Yearly Archives: 2014

Mel Chin questions the integrity of information, Liz Magic Laser collaborates with her mother, Marina Abramovic stages a collective performance, and more in this week’s roundup of ART21-featured artists.

Writer-in-Residence

Dina Kelberman’s I’m Google

by Stephanie Barber | Sep 3, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

Dina Kelberman’s I’m Google

by Stephanie Barber | Sep 3, 2014

ART21 + CUE writing fellow Stephanie Barber on the work of Baltimore-based artist Dina Kelberman.

Flashback

Twelve Artists on Publics

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 3, 2014

Flashback

Twelve Artists on Publics

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 3, 2014

The “Publics” Issue kicks off with a roundup of videos from the ART21 archive.

Looking at Los Angeles

Freeway Flyers: The Olympic Murals

by Carol Cheh | Sep 3, 2014

Looking at Los Angeles

Freeway Flyers: The Olympic Murals

by Carol Cheh | Sep 3, 2014

In such a liminal arena as the freeway, what role can murals play?

Booked

Moyra Davey: Burn the Diaries

by Risa Puleo | Sep 3, 2014

Booked

Moyra Davey: Burn the Diaries

by Risa Puleo | Sep 3, 2014

Moyra Davey: Burn the Diaries, a book and exhibition, travel to the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.

The Walker Curates the News: 09.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 2, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 09.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 2, 2014

“Do nests for humans really reduce our so-called footprint? Do we need woven wood to entice us to the forest?” Dushko Petrovich looks at the dark side of “natural architecture” …

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, …

Season 7 Preview: Elliott Hundley

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 31, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Elliott Hundley

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 31, 2014

A sneak peek at Elliott Hundley in the ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century episode, Secrets, premiering on PBS in October.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 28, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 28, 2014

Cai Guo-Qiang sends art up the river in Shanghai, Doris Salcedo, Janine Antoni, and Cindy Sherman receive awards, and more in this week’s roundup.

Booked

Print to Pixels: The Digital Photobook

by Allie Haeusslein | Jul 28, 2014

Booked

Print to Pixels: The Digital Photobook

by Allie Haeusslein | Jul 28, 2014

What is the potential of the digital photobook? Guest contributor Allie Haeusslein highlights “thought provoking” models such as Todd Hido’s forthcoming digital publication of Excerpts from Silver Meadows.

The Walker Curates the News: 7.28.14

by Walker Art Center | Jul 28, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 7.28.14

by Walker Art Center | Jul 28, 2014

How do you archive a performance? The Getty Research Institute has acquired Robert McElroy’s full archive of photos of “Happenings” in New York in the ’50s and ’60s. The more …

Art21 Extended Play

Kara Walker’s advice to young artists

by Ian Forster | Jul 25, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Kara Walker’s advice to young artists

by Ian Forster | Jul 25, 2014

In today’s ART21 Exclusive, Kara Walker reflects on her early success and offers advice to the next generation of artists.

The Walker Curates the News: 7.21.14

by Walker Art Center | Jul 21, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 7.21.14

by Walker Art Center | Jul 21, 2014

Contemporary art news presented by the Walker Art Center’s Web team.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 21, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 21, 2014

Tabaimo unveils new work in Australia, Jeff Koons takes over H&M in New York, Diana Al-Hadid is coming to Ohio, and more in this week’s roundup.

It’s Getting Complicated

by Eirik Johnson | Jul 21, 2014

It’s Getting Complicated

by Eirik Johnson | Jul 21, 2014

Photographer Eirik Johnson recounts his travels to the northernmost point of Alaska, the Peruvian Amazon, and Oregon’s Cascade mountains.

Artist Marela Zacarías works on her large painted sculpture, "Red Meander" (2014), in her Bedford–Stuyvesant studio, Brooklyn, 2014. Production still from the ART21 "New York Close Up" film "Marela Zacarías Goes Big & Goes Home." © ART21, Inc. 2014.

Art21 New York Close Up

Marela Zacarías Goes Big & Goes Home

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 18, 2014

Art21 New York Close Up

Marela Zacarías Goes Big & Goes Home

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 18, 2014

In a new film from the ART21 New York Close Up series, artist Marela Zacarías creates a work commissioned by the Art in Embassies program for the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico.