Articles by Kelly Shindler

Trenton Doyle Hancock lecture tonight at Carnegie Mellon School of Art

Trenton Doyle Hancock lecture tonight at Carnegie Mellon School of Art

  Season 2 featured artist Trenton Doyle Hancock is the final guest speaker of the year in the Carnegie Mellon School of Art’s Fall 2007 Lecture Series. He will be …

Hiroshi Sugimoto in New York Times’ T Magazine

Hiroshi Sugimoto in New York Times’ T Magazine

“Isn’t It Iconic?”‚Äîphotographs by Season 3 featured artist Hiroshi Sugimoto are published in the Holiday 2007 issue of the New York Times‘ T Magazine. “In his latest passion, Hiroshi Sugimoto …

Allora & Calzadilla’s Apocalypse Now opens Friday at CCA Wattis Institute

Allora & Calzadilla’s Apocalypse Now opens Friday at CCA Wattis Institute

The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco presents the exhibition Apocalypse Now: The Theater of War beginning Friday through January 26, 2008. The show is inspired by …

Laurie Simmons interview in Artkrush

Laurie Simmons interview in Artkrush

Photographer and filmmaker Laurie Simmons has been at the forefront of New York’s contemporary art scene since the late ’70s. One of the featured artists in Season 4 of Art:21 …

Do-Ho Suh at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Do-Ho Suh at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Do-Ho Suh recently opened his fourth solo show at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York. Do-Ho Suh was featured in Season Two of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century. On display …

Jessica Stockholder announced winner of contemporary artist award

Jessica Stockholder announced winner of contemporary artist award

Jessica Stockholder, who was a featured artist in Season Three of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century has been announced the seventh annual winner of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art‚Äôs …

Spotlight on Paradox: Catherine Sullivan

Spotlight on Paradox: Catherine Sullivan

Catherine Sullivan was born in Los Angeles, California in 1968. She earned a BFA from the California Institute of Arts, Valencia (1992) and an MFA from the Art Center College …

Spotlight on Paradox: Allora & Calzadilla

Spotlight on Paradox: Allora & Calzadilla

Jennifer Allora was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974. Guillermo Calzadilla was born in 1972 in Havana, Cuba. Allora received a BA from the University of Richmond in Virginia (1996) …

Spotlight on Paradox: Mark Bradford

Spotlight on Paradox: Mark Bradford

Mark Bradford was born in Los Angeles, California in 1961. He received a BFA (1995) and MFA (1997) from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. Bradford transforms materials …

Spotlight on Ecology: Ursula von Rydingsvard

Spotlight on Ecology: Ursula von Rydingsvard

Ursula von Rydingsvard was born in Deensen, Germany in 1942. She received a BA and an MA from the University of Miami, Coral Gables (1965), an MFA from Columbia University …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 10, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 10, 2007

Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center 106 Metlakatla St. Sitka, Alaska 907-747-8061 Paradox at noon Paradox will be screened as part of the November Saturday noon video series offered by the …

Spotlight on Ecology: Mark Dion

Spotlight on Ecology: Mark Dion

Mark Dion was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1961. He received a BFA (1986) and an honorary doctorate (2003) from the University of Hartford School of Art, Connecticut. Dion’s …

Spotlight on Ecology: Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle

Spotlight on Ecology: Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle was born in Madrid, Spain in 1961, and was raised in Bogotá, Colombia and Chicago, Illinois. He earned a BA in art and art history, and a BA …

Spotlight on Ecology: Robert Adams

Spotlight on Ecology: Robert Adams

Robert Adams was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1937. His refined black-and-white photographs document scenes of the American West of the past four decades, revealing the impact of human …

Spotlight on Protest: Nancy Spero

Spotlight on Protest: Nancy Spero

Nancy Spero was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1926. She received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1949), and honorary doctorates from the School of …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 3, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 3, 2007

Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center 106 Metlakatla St. Sitka, Alaska 907-747-8061 Ecology at noon The screening will be held in the theater of the Sitka National Historical Park visitor center. …

Art21 needs your support!

Art21 needs your support!

Art21 needs your support! As an independent non-profit organization, Art21 relies on donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals to produce its PBS series, education materials, and public programs. Art21 is …

Spotlight on Protest: Jenny Holzer

Spotlight on Protest: Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer was born in Gallipolis, Ohio in 1950. She received a BA from Ohio University in Athens (1972); an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (1977); …

Spotlight on Protest: Alfredo Jaar

Spotlight on Protest: Alfredo Jaar

Alfredo Jaar was born in Santiago, Chile in 1956. He estudied at the Instituto Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura, Santiago (1979) and Universidad de Chile, Santiago (1981). In installations, photographs, film, and …

LA Weekly‘s Pittmania

LA Weekly‘s Pittmania

Doug Harvey of LA Weekly was dazzled by Season 4 artist Lari Pittman‘s recent show at Regen Projects in Los Angeles. “Pittman‚Äôs work still grabs, holds, orchestrates and choreographs attention …

Art:21 Season 4 – PROTEST premieres Sunday, November 4 on PBS!

