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Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Eddie Martinez Whistles While He Works

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.

Doris Salcedo. A Flor de Piel 2011 - 2012. Image courtesy the artist and White Cube

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 11, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 11, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Doris Salcedo, Do Ho Suh, Paul McCarthy and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.

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.

Art21 New York Close Up

Double Premiere Friday! Mika Rottenberg & Jon Kessler cast all shapes & sizes

by Nick Ravich | Jun 1, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Double Premiere Friday! Mika Rottenberg & Jon Kessler cast all shapes & sizes

by Nick Ravich | Jun 1, 2012

As promised this Friday’s release is a double premiere—it’s the first film featuring one of New York Close Up’s eight new artists as well as the first film featuring 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!

Kiki Smith. Chorus at The Last Lot. Photo courtesy Billy Farrell Agency/bfanyc.com.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 28, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 28, 2012

This Memorial Day Weekly Roundup includes news on Kiki Smith, John Baldessari, and other artists featured in Art21’s television and online programs.

Arturo Herrera. Detail from Chicago (2012). ©Arturo Herrera, courtesy Corbett vs. Dempsey.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 21, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 21, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Arturo Herrera, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman and other artists featured in Art21 programs.

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!

Rashid Johnson. Triple Consciousness (2009). Courtesy MCA Chicago. Collection of Dr. Daniel S. Berger, Chicago.

Art21 New York Close Up

The Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 16, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

The Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 16, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Rashid Johnson, Lynda Benglis, Kalup Linzy and other Art21 artists.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 Extended Play

Ambiguity and Teaching with the Photography Robert Adams

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 11, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 Extended Play

Ambiguity and Teaching with the Photography Robert Adams

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 11, 2012

Teaching with and sharing Robert Adams’ photography with students can allow for a broader understanding of what makes a great picture.

Catherine Sullivan, Ice Floes of Franz Joseph Land, 2003, 35 mm production still, credit: Kacper Skowron.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 2, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 2, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Catherine Sullivan, Mark Dion, Marina Abramović and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.

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.

Charles Atlas. Views on Video (2005). Image courtesy the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 26, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 26, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Charles Atlas, Elizabeth Murray, William Kentridge and other artists featured on Art21 programs.

Computer rendering for Mystery Circle: Explosion Event for The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2012. Courtesy Cai Studio.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 19, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 19, 2012

This week’s roundup features news on Cai Guo-Qiang, Glenn Ligon, Kiki Smith and many more Art21 featured artists.

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.

Allora & Calzadilla. Body in Flight (Delta), 2011, U.S. Pavilion, 54th International Art Exhibition, presented by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Photo by Andrew Bordwin.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 12, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 12, 2012

This week’s roundup features the latest news on Allora & Calzadilla, William Kentridge, Cai Guo-Qiang, and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.

Sarah Sze. Finding a Home Fixed Points (2012). Mudam Luxembourg, Courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London@ Photo: Andres Lejona.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 5, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 5, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Sarah Sze, Cindy Sherman, LaToya Ruby Frazier, and other artists featured in Art21’s programs and documentaries.

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.”

Charles Atlas. The Illusion of Democracy, installation view (2012). Photo courtesy Luhring Augustine Bushwick.

Art21 New York Close Up

The Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 27, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

The Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 27, 2012

This week’s roundup is chock-full of news about the latest exhibitions and activities of Art21 artists, including Charles Atlas, Jessica Stockholder, Sarah Sze and others.

John Baldessari, "Brain/Cloud (with Seascape and Palm Tree)," 1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA. Photo courtesy of The La Jolla Community Foundation.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 20, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 20, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Martin Puryear, Walton Ford, Tim Hawkinson and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.

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.

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Broadcasting Nostalgic

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Feb 15, 2012

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Broadcasting Nostalgic

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Feb 15, 2012

Wiriadjaja takes a break from thesis writing to visit Luminance, an exhibition that explores how we interact with digital media in the physical world.

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.

Mike Kelley: 1954-2012. Kandor 10 A (Grotto) at Gagosian Gallery (2011). Photo courtesy Fredrik Nilsen, Gagosian Gallery.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 6, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 6, 2012

In this week’s roundup we remember Mike Kelley, and get the latest news on Bruce Nauman, Eleanor Antin, Judy Pfaff and other Art21 artists.

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.

Kiki Smith. Blue Moon III, 2011. Cast 1 of 3. © Kiki Smith/ Courtesy The Pace Gallery Photo courtesy of Melissa Christy / Walla Walla Foundry.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 30, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 30, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Kiki Smith, Paul McCarthy, Laurie Anderson and other Art21 artists.

Mark Dion. The South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit: The Uniforms, 2006. Courtesy Miami Art Museum.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 23, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 23, 2012

This week’s roundup includes the latest news on Mark Dion, Janine Antoni, Rashid Johnson and other Art21 artists.

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.

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Nature and Nurture

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Jan 18, 2012

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Nature and Nurture

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Jan 18, 2012

A teaching assistantship with processing guru Daniel Shiffman provides food for thought as Antonius Wiriadjaja looks ahead to life after Tisch’s ITP program.

Art21 Extended Play

Laurie Simmons: Actress Meryl Streep

by Claudine Isé | Jan 6, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Laurie Simmons: Actress Meryl Streep

by Claudine Isé | Jan 6, 2012

Our latest “Exclusive” video short has just gone live! Watch photographer Laurie Simmons as she directs scenes for her 2007 film, which starred Meryl Streep.