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Cloth is a Battleground in Stephanie Syjuco’s “CITIZENS”

by Anna Burckhardt | Oct 13, 2017

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Cloth is a Battleground in Stephanie Syjuco’s “CITIZENS”

by Anna Burckhardt | Oct 13, 2017

In Stephanie Syjuco’s “CITIZENS,” textiles and cloth become signifiers of the battles over patriotism and identity.

The Digital Museum: A Conversation between Loic Tallon and Julia Kaganskiy (Part I)

by Julia Kaganskiy | Oct 12, 2017

The Digital Museum: A Conversation between Loic Tallon and Julia Kaganskiy (Part I)

by Julia Kaganskiy | Oct 12, 2017

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s chief digital officer Loic Tallon sits down with NEW INC director Julia Kaganskiy to discuss the future of museums’ digital presence and influence.

This Week in Art 10.9-10.15: Jeff Koons Collaborates with Snapchat

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 9, 2017

This Week in Art 10.9-10.15: Jeff Koons Collaborates with Snapchat

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 9, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Jeff Koons’s work entering augmented reality, and events and exhibitions from Tampa to Basel.

This Week in Art 10.2-10.8: Artists Create Posters Opposing Trump’s Immigration Ban

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 2, 2017

This Week in Art 10.2-10.8: Artists Create Posters Opposing Trump’s Immigration Ban

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 2, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new artist collective formed in opposition to Trump’s most recent travel ban, and events and exhibitions from Detroit to Düsseldorf.

Dematerializing the Memorial: An Interview with Maya Lin

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 28, 2017

Dematerializing the Memorial: An Interview with Maya Lin

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 28, 2017

Almost four decades after her design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial brought her work to the national stage, Maya Lin is reinventing the memorial again through her environmental activist foundation, What is Missing.

This Week in Art 9.25-10.1: Theaster Gates Wins Nasher Sculpture Prize

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 25, 2017

This Week in Art 9.25-10.1: Theaster Gates Wins Nasher Sculpture Prize

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 25, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the third Nasher Sculpture Prize to be won by an Art21 artist, and events and exhibitions from Las Vegas to London.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Assessment as Dialogue: Shifting Power Dynamics in the Classroom

by Todd Elkin | Sep 21, 2017

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Assessment as Dialogue: Shifting Power Dynamics in the Classroom

by Todd Elkin | Sep 21, 2017

Educator-in-Residence Todd Elkin explains the origins of his experimental curriculum “Assessment as Dialogue,” which upends the traditional power dynamics in a classroom and asks students and teachers to collaborate on the most effective methods of learning.

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Julie Mehretu Recontextualizes the History of American Landscape Painting

by Tina Kukielski | Sep 20, 2017

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Julie Mehretu Recontextualizes the History of American Landscape Painting

by Tina Kukielski | Sep 20, 2017

In September, Art21 released the a new “Extended Play” film documenting Julie Mehretu’s monumental commission for the new SFMOMA.

On View Now

Philadelphia Illuminated

by Heather Holmes | Sep 19, 2017

On View Now

Philadelphia Illuminated

by Heather Holmes | Sep 19, 2017

Philadelphia writer Heather Holmes offers her thoughts on Cai Guo-Qiang’s public art project “Fireflies,” in which 27 pedicabs lit with Chinese lanterns circle Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

This Week in Art 9.18-9.24: Mel Chin Unveils a Monument to Everyone

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 18, 2017

This Week in Art 9.18-9.24: Mel Chin Unveils a Monument to Everyone

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 18, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Mel Chin’s new public artwork in Philadelphia, and events and exhibitions from Boston to Berlin.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Summer + Fall 2017

by Art21 | Sep 15, 2017

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Summer + Fall 2017

by Art21 | Sep 15, 2017

The Art21 staff presents a selection of our favorite fall exhibitions on view in New York.

Strategies & Resources

Seven Strategies for the Studio Art Class

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 13, 2017

Strategies & Resources

Seven Strategies for the Studio Art Class

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 13, 2017

Art21 Senior Education Advisor Joe Fusaro offers seven tips for keeping projects and curriculum fresh in studio art classes.

