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The Walker Curates the News: 12.22.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 22, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.22.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 22, 2014

Like Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo, artist Renzo Martens wants to build an “extravagant and beautiful” arts center in the jungle, and next month he’ll begin to realize his five-year plan: …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 22, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 22, 2014

Ai Weiwei’s commissioned project for the Vancouver Biennale (British Columbia) was recently unveiled in Harbour Green Park. F Grass is composed of 1,328 tufts of iron that form the letter F, which can only …

Art21 Extended Play

Joan Jonas Lets the Ink Fly

by Ian Forster | Dec 19, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Joan Jonas Lets the Ink Fly

by Ian Forster | Dec 19, 2014

Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Joan Jonas drawing in her Manhattan studio, and on stage at the Umeå Jazz Festival in Sweden.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 15, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 15, 2014

Lucas Blalock photographs hot dogs, Jenny Holzer exhibits her Chinese-language LEDs, and more in this roundup of ART21-featured artists.

The Walker Curates the News: 12.15.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 15, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.15.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 15, 2014

“Is a museum a database?” As a symbolic representation of our society, “the museum has become contingent on a metabolism that is eager to mimic the logic of the database, …

Art21 Artist to Artist

Kerry James Marshall at Prospect.3

by Ian Forster | Dec 12, 2014

Art21 Artist to Artist

Kerry James Marshall at Prospect.3

by Ian Forster | Dec 12, 2014

Chicago-based artist Kerry James Marshall travels to the Prospect.3 biennial in New Orleans, Louisiana and speaks with six fellow artists and one collective: Zarouhie Abdalian, William Cordova, Lonnie Holley, Yun-Fei Ji, Christopher Myers, and The Propeller Group.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 9, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 9, 2014

Barry McGee lends his work to Beats by Dre, Marina Abramovic shoots a new film, Shazhia Sikander contributes to The New York Times, and more in this week’s roundup of ART21-featured artists.

The Walker Curates the News: 12.08.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 8, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.08.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 8, 2014

Do #blacklivesmatter to the art world? Not when it really counts, writes an African American woman working in arts PR: “It’s not like my colleagues don’t know how to talk …

Art21 New York Close Up

Bryan Zanisnik Goes to the Meadowlands

by Jonathan Munar | Dec 5, 2014

Art21 New York Close Up

Bryan Zanisnik Goes to the Meadowlands

by Jonathan Munar | Dec 5, 2014

In new film from the ART21 New York Close Up series, artist Bryan Zanisnik hikes through the New Jersey Meadowlands landscape and exhibits his work “Meadowlands Picaresque” at the Brooklyn Museum.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 4, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 4, 2014

New aerial and landscape photographs by Florian Maier-Aichen are on view in his fifth solo exhibition at Blum & Poe (Los Angeles, CA). “Maier-Aichen returns to some of the locations he visited upon …

The Walker Curates the News: 12.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 1, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 1, 2014

While trying to photograph the 1,000+ CCTV cameras in London’s congestion zone this October, James Bridle found himself under citizen’s arrest. Bridle hopes to complete his project with a Flickr …

Art21 Extended Play

Tania Bruguera’s Petition to the Pope

by Ian Forster | Nov 28, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Tania Bruguera’s Petition to the Pope

by Ian Forster | Nov 28, 2014

Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Tania Bruguera collecting signatures as part of her project The Francis Effect.

The Walker Curates the News: 11.24.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 24, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 11.24.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 24, 2014

An artist who has “figured out a way to make the perils of our time accessible,” Paul Chan has won the $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize. Working in video, 2D and …

Art21 Extended Play

Where in the World Is Leonardo Drew?

by Ian Forster | Nov 21, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Where in the World Is Leonardo Drew?

by Ian Forster | Nov 21, 2014

In today’s ART21 Exclusive artist Leonardo Drew discusses the importance of travel in relationship to his artwork.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 19, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 19, 2014

Daniel Gordon exhibits new still lifes, Kara Walker deconstructs her sugar sphinx, and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 11.17.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 17, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 11.17.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 17, 2014

Changing realities of the modern family have increased the need for a serious dialogue, as evidenced by the reactions to Gillian Wearing’s A Real Birmingham Family. Commissioned by Ikon Gallery, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 13, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 13, 2014

Jacolby Satterwhite dances in the cosmos, Carrie Mae Weems goes solo in the UK, Paul McCarthy brings chocolate to France, and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 11.10.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 10, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 11.10.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 10, 2014

