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Monthly Archives: December 2017

Hospitality and Hosting Relationships in Michael Rakowitz’s Art

by Danielle Brock | Dec 29, 2017

Hospitality and Hosting Relationships in Michael Rakowitz’s Art

by Danielle Brock | Dec 29, 2017

Through his work, Michael Rakowitz consistently asks how we can care for what we’ve discarded, and opens new possibilities to reimagine previously hostile relationships.

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Celebrating Artists Who Connect Communities

by Tina Kukielski | Dec 27, 2017

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Celebrating Artists Who Connect Communities

by Tina Kukielski | Dec 27, 2017

In December, Art21 launched a new playlist and published eight new articles in the Art21 Magazine’s issue on “Empathy.”

Strategies & Resources

Below the Surface: Creating Hope through Portraiture

by Joseph Iacona | Dec 26, 2017

Strategies & Resources

Below the Surface: Creating Hope through Portraiture

by Joseph Iacona | Dec 26, 2017

Educator-in-Residence Joseph Iacona’s students embark on a project of self-discovery, inspiring them to feel hopeful about themselves and their future while protecting their identities.

This Week in Art 12.25-12.31: Hiroshi Sugimoto Reimagines the Lobby at the Hirshhorn

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 25, 2017

This Week in Art 12.25-12.31: Hiroshi Sugimoto Reimagines the Lobby at the Hirshhorn

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 25, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Hiroshi Sugimoto’s latest high-profile commission, and events and exhibitions from New York to Tokyo.

Reading Critically: Alexandra Bell’s “Counternarratives”

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Dec 22, 2017

Reading Critically: Alexandra Bell’s “Counternarratives”

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Dec 22, 2017

Alexandra Bell’s “Counternarratives” series shows inscribed corrections of “New York Times” print articles, exposing editorial bias conveyed by ill-chosen images, poorly worded headlines, and textual masking of white crime.

Dominate Anonymity: An Interview with Guy Woueté

by Gauthier Lesturgie | Dec 21, 2017

Dominate Anonymity: An Interview with Guy Woueté

by Gauthier Lesturgie | Dec 21, 2017

Cameroonian artist Guy Woueté takes inspiration from everyday life to create socially critical work that addresses questions of migration and equity in a globalized twenty-first century.

This Week in Art 12.18-12.24: Ann Hamilton Asks Us To “Fly Together”

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 18, 2017

This Week in Art 12.18-12.24: Ann Hamilton Asks Us To “Fly Together”

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 18, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Ann Hamilton’s latest work for Creative Time, and events and exhibitions from Mississippi to the UK.

Patient Time Scripts: Revisiting the Work of Sokhaya Charles Nkosi

by Same Mdluli | Dec 15, 2017

Patient Time Scripts: Revisiting the Work of Sokhaya Charles Nkosi

by Same Mdluli | Dec 15, 2017

Same Mdluli details the significance of Sokhaya Charles Nkosi’s work, created in response to the conditions of his people during apartheid in South Africa.

Empathy in Training: Kerry Tribe’s “Standardized Patient”

by Rachel Heidenry | Dec 13, 2017

Empathy in Training: Kerry Tribe’s “Standardized Patient”

by Rachel Heidenry | Dec 13, 2017

Kerry Tribe’s new video installation “Standardized Patient,” examines the relationship between doctors and patients—or, more accurately, between medical students and actors playing patients.

Orawan Arunrak: Words to Communicate

by Roger Nelson | Dec 11, 2017

Orawan Arunrak: Words to Communicate

by Roger Nelson | Dec 11, 2017

With a practice based loosely on choreographed interactions between the artist, various interlocutors, and the spaces and places that they share, Thai artist Orawan Arunrak complicates categories of identity and perception by creating work with many meanings, in many languages, for many people.

This Week in Art 12.11-12.17: Cao Fei Selected for Major Guggenheim Commission

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 11, 2017

This Week in Art 12.11-12.17: Cao Fei Selected for Major Guggenheim Commission

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 11, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Cao Fei’s selection for a major Guggenheim commission, and events and exhibitions from New York to Los Angeles.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Radical Art in a Conservative School

by Dennis Greenwell | Dec 7, 2017

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Radical Art in a Conservative School

by Dennis Greenwell | Dec 7, 2017

Art21 Educator Dennis Greenwell shares how a project on empathy helped his students better understand one another and our current political landscape.

Booked

How Did We Get Here? A Reading List for Understanding Race in America

by Cauleen Smith and Victoria L. Valentine | Dec 5, 2017

Booked

How Did We Get Here? A Reading List for Understanding Race in America

by Cauleen Smith and Victoria L. Valentine | Dec 5, 2017

Artist Cauleen Smith and “Culture Type” editor Victoria L. Valentine select twelve texts that offer rare perspectives on the central role race plays in American life.

This Week in Art 12.4-12.10: Kerry James Marshall Dedicates Mural Honoring Chicago’s Cultural Leaders

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 4, 2017

This Week in Art 12.4-12.10: Kerry James Marshall Dedicates Mural Honoring Chicago’s Cultural Leaders

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 4, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Kerry James Marshall’s first mural dedication in Chicago, and events and exhibitions from Miami to Jakarta.