Tag Archives: language

In Conversation: Kevin Beasley and Mark Bradford

by Art21 | Apr 27, 2019

In Conversation: Kevin Beasley and Mark Bradford

by Art21 | Apr 27, 2019

An artist-to-artist conversation between Kevin Beasley and Mark Bradford, providing insight into two great creative minds at different stages of their careers. Originally published in the book Kevin Beasley, in tandem with Beasley’s first major museum exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jeannine Bardo shares her unit plan on language, in which students investigate the power of text through art.

Excerpt from “The Eyelash and the Monochrome”

by Tiziana La Melia | Nov 16, 2016

Excerpt from “The Eyelash and the Monochrome”

by Tiziana La Melia | Nov 16, 2016

Vancouver artist Tiziana La Melia shares an excerpt of poetry from her new book, “The Eyelash and the Monochrome,” exploring the complexities of language in the digital age.

E. Jane’s Imagined Future

by Alexis Avedisian | Apr 18, 2016

E. Jane’s Imagined Future

by Alexis Avedisian | Apr 18, 2016

Alexis Avedisian investigates artist E. Jane’s battle against the discrimination that’s been systemically built into how the internet functions.

PROGRESS BE LYK: An Interview with Shawn Huckins

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 4, 2016

PROGRESS BE LYK: An Interview with Shawn Huckins

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 4, 2016

In this interview with Denver-based artist Shawn Huckins, he reveals the motivations behind his contemplative, yet hilarious reinventions of historical paintings.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What does it mean to be a responsible global citizen?

by Jessica Hamlin | Oct 15, 2014

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What does it mean to be a responsible global citizen?

by Jessica Hamlin | Oct 15, 2014

An eighth grade language arts class learns about personal and social responsibility through contemporary art.