Created as a tool to foster understanding, Pittsburgh’s Conflict Kitchen, which serves cuisine from countries with which the US is in conflict, has shut down after receiving death threats over …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 5, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 5, 2014

Trevor Paglen uncovers government code names, El Anatsui manipulates newspaper printing plates, David Altmejd has a retrospective in France, and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 11.03.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 3, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 11.03.14

by Walker Art Center | Nov 3, 2014

The Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers is calling for the ouster of Museo Reina Sofía director Manuel Borja-Villel over a show it deems “anti-Catholic.” On view through February 9, 2015, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 28, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 28, 2014

Judy Pfaff has three shows in New York, LaToya Ruby Frazier talks about her new book, Carrie Mae Weems heads to Carnegie Hall, and more in this week’s roundup of ART21-featured artists.

The Walker Curates the News: 10.27.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 27, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 10.27.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 27, 2014

Finally embraced by museums that long considered him a pariah for his critiques of institutional power, Hans Haacke’s critical eye remains unchanged: his new exhibition at Paula Cooper includes a …

Premiering Tonight on PBS: Season 7 of ART21 “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 24, 2014

Premiering Tonight on PBS: Season 7 of ART21 “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 24, 2014

ART21 returns to PBS tonight with a new season of the Peabody Award-winning series Art in the Twenty-First Century.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 21, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 21, 2014

Abraham Cruzvillegas discusses architectural influences, David Brooks and Mark Dion argue species virtuosity, and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 10.20.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 20, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 10.20.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 20, 2014

“My only commitment—my only doctrine—is to not let the dust settle,” says director/artist Steve McQueen, a sentiment that’s reinforced by his new video and sculptural works, which address racism and …

Susan Sollins, ART21 Founder & Executive Director

In Memoriam: Susan Sollins, Art21 Founder & Executive Director

by Art21 | Oct 20, 2014

In Memoriam: Susan Sollins, Art21 Founder & Executive Director

by Art21 | Oct 20, 2014

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

Mariah Robertson’s Chemical Reactions

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 17, 2014

Art21 New York Close Up

Mariah Robertson’s Chemical Reactions

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 17, 2014

In a new ART21 New York Close Up film, artist Mariah Roberston experiments with photographic chemistry in her Brooklyn darkroom, leading to a striking series of colorful cameraless abstractions.

Season 7 Preview: Abraham Cruzvillegas

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 16, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Abraham Cruzvillegas

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 16, 2014

In this preview from ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 7, artist Abraham Cruzvillegas discusses the concept of “autoconstrucción” as an insight into his own artistic practice.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 14, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 14, 2014

Matthew Ritchie investigates cinematic landscapes, Richard Tuttle exhibits textiles in London, Marina Abramović returns to New York, and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 10.13.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 13, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 10.13.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 13, 2014

“It’s important to give the ones who seem to be invisible the possibility to be visible, to be heard,” says artist Krzysztof Wodiczko while talking about his new Homeless Projection. …

Season 7 Preview: Tania Bruguera

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 9, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Tania Bruguera

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 9, 2014

In this preview from ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 7, artist Tania Bruguera introduces the origins of her long-term project Immigrant Movement International.

The Walker Curates the News: 10.06.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 6, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 10.06.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 6, 2014

Ralph Lemon’s Scaffold Room is “one of the headiest and most beautiful things I’ve seen in I don’t know how long,” writes Claudia La Rocco in Artforum. Struggling to describe the work, she …

Season 7 Preview: Thomas Hirschhorn

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 2, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Thomas Hirschhorn

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 2, 2014

In this preview from ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 7, artist Thomas Hirschhorn describes the importance of having community support when creating his temporary monument projects.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 29, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 29, 2014

Trevor Paglen and Jenny Holzer investigate government operations, Kimsooja installs a needle upstate, Thomas Hirschhorn responds to the question “Does it function?,” and more in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 09.29.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 29, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 09.29.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 29, 2014

“I have a problem with the idea that contemporary art can only be presented in a white box.”

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring’s Big Art Party

by Ian Forster | Sep 26, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring’s Big Art Party

by Ian Forster | Sep 26, 2014

Today’s ART21 Exclusive follows artist Oliver Herring around Madison Square Park as he organizes his largest TASK Party to date.