Ryan Murphy (New Year Special Episode)

Jan 1, 2024

Iconic writer, director, and producer Ryan Murphy talks about his love for collecting and preserving artworks, his passion for artists like Andy Warhol and Helen Frankenthaler, and how art inspires his own creativity. They also discuss the forthcoming TV series Feud: Capote vs The Swans and Ryan's involvement in a Warhol documentary. The chapter highlights their interest in preserving legacies, the role of an art advisor, the concept of longing from a queer perspective, meeting Cher, and the power of black in art and fashion.

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Personal Link To Truman Capote

Ryan Murphy first connected with Truman Capote as a child watching talk shows at his grandmother's house and felt an immediate identification.
That lifelong fascination later led him to produce Feud: Capote Vs The Swans, combining personal history with creative purpose.

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Saving Hofmann's Studio

Murphy bought Hans Hofmann's Provincetown studio to preserve the historic workspace and its paint-spattered artifacts.
Owning the studio deepened his study of Hofmann and inspired reenactments and exhibitions tied to the place.

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A House As A Historical Curriculum

Murphy filled his New York house with artists he admired, including AIDS-era painters and Warhol pieces to tell a personal historical narrative.
The collection became a living curriculum for guests and his children.

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It's 2024!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! We meet iconic writer, director, and producer RYAN MURPHY, best known for American Horror Story, Dahmer, Pose, The Andy Warhol Diaries, Ratched, The Watcher and Glee. We explore his love of collecting and preserving artworks including Old Masters, his passion for artists Andy Warhol, Patrick Angus, Helen Frankenthaler, restoring and safeguarding Hans Hofmann’s house/studio, how art inspires his own creativity and writing, plus we discuss the forthcoming new TV series Feud: Capote vs The Swans, produced by Ryan and co-starring Talk Art's very own Russell Tovey.

Born November 9, 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US as Ryan Murphy is responsible for creating such hits as Nip/Tuck (2003), Glee (2009) and American Horror Story (2011). He attended a Catholic school till the eighth grade and graduated from Warren Central High School. He went on to study journalism at the Indiana University Bloomington, where he was also a member of a vocal ensemble, and went on to intern in the style section of The Washington Post in 1986. In 1990 he got into screenwriting, but only in 1999 was his first story produced: it was Popular (1999), a teen comedy show, which he co-created with Gina Matthews and which run for two seasons. In 2003 he created Nip/Tuck (2003), which brought him his first Emmy nomination. He won the award six years later, when in 2009 he directed the pilot of his hit series Glee (2009) which he co-created with Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuk. In 2011 he and Falchuk co-crated another highly popular series, American Horror Story (2011).

In 2015 he was awarded the Award for Inspiration from amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. In 2018 Murphy signed a five-year $300 million development deal with Netflix. He is a pan equal opportunities activist, both through his movies and television projects which very often focus on the LGBTQ+ community, and as a creator of the Half Initiative, which aims at making Hollywood more inclusive for women and minorities. In 2023, Murphy received the prestigious ‘Carol Burnett Award’ at the Golden Globes. He has won five Golden Globes and has been nominated 16 times for his work. He's been married to photographer David Miller since 2012. They have three sons, Logan Phineas, Ford, and Griffin Sullivan.

Follow @RyanMurphyProductions on Instagram. Stream 'Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans', which premieres on January 31, 2024, on FX and will then stream on Hulu. The series will also be available worldwide to stream via Disney+ including the UK and Europe.

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