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Laurie Simmons at the Metropolitan Museum on Sunday

Laurie Simmons at the Metropolitan Museum on Sunday

THE MUSIC OF REGRET A film by Laurie Simmons Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 3pm The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, The Metropolitan Museum The Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for …

Lecture on An-My Lê at Dia:Beacon

Lecture on An-My Lê at Dia:Beacon

This Saturday, January 26, Luc Sante, Visiting Professor of Writing and Photography at Bard College, will lecture on artist An-My Lê at Dia:Beacon, on the occasion of her show Trap …

James Turrell talk tonight at Mississippi State University

James Turrell talk tonight at Mississippi State University

A rare chance to listen to Season 1 artist James Turrell speak about his work. If you live in the area, this event is not to be missed! [via Crap …

Kiki Smith lecture in Philadelphia tomorrow

Kiki Smith lecture in Philadelphia tomorrow

Artist talk by Kiki Smith (Art:21 Season 2) in Philadelphia Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:00‚Äì6:30 pm Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum 3260 South Street, Penn Campus (accessible from 34th Street entrance) …

Mark Dion talk in Toronto tonight

Mark Dion talk in Toronto tonight

The work of Season 4 artist Mark Dion blurs the boundaries of art, science and natural history. Playing off the human impulse to classify and order phenomena, he frequently creates …

The ICA Philadelphia’s Puppet Show

The ICA Philadelphia’s Puppet Show

Opening tomorrow at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Philadelphia is The Puppet Show, a group exhibition that looks at the imagery of puppets in contemporary art. Bringing together …

Save the date: Ursula von Rydingsvard with Martin Friedman at New York Public Library

Save the date: Ursula von Rydingsvard with Martin Friedman at New York Public Library

Art21 and the Mid-Manhattan Library present a video screening and conversation Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century Season 4: “Ecology” with Ursula von Rydingsvard interviewed by Martin Friedman Monday, February 4th, …

Video: TateShots on Louise Bourgeois

Video: TateShots on Louise Bourgeois

In Issue 9 of the TateShots online video series, Tate curator Frances Morris presents an overview of Season 1 artist Louise Bourgeois current Tate retrospective (on view until January 20) …

Participate in Art21’s brief survey and win a book and DVD!

Participate in Art21’s brief survey and win a book and DVD!

Art21 invites you to participate in a short survey. It has been designed for you tell us a little more about our audience: who you are and what your experience …

More video: Do-Ho Suh at Lehmann Maupin

More video: Do-Ho Suh at Lehmann Maupin

Just posted at Vernissage is a new video of Season 2 artist Do-Ho Suh‘s concurrent shows at Lehmann Maupin‘s Chelsea gallery and new space on the Lower East Side in …

Video: Ann Hamilton’s Tower on SPARK*

Video: Ann Hamilton’s Tower on SPARK*

Our friends at SPARK*, KQED‘s arts program in San Francisco, recently made a wonderful film about the construction of Season 1 artist Ann Hamilton‘s tower at Oliver Ranch. Art21 filmed …

This weekend at the Guggenheim: Collier Schorr speaks on Richard Prince

This weekend at the Guggenheim: Collier Schorr speaks on Richard Prince

This weekend, Season 2 artist Collier Schorr will be introducing a series of vintage film screenings curated by artist Richard Prince (and subject of the concurrent exhibition Richard Prince: Spiritual …

“Martin Puryear: A Panel” – Tuesday at MoMA

“Martin Puryear: A Panel” – Tuesday at MoMA

Through a series of presentations and a moderated discussion, David Levi Strauss, scholar, critic, and chair of the MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department, School of Visual Arts; Judith Russi …

Happy Holidays from Art21!

Happy Holidays from Art21!

  seasons greetings! Art21 is grateful for your support of its films and education programs this year. Many thanks to all of you who hosted or attended screenings, bought DVDs …

Beautiful Losers trailer

Beautiful Losers trailer

Beautiful Losers, the new film about contemporary art and urban creative culture‚Äîprimarily springing from an East- (NYC) and West-coast (San Francisco/LA) do-it-yourself ethos‚Äîthat follows the book and exhibition by the …

Jenny Holzer’s Projections on live feed

Jenny Holzer’s Projections on live feed

More from MASS MoCA: Season 4 artist Jenny Holzer has new projections on view and you can view a live feed from the gallery on the museum’s site. These light …

More video: Ann Hamilton’s Corpus at MASS MoCA

More video: Ann Hamilton’s Corpus at MASS MoCA

Watch video documentation of Ann Hamilton‘s Corpus, installed at MASS MoCA from December 2002 – October 2004. Hamilton was featured in Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 1. View the …

