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New guest blogger: Kelly Huang

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 26, 2009

New guest blogger: Kelly Huang

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 26, 2009

Thanks to Nathan Townes-Anderson for his copious posting and excerpts from all walks of art history. Follow him back on his own site, Nathantown. Up next is Kelly Huang. Kelly …

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Mary Heilmann | Inspiration

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 23, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann | Inspiration

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 23, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her Long Island studio, Mary Heilmann discusses two inspirations for her work: tea bowls that adhere to the Japanese aesthetic philosophy …

In Memoriam: Nancy Spero (1926-2009)

by Marc Mayer | Oct 19, 2009

In Memoriam: Nancy Spero (1926-2009)

by Marc Mayer | Oct 19, 2009

Nancy Spero. Art in the Twenty-First Century, production still, 2007. Season 4, Episode: Protest. © Art21, Inc. 2007. This morning, we at Art21 were sad to learn that Nancy Spero …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 19, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 19, 2009

New photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto (Season 3) are on view at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco through October 31. Sugimoto’s latest body of work titled Lightning Fields depicts electricity. To …

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Carrie Mae Weems | Thirteen Questions for Wynton Marsalis & Cornel West

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 16, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Carrie Mae Weems | Thirteen Questions for Wynton Marsalis & Cornel West

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 16, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: As part of a panel discussion moderated by Baraka Sele at the 20th National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, artist Carrie …

Art:21 Season 5 “Fantasy” Tonite on PBS at 10pm ET!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 14, 2009

Art:21 Season 5 “Fantasy” Tonite on PBS at 10pm ET!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 14, 2009

The premiere of Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 5 continues tonight on PBS at 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) with the episode Fantasy, featuring Cao Fei, Mary Heilmann, …

A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems Thursday at Columbia University

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 14, 2009

A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems Thursday at Columbia University

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 14, 2009

A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems and Patricia J. Williams Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m. Columbia University, Jerome Green Hall, Room 102 West 116th Street between Amsterdam Ave and Morningside …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 12, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 12, 2009

A new installation by James Turrell (Season 1) — a light-filled space in the tradition of his Ganzfeld Pieces — will open at the Wolfsburg Art Museum in Germany on …

New guest blogger: Nathan Townes-Anderson

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 12, 2009

New guest blogger: Nathan Townes-Anderson

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 12, 2009

Thanks to Bryce Dwyer for his series of enlightening posts on artist residencies around the country. Follow his adventures with InCUBATE here. Up next is Nathan Townes-Anderson, an artist and …

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Josiah McElheny | History & Originality

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 9, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny | History & Originality

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 9, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Josiah McElheny discusses the relationship between artworks and the context in which they were created, highlighting the distinctions between history and …

Full Episodes of Art:21 Available Online!

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 9, 2009

Full Episodes of Art:21 Available Online!

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 9, 2009

Earlier this week, with help from the fabulous team at PBS, we added the complete Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century series—16 full episodes from Seasons 1 through 4—to the PBS …

Meet the Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen | Ask Your Question Here

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 8, 2009

Meet the Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen | Ask Your Question Here

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 8, 2009

Meet the Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen Friday, October 9, 7:00 p.m. Apple Store, SoHo 103 Prince Street FREE As part of Art21’s Access 09 initiative celebrating Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century …

ART:21 SEASON 5 PREMIERES TONITE ON PBS!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 7, 2009

ART:21 SEASON 5 PREMIERES TONITE ON PBS!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 7, 2009

The wait is over–Season 5 of Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century is here! The new season begins tonight on PBS at 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) with the episode …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 5, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 5, 2009

Vital Signals: Japanese and American Video Art from the 1960s and 70s is a three-part screening program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Presented in collaboration with Electronic …

Reminder: Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny at New York Public Library Tomorrow

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2009

Reminder: Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny at New York Public Library Tomorrow

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2009

A Conversation with Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny Season 5 artist Allan McCollum will be speaking with Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny at the New York Public Library tomorrow, following …

Season 5 Starts This Wednesday, October 7!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2009

Season 5 Starts This Wednesday, October 7!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2009

The wait is over. Season 5 of Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century begins airing this week on PBS. The season kicks off with the episode Compassion, featuring William Kentridge, Doris …

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Richard Tuttle | Pollock & Tiffany

by Wesley Miller | Oct 2, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Richard Tuttle | Pollock & Tiffany

by Wesley Miller | Oct 2, 2009

Artist Richard Tuttle pays homage to American art giants Jackson Pollock and Louis Comfort Tiffany, placing his work in an aesthetic tradition that spans abstraction and craft, expressionism and pragmatism. …

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles: Berlin Wall Falls in L.A.

by Catherine Wagley | Oct 1, 2009

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles: Berlin Wall Falls in L.A.

