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Season 7 Preview: Trevor Paglen

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 28, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Trevor Paglen

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 28, 2014

In this preview from ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 7, artist Trevor Paglen describes the inspiration that he has drawn from early NASA spacecraft.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 26, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 26, 2014

Carrie Mae Weems joins ART21 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Jeff Koons drops by The New School, Allan McCollum prepares for a solo show, and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 08.25.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 25, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 08.25.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 25, 2014

Despite friction between artist and director and budgetary bumps that stalled production, Jason Wishnow’s short sci-fi film The Sandstorm is expected to premiere soon. In his acting debut, Ai Weiwei will play a tuk …

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Mesh Networks: An Interview with Dan Phiffer

by Ben Valentine | Aug 25, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Mesh Networks: An Interview with Dan Phiffer

by Ben Valentine | Aug 25, 2014

In his final interview for the “Future” issue, writer-in-residence Ben Valentine talks to artist Dan Phiffer about the challenges of building alternatives to the Big Internet.

Season 7 Preview: Joan Jonas

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 20, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Joan Jonas

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 20, 2014

In this preview from ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 7, Joan Jonas conducts a rehearsal for a reconfigured version of her early performance work, Mirror Piece I (1969).

The Walker Curates the News: 08.18.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 18, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 08.18.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 18, 2014

#IfTheyGunnedMeDown diptychs on Twitter, Ai Weiwei vase smasher pleads not guilty, John Baldessari offers a dose of fame, and more.

New Kids on the Block

The Go! Push Pops on Future Feminisms

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Aug 18, 2014

New Kids on the Block

The Go! Push Pops on Future Feminisms

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Aug 18, 2014

Go! Push Pops—a transnational radical queer feminist performance art collective—creates “work that visually represents a future of feminism as a form of healing.”

Season 7 Preview: Omer Fast

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 14, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Omer Fast

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 14, 2014

Omer Fast—featured in Season 7 of ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century—investigates the implications of identity as performance.

The Walker Curates the News: 08.11.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 11, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 08.11.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 11, 2014

This week’s best in contemporary art news, courtesy of the Walker Art Center’s Web team.

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Mapping: An Interview with Clement Valla

by Ben Valentine | Aug 11, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Mapping: An Interview with Clement Valla

by Ben Valentine | Aug 11, 2014

Ben Valentine talks to new media artist and RISD professor Clement Valla about contemporary mapping technologies.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 11, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 11, 2014

Cai Guo-Qiang mounts iPads on the backs of tortoises, Allora & Calzadilla mix music with natural history, Kiki Smith exhibits a new bronze fountain, and more.

Season 7 Preview: Arlene Shechet

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 7, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Arlene Shechet

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 7, 2014

A look at the work and studio of artist Arlene Shechet, featured in Season 7 of ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering on PBS this fall.

Booked

Uncaged: Coco Fusco and Planet of the Apes

by Elia Alba | Aug 5, 2014

Booked

Uncaged: Coco Fusco and Planet of the Apes

by Elia Alba | Aug 5, 2014

Artist Elia Alba talks to artist Coco Fusco about taking on the role of Dr. Zira from Planet of the Apes.

The Walker Curates the News: 08.04.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 4, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 08.04.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 4, 2014

An Alfredo Jaar work returns to Times Square, AFC rounds up tributes to Harun Farocki, @TheRealHennessy inspires silkscreen paintings, …