Yearly Archives: 2011

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | The ITP Class of 2011

Open Enrollment | The ITP Class of 2011

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | May 18, 2011

When I read Nicole Caruth’s write-up of Miriam Simun’s Lady Cheese Shop last week, I screamed, “she stole my blog post!” Simun was a fellow student of my program until …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | “Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds”

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | May 18, 2011

Open Enrollment | “Feet on the Ground, Head in the Clouds”

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | May 18, 2011

In the Deer Forest “Hi, my name is Peter. Do you want to find out why?” With these words, I became acquainted with Katja Tukiainen. In the back room at …

Art21 Educators 2011-2012: Jack Watson and Holly Loranger

by Marc Mayer | May 17, 2011

Art21 Educators 2011-2012: Jack Watson and Holly Loranger

by Marc Mayer | May 17, 2011

This week, we continue our introductions to each of the eight pairs of educators who were chosen to participate in the third year of Art21 Educators. Last week we met …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | “Chaos 1” Returns to Life

by Richard McCoy | May 17, 2011

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | “Chaos 1” Returns to Life

by Richard McCoy | May 17, 2011

IMA art conservator Richard McCoy talks about the return of Jean Tinguely’s 1974 masterpiece “Chaos 1” in Columbus, Indiana.

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Juozas Cernius

by Georgia Kotretsos | May 17, 2011

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Juozas Cernius

by Georgia Kotretsos | May 17, 2011

Juozas Cernius is a Canadian visual artist based in Toronto. He has received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004) and his BFA from Concordia …

The Friends and Family Plan: Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse

by Amy Whitaker | May 17, 2011

The Friends and Family Plan: Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse

by Amy Whitaker | May 17, 2011

This post is about a show that’s up at Craig F. Starr Gallery until May 27—a collection of artworks by Sol LeWitt and Eva Hesse. This isn’t a review because …

Letter from London

Letter from London | Pyramid Scheme

by Ben Street | May 16, 2011

Letter from London | Pyramid Scheme

by Ben Street | May 16, 2011

A camera is a room and a room is a head, and the head is constantly being filled with images it has to process and make sense of. A person …

Better Not Bigger: What’s Next for Art Museums?

by Amy Whitaker | May 16, 2011

Better Not Bigger: What’s Next for Art Museums?

by Amy Whitaker | May 16, 2011

In the next two weeks, museum leaders gather in two places—art curators in New York May 15-17 and everyone in Houston May 22-25—to contemplate the future of the field. How …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 16, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Jeff Koons and Vija Celmins make room for artists, Mark Bradford inspires Chicago youth, and more. Jeff Koons‘s artwork is currently on view at ARTIST ROOMS …

Art21 Extended Play

Paul McCarthy: “Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement”

by Jonathan Munar | May 13, 2011

Paul McCarthy: “Central Symmetrical Rotation Movement”

by Jonathan Munar | May 13, 2011

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #142: Artist Paul McCarthy discusses his interest in art as political theater and his sculptures as akin to amusement …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision | Out of the Mouths of Babes

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 13, 2011

Gastro-Vision | Out of the Mouths of Babes

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 13, 2011

Miriam Simun’s The Lady Cheese Shop, installed at Michael Mut Gallery in New York for four days between April and May, served up three different types of cheese at its opening …

The Party’s Ending — Donate to Blog Party!

by Kelly Shindler | May 13, 2011

The Party’s Ending — Donate to Blog Party!

by Kelly Shindler | May 13, 2011

Today marks the conclusion of our Blog Party! fundraising campaign. Many thanks to all who have contributed over the last six weeks. As this blog approaches its fourth birthday, it …

Teresa Margolles, Untitled (2010), October 28, 2010 - August 2011, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles: Islands on Land

by Catherine Wagley | May 12, 2011

Looking at Los Angeles: Islands on Land

by Catherine Wagley | May 12, 2011

Late last night, a friend and I decided to find a restaurant we’d seen once, over a year ago, when walking through Virgil Village to Silver Lake. We remembered the …

Contest! DIY Wall Labels. . .

by Amy Whitaker | May 12, 2011

My publisher Greg Albers of Hol Art Books got me thinking about museum wall labels again recently. In Greg’s honor, I thought I would host a (drum roll, please)… Wall …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ending in Catharsis, or A New Original

by Joe Fusaro | May 11, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ending in Catharsis, or A New Original

by Joe Fusaro | May 11, 2011

Work by Laura Siragusa, Nyack High School, New York Spring is in the air. The end of the school year is upon us, or for those who bob and weave …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Job Hunting and Evaluating on the Heels of Graduation

by Carrie McGath | May 11, 2011

Open Enrollment | Job Hunting and Evaluating on the Heels of Graduation

by Carrie McGath | May 11, 2011

This is not the first time on Open Enrollment that I have discussed my post-graduate school future. In January, I was already feeling the pressure as demonstrated in my post, …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Nine Months Later, a Master’s Degree

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | May 11, 2011

Open Enrollment | Nine Months Later, a Master’s Degree

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | May 11, 2011

Last Friday, my invitation to graduation arrived in the mail. It seemed rather premature as I am but a fraction of the way through researching and writing my final dissertation, …

Art21 Selects 2011-2012 Art21 Educators

by Marc Mayer | May 10, 2011

Art21 Selects 2011-2012 Art21 Educators

by Marc Mayer | May 10, 2011

Art21 is thrilled to announce the new cohort of teachers participating in the 2011-2012 Art21 Educators Program. Applicants were required to submit not only a written narrative, but also a …