by Catherine Wagley | Oct 1, 2009

Tuesday night, former U.S. Ambassador Richard Barkley called East Berlin a “profoundly boring place,” drab and depressing compared to other places he’d been. His callous observation loosely framed a panel …

Allan McCollum at the New York Public Library Oct 6 | Ask a Question

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

Allan McCollum at the New York Public Library Oct 6 | Ask a Question

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

UPDATE: Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny has been added to the event. A Conversation with Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 p.m New York Public Library South …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ottawa Without a Passport

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 30, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ottawa Without a Passport

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 30, 2009

On Monday I had the pleasure of working with 26 teachers from a variety of settings in the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District… located in western Michigan. That’s right, Michigan. …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 28, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 28, 2009

Season 4 artist Mark Bradford has been awarded the 2009 MacArthur “Genius” Award. The MacArthur Fellows Program, as it is also known, awards unrestricted fellowships to individuals who have shown …

New guest blogger: Bryce Dwyer

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 28, 2009

New guest blogger: Bryce Dwyer

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 28, 2009

Thanks to Max Weintraub for his considerate and considerable series of posts on Sally Mann, Roxy Paine, Salvador Dali, and the Pictures Generation (don’t miss the lengthy debate that ensued …

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Arturo Herrera | Failure

by Jonathan Munar | Sep 25, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Arturo Herrera | Failure

by Jonathan Munar | Sep 25, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In his Berlin studio, Arturo Herrera discusses the importance of accepting failure in order to be able to learn and grow as …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Art of the Pub

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Art of the Pub

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision is a new monthly column dedicated to all things food in contemporary art and visual culture. Yara El-Sherbini has used pubs as a site for her work for the …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Proud Flesh is up through October 31 at Gagosian Gallery.  Sally Mann‘s (Season 1) new body of work focuses on a photographic study of her husband, taken over a period …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 18, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 18, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M] Here’s some more arty food for you, some in places that you may find  unexpected… Letter from London – Beck to the Future!  (Art History on Fox News!?!) Thank …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Krzysztof Wodiczko interviewed by Giuliana Bruno

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 18, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Krzysztof Wodiczko interviewed by Giuliana Bruno

by BOMB Magazine | Sep 18, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’re featuring a BOMB contributor relating to a Season 5 artist. This week, inspired by Kimsooja’s videos and installations, we’re …

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Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

While painting in her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses the imperative she feels to make things and the nuanced relationship of political and personal events to the work. …

Hot Off the Presses: Season 5 Book!

by Wesley Miller | Sep 15, 2009

Hot Off the Presses: Season 5 Book!

by Wesley Miller | Sep 15, 2009

The Season 5 Book is here! At 224 pages and over 400 illustrations, the book also includes an introductory essay by Art21 Executive Producer and Curator Susan Sollins. (Oreos sold …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

New works by Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny are on view at Andrea Rosen Gallery through Oct. 17. The centerpiece of the exhibition is an eight-foot tall sculpture based on …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Beck to the Future!

by Ben Street | Sep 14, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Beck to the Future!

by Ben Street | Sep 14, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkcvrV4UhTM] The “cultural cringe” – the crippling inferiority complex that members of a particular country feel about their homeland, as evidenced in the bluffed provenance of just about every college …

New guest blogger: Max Weintraub

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 14, 2009

New guest blogger: Max Weintraub

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 14, 2009

Many thanks to Dehlia Hannah for her series of fascinating posts exploring the intersection of art and science: Unnatural Histories, Hybrids, and Fabricating the DNA Fingerprint. Now blogging for us …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at Art21: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 11, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at Art21: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 11, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J_XpDRJX-Y] Hungry? Here’s some arty brain food for you all… “Sometimes the most interesting thing about an artist is the disparity between their work and the established perception of it. …

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Ida Applebroog | City & Country

by Wesley Miller | Sep 11, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Ida Applebroog | City & Country

by Wesley Miller | Sep 11, 2009

Artist Ida Applebroog discusses the differences between making work and living in New York City versus her home in Upstate New York. Ida Applebroog propels her paintings and drawings into …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 4, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Sep 4, 2009

It’s on the table! Enjoy! Where in the world are Art21 artists? Everywhere…and Nicole Caruth gives us the scoop. Hrag introduces Ellen Pearlman, a Brooklyn & Beijing-based writer, curator, critic …

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Jessica Stockholder | Becoming An Artist

by Wesley Miller | Sep 4, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Jessica Stockholder | Becoming An Artist

by Wesley Miller | Sep 4, 2009

Artist Jessica Stockholder recounts her earliest memories of wanting to become an artist while she and her son Charlie paint and draw in the basement of their home in New …