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International Geographic: Interview with Nato Thompson

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 31, 2009

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International Geographic: Interview with Nato Thompson

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 31, 2009

* Revised February 4, 2009. Lize Mogel, Mappa Mundi, digital print, 2008. Courtesy Melville House and iCI. Melville House and iCI recently co-published the exhibition catalogue for Experimental Geography, an …

Mmmm…Cake

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 30, 2009

Mmmm…Cake

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 30, 2009

Chez Bushwick, an organization based in Brooklyn, has launched a new art and performance series called CAKE. The weekly program offers “carte blanche” to an individual artist to present new work and ideas of his or her choosing. The …

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Extimasies: Art, Politics, Society in Times of Crisis

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 30, 2009

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Extimasies: Art, Politics, Society in Times of Crisis

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 30, 2009

The Extimasies: Art, Politics, Society in Times of Crisis symposium recently took place on Saturday, January 10 at the Benaki Musuem on Pireos Street in Athens, Greece. Co-organized by Costis …

Artiste Avec Des Frontières

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 29, 2009

Artiste Avec Des Frontières

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 29, 2009

On February 5, the New York University Hospital Library will host Interior Life, an exhibition of Ana Blohm’s photographs. They consist of geometrically organized shots of spare interiors, typically with …

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Internet…

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 29, 2009

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Internet…

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 29, 2009

Early supercomputer part (CDC 160A) courtesy of Cedmen Wes covered our iTunes coup already but here are a few other links worth perusing. A double shot of art at NYFA …

What do Art21, NASA, and “The L Word” have in common?

by Wesley Miller | Jan 29, 2009

What do Art21, NASA, and “The L Word” have in common?

by Wesley Miller | Jan 29, 2009

We’re all featured podcasts on iTunes! As in, as of yesterday. I’m sure there are other things we have in common…but that’s for the comments section below. I spent most …

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Art21 Extended Play

Jenny Holzer | Programming

by Wesley Miller | Jan 29, 2009

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Art21 Extended Play

Jenny Holzer | Programming

by Wesley Miller | Jan 29, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Holzer discusses the programming of her LED sculptures during the installation of the exhibition PROTECT PROTECT at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Featured works include MONUMENT (2008), …

Hunting with Mark Dion

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Hunting with Mark Dion

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Concerning Hunting, an exhibition of work by Season 4 artist Mark Dion, opens at Galleria Civica di Modena’s Palazzo Santa Margherita in Modena, Italy on February 1. The traveling exhibition expresses Dion’s interest in …

Ping Pong Night

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Ping Pong Night

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

The Gramercy Park exhibition space, Nyehaus, will present its first-ever invitational table-tennis tournament tonight. The private event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Rirkrit Tiravanija: Reflection. The mirror polished aluminum table, Untitled (The …

Bruce Nauman in St. Louis

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 28, 2009

Bruce Nauman in St. Louis

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 28, 2009

Just opened this week at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is Dead Shot Dan, an exhibition exploring the element of humor in the work of Bruce Nauman. The title …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

“I do that.”

by Nate Morgan | Jan 28, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

“I do that.”

by Nate Morgan | Jan 28, 2009

I tend to be very impressed with how the Museum of Modern Art presents artwork to elementary aged students. The museum educator picks images based on a theme, they lead …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching With Contemporary Art Guest Writer: Nate Morgan

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 27, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching With Contemporary Art Guest Writer: Nate Morgan

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 27, 2009

Tomorrow we welcome Nate Morgan as our guest writer for Teaching With Contemporary Art. Nate has been teaching art at Hillside Elementary School in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York for the past …

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Obama Special, Part 1

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 26, 2009

Flash Points

Obama Special, Part 1

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 26, 2009

What follows is just a bit late for the inauguration, which is appropriate. It is essentially old news. Let’s start with the “Flash Points” question of the week: how can …

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Letter from London

Letter From London: Dissent (of a Woman)

by Ben Street | Jan 26, 2009

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Letter from London

Letter From London: Dissent (of a Woman)

by Ben Street | Jan 26, 2009

After the assassination of JFK in 1963, Lenny Bruce said, “They put two graves in Arlington—one for John Kennedy and one for Vaughn Meader.” Meader was a pitch-perfect Kennedy impersonator …

Art21 Extended Play

Jenny Holzer | Writing & Difficulty

by Wesley Miller | Jan 23, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Jenny Holzer | Writing & Difficulty

by Wesley Miller | Jan 23, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Holzer discusses her difficult relationship to writing during the installation of the exhibition PROTECT PROTECT at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Featured works include Red Yellow Looming …

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A Fairey Tale

by Tavia Nyong'o | Jan 22, 2009

Flash Points

A Fairey Tale

by Tavia Nyong'o | Jan 22, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_EOzZ9iaJQ] The German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin concludes his 1935 essay on “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” with a dialectical challenge. He called on would-be art …

Dogs in Dusseldorf

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 22, 2009

Dogs in Dusseldorf

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 22, 2009

  Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer in Dusseldorf presents a series of new photographic works by Season 1 artist William Wegman in the exhibition Dogs on Rocks – in the Woods – at the Seaside. The color …

