Monthly Archives: January 2010

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 29, 2010

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 29, 2010

Brrrrrr… it’s cold over here in NYC. I hope you all are staying warm wherever you are. Meanwhile, here’s What’s Cookin: Nicole Rounds Them Up! This week you’ll read about …

Art21 Extended Play

William Kentridge | “Breathe”

by Wesley Miller | Jan 29, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Shot in his Johannesburg studio in South Africa, William Kentridge reveals the process behind the video work Breathe — a component of the …

Inside the Artist's Studio

Remembering artist and friend Flo McGarrell

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 29, 2010

Remembering artist and friend Flo McGarrell

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 29, 2010

Flores McGarrell I lost my voice. Incredibly frustrating because I have a lot I need to say right now. I just make ridiculous squeaking sounds. […] I think I should …

Gastro-Vision

The Fruit of Experience

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2010

Fallen Fruit Collective formed six years ago through a project by artists David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young for the Journal of Aesthetics and Protest. The trio created a …

Looking at Los Angeles

Last November, I attended a panel discussion, held at LACMA, on photographs of man-altered landscape. The images in question—coolly composed prints by Stephen Shore, Lewis Baltz, and Robert Adams, among …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Transcendent: Vija Celmins and Kimsooja

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 27, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Transcendent: Vija Celmins and Kimsooja

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 27, 2010

Recently I was engaged in a little debate about whether contemporary art can truly be transcendent — taking us beyond the range of normal perception to some place else, some …

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art + the Environment Wrap-Up

by Mary Cook | Jan 27, 2010

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art + the Environment Wrap-Up

by Mary Cook | Jan 27, 2010

The natural world is a marvel, a playground, an intrinsic adventure, a multi-layered curiosity, an embodiment of fear and absolute wonderment. It is an artists’ gym where one can exercise …

Grand Canyon Journal 2: Let’s Get Medievalist on that Crevasse

by Karthik Pandian | Jan 26, 2010

Grand Canyon Journal 2: Let’s Get Medievalist on that Crevasse

by Karthik Pandian | Jan 26, 2010

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2CqTsHQ78U] With the haunting mix of bodily certainty and existential confusion that characterizes a case of morning wood, the naked, supine torso of Ed Harris comes to sudden erection in a …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 25, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 25, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll read about Tasmanian wolves, patented patterns, cartoon anthropomorphism, ancient mythology, portico projections, and a big gift: Bestiarium, a large-scale survey exhibition of watercolor paintings by …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 24, 2010

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 24, 2010

Have you ever … …wanted to live on an island? Andrea Zittel did …so she’s making one! If you are in Indianapolis, visit the IMA and meet the “park ranger” …

Join Us for Culture Wars!

by Marc Mayer | Jan 22, 2010

Join Us for Culture Wars!

by Marc Mayer | Jan 22, 2010

For those of you who will be in the New York metropolitan area this Thursday, we invite you to participate in a NEW trivia event inspired by contemporary art and …

Art21 Bloggers’ Top Tens of 2009 and the 2000s

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 22, 2010

Art21 Bloggers’ Top Tens of 2009 and the 2000s

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 22, 2010

Yes, we know January is more than halfway over and it’s a bit late for yet another compilation of Top Tens. But we’ve been busy speaking and planning the next …

Art21 Extended Play

Paul McCarthy | Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe

by Wesley Miller | Jan 22, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Paul McCarthy | Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe

by Wesley Miller | Jan 22, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe reveals the process behind the robotic creature effects in artist Paul McCarthy’s sculpture Bush and Pig. Dawe’s previous work, …

Flash Points

The Island in 100 Acres: An Interview with Andrea Zittel

by Richard McCoy | Jan 21, 2010

Flash Points

The Island in 100 Acres: An Interview with Andrea Zittel

by Richard McCoy | Jan 21, 2010

Andrea Zittel talks with IMA Conservator Richard McCoy about her island project in 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park.

