Monthly Archives: September 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Kapoortalism

Letter from London

Letter from London: Kapoortalism

by Ben Street | Sep 30, 2009

There’s a big lump of birdshit in the eye of Joshua Reynolds. The painter and founder of the Royal Academy, who once literally took a Titian painting to bits to …

Art21 Access ’09 Happenings | Wednesday, September 30, 2009

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

Art21 Access ’09 Happenings | Wednesday, September 30, 2009

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

For complete details on venues and programs, visit https://access.art21.org/find-an-event-near-you/ 1:30pm: University of Memphis (Compassion) 8:30am: Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa (Fantasy) 8:30am: Wantagh High School (Compassion) 9:00am: Trinity Christian …

Allan McCollum at the New York Public Library Oct 6 | Ask a Question

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

Allan McCollum at the New York Public Library Oct 6 | Ask a Question

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

UPDATE: Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny has been added to the event. A Conversation with Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 p.m New York Public Library South …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ottawa Without a Passport

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 30, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ottawa Without a Passport

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 30, 2009

On Monday I had the pleasure of working with 26 teachers from a variety of settings in the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District… located in western Michigan. That’s right, Michigan. …

Flash Points

Unconventional Residencies

by Bryce Dwyer | Sep 28, 2009

Flash Points

Unconventional Residencies

by Bryce Dwyer | Sep 28, 2009

Last November, the National Endowment for the Arts established a new funding category explicitly for artist communities. The NEA defines an artist community as “an organization, whether focused on a …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 28, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 28, 2009

Season 4 artist Mark Bradford has been awarded the 2009 MacArthur “Genius” Award. The MacArthur Fellows Program, as it is also known, awards unrestricted fellowships to individuals who have shown …

New guest blogger: Bryce Dwyer

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 28, 2009

New guest blogger: Bryce Dwyer

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 28, 2009

Thanks to Max Weintraub for his considerate and considerable series of posts on Sally Mann, Roxy Paine, Salvador Dali, and the Pictures Generation (don’t miss the lengthy debate that ensued …

Sally Mann’s “Proud Flesh”

by Max Weintraub | Sep 27, 2009

Sally Mann’s “Proud Flesh”

by Max Weintraub | Sep 27, 2009

“I am not too sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, whether I have lived my life or dreamt it. Memories quite as much as dreams arouse in me the …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Sep 25, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Sep 25, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJyIjcJv6wc] Chill out and stay awhile. Here’s what been going on at the Art21 Blog this week: What are Sally Mann, Oliver Herring, Barry McGee, Bruce Nauman, James Turrell, Iñigo …

Art21 Extended Play

Arturo Herrera | Failure

by Jonathan Munar | Sep 25, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Arturo Herrera | Failure

by Jonathan Munar | Sep 25, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In his Berlin studio, Arturo Herrera discusses the importance of accepting failure in order to be able to learn and grow as …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Harrell Fletcher interviewed by Allan McCollum

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 25, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Harrell Fletcher interviewed by Allan McCollum

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 25, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’re featuring a BOMB contributor relating to a Season 5 artist. This week, we’re switching it up again and featuring …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 2 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 25, 2009

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 2 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 25, 2009

Following up on yesterday’s post, An continues her conversation with Yancey Strickler and sums up her experience of fundraising via Kickstarter.—Ed. An Xiao: Tell me a little more about the …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 1 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 24, 2009

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 1 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 24, 2009

July 7, 2009. It’s the middle of summer, and I’ve just heard from the folks at the DUMBO Arts Center that my installation proposal, Phone-Tastic View, has been approved for …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Allan McCollum

by Wesley Miller | Sep 24, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Allan McCollum

by Wesley Miller | Sep 24, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems, premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Systems features four artists — …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Word Games

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 23, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Word Games

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 23, 2009

Friends like to pass along quotes because they know I love them. I hang them on my office door, take them to the studio, use them as bookmarks, and read …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Art of the Pub

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Art of the Pub

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision is a new monthly column dedicated to all things food in contemporary art and visual culture. Yara El-Sherbini has used pubs as a site for her work for the …

