Articles by Kelly Shindler

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Fantasy

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Fantasy

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

In celebration of the fifth season of Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering this fall on PBS, the current round of Flash Points topics correspond to our upcoming four thematic …

New guest blogger: Adrian Duran

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

New guest blogger: Adrian Duran

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

Many thanks to John d’Addario for his insightful and exciting posts on New Orleans contemporary art scene. Be sure to read his interview with Dan Cameron about Prospect.2, which launches …

New guest blogger: John d’Addario

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 13, 2009

New guest blogger: John d’Addario

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 13, 2009

Thanks to Sharon Butler of Two Coats of Paint for three weeks of fabulous posts. Be sure to follow her daily musings back on her blog here. Up next is …

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Compassion

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 7, 2009

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Compassion

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 7, 2009

In celebration of the fifth season of Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering this fall on PBS, we are accelerating the Flash Points format, tying the next round of topics …

New guest blogger: Sharon Butler

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 22, 2009

New guest blogger: Sharon Butler

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 22, 2009

Thanks to Thomas Micchelli for his thoughtful posts about art and artists old and new. Please follow his pursuits on his own site here. Up next is Sharon Butler. A …

New guest blogger: Thomas Micchelli

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 9, 2009

New guest blogger: Thomas Micchelli

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 9, 2009

A million thanks to Victoria Lichtendorf for providing us with such a rich view of Atlanta’s contemporary art scene. Her stint sets a new record for the greatest number of …

New guest blogger: Victoria Lichtendorf

by Kelly Shindler | May 25, 2009

New guest blogger: Victoria Lichtendorf

by Kelly Shindler | May 25, 2009

Thanks to Kemi Ilesanmi from Creative Capital for her series of engaging interviews and artgoing tips. Up next is Victoria Lichtendorf. Victoria, a museum educator, is a recent transplant from New …

New guest blogger: Kemi Ilesanmi

by Kelly Shindler | May 11, 2009

New guest blogger: Kemi Ilesanmi

by Kelly Shindler | May 11, 2009

Special thanks to Julia Steinmetz for her series of clever and thoughtful posts, many of which took our own current Flash Points topic, “What is the value of art?“ Up …

New guest blogger: Julia Steinmetz

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 27, 2009

New guest blogger: Julia Steinmetz

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 27, 2009

Thanks to Nicholas O’Brien for helping us navigate the complex and compelling world of new media (or, as he likes to put it, ‘newMedia‘). Follow his post-Art21 pursuits back on …

Flash Points

Feeling the pinch: museums and the recession

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 16, 2009

Flash Points

Feeling the pinch: museums and the recession

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 16, 2009

I could preface this post with all sorts of opining about the responsibilities of museums to their constituents and staffs in the face of the ethics crises many are confronting …

New guest blogger: Nicholas O’Brien

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 13, 2009

New guest blogger: Nicholas O’Brien

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 13, 2009

Thanks to Lila Kanner for providing us with insight into the great work of Artadia. Up next is Nicholas O’Brien. Nicholas is a new media artist and filmmaker based in …

Announcing new student artwork Flickr pool!

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 8, 2009

Announcing new student artwork Flickr pool!

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 8, 2009

Educators, have you taught lessons in your classes on the Art:21 series? Students, want a place to showcase your Art21-inspired art? Art21 recently launched a new Student Art Projects pool …

New guest blogger: Lila Kanner

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 30, 2009

New guest blogger: Lila Kanner

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 30, 2009

Thanks to Tim Ridlen for chronicling the art scene in his new adoptive hometown of NYC. Up next is Lila Kanner. Lila joined the staff at Artadia: The Fund for …

Flash Points

Call for writers: new Flash Points topic wants you!

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 26, 2009

Flash Points

Call for writers: new Flash Points topic wants you!

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 26, 2009

Attention writers! Our newest Flash Points topic, Contemporary Art + Economics, launches next week. This time, we’re opening up the editorial process and inviting you to participate. Have an idea …

Sikander Trifecta (incl. talk tonight at Cooper-Hewitt)

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 25, 2009

Sikander Trifecta (incl. talk tonight at Cooper-Hewitt)

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 25, 2009

In New York City? Don’t miss Season 1 artist Shahzia Sikander‘s related activities around town, including an artist’s talk tonight. Her curatorial exhibition, Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent …

New guest blogger: Tim Ridlen

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 16, 2009

New guest blogger: Tim Ridlen

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 16, 2009

Thanks to Audrey Chan, who took on our current Flash Points topic with aplomb, and all the way from France! Keep track of her adventures back on her own site …

New guest blogger: Audrey Chan

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 2, 2009

New guest blogger: Audrey Chan

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 2, 2009

Thanks to Paul Schmelzer for his wonderful series of posts tackling our Flash Points topic head-on. Follow his daily exploits back on his own blog, Eyeteeth. Up next is Audrey …

New guest blogger: Paul Schmelzer

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 23, 2009

New guest blogger: Paul Schmelzer

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 23, 2009

Thanks to Naomi Beckwith for her series of clever and perceptive posts. Up next is Paul Schmelzer. Paul is a Minneapolis-based writer and editor focusing on the intersection of art, …

