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Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Saying Yes

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 28, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Saying Yes

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 28, 2010

Below is a continuation from last week’s column, “Nourishment”, where I began to share excerpts from Carrie Mae Weems’ dialogue with five Baltimore high school students at the most recent …

Soldier On. Culture Wars Returns this Wednesday!

by Marc Mayer | Apr 26, 2010

Soldier On. Culture Wars Returns this Wednesday!

by Marc Mayer | Apr 26, 2010

After March’s event —with over 120 participants spread across 26 teams— Jonathan Munar, Art21’s Web Manager and I are returning to host the next Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 26, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 26, 2010

In today’s roundup, you’ll read about rabbits and cracked eggs, love in the Ole South, community art making in the Twin Cities, an amusement park in Paris, a family of …

New guest blogger: Evan Garza

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 26, 2010

New guest blogger: Evan Garza

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 26, 2010

Thanks to Nettrice Gaskins for her series of scintillating posts on the wonders and complexities of art and community in Second Life. Follow her adventures back on her own site …
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Beryl Korot: “Radical Software” 1970-74

by Wesley Miller | Apr 23, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Beryl Korot: “Radical Software” 1970-74

by Wesley Miller | Apr 23, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS SUPPORT ART21: The countdown is on…there are 85 days left to join the 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign. In 15 days we’ve received …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Nourishment

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 21, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Nourishment

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 21, 2010

Each year the National Art Education Association holds a conference for a few thousand people and streams of art teachers, art professors, artist-educators, museum educators, administrators, starving artists, starving administrators, …

Letter from London

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Letter from London: Everything Must Go

by Ben Street | Apr 19, 2010

Letter from London

Art21 Extended Play

Letter from London: Everything Must Go

by Ben Street | Apr 19, 2010

John Logan’s play Red, currently playing at the Golden Theater, New York, centers around a perennial ethical conundrum many successful artists face: whether or not to “sell out” to corporate …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 19, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 19, 2010

Avant-garde cinema, organic designs, sculpture theory, animal extinction, and more in today’s roundup: Dead or Alive, an exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), will showcase the work …
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Mary Heilmann: Home & Studio

by Wesley Miller | Apr 16, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann: Home & Studio

by Wesley Miller | Apr 16, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS SUPPORT ART21: The countdown is on…there are 93 days left to join the 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign. In 7 days we’ve received …

Looking at Los Angeles

The Ring Festival and the Confined Deep

by Catherine Wagley | Apr 15, 2010

Looking at Los Angeles

The Ring Festival and the Confined Deep

by Catherine Wagley | Apr 15, 2010

All my windows look into windows of other apartments and, on warm days like those we’ve had lately, I’m set up for delicious eavesdropping. I like it best when my …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Laura Thompson at MASS MoCA’s Kidspace, Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 14, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Laura Thompson at MASS MoCA’s Kidspace, Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 14, 2010

Below is the second part of my conversation with Laura Thompson, Director of Exhibitions and Education at Kidspace (part one of the interview can be found here). Many thanks to …
ménage à trois

Participatory Culture & Social Capital in Virtual Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 12, 2010

Participatory Culture & Social Capital in Virtual Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 12, 2010

Art production in virtual 3D worlds usually doesn’t happen in a vacuum.  As a contemporary practice, virtual art can create social capital that provides opportunities for individual and collective action, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 12, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 12, 2010

This week’s roundup is dedicated to the ladies: On Sunday, April 18, a public commemoration will be held for Season 4 artist Nancy Spero (1926-2009) in Cooper Union’s Great Hall. …

New guest blogger: Nettrice Gaskins

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 12, 2010

New guest blogger: Nettrice Gaskins

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 12, 2010

Thanks to Baseera Khan for her thoughtful posts. Follow her work back on her own site, baseerakhan.com. Up next is Nettrice Gaskins. A regular writer for Art 2.1, Nettrice is …

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Julie Mehretu: Painting Conservator Luca Bonetti

by Wesley Miller | Apr 9, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Julie Mehretu: Painting Conservator Luca Bonetti

by Wesley Miller | Apr 9, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Episode #101: Luca Bonetti leads the installation of artist Julie Mehretu’s massive painting Mural (2009) at Goldman Sachs, coordinating a team of installers …

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

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100th Exclusive & William Kentridge Exclusives, Carrie Mae Weems Uncut, the problem with talking, and screenings

by Nick Ravich | Apr 9, 2010

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

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100th Exclusive & William Kentridge Exclusives, Carrie Mae Weems Uncut, the problem with talking, and screenings

by Nick Ravich | Apr 9, 2010

As usual, there’s a lot of production-related ground to cover I’d like to cover.  First, I really need to publicly acknowledge what’s hopefully no longer a private landmark, the release …

Open Enrollment

New Column: Open Enrollment | Meet Our Writers

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 7, 2010

Open Enrollment

New Column: Open Enrollment | Meet Our Writers

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 7, 2010

“It wasn’t till I got to art school that I really understood how art can connect you through human history and the type of reservoir that it could be.” (Jeff …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 5, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 5, 2010

One artist in Rome, four artists in San Francisco, three artist talks from the U.S. to the U.K., and more in this week’s roundup: On April 9, Gagosian Gallery Rome …

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William Kentridge: Pain & Sympathy

by Wesley Miller | Apr 2, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

William Kentridge: Pain & Sympathy

by Wesley Miller | Apr 2, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS We invited viewers to choose the 100th Exclusive video and, with 43% of the vote, William Kentridge emerged triumphant! We’ll debut the four …

