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Yearly Archives: 2013

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Ai Weiwei mounts 3,144 bicycles, Marina Abramović installs her version of The Scream, Alfredo Jaar creates a symphony of crying babies, and more.

Now Playing

Jacolby Satterwhite

Now Playing

Jacolby Satterwhite

New York Close Up artist Jacolby Satterwhite shares the top twenty-one songs playing in his studio.

Copy That!

They Are the World

Copy That!

They Are the World

Joy Garnett launches her new column by addressing copying and archival tendencies among contemporary artists.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Mike Kelley’s retrospective travels to New York City, Hiroshi Sugimoto is given carte blanche in Paris, Laurie Anderson is omnipresent in Austin, …

Art21 Extended Play

David Altmejd’s Heads

Art21 Extended Play

David Altmejd’s Heads

In this Exclusive David Altmejd discusses his head sculptures, saying “Some sculptors make drawings, I make heads.”

On Becoming

On Becoming

Cameron Shaw begins her online writing residency with some thoughts on what it means to become.

A Classroom with Legs

A Classroom with Legs

Social choreographer Ernesto Pujol discusses The Field School, the mobile and ephemeral classroom he founded in 2006.

Booked

An Excerpt from “The Rest of Us”

Booked

An Excerpt from “The Rest of Us”

An excerpt from Jessica Lott’s debut novel, “The Rest of Us,” a love story set in New York City’s art world.

Flashback

Allan McCollum: In Charge of His Own Destiny

Flashback

Allan McCollum: In Charge of His Own Destiny

Artist Allan McCollum reflects on early influences, from his famous uncle Jon Gnagy to post-war mass production and science fiction films.

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Art21’s Digital Content Editor introduces the first issue of the Art21 Magazine.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Carrie Mae Weems is named a MacArthur Fellow, Matthew Ritchie’s installs a seventy-foot mural in Boston, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle puts a sculpture in a wind tunnel.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Daniel Gordon Gets Physical

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Daniel Gordon Gets Physical

In a new “New York Close Up” film, artist Daniel Gordon is shown in his DUMBO studio photographing paper collages constructed from found images downloaded from the Web.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Rashid Johnson has a major solo, Doris Salcedo and Fred Wilson receive honors, William Kentridge returns to the Metropolitan Opera, and more.

Art21 Extended Play

Teaching Bruce Nauman

Art21 Extended Play

Teaching Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman discusses two teachers who influenced his approach to horseback riding and art making: master horse trainer Ray Hunt and painter Wayne Thiebaud.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

John Baldessari plays serious games, Cao Fei presents a zombie movie set, Laurie Simmons explores identity and desire on the Internet, and more.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Debo Eilers Makes Things Uncomfortable

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Debo Eilers Makes Things Uncomfortable

In a new “New York Close Up” film, artist Debo Eilers invites two friends to discuss his sculpture and performance work, as the artist quietly observes in the background.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Eleanor Antin revisits her personae, James Turrell casts blue light, John Baldessari reimagines Adrian Lima, and more.

Art21 Extended Play

Science Fiction in Ellen Gallagher’s “Osedax”

Art21 Extended Play

Science Fiction in Ellen Gallagher’s “Osedax”

In today’s Exclusive, filmed in 2013, artist Ellen Gallagher discusses her large-scale, collaborative installation “Osedax” (2010).

Lynda Benglis. "Everything Flows (1980–2013)," installation view. Courtesy the artist and Locks Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

William Kentridge is coming to Brooklyn, Lynda Benglis is featured in Artforum, Ai Weiwei is chatting with visitors in Toronto, and more.

Crowdsourced Beats

Crowdsourced Beats

Blogger-in-residence Dorothy Santos on two crowdsourced sound works that “provoke questions about virtual engagement and interaction.”

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Reenactment and Mourning: Old Roads to Gary Indiana

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Reenactment and Mourning: Old Roads to Gary Indiana

Chicago-based columnist Caroline Picard looks back on an artist’s tribute to Michael Jackson and “the complex network surrounding Jackson’s stardom.”

