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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Model 002 Dini's surface

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 7, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 7, 2011

In this week’s roundup Hiroshi Sugimoto explores a Buddhist stupa, Florian Maier-Aichen lectures in NYC, Pratt honors Laurie Anderson and William Wegman, Matthew Ritchie debuts in Los Angeles, and more. …

Who Are Miami’s Artists? Dirty Pink 305 Finds Out

by Dirty Pink 305 | Nov 7, 2011

Who Are Miami’s Artists? Dirty Pink 305 Finds Out

by Dirty Pink 305 | Nov 7, 2011

Most cities have their “art stars.” Instead, Miami has an art fair, a handful of renowned institutions, and some really impressive private collections. This is not due to a lack …

New Guest Bloggers: Dirty Pink 305, Miami

by Claudine Isé | Nov 7, 2011

New Guest Bloggers: Dirty Pink 305, Miami

by Claudine Isé | Nov 7, 2011

Thanks to our previous blogger-in-residence DeWitt Cheng for highlighting the fascinating work of several under-recognized artists from the San Francisco Bay area. You can read more of DeWitt’s SF Bay …

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Ink | Mel Bochner’s Word Play: Monoprints at Two Palms Press

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | Nov 4, 2011

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Ink | Mel Bochner’s Word Play: Monoprints at Two Palms Press

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | Nov 4, 2011

  “At the root of all my work is the recognition that we tend to take most of our experience for granted” (Mel Bochner in “Art in Conversation: Mel Bochner with …

William Harsh on Tradition, Anonymity, Picasso and the Barbaric Yawp

by DeWitt Cheng | Nov 4, 2011

William Harsh on Tradition, Anonymity, Picasso and the Barbaric Yawp

by DeWitt Cheng | Nov 4, 2011

This past summer, San Franciscans were treated to an art smorgasbord from Paris’s Banquet Years, before the Great War. A Picasso exhibition came to the de Young Museum, and an …

On View Now

On View Now | Art as Palimpsest: The Boros Collection and Bunker Berlin

by Max Weintraub | Nov 3, 2011

On View Now

On View Now | Art as Palimpsest: The Boros Collection and Bunker Berlin

by Max Weintraub | Nov 3, 2011

Located on a relatively quiet street in fashionable Berlin-Mitte stands a hulking, imposing building known as Bunker Berlin.  With its stark concrete façade, the daunting structure contrasts sharply with the …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Thinking About Interdisciplinary Teaching with Mark Dion’s Neukom Vivarium

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 2, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Thinking About Interdisciplinary Teaching with Mark Dion’s Neukom Vivarium

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 2, 2011

This past spring at the National Art Education Association’s annual conference in Seattle, Art21 brought Mark Dion not only as a keynote speaker, but also to explore his work and …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Spaghetti and Meatballs

by Lindsay Preston Zappas | Nov 2, 2011

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Spaghetti and Meatballs

by Lindsay Preston Zappas | Nov 2, 2011

Preface (or Subtext). I am a first year MFA candidate in the Sculpture Department at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Located in the middle of the Detroit suburbs, its beautiful brick …

Open Enrollment

Introducing New Open Enrollment Blogger Lindsay Preston Zappas

by Claudine Isé | Nov 2, 2011

Open Enrollment

Introducing New Open Enrollment Blogger Lindsay Preston Zappas

by Claudine Isé | Nov 2, 2011

In the coming weeks, we’ll be introducing our newest class of Open Enrollment bloggers, saying farewell to our recent graduates, and welcoming back those whose studies continue. Stay tuned for …

Andy Vogt’s Everyday Science

by DeWitt Cheng | Nov 2, 2011

Andy Vogt’s Everyday Science

by DeWitt Cheng | Nov 2, 2011

Certain contemporary artists find so much to explore in one material that artist and medium become almost fused in the art-collective consciousness: think of Richard Serra and rolled steel, for …

Bedfellows: Art and Visual Culture

Bedfellows | Suburban Seriality

by Victoria Gannon | Nov 1, 2011

Bedfellows: Art and Visual Culture

Bedfellows | Suburban Seriality

by Victoria Gannon | Nov 1, 2011

We were not the same, though when we came together, we acted as one. Growing up together, seven girls in the suburbs of Northern California, we told each other’s stories and …