Works of Art by Agnes Martin and Hiroyuki Doi

This episode of The Anthropocene Reviewed features John Green reviewing two works of visual art: Agnes Martin's "With My Back to the World" painting series and an untitled ink drawing by Hiroyuki Doi. Green discusses Martin's life and artistic philosophy, highlighting her pursuit of representing pure emotion in her minimalist work, ultimately rating the series 4.5 stars. He then connects his own experience of signing hundreds of thousands of books to Doi's obsessive circle drawings, exploring the themes of repetitive action, grief, and the search for relief from pain, giving Doi's work a 4-star rating. The episode concludes with reflections on the human impulse to create and leave marks on the world, despite their ephemeral nature.