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Gilbert & George in San Francisco

Gilbert & George in San Francisco

A huge retrospective of work by dynamic artist duo, Gilbert & George, has landed in San Francisco at the de Young Museum. Organized by the Tate Modern in London, the …

James Turrell at Aspen’s Baldwin Gallery

James Turrell at Aspen’s Baldwin Gallery

If you are lucky enough to be in Aspen, check out Season 2 artist James Turrell‚Äôs Light Works 2002-2007 exhibition before it closes this Sunday at the Baldwin Gallery. Renowned …

Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Colnaghi in London

Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Colnaghi in London

Season 3 artist Roni Horn has concurrent exhibitions on view in London and M√°laga, Spain. In a solo show that opened on Tuesday and runs through April 12, Hauser & …

Beautiful Losers at SXSW

Beautiful Losers at SXSW

Headed to Austin, Texas this weekend for the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference? Don’t miss the world premier of Beautiful Losers, a film showcasing the work of artists …

Photos from Judy Pfaff/Betsy Sussler at NYPL

Photos from Judy Pfaff/Betsy Sussler at NYPL

Check out the pictures from last Monday night‚Äôs screening of Romance and discussion with Season 4 artist Judy Pfaff and Betsy Sussler, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of BOMB Magazine, at the …

Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore on Spark

Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore on Spark

Mark Fiore was a featured artist on the Season 6 premiere of Spark. Fiore takes cartooning a step further by creating timely animations for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles …

More Women in the City: installation views

More Women in the City: installation views

Installation views of West of Rome’s Women in the City project, featuring Art21 artists Jenny Holzer and Barbara Kruger, as well as Cindy Sherman and Louise Lawler. Thanks to For …

Mark Dion talk at the Ulrich Museum in Wichita

Mark Dion talk at the Ulrich Museum in Wichita

Tomorrow at 6:00pm, the Ulrich Museum of Art in Wichita, KS (a Season 4 mini-grant partner) presents a talk by Season 4 artist Mark Dion. Dion‚Äôs interest in the natural …

“It is Difficult”: documentation of Alfredo Jaar lecture at MIT

“It is Difficult”: documentation of Alfredo Jaar lecture at MIT

Kicking off MIT’s Zones of Emergency series on Monday, February 25, 2008, Season 4 artist Alfredo Jaar presented a selection of works that focused on his practice in zones of …

Walton Ford’s home video

Walton Ford’s home video

Check out this short video, shot by Season 2 artist Walton Ford himself in his Berkshire studio, in conjunction with the release of his book Pancha Tantra by Taschen.

Trevor Paglen on Spark

Trevor Paglen on Spark

Art21 guest bloggers Eva and Franco Mattes recently mentioned San Francisco Bay Area artist, Trevor Paglen. Paglen is a PhD candidate in Geography at UC Berkeley, and a photographer who …

Judy Pfaff speaks with Betsy Sussler at NYPL TONIGHT!

Judy Pfaff speaks with Betsy Sussler at NYPL TONIGHT!

  Art21, BOMB Magazine, & the Mid-Manhattan Library present a film screening and conversation Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode Romance. After the screening Betsy Sussler, Publisher and …

Mel Chin: The Fundred Dollar Bill Project

Mel Chin: The Fundred Dollar Bill Project

Over the past year, word has been spreading of a unique nationwide art project that gathers the individual expression of students into a collective call for action. The Fundred Dollar …

Zhan Wang: On Gold Mountain

Zhan Wang: On Gold Mountain

Renowned sculptor Zhan Wang’s newest installation, On Gold Mountain is currently on view at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. Wang spent four days interpreting the cityscape of San Francisco through …

Kiki Smith’s Art of Glass

Kiki Smith’s Art of Glass

Season 2 artist Kiki Smith has collaborated with Steuben Glass on a collection of engraved designs inspired by the idea of tattoos. Known for transforming the mundane into magic, Smith …

New writer! Introducing Trong Gia Nguyen

New writer! Introducing Trong Gia Nguyen

As this blog continues to grow, we are in the midst of bringing new writers into the mix. Art21 is thrilled to introduce Trong Gia Nguyen. Trong is an artist …

New design!

New design!

Like the redesign of our blog? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. Coming soon: an education section and new writers!