Flash Points

Chatting with #class Co-Curator Jennifer Dalton about Ethics

by Hrag Vartanian | Apr 1, 2010

Flash Points

Chatting with #class Co-Curator Jennifer Dalton about Ethics

by Hrag Vartanian | Apr 1, 2010

Last week, the #class exhibition at the Winkleman Gallery closed after a month of functioning as New York’s laboratory for art world gripes, think tank for new ideas, and classroom …

This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…this is Culture Wars

by Marc Mayer | Mar 30, 2010

This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…this is Culture Wars

by Marc Mayer | Mar 30, 2010

Art21 hosted the second installment of Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia with Art21 this past Wednesday, March 24. We were shocked to see over 120 participants gathered at the …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 29, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 29, 2010

A new video installation by Season 1 artist Barbara Kruger is now on view at the Chelsea location of Mary Boone Gallery. The Globe Shrinks (2010) is a multi-channel piece …

New guest blogger: Baseera Khan

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 29, 2010

New guest blogger: Baseera Khan

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 29, 2010

Thanks to Ivan Lozano for bringing video and performance deeper into the conversation. Up next is Baseera Khan. Baseera is a practicing artist and curator living and working in Brooklyn, …

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Susan Rothenberg: Emotions

by Wesley Miller | Mar 26, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Susan Rothenberg: Emotions

by Wesley Miller | Mar 26, 2010

Episode #099: Filmed at her home and studio in New Mexico, artist Susan Rothenberg explains how she transforms personal experiences and feelings into works that can become an “emotional moment” …

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YOU DECIDE: Viewers Choose the 100th “Exclusive”

by Wesley Miller | Mar 23, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

YOU DECIDE: Viewers Choose the 100th “Exclusive”

by Wesley Miller | Mar 23, 2010

That’s right….we’re nearing our 100TH EPISODE of the Exclusive video series and are asking viewers — THAT’S YOU! — to decide which video (and artist) will have the distinction of …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Melancholy photographs, bronze truisms, museum interventions, a giant battleship, and more in today’s roundup: Tonight at 6pm, Season 5 artist Doris Salcedo will speak at the Americas Society in New …

Culture Wars Returns This Wednesday

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 22, 2010

Culture Wars Returns This Wednesday

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 22, 2010

After a well-attended pilot event in January—with over 80 participants spread across 18 teams and music provided by Mary Heilmann—Art21 is returning to host a second installment of Culture Wars: …
Raised Eyebrows/ Furrowed Foreheads: (Black and Blue Eyebrows), 2008. Three dimensional archival print, laminated with lexan and mounted on shaped form with acrylic paint, 57 3/4 x 102 x 6 3/4 inches. © John Baldessari, courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, New York.

Writers Wanted (New York, Berlin, Flash Points)

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 19, 2010

Writers Wanted (New York, Berlin, Flash Points)

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 19, 2010

Art21 currently seeks several freelance art bloggers to contribute to this site on a regular basis. Application processes for each opportunity are different, so please follow instructions or links below. …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: In the Land of Plenty

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 19, 2010

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: In the Land of Plenty

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 19, 2010

Mr. Creosote, the morbidly obese character of the 1983 comedy Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, is a picture of gluttony never to be forgotten. Upon taking his seat in …

Art21 Extended Play

Jeff Koons: Money & Value

by Wesley Miller | Mar 19, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Jeff Koons: Money & Value

by Wesley Miller | Mar 19, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Episode #098: Artist Jeff Koons discusses themes of money, desire, perfection, and moral responsibility. Filmed in his busy New York studio and surrounded …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Cultural Landscapes, Aesthetics, and Tigers: A Conversation with Mitchell Hearns Bishop

by Richard McCoy | Mar 16, 2010

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Cultural Landscapes, Aesthetics, and Tigers: A Conversation with Mitchell Hearns Bishop

by Richard McCoy | Mar 16, 2010

IMA art conservator Richard McCoy speaks with L.A. Arboretum curator Mitchell Hearns Bishop about cultural landscapes within the context of aesthetics and even tigers.

New guest blogger: Ivan Lozano

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 15, 2010

New guest blogger: Ivan Lozano

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 15, 2010

Thanks to Kevin McGarry for his excellent guest blogging and coverage of recent art. Up next is Ivan Lozano. Ivan Lozano is a (mostly) video artist currently working on an …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 15, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 15, 2010

Sparkling Nepalese paper, race and civil rights, a northern island, circular botanics, fluorescent lights, a ton of vinyl records, and a few reviews in today’s roundup: Season 1 artist John …

Report: Olav Velthuis at Juicing the Equilibrium (at Independent)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 12, 2010

Report: Olav Velthuis at Juicing the Equilibrium (at Independent)

by Kevin McGarry | Mar 12, 2010

Amidst the storm of attractions and distractions pummeling New York last week while the art fairs were in town, one event stood out for making an earnest attempt to rehabilitate …

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Julie Mehretu: Studio Assistants

by Wesley Miller | Mar 12, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Julie Mehretu: Studio Assistants

by Wesley Miller | Mar 12, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Episode #097: Filmed in her Berlin studio, a group of Julie Mehretu’s assistants — Sarah Rentz, Damien Young, Erika Fortner and Harmony Murphy …

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

Frederick Wiseman, Orphan Films, FIFA Montreal, & Other Documentary Screenings

by Nick Ravich | Mar 12, 2010

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

Frederick Wiseman, Orphan Films, FIFA Montreal, & Other Documentary Screenings

by Nick Ravich | Mar 12, 2010

Though it’s been a particularly busy past few weeks here at Art21 production HQ – creating new exclusive videos, shooting the preparation and rehearsals for William Kentridge’s Nose production at …