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Allan McCollum: “Plaster Surrogates” & “Surrogate Paintings”

by Wesley Miller | Sep 17, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Allan McCollum: “Plaster Surrogates” & “Surrogate Paintings”

by Wesley Miller | Sep 17, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #120: Filmed in his Brooklyn studio, Allan McCollum discusses his Surrogate Paintings (begun in 1978) and Plaster Surrogates (begun …
Barry McGee. Houston Street (NYC), 2010.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 14, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 14, 2010

In this week’s roundup: Barry McGee tags Houston Street in NYC,  Bruce Nauman and Richard Serra contextualize and collaborate, Robert Adams comes to Vancouver, Roni Horn channels Emily Dickinson, and more. …

New guest blogger: Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 13, 2010

New guest blogger: Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 13, 2010

Thanks to Thom Donovan for his excellent exhibition and artists’ books reviews, and interview with the fascinating Primary Information. Follow his writing and projects back on his own site here. …

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Carrie Mae Weems: “Roaming”

by Wesley Miller | Sep 10, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Carrie Mae Weems: “Roaming”

by Wesley Miller | Sep 10, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #119: Carrie Mae Weems describes the impetus for her series Roaming (2006). An investigation into “the edifice of power,” …
Allan McCollum

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 9, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 9, 2010

In this week’s roundup: An-My Lê captures the American armed forces, Allora & Calzadilla explore physical and temporal displacement, Julie Mehretu examines the metaphysical aspects of art, and more! “Memory, materiality, monsters, and motion” provide …

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Laylah Ali: Choreographer Dean Moss

by Wesley Miller | Sep 7, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali: Choreographer Dean Moss

by Wesley Miller | Sep 7, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #118: Dancer/choreographer Dean Moss discusses his collaboration with visual artist Laylah Ali, entitled figures on a field (2005). This …

Fall Previews: Trailer, Teasers, and Slideshows

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 31, 2010

Fall Previews: Trailer, Teasers, and Slideshows

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 31, 2010

William Kentridge in his studio, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2008. William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, production still, 2010. © Art21, Inc. 2010. Fall preview season is upon us, so it’s time …
Lari Pittman, Untitled #1.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 30, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 30, 2010

In this week’s roundup, Lari Pittman takes over L.A., Trenton Doyle Hancock issues a call to color, Tim Hawkinson explores sustainability, Cao Fei exhibits in Poland, and more! Centre Pompidou …

New guest blogger: Thom Donovan

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 30, 2010

New guest blogger: Thom Donovan

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 30, 2010

Thanks to Meg Floryan for her series of posts on the unmistakable relationship between nature and art. Up next is Thom Donovan. Thom lives in New York City, where he …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Eating Your Vegetables Is a Luxury

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 30, 2010

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Eating Your Vegetables Is a Luxury

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 30, 2010

Gastro-Vision launched last August with a two-part post about the trend in urban farming. Interest in sustainable and local food practices continues to spread among creative types and appears to …
Charles Atlas video still.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 23, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 23, 2010

As summer 2010 winds down this week’s roundup gets ready for an exciting fall season when Mark Dion embarks on an expedition in Oakland, Andrea Zittel lands on the Portland …

Announcing Our Latest Film: “William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible”

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 17, 2010

Announcing Our Latest Film: “William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible”

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 17, 2010

Art21 is proud to announce the forthcoming broadcast of our latest film, William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, the first film produced by Art21 for national television broadcast outside of the …
Barbara Kruger

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 16, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 16, 2010

This week in the roundup … Barbara Kruger gets a celebration started, Cao Fei has her eyes on a prize, Cai Guo-Qiang goes in with a bang, Raymond Pettibon is into …

New guest blogger: Meg Floryan

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 16, 2010

New guest blogger: Meg Floryan

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 16, 2010

Thanks to Steven Frost for giving us some amazing insights in fiber art, and extra bonus points for whipping up a fascinating post that combines Catwoman & patriarchy. Next up is …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 9, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 9, 2010

In this week’s roundup, Alfredo Jaar and Andrea Zittell go natural, Bruce Nauman tries to get off the ground, Cai Guo-Qiang answers questions about the impact of social visibility in …

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Mike Kelley: Bad Boy

by Wesley Miller | Aug 6, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Mike Kelley: Bad Boy

by Wesley Miller | Aug 6, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #117: Mike Kelley sets the record straight about being called a “bad boy” throughout his career, describing the shifting …

Lives and Works in Berlin

Lives and Works in Berlin: Summertime

by Anna Milandri | Aug 5, 2010

Lives and Works in Berlin

Lives and Works in Berlin: Summertime

by Anna Milandri | Aug 5, 2010

… and put your car on cruise and lay back cause this is summertime — Will Smith Berlin summers never fail to deliver their own magical moments, the kind that …

New guest blogger: Steven Frost

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 2, 2010

New guest blogger: Steven Frost

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 2, 2010

Thanks to Lincoln Hancock for this extensive chronicling of the NC Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) art scene. Stay tuned for another post or two from him in the …
Jenny Holtzer

