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Hair & Nails, Talk & Touch: 4 Encounters with Women Artists in Mumbai

by Jennifer Doyle | Jan 5, 2010

Hair & Nails, Talk & Touch: 4 Encounters with Women Artists in Mumbai

by Jennifer Doyle | Jan 5, 2010

Over the past few weeks, Jennifer Doyle has been reporting from her travels in India. Following is her final dispatch. — Ed. Masooma Syed makes small things, sometimes from materials …
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Understanding the Economy Photoshop Tutorial

by Joel Holmberg | Jan 5, 2010

Understanding the Economy Photoshop Tutorial

by Joel Holmberg | Jan 5, 2010

Citing articles published in the Economist is always a good strategy for intelligent conversation, but you don’t want to be the person at the dinner party who halts the dialogue …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 4, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 4, 2010

This week Art21 artists illustrate NASA’s history, depict child’s play, map the Black Atlantic, render galaxies in glass, leave their mark on the last decade, and reflect on our future: …

New guest blogger: Joel Holmberg

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 4, 2010

New guest blogger: Joel Holmberg

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 4, 2010

Thanks to Nova Benway for her series of posts on artists employing earnestness in their work. Up next is Joel Holmberg. Joel (b. 1982, Maryland, USA) creates artwork with computers and …

In Earnest

by Nova Benway | Jan 4, 2010

In Earnest

by Nova Benway | Jan 4, 2010

The last artist I’ll include in my discussion of earnestness, or what one might also call exuberant seriousness, is David Olsen, a sculptor who has spent the last several years …

Bibi Calderaro’s Gifts

by Nova Benway | Jan 3, 2010

Bibi Calderaro’s Gifts

by Nova Benway | Jan 3, 2010

Like Eve Essex and Stuart Sherman, mentioned in my other posts, Brooklyn-based artist Bibi Calderaro has a peculiar relationship to performance and audience. Last year’s project, PRESENT, found her at …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Jan 3, 2010

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Jan 3, 2010

As we jump into the early New Year 2010, here’s What’s Cookin… enjoy! FLASHPOINTS: How does art respond to and define the natural world? The University of New Mexico launched …