New guest blogger: Naomi Beckwith

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 2, 2009

New guest blogger: Naomi Beckwith

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 2, 2009

Thanks for Daniel Quiles for his series of inquiries into a wide range of contemporary art issues. Stay tuned for another post from him related to our Flash Points feature …

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Internet…

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 29, 2009

Meanwhile, elsewhere on the Internet…

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 29, 2009

Early supercomputer part (CDC 160A) courtesy of Cedmen Wes covered our iTunes coup already but here are a few other links worth perusing. A double shot of art at NYFA …

New guest blogger: Daniel Quiles

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 20, 2009

New guest blogger: Daniel Quiles

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 20, 2009

  Thanks to Georgia Kotretsos for ringing in the new year with her up-to-date posts on the Greek contemporary art scene. Look out for another post from her in the …

New guest blogger: Georgia Kotretsos

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 6, 2009

New guest blogger: Georgia Kotretsos

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 6, 2009

Happy 2009! The year’s first guest blogger is Georgia Kotretsos, an artist based in Athens, Greece. Kotretsos holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004) …

Flash Points

Letter from London

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 Extended Play

Best of the Art21 Blog, 2008 edition

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 23, 2008

Flash Points

Letter from London

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 Extended Play

Best of the Art21 Blog, 2008 edition

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 23, 2008

With our blog’s redesign in February, we hoped to see the site take off this year with a slew of new features. Following are some of our favorites, all of …

Art21 Guest Blog, Year 1

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 22, 2008

Art21 Guest Blog, Year 1

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 22, 2008

2008 marked the inauguration of many things for Art21 and among the most notable was the introduction of our guest blog. Initially every week and now every two, we bring …

New guest blogger: Elijah Burgher

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 16, 2008

New guest blogger: Elijah Burgher

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 16, 2008

  Thanks to Merrily Kerr for her slew of fabulous posts covering current NYC gallery and museum shows. Follow her adventures back on her home site here. Up next is …

Flash Points

Introducing Flash Points: Controversy & Contemporary Art

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 1, 2008

Flash Points

Introducing Flash Points: Controversy & Contemporary Art

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 1, 2008

FLASH POINTS is a monthly conversational series that focuses on issues relevant to the state of the art world at large, contemporary art education, and issues artists face today. You …

New guest blogger: Merrily Kerr

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 1, 2008

New guest blogger: Merrily Kerr

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 1, 2008

Thanks to Marc Herbst of the LA-based Journal of Aesthetics and Protest for his series of posts covering the intersection of art and politics in his city. Up next is …

New guest blogger: Marc Herbst, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 17, 2008

New guest blogger: Marc Herbst, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 17, 2008

Many thanks to Monika Navarro in Boston for her timely turn on the guest blog. Up next is Marc Herbst, an artist and member of the Journal of Aesthetics and …

An-My Lê on Michael Heizer tonight at Dia

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 10, 2008

An-My Lê on Michael Heizer tonight at Dia

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 10, 2008

As part of Dia’s Artists on Artists lecture series, Season 4 artist An-My Lê will lecture on Michael Heizer tonight at 6:30. Trap Rock, Lê’s 2006-2007 series of color photographs, …

“New York Times” video on Maya Lin’s “Wave Field”

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 10, 2008

“New York Times” video on Maya Lin’s “Wave Field”

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 10, 2008

The New York Times just published a video on Maya Lin‘s Wave Field at Storm King Art Center in upstate New York. Click here to watch it. Wave Field can …

New guest blogger: Monika Navarro

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 4, 2008

New guest blogger: Monika Navarro

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 4, 2008

Many thanks to Catherine Wagley for her thorough and perceptive coverage of the L.A. art scene. Up next is independent filmmaker Monika Navarro. Monika is currently in post-production on her …

New guest blogger: Catherine Wagley

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 20, 2008

New guest blogger: Catherine Wagley

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 20, 2008

Many thanks for Rachel Gagnon for her terrific, in-depth coverage of the St. Louis art scene. You can follow her musings regularly back on the blog she helped start, 2 …

Art21 Extended Play

Special report: Mel Chin’s “SAFEHOUSE”

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 17, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Special report: Mel Chin’s “SAFEHOUSE”

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 17, 2008

Following is an exclusive update from Mel Chin‘s FUNDRED/PAYDIRT team on their latest New Orleans-based project, SAFEHOUSE. Written by Mary Rubin and Amanda Wiles, with photos by FUNDRED, Elliot Coon, …

New Lydia Fong Video

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 10, 2008

New Lydia Fong Video

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 10, 2008

The fine folks at San Francisco’s KQED just released a brand-new film and interview with Art21 artist Lydia Fong, on the occasion of her current show at Ratio 3 Gallery. …

New guest blogger: Rachel Gagnon

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 6, 2008

New guest blogger: Rachel Gagnon

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 6, 2008

Thanks to Hrag Vartanian for a record number of fantastic posts. You can follow his post-Art21 adventures back on his own site, www.hragvartanian.com. For the next two weeks, Rachel Gagnon …

New guest blogger: Hrag Vartanian

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 22, 2008

New guest blogger: Hrag Vartanian

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 22, 2008

  Thanks to Erin Riley-Lopez over at the Bronx Museum for highlighting some very intriguing exhibitions. Up next is Hrag Vartanian, a New York-based writer and critic. Born to Armenian …