Next guest blogger: Kristin Farr, Spark*

Next guest blogger: Kristin Farr, Spark*

Thanks to Seth Curcio for all the great posts. Follow his various projects and musings on DailyServing and Redux Art Center‘s site. Up next on the guest blog is Kristin …

Juergen Teller at Lehmann Maupin

Juergen Teller at Lehmann Maupin

The Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York City is currently presenting an exhibition by photographer Juergen Teller. The exhibition follows the installation Reflection by Season 2 Art21 artist Do-Ho Suh, …

Reminder: Judy Pfaff with Betsy Sussler at NYPL March 3

Reminder: Judy Pfaff with Betsy Sussler at NYPL March 3

Art21, BOMB Magazine, & the Mid-Manhattan Library present a film screening and conversation Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode Romance. After the screening Betsy Sussler, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief …

We’re swamped – call for bloggers ending early

We’re swamped – call for bloggers ending early

Just a note to those who are considering applying for the blogger jobs we posted last week: it’s too late! We’ve gotten an enormous response already and as such, are …

Allora & Calzadilla: Nongovernmental Politics

Allora & Calzadilla: Nongovernmental Politics

The book Nongovernmental Politics, published in April 2007, contains a collection of scholarly essays that are centered on the challenges and importance of nongovernmental activism in contemporary society. The cover …

Trenton Doyle Hancock article in Beautiful/Decay

Trenton Doyle Hancock article in Beautiful/Decay

An article featuring the work of artist Trenton Doyle Hancock was released this week in Issue V of Beautiful/Decay magazine. Hancock was featured in Season 2 of Art:21 in the …

Antoni, Charles, and Hamilton in Points of Convergence in TX

Antoni, Charles, and Hamilton in Points of Convergence in TX

Currently on view at the Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington is Points of Convergence. Seven nationally-recognized contemporary artists, who received MFA degrees from seven different American university …

The Influencers: Trevor Paglen

The Influencers: Trevor Paglen

From The Influencers festival, our last guest is Trevor Paglen. In a review in the New York Times, Trevor Paglen was defined as ‚Äúa geographer by training, a conspiracy theorist …

Catherine Sullivan and Arturo Herrera in Adaptation in Chicago

Catherine Sullivan and Arturo Herrera in Adaptation in Chicago

While adaptation is a common practice in popular culture‚Äîfamiliar to moviegoers and booklovers who debate endlessly whether the film version is superior to the novel‚Äîit is perhaps less well known …

Laurie Anderson: Spring Homeland Tour

Laurie Anderson: Spring Homeland Tour

Laurie Anderson, Art:21 Season 1 artist, will be conducting a follow-up spring tour for her project Homeland, which traveled throughout Europe last summer. The tour will begin on April 4th …

Art21 Guest Blog week of February 25: Seth Curcio/Redux Art Center

Art21 Guest Blog week of February 25: Seth Curcio/Redux Art Center

Many thanks to Eva and Franco Mattes, aka 0100101110101101.org for their series of informative posts about the participants in this year’s Influencers festival. Stay tuned to their site for regular …

The Influencers: monochrom

The Influencers: monochrom

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is monochrom. monochrom is a worldwide operating collective dealing with technology, art, context hacking and philosophy and was founded in 1993. So to sum …

The Influencers: Laibach

The Influencers: Laibach

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Laibach. Beginning in 1980 as artists, experimental musicians and social agitators, Laibach has been censored since its first public performance. In 1984, Laibach …

The Influencers: Brody Condon

The Influencers: Brody Condon

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Brody Condon. Brody Condon is a pioneer in the use of video games as a starting point for the creation of sculptures, performances, …

Laylah Ali talk at the new DIA this Sunday

Laylah Ali talk at the new DIA this Sunday

As part of Black History Month at the new DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts), on Sunday, February 24 at 2pm, Season 3 artist Laylah Ali will be speaking about her …

Want to write for Art21’s blog? Read on…

Want to write for Art21’s blog? Read on…

Art21 is seeking up to two freelance art bloggers to contribute to this growing site on a regular basis. Knowledge of contemporary art and art writing experience is essential; an …

Mark Dion at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC

Mark Dion at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC

On view at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery through March 15 is The Octagon Room, a major installation and sculpture project comprising Season 4 artist Mark Dion‘s new solo presentation at the …

Save the date: Judy Pfaff with Betsy Sussler at New York Public Library Mon, Mar 3

Save the date: Judy Pfaff with Betsy Sussler at New York Public Library Mon, Mar 3

Art21, BOMB, & the Mid-Manhattan Library present a film screening and conversation Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode Romance After the screening Betsy Sussler, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of …

The Influencers: Santi Cirugeda

The Influencers: Santi Cirugeda

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Santi Cirugeda. The atypical and utopian works of Santiago Cirugeda may be described as procedures for singling out empty areas in urban space …