Articles by Art21

Horror, Contemporary Art, and Film: In Conversation with Dan Herschlein and Chad Laird

by Art21 | Dec 4, 2019

Horror, Contemporary Art, and Film: In Conversation with Dan Herschlein and Chad Laird

by Art21 | Dec 4, 2019

New York Close Up artist Dan Herschlein, and professor, Chad Laird, discuss the intersection of contemporary art, film and horror.

Mel Chin’s Fundred Project Takes the Next Step

by Art21 | Oct 23, 2019

Mel Chin’s Fundred Project Takes the Next Step

by Art21 | Oct 23, 2019

Mel Chin discusses the evolution of the Fundred Project, an art initiative that has expanded nationwide to end lead poisoning. Along with the director of the program, Amanda Wiles, Chin explains what the project has accomplished, next steps, and provides some sage advice to artists inspired to engage with social and environmental issues.

Francis Alÿs: A Moment of Collective Complicity

by Art21 | Sep 12, 2019

Francis Alÿs: A Moment of Collective Complicity

by Art21 | Sep 12, 2019

Francis Alÿs discusses the unexpected circumstances during the production of his collaborative film Don’t Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River (2008).

Art21 Extended Play

New Video: Zanele Muholi Unplugs from the Studio

by Art21 | May 30, 2019

Art21 Extended Play

New Video: Zanele Muholi Unplugs from the Studio

by Art21 | May 30, 2019

Zanele Muholi explains the impetus behind creating what they call “mobile studios” to photograph members of the LGBTI community in South Africa. Freed from the limitations of a single studio space, Muholi travels to the homes and community spaces shared by the people depicted in their photographs.

In Conversation: Kevin Beasley and Mark Bradford

by Art21 | Apr 27, 2019

In Conversation: Kevin Beasley and Mark Bradford

by Art21 | Apr 27, 2019

An artist-to-artist conversation between Kevin Beasley and Mark Bradford, providing insight into two great creative minds at different stages of their careers. Originally published in the book Kevin Beasley, in tandem with Beasley’s first major museum exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston.

Waiting To See What I Would Become

by Art21 | Nov 5, 2018

Waiting To See What I Would Become

by Art21 | Nov 5, 2018

William Kentridge discusses how his family history in politics and previous employment in the film industry influenced his animations, in an interview originally published in the Art21 book, Being an Artist.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jeannine Bardo

by Art21 | Aug 10, 2018

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jeannine Bardo

by Art21 | Aug 10, 2018

Meet Art21 Educator Jeannine Bardo, and learn how she’s creating a platform that amplifies the voices of fellow artists through her artist-run community initiative Stand4 Gallery.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jocelyn Salaz

by Art21 | Apr 11, 2018

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jocelyn Salaz

by Art21 | Apr 11, 2018

Meet Art21 Educator Jocelyn Salaz, and learn how she’s exposing her students to a diversity of thought and approach by incorporating contemporary art practices in the classroom.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Nick Kozak

by Art21 | Feb 13, 2018

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Nick Kozak

by Art21 | Feb 13, 2018

Meet Art21 Educator Nick Kozak, and learn how he’s breaking down the barriers his students face by incorporating contemporary art practices in the classroom.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Joseph Iacona

by Art21 | Nov 2, 2017

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Joseph Iacona

by Art21 | Nov 2, 2017

Meet Art21 Educator Joseph Iacona, and learn how he incorporates contemporary art practices in classrooms with adjudicated youth and trauma-impacted teens in Philadelphia.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Summer + Fall 2017

by Art21 | Sep 15, 2017

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Summer + Fall 2017

by Art21 | Sep 15, 2017

The Art21 staff presents a selection of our favorite fall exhibitions on view in New York.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Todd Elkin

by Art21 | Sep 7, 2017

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Todd Elkin

by Art21 | Sep 7, 2017

Meet Art21 Educator Todd Elkin, and learn how he incorporates contemporary art practices in his classroom in Fremont, California.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Stacey Abramson

by Art21 | Jul 10, 2017

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Stacey Abramson

by Art21 | Jul 10, 2017

Meet Art21 Educator Stacey Abramson, and learn how she incorporates contemporary art practices in her classroom in Winnipeg, Canada.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Tricia Fitzpatrick

by Art21 | May 3, 2017

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Tricia Fitzpatrick

by Art21 | May 3, 2017

Meet Art21 Educator Tricia Fitzpatrick and learn how she incorporates contemporary art practices in her science classroom in Mississauga, Ontario.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Springtime Edition

by Art21 | Apr 25, 2017

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Springtime Edition

by Art21 | Apr 25, 2017

The Art21 staff presents a selection of our favorite films and exhibitions in New York.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: January 2017

by Art21 | Jan 31, 2017

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: January 2017

by Art21 | Jan 31, 2017

The Art21 staff shares a selection of their favorite films and exhibitions, on view now in New York City and Massachusetts.

Applications Now Open for Art21 Educators Year 7

by Art21 | Jan 27, 2017

Applications Now Open for Art21 Educators Year 7

by Art21 | Jan 27, 2017

Applications opened today for Year 7 of our year-long professional development initiative, Art21 Educators.

Films on Art Portugal | Screenings 2.16 & 2.17

by Art21 | Jan 25, 2017

Films on Art Portugal | Screenings 2.16 & 2.17

by Art21 | Jan 25, 2017

Two Art21 short films were selected for this year’s Internacional Festival Filmes Sobre Arte Portugal, the international film festival, Films on Art Portugal.

