in winter.

Terence Koh gets inspired by watching Blockbuster movies on the plane.

As he prepares to open a new gallery in London, dealer Iwan Wirth talks about how the recession has affected his business.

Andrea Zittel is building a floating island in Indiana. Starting this summer it will be occupied by a college student.

©2009 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Photo by: Bruce Yamakawa ARTRUBY caught up with Kirsten Dunst in Los Angeles during a Golden Globe weekend and we had to ask about her experience of collaborating with Takashi Murakami and McG on Pop Life: Art in a Material World. “It was one of the most amazing creative experiences ever,” the actress told us. “Who doesn’t want to run around in costume with Takashi? He’s just very kind and inspiring. My only regret is that I couldn’t really experience the work at The Tate. So I enjoyed it at home on my computer!” Does she have any more forthcoming art collaborations? “Not at the moment, but I did direct a short video on my own. But it’s hard to top Takashi.”