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Introducing ART21 Educators: Year 6

Introducing ART21 Educators: Year 6

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

ART21 Magazine’s Year in Art

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

Flashback

Ten (More) Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

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

Flashback

Mark Bradford on Prospect.1 New Orleans

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.

Susan Sollins, ART21 Founder & Executive Director

In Memoriam: Susan Sollins, Art21 Founder & Executive Director

In Memoriam: Susan Sollins, Art21 Founder & Executive Director

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

Art21 New York Close Up

“New York Close Up” at the Queens Museum

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

Now Playing

Twenty-One Songs from Pinar Yolaçan

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)

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 3 of 3)

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)

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 2 of 3)

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)

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 1 of 3)

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

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Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

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

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Jeff Koons: Art Changes Every Day

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

Booked

An Interview with Sarah Lewis

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.

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Yinka Shonibare MBE: Welcome Guests

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Yinka Shonibare MBE: Welcome Guests

Yinka Shonibare MBE talks about his collaborative process, his vision for an artist’s residency and community, and the meaning of failure.

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Twenty-One Songs from Sam Gordon

Now Playing

Twenty-One Songs from Sam Gordon

A playlist featuring artists and musicians who “fail to draw within the lines,” including Yoko One, Steve Reich, and Men.

Postcards

Postcard from Brendan Fernandes

Postcards

Postcard from Brendan Fernandes

A new magazine project featuring postcards from contemporary artists living or working outside of the United States.

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Six Artists on Becoming Artists

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Six Artists on Becoming Artists

A roundup of Exclusive films in which Art21 artists talk about becoming or being artists.

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Kimsooja: It Was Just a Dream

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Kimsooja: It Was Just a Dream

Artist Kimsooja discusses her path to becoming an artist, her earliest influences, and her “breathing room” installations.

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Jacolby Satterwhite

Now Playing

Jacolby Satterwhite

New York Close Up artist Jacolby Satterwhite shares the top twenty-one songs playing in his studio.

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Allan McCollum: In Charge of His Own Destiny

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Allan McCollum: In Charge of His Own Destiny

Artist Allan McCollum reflects on early influences, from his famous uncle Jon Gnagy to post-war mass production and science fiction films.

Staff Pick

Staff Pick: Rain Room

Staff Pick

Staff Pick: Rain Room

Development Associate, KC Forcier,