Monday Painter/Sunday Banker

by Amy Whitaker | May 10, 2011

I am so pleased to be a new guest blogger at Art21. We were encouraged to introduce ourselves in our first blog post, and so I thought I would write …

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights | Aslı Çavuşoğlu

by Elizabeth Wolfson | May 10, 2011

Turkish and Other Delights | Aslı Çavuşoğlu

by Elizabeth Wolfson | May 10, 2011

A small black and white newspaper photograph hangs on the wall of Aslı Çavuşoğlu’s studio, located in an old warehouse in Istanbul’s Karaköy district. The photograph is crowd shot, taken …

New guest blogger: Amy Whitaker

by Kelly Shindler | May 10, 2011

New guest blogger: Amy Whitaker

by Kelly Shindler | May 10, 2011

Thanks to Rebecca Leopold for her posts these last two weeks. Up next is Amy Whitaker, a writer, professor, and creative consultant. Her great passion in life right now is …

Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports.

Center Field | Fielding Practice Episode 4: Chicago Art Fairs and Early Modernism Redux

by Claudine Isé | May 10, 2011

Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports.

Center Field | Fielding Practice Episode 4: Chicago Art Fairs and Early Modernism Redux

by Claudine Isé | May 10, 2011

It’s time once again for Fielding Practice with Bad at Sports, a special podcast produced for the Art21 blog. On this month’s episode, Duncan MacKenzie, Dan Gunn, and I are …

Explosive Fragments: Poems and Photographs

by Rebecca Leopold | May 9, 2011

Explosive Fragments: Poems and Photographs

by Rebecca Leopold | May 9, 2011

At some time, somewhere I read or heard some one say something equating novels with films and poems with photographs. I think it had something to do with time and …

Calling from Canada

Calling from Canada | An Interview with Tyson Parks

by Raji Sohal | May 9, 2011

Calling from Canada | An Interview with Tyson Parks

by Raji Sohal | May 9, 2011

The first really noticeable thing about new media artist Tyson Parks’s digital paintings is their fostering of tension between organic and synthetic elements. Images of readymades provide the tip of …

Lives and Works in Berlin

Lives and Works in Berlin | Fratty Art

by Ali Fitzgerald | May 9, 2011

Lives and Works in Berlin

Lives and Works in Berlin | Fratty Art

by Ali Fitzgerald | May 9, 2011

With its manic art world mingling, Gallery Weekend in Berlin can seem like a frat party with more tote bags. It is Berlin’s promenade into spring and is full of …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 9, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 9, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Barbara Kruger on an 18-wheeler, Cao Fei presents on art and technology, artists receive awards, and more. Barbara Kruger is one of the 150 artists, poets, …

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Ink | Notes from a Transforming Democracy: South African Prints

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | May 6, 2011

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Ink | Notes from a Transforming Democracy: South African Prints

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | May 6, 2011

As interest in William Kentridge’s work has grown over the past decade, so has interest in South African art as a whole. Printmaking is a central component of the cultural …

Sustain Ability

by Rebecca Leopold | May 5, 2011

Sustain Ability

by Rebecca Leopold | May 5, 2011

Thoughts, to an artist, writer, or any individual who wants to live thoughtfully Influence. The personal narration that comes with cinematic fiction, the fragmentary staccato of poetry or song, the …

On View Now

On View Now | Re-Animating Nature: Kota Ezawa’s City of Nature

by Max Weintraub | May 5, 2011

On View Now

On View Now | Re-Animating Nature: Kota Ezawa’s City of Nature

by Max Weintraub | May 5, 2011

Christopher Nolan’s film Inception (2010) opens with a slow-motion shot of waves washing upon a sandy beach. The camera then pans to the protagonist Dom Cobb, played by Leonardo …

Blog Party: The Last 8 Days

by Kelly Shindler | May 5, 2011

Blog Party: The Last 8 Days

by Kelly Shindler | May 5, 2011

Hello, May! We’re heading into the last week and a half of our Blog Party campaign. To date, we’ve received enough donations to fund a new column for six months. …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art: The First Three Years

by Joe Fusaro | May 4, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art: The First Three Years

by Joe Fusaro | May 4, 2011

This week Teaching with Contemporary Art here on the blog turns 3. Frankly, I can’t believe that I’ve been writing this column for three years. At the same time, it …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | The Art of Close Looking

by Janelle Grace | May 4, 2011

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | The Art of Close Looking

by Janelle Grace | May 4, 2011

I can go on my own to a museum or gallery or symposium, and I do, but going as a part of one of my classes makes me more appreciative …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | He’s Not Here Right Now

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | May 4, 2011

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | He’s Not Here Right Now

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | May 4, 2011

Hi Everyone! My name is Olivia and I’m Jeffrey’s imaginary studio assistant. Unfortunately, Jeffrey isn’t here right now because he’s running around the city preparing for his thesis exhibition, but …

Bedfellows: Art and Visual Culture

Bedfellows | Hungry in San Francisco

by Victoria Gannon | May 3, 2011

Bedfellows: Art and Visual Culture

Bedfellows | Hungry in San Francisco

by Victoria Gannon | May 3, 2011

One hundred feet below the Starbucks and suits of San Francisco’s financial district, Grubhub.com’s posters beckon from the BART station walls. The online food delivery service offers every kind of …