Paradox Bullets

A new film made by Sachs and his frequent collaborator Van Neistat for Nike that traces the path of an apprentice in the artist’s storied SoHo studio. The indoctrination process is harsh and unstinting, with physical as well as mental endurance a topmost priority. “It is by will alone I set my mind in motion,” Sachs has his aspiring studio hands repeat in a sort of mantra in the film. Another one intoned: “Power tools are a privilege, not a right.”

Part of the "Energies and Skills" trilogy along with Love Letter to Plywood and Space Camp.

Sculptor Tom Sachs made this wonderful seven-and-a-half minute film about his loved for the wondrous properties of plywood.

An introduction and overview of the rules set by Tom Sachs for all employees in his studio. The 10 commandments of working with Tom Sachs.

I made this movie with my brother Van in 2003. It was a pivotal film in my career, before this was released online no one had ever seen anything I'd made. This movie received a crazy amount of press and was a big step in my career.

The artist Tom Sachs and his team of bricoleurs build a handmade space program and send two female astronauts to Mars

Part of the "Energies and Skills" trilogy along with Love Letter to Plywood and How to Sweep.

Although his work is at times received with conflicting emotions, one thing for sure is that the otherworldly American artist Tom Sachs will always bring about constructive debate. Seen through the eyes of Van Neistat, from the film-making duo Neistat Brothers, Sachs presents a comprehensive manual for color use, appropriately titled COLOR. Starring the Sachs and company studio, this informative piece will surely bring the fascinating science of color back into perspective.