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Introducing ART21 Educators: Year 6

Introducing ART21 Educators: Year 6

by Art21 | Jan 19, 2016

Today ART21 is opening applications to Year 6 of our year-long professional development initiative, ART21 Educators. The program is designed to support K-12 educators interested in bringing contemporary art, artists …

ART21 Magazine’s Year in Art

by Art21 | Dec 23, 2015

ART21 Magazine’s Year in Art

by Art21 | Dec 23, 2015

Our top articles The best performing posts on ART21 Magazine, determined by the number of views. “The Happy Artist” by Eve Peyser | Sep 8, 2015 Eve shares her steps …

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Ten (More) Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

by Art21 | Nov 18, 2015

Flashback

Ten (More) Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

by Art21 | Nov 18, 2015

In last year’s November/December issue we investigated ideas of unrest and revolution, and the ways art can and has innovated in the name of change. The months that followed saw huge …

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Mark Bradford on Prospect.1 New Orleans

by Art21 | Dec 12, 2014

Flashback

Mark Bradford on Prospect.1 New Orleans

by Art21 | Dec 12, 2014

On the occasion of ART21’s new film on Prospect.3 New Orleans, we look back to Mark Bradford’s keynote address at the 2009 National Art Education Association conference, in which the artist discussed his sculpture for Prospect.1.

In Memoriam: Susan Sollins, Art21 Founder & Executive Director

by Art21 | Oct 20, 2014

In Memoriam: Susan Sollins, Art21 Founder & Executive Director

by Art21 | Oct 20, 2014

The board, staff, and community of Art21 mourn the death of Art21’s founder and executive director, Susan Sollins, and commemorate her groundbreaking achievements.

Art21 New York Close Up

“New York Close Up” at the Queens Museum

by Art21 | Apr 23, 2014

Art21 New York Close Up

“New York Close Up” at the Queens Museum

by Art21 | Apr 23, 2014

New York Close Up Co-Producer Wesley Miller to discuss the art market at the Queens Museum.

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Twenty-One Songs from Pinar Yolaçan

by Art21 | Apr 21, 2014

Now Playing

Twenty-One Songs from Pinar Yolaçan

by Art21 | Apr 21, 2014

In this eclectic playlist, artist Pinar Yolaçan mixes funk carioca, Turkish percussion, Afrobeat, early American R&B, and more.

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 3 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 20, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 3 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 20, 2014

A look back at Lynda Benglis, Ai Weiwei, Margaret Kilgallen, and other Art21 artists in this third Exclusive playlist.

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 2 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 19, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 2 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 19, 2014

In today’s Exclusive playlist—the second part of a three-part series—a conservationist, a musician, an educator, and others share their favorite Exclusive episodes.

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 1 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 18, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 1 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 18, 2014

In this first part of a three-part series, art world colleagues and friends share their favorite Exclusive episodes to date.

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Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

by Art21 | Feb 20, 2014

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Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

by Art21 | Feb 20, 2014

In a new previously unpublished interview Florian Maier-Aichen discusses his beginnings as an artist, the evolution of his hybrid practice, and more.

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Jeff Koons: Art Changes Every Day

by Art21 | Jan 30, 2014

Flashback

Jeff Koons: Art Changes Every Day

by Art21 | Jan 30, 2014

Jeff Koons speaks about his relationship with art, his exhibition at the Château de Versailles, and misrepresentations of his work.

Booked

An Interview with Sarah Lewis

by Art21 | Jan 27, 2014

Booked

An Interview with Sarah Lewis

by Art21 | Jan 27, 2014

New York–based curator, art historian, and Yale MFA Critic Sarah Lewis talks about her anticipated first book, The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery.