Julia Haft-Candell on Art School Lessons and Extraterrestrial Life

Ceramic and bronze sculptor Julia Haft-Candell discusses her practice and influences in an interview. She uses materials to challenge binaries and celebrate overlooked objects like costume jewelry and insects. Her most valuable art school lesson came from Kristen Morgin, who advised her to drink whisky instead of tea and box instead of doing yoga. The second lesson was that verbose critique participants are not necessarily intelligent. Outside of school, she learned she has little control. Her top three deceased artists are Louise Bourgeois, Eva Hesse, and Noah Purifoy. She prefers eggs over medium and believes in extraterrestrial life, considering it a matter of probability rather than conspiracy.