{"id":7820904,"date":"2025-09-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/?p=7820904"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:25:37","slug":"thewrapbook-art-of-television-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/thewrapbook-art-of-television-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"TheWrapBook: The Art of Television 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Art of Television 2025<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Tania Franco Klein, Mirror, TV (Self-portrait)<\/em>, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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“TV actors have often seemed more relatable, almost like casual friends we catch up with on a regular basis \u2014 unlike the glamorous movie stars of old who sat at a safe distance on a big screen. TV shows typically tell us stories that mirror our daily lives: in offices and hospitals, schools and apartment buildings. Now that the distance between movies and TV has almost disappeared, A-list stars and directors like Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Stiller have become small-screen regulars (and Emmy contenders). Norma Desmond\u2019s cry could be remastered as \u201cI am big. It\u2019s the picture screen that got small.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

–Stefano Tonchi<\/strong>, Editorial Director, TheWrapBook<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Drawings by Lara Apponyi<\/strong> with a Meisterst\u00fcck fountain pen in partnership with Montblanc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get Into the Groovy<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We invited the cast of The White Lotus <\/em>to a \u201870s-themed party. You can bet your bell-bottomed dollar that they were game and ready to dish on how they created one of the twistiest seasons of TV in memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hernan Bas, Conceptual Artist #21<\/em>, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Trouble With<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong> Adolescence <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For nearly three decades, Miami-based artist Hernan Bas<\/strong> has created narratively rich tableaux that use humor to unsettle the familiar, exposing the surreal and absurd elements that lie hidden within ordinary life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adam Scott, Severance<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Snapshots of the Season<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some of the biggest stars of the year’s most celebrated shows enter our photo booth\u2014which was inspired by Andy Warhol\u2019s famed series of Polaroid portraits\u2014and share insights into their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gregory Crewdson, Untitled<\/em>, 1998-2002<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hollywood Goes Meta<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gregory Crewdson\u2019s<\/strong> highly cinematic images are the result of extensive productions that mirror the scale and structure of a blockbuster film shoot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Williams by David Gilmore, Going on a Trip Alone<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Artists by Artists<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Television is not there just to divert and entertain, but also to inspire. Consider these works by a baker\u2019s dozen of primarily California-based visual artists working in paint, fabric and even marble to capture some of the small screen\u2019s biggest stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thomas Demand, Lift<\/em>, 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Peak Demand<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For decades, German fine-art photographer Thomas Demand <\/strong>has been creating spare interior landscapes that anticipated the look of the Lumon Industries offices in Severance<\/em>. Now, Demand sits down with the show\u2019s longtime cinematographer (and Emmy-nominated director) Jessica Lee Gagn\u00e9 <\/strong>to explore their parallel visions of corporate life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diego Luna, Andor<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Luna Landing<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reprising his most popular on-screen role in the Star Wars <\/em>prequel series Andor<\/em>, Mexican actor Diego Luna<\/strong> has won critical raves and mainstream fans. Can he finally take a breather and enjoy his success?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart, Hacks<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dynamic Duos<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brooklyn-born Elbert Joseph Perez<\/strong> re-creates some of the season\u2019s most memorable on-screen pairings in distinctive oil paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Greedy Schmuck<\/em>), 2012. Digital print on vinyl, 83 7\/8 x 107 7\/8 x 2 1\/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Spr\u00fcth Magers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Greed Is Good…for TV Drama<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We know Barbara Kruger\u2019s<\/strong> art when we see it. Big, bold words that put their finger on the most pressing issues we experience. What we like (shopping, fashion, entertainment) and what we want (power, money, control).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seth Rogen by Drake Carr, The Studio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fashion on Set<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Style-conscious shows like The Studio <\/em>and The White Lotus <\/em>are inspiring viewers to seek out on-screen looks, creating opportunities for brand placement, collaborations and organic fashion trends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broad Anniversary<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As The Broad marks its 10th anniversary, founding director and president Joanne Heyler<\/strong> reflects on the museum\u2019s impact on downtown Los Angeles and the city\u2019s cultural scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Set Pieces<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

They may no longer be a fixture in homes, but old-fashioned box TVs still inspire artists as symbols of mass media and objects of everyday living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Fashion Meets Film Meets Performance Art<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Tales & Tellers <\/em>at Frieze New York 2025, Polish artist Goshka Macuga<\/strong> created a unique live performance drawing on 14 years of short films commissioned by the fashion brand Miu Miu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this exclusive series of self-portraits, Mexico City-based art photographer Tania Franco Klein <\/strong>imagines a sepia-toned world filled with old-fashioned TV sets and noir-inspired fashion, a place where we can never seem to escape ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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