New Kids on the Block

Making Paper: Hong Hong’s Performative Process

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Sep 13, 2017

New Kids on the Block

Making Paper: Hong Hong’s Performative Process

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Sep 13, 2017

Artist Hong Hong combines two traditional forms of papermaking—Tibetan and Japanese—to create large-scale abstract paper sculptures.

Letter from the Editor

Invention vs. Innovation

by Julia Kaganskiy | Sep 13, 2017

Letter from the Editor

Invention vs. Innovation

by Julia Kaganskiy | Sep 13, 2017

NEW INC director Julia Kaganskiy introduces the issue by drawing an important distinction between invention and innovation.

This Week in Art 9.11-9.17: Cindy Sherman and Maya Lin Celebrated as TIME “Firsts”

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 11, 2017

This Week in Art 9.11-9.17: Cindy Sherman and Maya Lin Celebrated as TIME “Firsts”

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 11, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a special Time Magazine project honoring women, and events and exhibitions from Paris to Philadelphia.

On View Now

Climate Change & Data Drawings: An Interview with Maya Lin

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 8, 2017

On View Now

Climate Change & Data Drawings: An Interview with Maya Lin

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 8, 2017

Maya Lin discusses hurricanes and climate change in relation to the work in her new show, “Ebb and Flow,” opening today at Pace Gallery.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Todd Elkin

by Art21 | Sep 7, 2017

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Todd Elkin

by Art21 | Sep 7, 2017

Meet Art21 Educator Todd Elkin, and learn how he incorporates contemporary art practices in his classroom in Fremont, California.

This Week in Art 9.4-9.10: Women Artists Bring Protest Messages to Times Square

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 4, 2017

This Week in Art 9.4-9.10: Women Artists Bring Protest Messages to Times Square

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 4, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new public art commission for Times Square, and events and exhibitions from Los Angeles to London.

Artist Introspectives

Objective Truth vs. Subjective Perception

by Natalia Almada | Aug 31, 2017

Artist Introspectives

Objective Truth vs. Subjective Perception

by Natalia Almada | Aug 31, 2017

Filmmaker Natalia Almada considers the subjectivity involved in the creation of both her documentary and fiction projects.

Recreating What’s Lost: Pamela Mason Wagner on Shooting Reenactments

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 29, 2017

Recreating What’s Lost: Pamela Mason Wagner on Shooting Reenactments

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 29, 2017

Producer and director Pamela Mason Wagner describes how she utilizes reenactments to fill in the missing details of historical documentaries.

This Week in Art 8.28-9.3: Trevor Paglen and Ai Weiwei Projects Hit Kickstarter

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 28, 2017

This Week in Art 8.28-9.3: Trevor Paglen and Ai Weiwei Projects Hit Kickstarter

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 28, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Ai Weiwei and Trevor Paglen’s new Kickstarter projects, and events and exhibitions from Venice to Mumbai.

A Fickle Trickster Screen

by Caroline Picard | Aug 24, 2017

A Fickle Trickster Screen

by Caroline Picard | Aug 24, 2017

Although Joan Jonas might not work in the same public, ad-hoc settings, her recent work connects live performance, drawing, and live-feed video in a circular fashion to carve out new depths.

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Summer Inspiration with Ten New Films

by Tina Kukielski | Aug 23, 2017

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Summer Inspiration with Ten New Films

by Tina Kukielski | Aug 23, 2017

In August, Art21 released the final two “Summer of Shorts” films, published new magazine articles and a new playlist.

Artist Introspectives

A Safe Place

by Jonathan Calm | Aug 22, 2017

Artist Introspectives

A Safe Place

by Jonathan Calm | Aug 22, 2017

Artist and Stanford professor Jonathan Calm reflects on the vastly different experiences conveyed in two photographs he took of the Lorraine Motel—one in black-and-white and the other in color.