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 2, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 2, 2010

Soon after last week’s roundup went live, I discovered a Jenny Holzer event happening in my backyard.  In this week’s roundup, CNN shows William Kentridge drawing apartheid, Scotland shows William …

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Mary Heilmann: Abstract Painting

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann: Abstract Painting

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #116: Mary Heilmann describes a breakthrough she had of combining gestural and hard-edge abstracton in a single painting, combining …
Pepón Osorio, Drowned in a Glass of Water

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 27, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 27, 2010

This week in Roundup read about Pepón Osorio’s drowned art, Allora & Calzadilla getting shortlisted, Janine Antoni in motion, and a Hiroshi Sugimoto/James Turrell art counterpoint. Allora & Calzadilla are …

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Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #115: Doris Salcedo discusses her installation for the Istanbul Biennial, describing how she wanted to create a “topography of …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Wheels Are Rolling

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 21, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Wheels Are Rolling

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 21, 2010

From July 7th through July 14th Art21 hosted our second annual summer institute, Art21 Educators. Art21 Educators is an intensive, year-long professional development initiative designed to cultivate and support K-12 …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Contemporary Art: Who Cares? A Discussion with Karen te Brake-Baldock

by Richard McCoy | Jul 20, 2010

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Contemporary Art: Who Cares? A Discussion with Karen te Brake-Baldock

by Richard McCoy | Jul 20, 2010

IMA Art Conservator Richard McCoy talks to INCCA Central Coordinator Karen te Brake-Baldock about the recent international symposium Contemporary Art: Who Cares? Research and Practices in Contemporary Art Conservation.
William Kentridge Sphinx

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 19, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 19, 2010

This Weekly Roundup features Kentridge’s Egyptian sketchbooks, Louise Bourgeois in The Surreal House, and Mike Kelley’s maiden voyage. Scheduled to coincide with the monographic retrospective devoted to the artist at …

New guest blogger: Lincoln Hancock

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 19, 2010

New guest blogger: Lincoln Hancock

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 19, 2010

Thanks to Paige Johnston for walking us through her recent travels in the Netherlands. Look out for more from her in the coming weeks. Up next is Lincoln Hancock. Lincoln …
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Kimsooja: Art & Everyday Life

by Wesley Miller | Jul 16, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Kimsooja: Art & Everyday Life

by Wesley Miller | Jul 16, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE SUPPORT ART21: Final day! – Art21 seeks 14 donors to add to its list of 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Dear Oliver

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 14, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Dear Oliver

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 14, 2010

You know what I like about Oliver Herring? Pretty much everything. Oliver was generous enough to join us for the 2nd year in a row to jump-start the Art21 Educators …
BMW Art Car, Jeff Koons

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Back after a two-week hiatus Art21 blogger Nettrice R. Gaskins takes the Weekly Roundup baton, so to speak.  In this week’s roundup you’ll read about Cindy Sherman wall decals, crying, …

Calling from Canada

New column: Calling from Canada

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 12, 2010

Calling from Canada

New column: Calling from Canada

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 12, 2010

We are pleased to announce another new column this month, Calling from Canada. Calling from Canada chronicles the burgeoning art scene across the border. The column will deliver the goods …
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Florian Maier-Aichen: Rejecting Tradition

by Wesley Miller | Jul 9, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Florian Maier-Aichen: Rejecting Tradition

by Wesley Miller | Jul 9, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE SUPPORT ART21: In the next 7 days Art21 seeks 26 new donors to add to its list of 100 x …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Shake It Up

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 7, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Shake It Up

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 7, 2010

For about ten summers now I have enjoyed teaching and traveling in some capacity. It’s become increasingly important over the past decade to broaden my own experience as an artist-educator, …

New guest blogger: Paige K. Johnston

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 5, 2010

New guest blogger: Paige K. Johnston

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 5, 2010

Many thanks to Ajay Hothi for his plethora of posts tackling the states of contemporary art and the moving image in the UK. Up next on the guest blog is …
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Jeff Koons: Art History

by Wesley Miller | Jul 2, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Jeff Koons: Art History

by Wesley Miller | Jul 2, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE SUPPORT ART21: In the next 15 days Art21 seeks 34 new donors to add to its list of 100 x …

On View Now

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On View Now | Mind the Gap: Thoughts on Representing the Holocaust through Comics

by Max Weintraub | Jul 1, 2010

On View Now

Art21 Extended Play

On View Now | Mind the Gap: Thoughts on Representing the Holocaust through Comics

by Max Weintraub | Jul 1, 2010

The act of codification that is enshrined in the International Declaration of Human Rights has ensured that the unspeakable has been cut down to size at the very moment that …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 29, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 29, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll read about a retrospective in the Golden State, a pack of wolves in Singapore, a dreamy gift in Berlin, de-monumentalisation in Italy, Oprah culture the …