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Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Tabaimo: “dolefullhouse”

by Claudine Isé | Nov 30, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Tabaimo: “dolefullhouse”

by Claudine Isé | Nov 30, 2012

Our latest Exclusive video is now live! Watch Tabaimo discuss her 2007 animated video installation “dolefullhouse,” whose disparate elements suggest meaning through their interaction.

U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists with the Inaugural Medal of Arts

by Jonathan Munar | Nov 28, 2012

U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists with the Inaugural Medal of Arts

by Jonathan Munar | Nov 28, 2012

Art21 featured artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems are awarded the first-ever Medal of Arts from the U.S. Department of State.
El Anatsui. "Dusasa I," (2007). Courtesy of the artist and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 26, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 26, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on El Anatsui, Josiah McElheny, Julie Mehretu and other artists featured in Art21 programs and documentaries.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Liz Magic Laser Talks to the Hand

by Claudine Isé | Nov 20, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Liz Magic Laser Talks to the Hand

by Claudine Isé | Nov 20, 2012

In our latest NYCU short, Liz Magic Laser develops “The Digital Face” (2012), a new performance that examines hand gestures in contemporary presidential State of the Union addresses.
Trenton Doyle Hancock. Plate of Shrimp, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 19, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 19, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Trenton Doyle Hancock, Cindy Sherman, El Anatsui and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Mary Reid Kelley: “You Make Me Iliad”

by Claudine Isé | Nov 16, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Mary Reid Kelley: “You Make Me Iliad”

by Claudine Isé | Nov 16, 2012

Watch video artist and painter Mary Reid Kelley discuss her work “You Make Me Iliad” (2010), which attempts to reconstitute the experience of women living during the first World War.
William Kentridge in collaboration with Philip Miller and Catherine Meyburgh. "I am not me, the horse is not mine," 2008. © Courtesy of the artist

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 12, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 12, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on William Kentridge, John Baldessari, Allan McCollum and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.

Join Art21 in Supporting Relief Efforts for Hurricane Sandy

by Claudine Isé | Nov 6, 2012

Join Art21 in Supporting Relief Efforts for Hurricane Sandy

by Claudine Isé | Nov 6, 2012

As Art21 returns to its lower Manhattan office after a week with no power, our thoughts are with those still enduring the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The New York Foundation …

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Robert Mangold: Town & Country

by Claudine Isé | Nov 5, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Robert Mangold: Town & Country

by Claudine Isé | Nov 5, 2012

  Our latest Exclusive video is now live! Click to watch Robert Mangold: Town & Country on Art21.org. Filmed at Robert Mangold’s upstate New York home and studio in 2011, …
Carrie Mae Weems. "The Obama Project," 2012. Production still. Image courtesy of the artist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 5, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 5, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Andrea Zittel, Krzysztof Wodiczko, James Turrell and other artists featured in Art21 programs and documentaries.
Ai Weiwei. "Grass-Mud Horse Style," (2012). Image courtesy of the artist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 29, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 29, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Gabriel Orozco, Fred Wilson, Laurie Simmons and other artists featured in Art21’s programs and documentaries.

Flash Points

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter Today at 2pm EST!

by Claudine Isé | Oct 26, 2012

Flash Points

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter Today at 2pm EST!

by Claudine Isé | Oct 26, 2012

Today, artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST. Please follow along!

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 22, 2012

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 22, 2012

Artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading on Friday, October 26, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST.
Judy Pfaff. Humming in 5 Parts, 2012. Photo courtesy of the artist and Ameringer McEnery Yohe.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 22, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 22, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Eleanor Antin, Judy Pfaff, Rashid Johnson and other artists featured in Art21’s programs and documentaries.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Rackstraw Downes: Some Painters

by Claudine Isé | Oct 19, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Rackstraw Downes: Some Painters

by Claudine Isé | Oct 19, 2012

Watch Art21’s latest Exclusive video, where Rackstraw Downes describes why he views the work of some long-deceased painters to be relevant to his own contemporary practice.
Alfredo Jaar. Muxima, 2005. Video, color. 36'. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Lelong, NY.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 15, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 15, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Alfredo Jaar, William Kentridge, Mark Dion and other artists featured in Art21 programs and documentaries.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Erin Shirreff Takes Her Time

by Claudine Isé | Oct 12, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Erin Shirreff Takes Her Time

by Claudine Isé | Oct 12, 2012

Our latest New York Close Up is now live! Watch as Erin Shirreff discusses the creation of her recent video projection, “Lake,” 2012.
© Mary Heilmann; Private Collection, London. Foto Alex Delfanne