This Week in Art 8.21-8.27: Kara Walker’s New Artist Statement Makes Headlines

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 21, 2017

This Week in Art 8.21-8.27: Kara Walker’s New Artist Statement Makes Headlines

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 21, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Kara Walker’s artist statement about not wanting to write an artist statement, and events and exhibitions from San Jose to London.

Artist Introspectives

Why Wishes Matter

by Amanda Long | Aug 17, 2017

Artist Introspectives

Why Wishes Matter

by Amanda Long | Aug 17, 2017

Amanda Long shares the motivation behind her public artwork, “Wishing Well,” which gives people a space in which to dream.

Rachel Rose: The Artist as Researcher

by Anna Burckhardt | Aug 16, 2017

Rachel Rose: The Artist as Researcher

by Anna Burckhardt | Aug 16, 2017

Artist Rachel Rose spends months researching materials and methods before constructing compelling narratives for her ten-minute video pieces.

New Kids on the Block

Highway to the Sun: Truth and Fiction in Maureen Drennan’s Photography

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Aug 15, 2017

New Kids on the Block

Highway to the Sun: Truth and Fiction in Maureen Drennan’s Photography

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Aug 15, 2017

Although documentary in nature, Maureen Drennan’s photographs take artistic license in order to convey the essence of specific people and places.

This Week in Art 8.14-8.20: Marina Abramović Reunites with Partner Ulay

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 14, 2017

This Week in Art 8.14-8.20: Marina Abramović Reunites with Partner Ulay

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 14, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a public reconciliation between Marina Abramović and her former partner Ulay, and events and exhibitions from Chicago to Salzburg.

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Tomáš Rafa: New Nationalisms at MoMA PS1

by Rachel Heidenry | Aug 10, 2017

On View Now

Tomáš Rafa: New Nationalisms at MoMA PS1

by Rachel Heidenry | Aug 10, 2017

Slovakian artist Tomáš Rafa’s latest film documents scenes of protests throughout the Balkans and Central Europe, capturing complexities regardless of politics.

Tommy Hartung’s Heart of Darkness: Mutant Artists, Fake News & Insta Filmmaking

by Nick Ravich | Aug 8, 2017

Tommy Hartung’s Heart of Darkness: Mutant Artists, Fake News & Insta Filmmaking

by Nick Ravich | Aug 8, 2017

Art21’s director of production Nick Ravich sits down with “New York Close Up” artist Tommy Hartung in Forest Park, Queens for a spontaneous, unmediated interview.

This Week in Art 8.7-8.13: Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Goes Public

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 7, 2017

This Week in Art 8.7-8.13: Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Goes Public

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 7, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Cindy Sherman’s recent splash on Instagram, and events and exhibitions from Oklahoma to Buenos Aires.

Automating the Pain of Others: Susan Sontag and Facebook

by Morgan Green | Aug 3, 2017

Automating the Pain of Others: Susan Sontag and Facebook

by Morgan Green | Aug 3, 2017

Writer and artist Morgan Green offers a poignant critique of Facebook’s algorithmic display of violent images.

This Week in Art 7.31-8.6: “Big Science” Named One of the 150 Greatest Albums by Women

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 31, 2017

This Week in Art 7.31-8.6: “Big Science” Named One of the 150 Greatest Albums by Women

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 31, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Laurie Anderson’s debut album receiving new praise, and events and exhibitions from Detroit to Denver.

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Caroline Woolard Unrolls the “@” Symbol

by Tina Kukielski | Jul 26, 2017

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Caroline Woolard Unrolls the “@” Symbol

by Tina Kukielski | Jul 26, 2017

See what Art21 was up to in July, including four new “Summer of Shorts” films, a new interview, and a new issue of the Art21 Magazine. 

This Week in Art 7.24-7.30: The Brooklyn Museum’s “Legacy of Lynching”

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 24, 2017

This Week in Art 7.24-7.30: The Brooklyn Museum’s “Legacy of Lynching”

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 24, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the Brooklyn Museum’s powerful new exhibition, and events from Los Angeles to London.