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Ambiguity and Teaching with the Photography Robert Adams
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Art21 Extended Play
Ambiguity and Teaching with the Photography Robert Adams
Teaching with and sharing Robert Adams’ photography with students can allow for a broader understanding of what makes a great picture.
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Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Exclusive | William Kentridge: Meaning
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Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible
Exclusive | William Kentridge: Meaning
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.
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Exclusive | Paul McCarthy: Chaos & Debauchery
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Exclusive | Paul McCarthy: Chaos & Debauchery
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.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Balancing Skill-Building and the Formation of Ideas
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Balancing Skill-Building and the Formation of Ideas
Finding a balance between teaching specific skills and techniques with teaching about how to explore process in order to form and pursue ideas is not easy. If you teach in a culture (or department, or school, or district, or university…) that emphasizes skills and techniques as the “meat” of the curriculum, it’s probably a good idea to begin talking about the kinds of skills that everyone really considers “essential”.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Slow Turn
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Slow Turn
On Sunday, the National Art Education Association wrapped up their 65th conference here in New York City and more than ever I am encouraged by the state of affairs at NAEA. In just the past four years, as Art21 has brought contemporary artists such as Mark Bradford, Carrie Mae Weems, Mark Dion and most recently, Janine Antoni and Oliver Herring, the change is noticeable.
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Exclusive | Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard: Zygmunt (1992)
Art21 Extended Play
Exclusive | Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard: Zygmunt (1992)
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.”
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Talking with Janine Antoni and Getting Set for NAEA: Part Two
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni and Getting Set for NAEA: Part Two
Part two of my recent interview with Janine Antoni in advance of her keynote address and workshop at the National Art Education Association’s annual conference here in New York from March 1-4.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni and Getting Set for NAEA: Part One
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni and Getting Set for NAEA: Part One
This week’s column features a brand, new interview with Janine Antoni in advance of her upcoming keynote address and workshop at the National Art Education Association’s annual conference on March 1st here in New York City.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Art21 Educators: Jethro Gillespie and Jack Watson
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Art21 Educators: Jethro Gillespie and Jack Watson
Over the past few weeks I’ve thoroughly enjoyed talking and e-mailing with two more of our current Art21 Educators, Jethro Gillespie and Jack Watson. Jethro teaches Studio Art, 3D Design, Ceramics and other art courses at Maple Mountain High School in Utah while Jack teaches 2D Art and Art History at Chapel High School in North Carolina. Both look for ways to better engage their classes on a consistent basis and avoid “window dressing” projects that may look pretty but aren’t necessarily about very much…
Teaching with Contemporary Art
So, Three Thousand Art Educators Walk Into a Room….
Teaching with Contemporary Art
So, Three Thousand Art Educators Walk Into a Room….
From March 1st through March 4th the National Art Education Association holds their annual conference right here in New York City. Over 3,000 art educators from all levels have the opportunity to attend hundreds upon hundreds of workshops offered by colleagues from close to everywhere across the country.
Here at Art21, we have a few very special things planned….
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Teaching with Contemporary Art in the Elementary Classroom
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Teaching with Contemporary Art in the Elementary Classroom
Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott made some important points in last week’s interview and this week we take the opportunity to point out two of them regarding how teachers construct elementary art-making experiences and use documentation to influence their work.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Art21 Educators: Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Art21 Educators: Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott
This week I want to share a conversation that took place between myself and two of our current, amazing Art21 Educators. Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott teach elementary art education for the Scott and Westdale Elementary Schools in Melrose Park near Chicago. Their work has been inspiring to all of us here at Art21, especially since they are finding ways to work with contemporary art and engage some very young students in the process.
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