Art21 New York Close Up

Close Up with Daniel Gordon & Ruby Sky Stiler: Screening + Q&A 2.15.17

by Art21 | Jan 23, 2017

Art21 New York Close Up

Close Up with Daniel Gordon & Ruby Sky Stiler: Screening + Q&A 2.15.17

by Art21 | Jan 23, 2017

Join Art21 on Wednesday, February 15 in Brooklyn for an evening of film and discussion with artists Daniel Gordon and Ruby Sky Stiler.

Art21 Magazine’s Year in Art, 2016

by Art21 | Dec 22, 2016

Art21 Magazine’s Year in Art, 2016

by Art21 | Dec 22, 2016

Presenting the Art21 Magazine’s most-read articles and issues in 2016. This year we published 180,000+ words in more than 240 posts.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Holiday Edition

by Art21 | Dec 21, 2016

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: Holiday Edition

by Art21 | Dec 21, 2016

The Art21 staff shares a special selection of holiday-themed staff picks.

In Memoriam: Glenn DuBose, Art21 Board Member

by Art21 | Dec 19, 2016

In Memoriam: Glenn DuBose, Art21 Board Member

by Art21 | Dec 19, 2016

Art21’s staff and board mourns the passing of Glenn DuBose, an award-winning producer, director and arts programming administrator.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Why Contemporary Art? Art21 & The Value of Inspiration

by Art21 | Nov 29, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Why Contemporary Art? Art21 & The Value of Inspiration

by Art21 | Nov 29, 2016

This Giving Tuesday, four Art21 Educators share how Art21’s films and programs have opened their students’ eyes to new possibilities.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jack Watson

by Art21 | Nov 4, 2016

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jack Watson

by Art21 | Nov 4, 2016

An interview with Art21 Educator Jack Watson on how incorporating contemporary art practices in his classroom has expanded and informed his teaching.

Art21 New York Close Up

SCREENING 11.2.16 | Big Apple Film Festival

by Art21 | Oct 31, 2016

Art21 New York Close Up

SCREENING 11.2.16 | Big Apple Film Festival

by Art21 | Oct 31, 2016

The “New York Close Up” film “Bryan Zanisnik & Eric Winkler’s Animated Conversation” is screening in New York on Wednesday as part of this year’s Big Apple Film Festival.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: October 2016

by Art21 | Oct 27, 2016

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: October 2016

by Art21 | Oct 27, 2016

The Art21 staff shares their favorite exhibitions on view now in New York City.

Filmmaking and Todo lo demás: An Interview with Natalia Almada

by Art21 | Oct 14, 2016

Filmmaking and Todo lo demás: An Interview with Natalia Almada

by Art21 | Oct 14, 2016

Season 8 artist Natalia Almada discusses filmmaking as a woman in Mexico and her latest project “Todo lo demás,” with “Mexico City” director Deborah Dickson in a new interview.

PANEL 10.14.16 | Art Institute of Chicago

by Art21 | Oct 12, 2016

PANEL 10.14.16 | Art Institute of Chicago

by Art21 | Oct 12, 2016

Season 8’s Chris Ware will sit down with ART21 executive director Tina Kukielski, artist Gary Panter, and literary scholar Hillary Chute for a panel discussion at the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday.

SCREENING 10.8.16 | Artecinema

by Art21 | Oct 7, 2016

SCREENING 10.8.16 | Artecinema

by Art21 | Oct 7, 2016

Damián Ortega and Jeff Wall’s segments in “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8 are screening in Naples, Italy this Saturday as part of Artecinema, an international film festival of contemporary art documentaries.

SCREENING 10.8.16 | New Urbanism Film Festival

by Art21 | Oct 6, 2016

SCREENING 10.8.16 | New Urbanism Film Festival

by Art21 | Oct 6, 2016

The “New York Close Up” film “Caroline Woolard Flips the Real Estate Script” is screening in Los Angeles this Saturday as part of this year’s New Urbanism Film Festival.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: September 2016

by Art21 | Sep 30, 2016

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: September 2016

by Art21 | Sep 30, 2016

The ART21 staff shares their favorite exhibitions on view in New York and around the world.

Artist Jamian Juliano-Villani in her Bedford-Stuyvesant studio, Brooklyn, NY, 2015. Production still from the ART21 "New York Close Up" film "Jamian Juliano-Villani's Painting Compulsion". © ART21, Inc. 2015.

SCREENING 10.1.16 | Bushwick Film Festival

by Art21 | Sep 28, 2016

SCREENING 10.1.16 | Bushwick Film Festival

by Art21 | Sep 28, 2016

The “New York Close Up” film “Jamian Juliano-Villani’s Painting Compulsion” is screening in Brooklyn this Saturday as part of this year’s Bushwick Film Festival.

Tune In: Season 8 Finale Tonight on PBS!

by Art21 | Sep 23, 2016

Tune In: Season 8 Finale Tonight on PBS!

by Art21 | Sep 23, 2016

Tune in tonight at 9pm and 10pm EST for the broadcast premieres of “Los Angeles” and “Vancouver” from “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8.

Season 8 Preview: Diana Thater

by Art21 | Sep 23, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Diana Thater

by Art21 | Sep 23, 2016

In a new preview of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, Los Angeles artist Diana Thater considers her motivations for creating.

#MyArtMyCity: ART21’s Instagram Takeovers

by Art21 | Sep 19, 2016

#MyArtMyCity: ART21’s Instagram Takeovers

by Art21 | Sep 19, 2016

The most-liked posts from all seven of our recent Instagram takeovers, featuring local art around the world with #MyArtMyCity.

SCREENING 9.22.16 | The William Vale

by Art21 | Sep 19, 2016

SCREENING 9.22.16 | The William Vale

by Art21 | Sep 19, 2016

Join ART21 for a panel discussion and free screening of the “New York Close Up” film, “Marela Zacarías’s Great Expectations” at The William Vale Hotel.