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 8, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 8, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on An-My Lê, Raymond Pettibon, Kiki Smith and other artists featured in Art21 programs and documentaries.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | El Anatsui: Language & Symbols

by Claudine Isé | Oct 5, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | El Anatsui: Language & Symbols

by Claudine Isé | Oct 5, 2012

Our latest Exclusive video features El Anatsui discussing the role of language and symbols in his artwork.
Mike Kelley. "Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites, 1991-1999." Photo courtesy of the Perry Rubenstein Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 1, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 1, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Sarah Sze, Robert Adams, Hiroshi Sugimoto and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Walton Ford. The Rolling Stones, Grrr! 2012. Image courtesy of rollingstones.com.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 24, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 24, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara Kruger, Walton Ford and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Lynda Benglis: India

by Claudine Isé | Sep 21, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Lynda Benglis: India

by Claudine Isé | Sep 21, 2012

Watch Lynda Benglis give a tour of the family home of Anand Sarabhai in Ahmedabad, India, a city she’s been visiting and working in for over 30 years.
Ai Weiwei. “Cube Light”, 2008. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 17, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 17, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Cindy Sherman, Richard Tuttle, Shahzia Sikander and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Alejandro Almanza Pereda’s Obstacle Course

by Claudine Isé | Sep 14, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Alejandro Almanza Pereda’s Obstacle Course

by Claudine Isé | Sep 14, 2012

How do artists overcome the hurdles of moving to New York City? Watch Alejandro Almanza Pereda contend with a series of obstacles during his first semester of graduate school at Hunter College.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Catherine Opie: Cleveland Clinic

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Catherine Opie: Cleveland Clinic

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Catherine Opie describes her intentions behind the permanent installation “Somewhere in the Middle” (2011) at Hillcrest Hospital, a branch of Cleveland Clinic, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.
Kerry James Marshall, If They Come, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 10, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 10, 2012

This week’s Roundup has news on Bruce Nauman, Laylah Ali, Rashid Johnson and other artists featured in Art21’s programs and documentaries.
Ellen Gallagher. "Bird in Hand," 2006. Image courtesy of Tate Liverpool.

Art21 New York Close Up

Polyculturalist Visions Revisited

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 4, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Polyculturalist Visions Revisited

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 4, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins revisits themes she first explored in her essay on “polyculturalism” for Art21.org’s Ideas series on “The Culture Wars, Redux.”
Carrie Mae Weems. Afro-Chic (video still), 2010. DVD, 5 minutes, 30 seconds. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. © Carrie Mae Weems.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 3, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 3, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on John Baldessari, Martha Colburn, Ann Hamilton and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.
Barry McGee. "Roseville Trainyards," 1995. Photo by Craig Costello. Courtesy of the artist

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 27, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 27, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Barry McGee, Cai Guo-Qiang, Krzysztof Wodiczko and other artists featured in Art21’s documentaries and programs.
Allora & Calzadilla, Stop, repair, prepare: Variations on 'Ode to joy', No 1 (installation view, Gladstone Gallery, New York), 2008, © Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla. Photo Kaldor Public Art Project.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 20, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 20, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Allora & Calzadilla, Kiki Smith, Fred Wilson and other artists featured in Art21 programs.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Close Encounters with Josephine Halvorson

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 17, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Close Encounters with Josephine Halvorson

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 17, 2012

What’s the relationship between an artist and her subject? Watch our latest NYCU film featuring artist Josephine Halvorson.
Barbara Kruger. "Belief+Doubt," 2012. Photo by Cathy Carver. Courtesy the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 13, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 13, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Barbara Kruger, Oliver Herring, Maya Lin and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Robert Adams. Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969. Photo courtesy the artist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 6, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 6, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Robert Adams, Laylah Ali, Hiroshi Sugimoto and other artists featured in Art21 programs.

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Diana Al-Hadid’s Studio Boom

by Claudine Isé | Aug 3, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

NYCU | Diana Al-Hadid’s Studio Boom

by Claudine Isé | Aug 3, 2012

How do growing a business and maturing as an artist go hand in hand? Watch our latest NYCU short to find out!
Gabriel Orozco. Astroturf Constellation, 2012. Image courtesy the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 30, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 30, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Gabriel Orozco, Cai Guo-Qiang, Shahzia Sikander, and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Sarah Sze: Improvisation

by Claudine Isé | Jul 27, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Sarah Sze: Improvisation

by Claudine Isé | Jul 27, 2012

Watch Sarah Sze discuss the importance of improvisation and spontaneity during her installation process, in Art21’s latest Exclusive video.