Grand Canyon Journal 1: Fly-over

by Karthik Pandian | Jan 20, 2010

Grand Canyon Journal 1: Fly-over

by Karthik Pandian | Jan 20, 2010

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quDXr3gJpgk] A few weeks ago, I was flying from St. Louis to Los Angeles on one of those clear, bright winter afternoons that makes America look like a Björk video. …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 20, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 20, 2010

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting The Earth School in New York’s East Village and at one point noticed a science classroom through a small window …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Examining Roles and Investigating Responses; a Conversation with Rebecca Uchill

by Richard McCoy | Jan 19, 2010

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Examining Roles and Investigating Responses; a Conversation with Rebecca Uchill

by Richard McCoy | Jan 19, 2010

IMA conservator Richard McCoy talks with former IMA curator and current MIT PhD student Rebecca Uchill about the creation of the IMA’s Variable Art Team and the evolving roles of those that care for contemporary art.

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 18, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 18, 2010

Sports, the human body and Gap t-shirts come together in this MLK day weekly roundup: Sports and masculinity are central themes of Hard Targets, an exhibition at Ohio State University’s …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Avatarnation!

by Ben Street | Jan 18, 2010

Letter from London

Letter from London: Avatarnation!

by Ben Street | Jan 18, 2010

What was it like before the internet was invented? Can you remember? Where did all that pent-up aggression go before you were able to express your rage with the world …

New guest blogger: Karthik Pandian

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 18, 2010

New guest blogger: Karthik Pandian

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 18, 2010

Thanks to Joel Holmberg for guest blogging this last fortnight. Up next is Karthik Pandian. Karthik is an artist and writer based in Los Angeles. He is represented by Richard …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 16, 2010

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 16, 2010

Ready… set …GO!!! Letter from London: Memento Mori:Ben Street writes to us about Emily Princes drawing installation project that counts the dead… or does it? This artist’s approach to statistics …

Art21 Extended Play

Allan McCollum | “Shapes Copper Cookie Cutters”

by Wesley Miller | Jan 15, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Allan McCollum | “Shapes Copper Cookie Cutters”

by Wesley Miller | Jan 15, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Larry Little, co-founder of Aunt Holly’s Copper Cookie Cutters with his wife Holly, describes his experiences working with artist Allan McCollum on the …

Announcing Art21 Educators 2010-2011

by Marc Mayer | Jan 15, 2010

Announcing Art21 Educators 2010-2011

by Marc Mayer | Jan 15, 2010

The Education staff at Art21 is launching the second year of Art21 Educators and we are now accepting applications. For those of you just hearing about this program, Art21 Educators …

Contemporary Relationships with the Landscape and Online Services: A Case Study

by Joel Holmberg | Jan 14, 2010

Contemporary Relationships with the Landscape and Online Services: A Case Study

by Joel Holmberg | Jan 14, 2010

The exhibition history and creative output of the artist Anthony Burdin is intertwined with—and often overshadowed by his nomadic lifestyle. The 2006 Whitney Biennial participant identifies himself as a recording …

Flash Points

Call for Writers: New Flash Points Topic

by Rachel Gagnon | Jan 14, 2010

Flash Points

Call for Writers: New Flash Points Topic

by Rachel Gagnon | Jan 14, 2010

Our new Flash Points topic, The Ethics of Art, will be launching soon and we’re inviting you to participate. Intrigued? Want to know more? Keep reading! This theme will look …

Mr Deitch's Summery Treat 2006, Courtesy Saatchi Online Daily Magazine; LA's Museum of Contemporary Art, Courtesy SwankeGallery.com

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles: Pass the Deitch-ie

by Lily Simonson | Jan 14, 2010

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles: Pass the Deitch-ie

by Lily Simonson | Jan 14, 2010

If you’re like me, you’ve already been inundated with a whole range of opinions on MOCA’s announcement this week, and it’s only Thursday. Whether they are ultimately booing or cheering, …