Roxy on the Roof

by Max Weintraub | Sep 22, 2009

Roxy on the Roof

by Max Weintraub | Sep 22, 2009

I could imagine no better setting for Roxy Paine’s most recent sculpture, titled Maelstrom, than the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its backdrop of Central Park and …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Proud Flesh is up through October 31 at Gagosian Gallery. Sally Mann‘s (Season 1) new body of work focuses on a photographic study of her husband, taken over a period …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Sep 18, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Sep 18, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M] Here’s some more arty food for you, some in places that you may find unexpected… Letter from London – Beck to the Future! (Art History on Fox News!?!) Thank …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Krzysztof Wodiczko interviewed by Giuliana Bruno

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 18, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Krzysztof Wodiczko interviewed by Giuliana Bruno

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 18, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’re featuring a BOMB contributor relating to a Season 5 artist. This week, inspired by Kimsooja’s videos and installations, we’re …

Dali Down Under

by Max Weintraub | Sep 18, 2009

Dali Down Under

by Max Weintraub | Sep 18, 2009

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit Melbourne, Australia. It is a wonderful city with a thriving art scene, the centerpiece of which is the magnificent National …

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

While painting in her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses the imperative she feels to make things and the nuanced relationship of political and personal events to the work. …

Looking at Los Angeles

The Last Days of Pompeii in LA

by Lily Simonson | Sep 17, 2009

Looking at Los Angeles

The Last Days of Pompeii in LA

by Lily Simonson | Sep 17, 2009

The Los Angeles art world still has a lot of the laissez-faire approachability that endeared it back in the ’60s, which is why so many artists migrate to L.A. and …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Kimsooja

by Wesley Miller | Sep 17, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Kimsooja

by Wesley Miller | Sep 17, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Systems, premiering on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Systems features four artists — …

Pictures at the Met

by Max Weintraub | Sep 16, 2009

Pictures at the Met

by Max Weintraub | Sep 16, 2009

As summer officially winds down, I can’t help but note that 2009 marks one very significant anniversary that seems to have been somewhat underappreciated, if not totally overlooked here in …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

….and the Not-So-Powerful, Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 16, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

….and the Not-So-Powerful, Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 16, 2009

This week I want to continue sharing a few stories in the Not-So-Powerful series about units that didn’t go well and the things that happened as a result… Years ago …

Hot Off the Presses: Season 5 Book!

by Wesley Miller | Sep 15, 2009

Hot Off the Presses: Season 5 Book!

by Wesley Miller | Sep 15, 2009

The Season 5 Book is here! At 224 pages and over 400 illustrations, the book also includes an introductory essay by Art21 Executive Producer and Curator Susan Sollins. (Oreos sold …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Imaging Conservation at the Guggenheim: A Discussion with Carol Stringari

by Richard McCoy | Sep 15, 2009

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Imaging Conservation at the Guggenheim: A Discussion with Carol Stringari

by Richard McCoy | Sep 15, 2009

IMA art conservator talks with Carol Stringari, the Chief Conservator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

New works by Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny are on view at Andrea Rosen Gallery through Oct. 17. The centerpiece of the exhibition is an eight-foot tall sculpture based on …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Beck to the Future!

by Ben Street | Sep 14, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Beck to the Future!

by Ben Street | Sep 14, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkcvrV4UhTM] The “cultural cringe” – the crippling inferiority complex that members of a particular country feel about their homeland, as evidenced in the bluffed provenance of just about every college …

New guest blogger: Max Weintraub

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 14, 2009

New guest blogger: Max Weintraub

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 14, 2009

Many thanks to Dehlia Hannah for her series of fascinating posts exploring the intersection of art and science: Unnatural Histories, Hybrids, and Fabricating the DNA Fingerprint. Now blogging for us …

Flash Points

Fabricating the DNA Fingerprint

by Dehlia Hannah | Sep 13, 2009

Flash Points

Fabricating the DNA Fingerprint

by Dehlia Hannah | Sep 13, 2009

The most exciting moments of the intersection of art and science, for me, are when artists’ use of scientific materials and methods reveal new aspects of their media. Genetic evidence …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at Art21: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 11, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at Art21: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 11, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J_XpDRJX-Y] Hungry? Here’s some arty brain food for you all… “Sometimes the most interesting thing about an artist is the disparity between their work and the established perception of it. …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Barbara Kruger interviewed by Richard Prince

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 11, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Barbara Kruger interviewed by Richard Prince

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 11, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’re featuring a vintage BOMB interview relating to a Season 5 artist. This week, we stepped back into our archive …