Back to “reality”

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 22, 2009

Back to “reality”

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 22, 2009

Reality Check: Truth and Illusion in Contemporary Photography, curated by Mia Fineman, is currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it seems intended to …

On the Road Again in San Jose

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 22, 2009

On the Road Again in San Jose

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 22, 2009

With spirits lifting, gas prices lowering and fun-employment escalating, and although it may not be the wisest of economic choices under the sun, the roads nonetheless seem paved with more …

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Art and Politics: An Introduction

by Marc Mayer | Jan 21, 2009

Flash Points

Art and Politics: An Introduction

by Marc Mayer | Jan 21, 2009

FLASH POINTS is a regular conversational series that focuses on issues relevant to the state of the art world at large, contemporary art education, and issues artists face today. You …

Art21 Professional Development at MoMA

by Marc Mayer | Jan 21, 2009

Art21 Professional Development at MoMA

by Marc Mayer | Jan 21, 2009

On Saturday, January 24 Art21 is partnering with the Museum of Modern Art to offer a full day professional development workshops titled Teaching with Objects and Film: Focus on Contemporary …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 21, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 21, 2009

Since this column gets posted on Wednesdays (and believe me, I didn’t arrange it this way), it’s been my pleasure to contribute posts directly after the November 4th election (see …

Our City Dreams

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 21, 2009

Our City Dreams

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 21, 2009

Our City Dreams, a new documentary by Chiara Clemente (daughter of artist Francesco Clemente), will debut at Film Forum, Feb. 4-17, 2009. Filmed over the course of two years, this “love letter” to …

Hello

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 20, 2009

Hello

by Daniel Quiles | Jan 20, 2009

Hello everyone. I’m writing on an enormously significant day not only for United States governance and politics, but for its future cultural production as well. It is no great leap …

The State of the Art of the Church

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 20, 2009

The State of the Art of the Church

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 20, 2009

I for one, am extremely excited by the Vatican’s participation in the upcoming Venice Biennale, as Ben Street mentions in Yes We (Vati) Can! After watching Rick Warren deliver the …

New guest blogger: Daniel Quiles

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 20, 2009

New guest blogger: Daniel Quiles

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 20, 2009

  Thanks to Georgia Kotretsos for ringing in the new year with her up-to-date posts on the Greek contemporary art scene. Look out for another post from her in the …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Yes We (Vati) Can!

by Ben Street | Jan 19, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Yes We (Vati) Can!

by Ben Street | Jan 19, 2009

Holy neo-conceptualism! The Vatican has issued a press statement announcing that it will be participating in the Venice Biennale this summer, which will make this year’s event one of the most refreshingly …

@ EMST in Athens

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 18, 2009

@ EMST in Athens

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 18, 2009

The National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) is currently presenting Bia Davou’s A Retrospective and Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries‘ solo exhibition entitled Close your Eyes. Starting with Davou, she was …

Pulling Strings in Houston

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 17, 2009

Pulling Strings in Houston

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 17, 2009

Opening today at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, The Puppet Show brings together contemporary artworks that explore the imagery of puppets in sculpture, video and photography. The Puppet Show takes …

Schorr in Weird Beauty

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 16, 2009

Schorr in Weird Beauty

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 16, 2009

Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now is on view at the International Center for Photography (ICP) from January 16 through May 3, 2009. Organized by Vince Aletti and Carol Squiers, the exhibition …

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 5), the Warehouse District

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 16, 2009

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 5), the Warehouse District

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 16, 2009

Roughly located between New Orleans’ Business and Garden Districts, the Warehouse Arts District was a major concentrations for Prospect.1 displays. Dominated by warehouses and old industrial spaces, there is little …

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The shock of the unseen.

by C-Monster | Jan 16, 2009

Flash Points

The shock of the unseen.

by C-Monster | Jan 16, 2009

“Looking eternity in the eye.” (All photos by Luodanli.) Almost four years ago, in the course of my web wanderings, I stumbled on the photographs of an Army serviceman  who …

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Teaching with Contemporary Art

Interview with Eleanor Antin Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 15, 2009

Flash Points

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Interview with Eleanor Antin Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 15, 2009

 Following is the second part of my conversation with Eleanor Antin, continued from Part 1 yesterday… JF: One thing that has been important in my own work with students and …

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 4), French District & Marigny

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 15, 2009

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 4), French District & Marigny

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 15, 2009

I was surprised that Prospect.1 shied away from New Orleans’ infamous French District as much as it did. The epicenter of New Orleans’ global brand, and one of the world’s …

Art21 Extended Play

Robert Ryman | Possibilities

by Wesley Miller | Jan 15, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Robert Ryman | Possibilities

by Wesley Miller | Jan 15, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Ryman installing Philadelphia Prototype (2002) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Robert Ryman’s work explodes the classical distinctions between art as object and art as …

kaput.

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 14, 2009

kaput.

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 14, 2009

Kaput. founders/co-editors: Christopher Marinos and Thanos Stathopoulos kaput. is a quarterly online magazine on contemporary art, which was founded last year in Athens, Greece. The name of the magazine was …