Articles by Claudine Isé

New Guest Bloggers: Wet Heat Project, Miami

by Claudine Isé | Jul 2, 2012

New Guest Bloggers: Wet Heat Project, Miami

by Claudine Isé | Jul 2, 2012

Our new guest bloggers are Bill Bilowit and Grela Orihuela of Wet Heat Project, a Miami-based independent film production company focusing on contemporary art.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | “Liz Magic Laser Feeeeeeeeeeeeels Your Pain”

by Claudine Isé | Jun 29, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | “Liz Magic Laser Feeeeeeeeeeeeels Your Pain”

by Claudine Isé | Jun 29, 2012

Our latest New York Close Up is now live! Watch Liz Magic Laser direct the premiere of “I Feel Your Pain” at the SVA Theater in Chelsea, Manhattan.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Nancy Spero: Collaboration

by Claudine Isé | Jun 22, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Nancy Spero: Collaboration

by Claudine Isé | Jun 22, 2012

Watch Nancy Spero (1926-2009) discuss how collaborations with other artists activated her work in our latest Exclusive video.

Word is a Virus

New Column: Word is a Virus

by Claudine Isé | Jun 18, 2012

Word is a Virus

New Column: Word is a Virus

by Claudine Isé | Jun 18, 2012

Penned by Carol Cheh, the Art21 Blog’s newest column explores the relationship between art and the written word.

New Guest Blogger: Emily Colucci, Writer and Curator, NY

by Claudine Isé | Jun 18, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Emily Colucci, Writer and Curator, NY

by Claudine Isé | Jun 18, 2012

Our new blogger-in-residence is Emily Colucci, a writer and curator based in New York City.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Eddie Martinez Whistles While He Works

by Claudine Isé | Jun 15, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Eddie Martinez Whistles While He Works

by Claudine Isé | Jun 15, 2012

Watch as Eddie Martinez starts a new, seven-by-ten foot canvas, advancing on and retreating from the composition in a process he likens to boxing.

Praxis Makes Perfect

Meet Our New “Praxis Makes Perfect” Columnists!

by Claudine Isé | Jun 14, 2012

Praxis Makes Perfect

Meet Our New “Praxis Makes Perfect” Columnists!

by Claudine Isé | Jun 14, 2012

Meet the newest contributors to our “Praxis Makes Perfect” column!

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff: Making & Feeling

by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff: Making & Feeling

by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2012

Our latest Exclusive video is now live! “Judy Pfaff: Making & Feeling” features the artist discussing her emotional and creative journey while looking back on past installations.

New Guest Blogger: Nina Horisaki-Christens

by Claudine Isé | Jun 4, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Nina Horisaki-Christens

by Claudine Isé | Jun 4, 2012

Our new blogger-in-residence is Nina Horisaki-Christens, a Brooklyn-based curator, writer and artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Mika Rottenberg & Jon Kessler Wanna Make You Sweat

by Claudine Isé | Jun 1, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Mika Rottenberg & Jon Kessler Wanna Make You Sweat

by Claudine Isé | Jun 1, 2012

Our latest New York Close Up is now live! Watch Mika Rottenberg discuss SEVEN, her 2011 performance collaboration with Jon Kessler commissioned for the Performa biennial.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | assume vivid astro focus: Masks

by Claudine Isé | May 31, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | assume vivid astro focus: Masks

by Claudine Isé | May 31, 2012

In our latest Exclusive video, Eli Sudbrack of assume vivid astro focus discusses the motivations behind the collective’s use of masks during public events and installations.

Art21 New York Close Up

Watch Our Trailer: Eight New Artists To Be Featured in New York Close Up!

by Claudine Isé | May 29, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Watch Our Trailer: Eight New Artists To Be Featured in New York Close Up!

by Claudine Isé | May 29, 2012

Watch the new trailer previewing the eight new artists to be featured in New York Close Up!

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Glenn Ligon: Installing “Warm Broad Glow II”

by Claudine Isé | May 18, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Glenn Ligon: Installing “Warm Broad Glow II”

by Claudine Isé | May 18, 2012

Art21’s latest Exclusive video is now live! Watch “Glenn Ligon: Installing ‘Warm Broad Glow II'” on Art21.org.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Marina Abramović: Embracing Fashion

by Claudine Isé | May 11, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Marina Abramović: Embracing Fashion

by Claudine Isé | May 11, 2012

Art21’s latest Exclusive video, “Marina Abramović: Embracing Fashion” is now live!

New Guest Blogger: John P. Hogan

by Claudine Isé | May 7, 2012

New Guest Blogger: John P. Hogan

by Claudine Isé | May 7, 2012

Meet Los Angeles artist John P. Hogan, the Art21 Blog’s newest blogger-in-residence.

The Art21 Telethon Is This Sunday, May 6!

by Claudine Isé | May 4, 2012

The Art21 Telethon Is This Sunday, May 6!

by Claudine Isé | May 4, 2012

Come to the Art21 Telethon this Sunday, May 6 at Algus Greenspon Gallery in NYC!

Q&A with Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, and assume vivid astro focus

by Claudine Isé | Apr 27, 2012

Q&A with Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, and assume vivid astro focus

by Claudine Isé | Apr 27, 2012

Have a question for Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, or assume vivid astro focus? Send it to Art21, and selected questions will be answered!

New Guest Blogger: Safa Samiezade’-Yazd

by Claudine Isé | Apr 23, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Safa Samiezade’-Yazd

by Claudine Isé | Apr 23, 2012

Art21 blog’s latest blogger-in-residence is Safa Samiezade’-Yazd, a writer and editor who focuses on contemporary art and performance in the Middle East.

Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century Premieres on PBS Tonight!

by Claudine Isé | Apr 13, 2012

Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century Premieres on PBS Tonight!

by Claudine Isé | Apr 13, 2012

Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century premieres nationally tonight and features artists Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Ai Weiwei.

New Guest Blogger: Jamilee Polson Lacy, Independent Curator

by Claudine Isé | Apr 9, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Jamilee Polson Lacy, Independent Curator

by Claudine Isé | Apr 9, 2012

Independent curator and writer Jamilee Polson Lacy is the Art21 Blog’s newest blogger-in-residence.

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Exclusive | William Kentridge: Meaning

by Claudine Isé | Mar 30, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Exclusive | William Kentridge: Meaning

by Claudine Isé | Mar 30, 2012

In our latest Exclusive video, William Kentridge discusses how the physical activities of cutting, tearing and collaging generate ideas and infuse his work with meaning.

New Guest Blogger: Dmitry Samarov

by Claudine Isé | Mar 26, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Dmitry Samarov

by Claudine Isé | Mar 26, 2012

Our newest blogger-in-residence is Dmitry Samarov, a painter, writer and cabdriver who is the author of “Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab.”

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Paul McCarthy: Chaos & Debauchery

by Claudine Isé | Mar 16, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Paul McCarthy: Chaos & Debauchery

by Claudine Isé | Mar 16, 2012

In Art21’s latest Exclusive video, two of Paul McCarthy’s longtime assistants describe the process of sculpting, molding, and fabricating the artist’s large-scale works.

New Guest Blogger: Lisa Anne Auerbach

by Claudine Isé | Mar 12, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Lisa Anne Auerbach

by Claudine Isé | Mar 12, 2012

Our new guest blogger is Lisa Anne Auerbach, an artist who bikes, knits, and runs a publishing house based in a downtown L.A. commune.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard: Zygmunt (1992)

by Claudine Isé | Mar 2, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard: Zygmunt (1992)

by Claudine Isé | Mar 2, 2012

In Art21’s latest Exclusive video, Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard discuss what they learned from one another while collaborating on the 1992 work “Zygmunt.”

New Guest Blogger: Shane McAdams

by Claudine Isé | Feb 27, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Shane McAdams

by Claudine Isé | Feb 27, 2012

Meet our newest guest blogger Shane McAdams, an artist, curator, writer and professor who divides his time between Brooklyn, New York and Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Lari Pittman: Audience

by Claudine Isé | Feb 17, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Lari Pittman: Audience

by Claudine Isé | Feb 17, 2012

Our latest web-only Exclusive features Lari Pittman on the role that spontaneity plays in the construction of his paintings.

New Guest Blogger: Monica Westin, Arts Writer and Educator

by Claudine Isé | Feb 13, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Monica Westin, Arts Writer and Educator

by Claudine Isé | Feb 13, 2012

The Art21 Blog’s newest blogger-in-residence is Monica Westin, a Chicago-based arts writer, educator, and PhD candidate in rhetorical studies.

Access ’12 Is Underway

by Claudine Isé | Feb 10, 2012

Access ’12 Is Underway

by Claudine Isé | Feb 10, 2012

Art21’s first Access ’12 events took place at two venues in Pakistan: the Lincoln Corner in Karachi and the Center of Excellence & Art Design in Jamshoro, Hyderabad.

Art21 New York Close Up

LaToya Ruby Frazier Makes Moving Pictures

by Claudine Isé | Feb 10, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

LaToya Ruby Frazier Makes Moving Pictures

by Claudine Isé | Feb 10, 2012

LaToya Ruby Frazier reveals the personal stories behind her series of videos and photographs of her family in Braddock, Pennsylvania.

Art21 Extended Play

Yinka Shonibare MBE | “Black Artists”

by Claudine Isé | Feb 3, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Yinka Shonibare MBE | “Black Artists”

by Claudine Isé | Feb 3, 2012

Our latest Exclusive video features Yinka Shonibare MBE on his motivation and strategies for getting his work into the art system.

In Memoriam: Mike Kelley (1954-2012)

by Claudine Isé | Feb 3, 2012

In Memoriam: Mike Kelley (1954-2012)

by Claudine Isé | Feb 3, 2012

Art21 mourns the passing of Mike Kelley, whose work mined the rich history of vernacular art and American popular culture.

New Guest Blogger: Aldrin Valdez

by Claudine Isé | Jan 30, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Aldrin Valdez

by Claudine Isé | Jan 30, 2012

Introducing our latest blogger-in-residence: Aldrin Valdez, an artist and writer who is currently a fellow at Queer/Art/Mentorship.

Cairo in Context: Art and Change in the Middle East

New Column | Cairo in Context: Art and Change in the Middle East

by Claudine Isé | Jan 27, 2012

Cairo in Context: Art and Change in the Middle East

New Column | Cairo in Context: Art and Change in the Middle East

by Claudine Isé | Jan 27, 2012

The Art21 Blog debuts a new column focusing on the art scene in Cairo and the Middle East region.

Become an Art21 Access Partner: Host a Screening of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Claudine Isé | Jan 26, 2012

Become an Art21 Access Partner: Host a Screening of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Claudine Isé | Jan 26, 2012

Partner with Art21 to host an Access screening event at your organization or venue.

Art21 Extended Play

Ursula von Rydingsvard | “Becoming an Artist”

by Claudine Isé | Jan 20, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Ursula von Rydingsvard | “Becoming an Artist”

by Claudine Isé | Jan 20, 2012

Our latest, web-only Exclusive video features Ursula von Rydingsvard discussing her family’s early struggles after WWII and its influence on her studio practice today.