Art:21 Season 4 – PROTEST premieres Sunday, November 4 on PBS!

Season 2 Protest premieres Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 10 p.m. Check local listings How does contemporary art engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today? …

Spotlight on Protest: An-My Lê

Spotlight on Protest: An-My Lê

This is the first in a series of spotlights on Season 4 artists published the week of their broadcast episode. Episode 2: Protest premieres this Sunday at 10pm on PBS …

Share your thoughts on Romance

Share your thoughts on Romance

Romance, episode 1 of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century Season 4, premiered Sunday night on PBS. We at Art21 are thrilled that the new season, two years in the works, …

Reminder: Krzysztof Wodiczko at SculptureCenter tonight

Reminder: Krzysztof Wodiczko at SculptureCenter tonight

BOMB Magazine and Art21 Present BOMBLive! In the Open: Art in Public Spaces Krzysztof Wodiczko interviewed by Giuliana Bruno TONIGHT at 7pm Join us for the first installment of BOMBLive! …

Art:21 Season 4 – Romance premieres this Sunday on PBS!

Art:21 Season 4 – Romance premieres this Sunday on PBS!

  episode 1: romance premieres sunday, october 28, 2007 at 10 p.m. (check local listings) How do contemporary artists respond to traditionally romantic ideals such as sentimentality, pathos, and the …

Art21 and BOMB Magazine Present Krzysztof Wodiczko at SculptureCenter 10-29-07

Art21 and BOMB Magazine Present Krzysztof Wodiczko at SculptureCenter 10-29-07

BOMB Magazine and Art21 Present BOMBLive! In the Open: Art in Public Spaces Krzysztof Wodiczko interviewed by Giuliana Bruno Monday, October 29, 2007, 7pm Join us for the first installment …

Art:21 PBS site is live!

Art:21 PBS site is live!

Art21’s official website for the PBS series, Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century, https://www.pbs.org/art21, has officially relaunched for Season 4. Read about the 17 featured artists, the 4 new themes, view …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 23, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 23, 2007

Penn State Greater Allegheny 4000 University Drive Frable Building Room 314 McKeesport, PA 15132 Ecology at 1:35pm The Community School 181 Dollar Road Sun Valley, ID 83353 208-622-3955 All four …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 22, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 22, 2007

College for Creative Studies 201 E Kirby Detroit, MI 48202 Ecology at 9:00am College of the Atlantic Gates Auditorium 105 Eden Street Bar Harbour, ME 04609 Protest and Ecology at …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 16, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 16, 2007

Portland State University Cramer Hall 1721 Broadway Portland, OR 97201 503-349-2619 Paradox at 1:00pm Screening for Art Department faculty and students in freshman inquiry course called “The Work of Art.” …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 15, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 15, 2007

College for Creative Studies 201 E. Kirby Detroit, MI 48202 Protest at 9:00am GW Carver Magnet High School 2100 S Victory Dr Houston, TX 77088 281-878-0310 Ecology at 6:00pm Art …

Final Access ’07 NYC Screenings at Brooklyn Museum this Weekend!

Final Access ’07 NYC Screenings at Brooklyn Museum this Weekend!

Brooklyn Museum Saturday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. Screening of Episode 2: Protest Discussion: Season 4 artist An-My L√™ with Wesley Miller, Associate Curator, Art21 An-My L√™ was born in Saigon, …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 14, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 14, 2007

Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street Sydney, NSW 01238 Australia +61 2 9217 0286 Ecology and Paradox screening daily from Oct 1-14. Screenings will take place daily in the museum‚Äôs King‚Äôs …

Event photos: Art21 at El Museo 10-11-07

Event photos: Art21 at El Museo 10-11-07

Art21 and El Museo del Barrio enthusiasts braved the pouring rain last night to view the New York premiere of Paradox from Season 4. A lively discussion between Art21’s Executive …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 10, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 10, 2007

Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street Sydney, NSW 01238 Australia +61 2 9217 0286 Ecology and Paradox screening daily from Oct 1-14. Screenings will take place daily in the museum‚Äôs King‚Äôs …

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 9, 2007

Art21 Access ’07 Events – October 9, 2007

Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street Sydney, NSW 01238 Australia +61 2 9217 0286 Ecology and Paradox screening daily from Oct 1-14. Screenings will take place daily in the museum‚Äôs King‚Äôs …