Gimme Shelter: Performance Now

Glitter and Chains

Gimme Shelter: Performance Now

Glitter and Chains

Marissa Perel reviews Carlos Maria Romero and Juan Betancurth’s performance at Abrons Arts Center.

Cai Guo-Qiang. Installation view of "Monument," 2013. Courtesy Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro. Photo by Joana França.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

Cai Guo-Qiang’s flying objects hang in Brazil, Diana Al-Hadid’s sculptures are installed Georgia, William Kentridge lectures in Paris and Vienna…

Art21 Extended Play

Rackstraw Downes Paints West Texas

Art21 Extended Play

Rackstraw Downes Paints West Texas

In today’s “Exclusive,” artist Rackstraw Downes discusses his interest in altered landscapes.

Word is a Virus

The Flights of Concord

Word is a Virus

The Flights of Concord

Columnist Carol Cheh interviews members of Concord, a “youthful and highly organic project” based in Los Angeles.

Alchemy of Inspiration

Difficult Relationships at the Whitney

Alchemy of Inspiration

Difficult Relationships at the Whitney

Columnist Jessica Lott reviews the Whitney Museum’s exhibition “I, YOU, WE,” a throwback to the 1993 Whitney Biennial.

Arturo Herrera, "Mushrooms (detail)," 2009. Mixed media on paper; 57.625 x 44.75 inches; Artwork © Arturo Herrera/Image courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York.

Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

Arturo Herrera curates a show in Texas, Cindy Sherman photos disturb in Norway, Laylah Ali showcases an abolitionist online…

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self

In a new “New York Close Up” film, artist Jacolby Satterwhite crafts surreal 3D animated videos while transporting characters from his virtual worlds into the streets of New York City.

New Kids on the Block

Paolo Cirio’s Lovely Faces

New Kids on the Block

Paolo Cirio’s Lovely Faces

Columnist Jacquelyn Gleisner interviews media artist Paolo Cirio about his controversial dating website, Lovely-Faces.

James Turrell. "Aten Reign," 2013. Courtesy GalleristNY and Guggenheim, New York City.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

James Turrell takes over the Guggenheim’s rotunda, John Baldessari explores the complexities of space, Pepón Osorio addressed his inner child, and more.

Art21 Extended Play

Barry McGee Shares His Retrospective with Others

Art21 Extended Play

Barry McGee Shares His Retrospective with Others

In today’s “Exclusive,” Barry McGee discusses the work of family, friends, and street artists that he included in his retrospective exhibition at BAM/PFA.

The Open Internet: From Virtuality to Physicality

The Open Internet: From Virtuality to Physicality

Blogger-in-Residence Dorothy Santos asks what is actually free online.

On View Now

Transcendent Tapestries: El Anatsui at the Brooklyn Museum

On View Now

Transcendent Tapestries: El Anatsui at the Brooklyn Museum

Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui at the Brooklyn Museum marks the first solo exhibition in a New York museum of Anatsui’s art. Featuring over thirty works by …

Year Five of Art21 Educators: Rebecca Mir and Alyssa Greenberg

Year Five of Art21 Educators: Rebecca Mir and Alyssa Greenberg

Since May, we’ve been introducing you to this year’s Art21 Educators. Today, meet our final two educators, Rebecca Mir and Alyssa Greenberg.

Mary Reid Kelley. "The Syphilis of Sisyphus," 2011 (still). HD video, sound. Courtesy of the artist, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery, and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

Mary Reid Kelley channels myth, Gabriel Orozco thinks in circles, Kiki Smith and Cindy Sherman explore witchery, and more.

August Blogger-in-Residence: Dorothy Santos

August Blogger-in-Residence: Dorothy Santos

Introducing Art21’s August Blogger-in-Residence, Dorothy Santos.