Flash Points

Public Art and Sustainability

by Corinna Kirsch | Jan 13, 2010

Flash Points

Public Art and Sustainability

by Corinna Kirsch | Jan 13, 2010

Having recently moved to Minnesota, I became intrigued by the amount of funding and grant programs available for the arts, including many initiatives directed toward funding public art. Although asking …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Anything Can Happen

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 13, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Anything Can Happen

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 13, 2010

Outside of Tyler Green (Modern Art Notes), I am not sure how many contemporary art-lover hockey fans are out there. There may be more, but down deep I think we’re …

Adolf Hilter (character) IMDB spreadsheet

by Joel Holmberg | Jan 11, 2010

Adolf Hilter (character) IMDB spreadsheet

by Joel Holmberg | Jan 11, 2010

When looking at the IMDB profile for Adolf Hilter (character), not Adolf Hitler (self), questions begin to emerge with regards to how one might infer a sense of the political …

BLOG THIS! Blogging the contemporary arts, a panel discussion this Friday at X-Initiative

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 11, 2010

BLOG THIS! Blogging the contemporary arts, a panel discussion this Friday at X-Initiative

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 11, 2010

WHEN Friday, January 15, 6:30 pm Please note that the Gallery is open 12 – 6 pm so arrive early if you want to view the final phase of exhibitions …

Ida Appelbroog, "Group A #9", 1969. Ink on paper, 10 5/8" x 8 1/4". Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 11, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 11, 2010

This week Art21 artists depict nether regions, play with light and space, bundle and fuse old toys, mirror the dandy, reimagine rooftops, photograph electricity, and display cookie cutters by the …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Memento Mori

by Ben Street | Jan 11, 2010

Letter from London

Letter from London: Memento Mori

by Ben Street | Jan 11, 2010

The numbers kept coming up in the daily reports. Five here, fourteen there, one day after another. And then the growing figure mounting over a thousand. Peripherally it was ever-present, …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 9, 2010

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jan 9, 2010

Dandelion leaves contain abundant amounts of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamins A, C and K. and are good sources of calcium in a dandelion sautee or wine…and as Irving Penn …

Art21 Extended Play

Cao Fei | Avatars

by Wesley Miller | Jan 8, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Cao Fei | Avatars

by Wesley Miller | Jan 8, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei reflects on the behavior of avatars in the digital environment of Second Life and the motivations behind …

Monthly Archives: January 2010

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

William Kentridge | “Breathe”

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist's Studio

Remembering artist and friend Flo McGarrell

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision

The Fruit of Experience

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles

Hollis Frampton Revival

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Transcendent: Vija Celmins and Kimsooja

Flash Points

Flash Points

Flash Points: Art + the Environment Wrap-Up

Grand Canyon Journal 2: Let’s Get Medievalist on that Crevasse

Weekly Roundup

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

Join Us for Culture Wars!

Art21 Bloggers’ Top Tens of 2009 and the 2000s

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

Paul McCarthy | Animatronic Designer Jon Dawe

Flash Points

Flash Points

The Island in 100 Acres: An Interview with Andrea Zittel

Grand Canyon Journal 1: Fly-over

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Examining Roles and Investigating Responses; a Conversation with Rebecca Uchill

Weekly Roundup

Letter from London

Letter from London

Letter from London: Avatarnation!

New guest blogger: Karthik Pandian

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

Allan McCollum | “Shapes Copper Cookie Cutters”

Announcing Art21 Educators 2010-2011

Contemporary Relationships with the Landscape and Online Services: A Case Study

Flash Points

Flash Points

Call for Writers: New Flash Points Topic

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles: Pass the Deitch-ie

Flash Points

Flash Points

Public Art and Sustainability

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Anything Can Happen

Adolf Hilter (character) IMDB spreadsheet

BLOG THIS! Blogging the contemporary arts, a panel discussion this Friday at X-Initiative

Weekly Roundup

Letter from London

Letter from London

Letter from London: Memento Mori

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

Cao Fei | Avatars

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production