Martin Puryear exhibition videos at www.MoMA.org

Martin Puryear exhibition videos at www.MoMA.org

MoMA features two videos of its current Martin Puryear show on the exhibition’s companion website. The first is a walk-through of the finished show, and the other provides a glimpse …

Video: Krzysztof Wodiczko at SculptureCenter 10-29-07

Video: Krzysztof Wodiczko at SculptureCenter 10-29-07

On October 29, Season 3 artist Krzysztof Wodiczko spoke with cultural theorist and Harvard professor Giuliana Bruno as part of ‚ÄúIn the Open: Art in Public Spaces,‚Äù a BOMBLive! event …

Robert Adams: On the Edge at Fondation Cartier

Robert Adams: On the Edge at Fondation Cartier

Robert Adams, who was recently featured in Art:21 — Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4, recently opened his first solo show in France. On view in the exhibition, titled …

Trenton Doyle Hancock lecture tonight at Carnegie Mellon School of Art

Trenton Doyle Hancock lecture tonight at Carnegie Mellon School of Art

  Season 2 featured artist Trenton Doyle Hancock is the final guest speaker of the year in the Carnegie Mellon School of Art’s Fall 2007 Lecture Series. He will be …

Hiroshi Sugimoto in New York Times’ T Magazine

Hiroshi Sugimoto in New York Times’ T Magazine

“Isn’t It Iconic?”‚Äîphotographs by Season 3 featured artist Hiroshi Sugimoto are published in the Holiday 2007 issue of the New York Times‘ T Magazine. “In his latest passion, Hiroshi Sugimoto …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 29, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 29, 2007

Columbus Museum Patrick Theater 1251 Wynnton Road Columbus, GA 31906 706-748-2562 Season Four at 6:00pm The screening will be facilitated by university professors at Columbus State University. The screenings will …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 28, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 28, 2007

Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts 200 South Madison Street Wilmington, DE 19801 302-656-6466 Paradox at 12:00pm Brown-bag lunch event

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 26, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 26, 2007

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Site 2229 West Second Street Duluth, MN 55806 218-733-7560 Ecology at 6:30pm Screening and discussion. This event is co-presented with WDSE, Duluth Public Television.

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 24, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 24, 2007

Casa Vecina. Espacio Cultural (FCHCMAC) 1er Callejon de Mesones 7, esq. Regina (entre Isabel La Catlica y 5 de Febrero) Centro Historico, c.p. 06080, Ciudad de Mexico Mexico (+ 52 …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 23, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 23, 2007

Casa Vecina. Espacio Cultural (FCHCMAC) 1er Callejon de Mesones 7, esq. Regina (entre Isabel La Catlica y 5 de Febrero) Centro Historico, c.p. 06080, Mexico City Mexico (+ 52 55) …

Spotlight on Paradox: Catherine Sullivan

Spotlight on Paradox: Catherine Sullivan

Catherine Sullivan was born in Los Angeles, California in 1968. She earned a BFA from the California Institute of Arts, Valencia (1992) and an MFA from the Art Center College …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 21, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 21, 2007

Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts 200 South Madison Street Wilmington, DE 19801 302-656-6466 Ecology at 12:00pm Brown-bag lunch event

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 19, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 19, 2007

Duluth Art Institute Lincoln Park Site 2229 West Second Street Duluth, MN 55806 218-733-7560 Romance at 6:30 Screening followed by discussion. This event is co-presented with WDSE, Duluth Public Television. …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 18, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 18, 2007

Frist Center for the Visual Arts Frist Center Auditorium 919 Broadway Nashville, TN 37203 615-259-9325 Ecology and Paradox at 2:00pm The screening will coincide with two new exhibits: The Societe …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 17, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 17, 2007

Chaffey Art Organization Wignall Museum (on the patio) at Chaffey College 5885 Haven Avenue Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737 909-652-6493 Protest at 4:00pm Girly Show artist Kathleen Rogan will read excerpts …

Spotlight on Paradox: Allora & Calzadilla

Spotlight on Paradox: Allora & Calzadilla

Jennifer Allora was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974. Guillermo Calzadilla was born in 1972 in Havana, Cuba. Allora received a BA from the University of Richmond in Virginia (1996) …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 14, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 14, 2007

Holter Museum of Art 12 E. Lawrence Helena, MT 59601 406-442-6400 Romance at 5:30pm Along with the screening, the museum will hold a panel discussion that relates to the theme …

Spotlight on Paradox: Mark Bradford

Spotlight on Paradox: Mark Bradford

Mark Bradford was born in Los Angeles, California in 1961. He received a BFA (1995) and MFA (1997) from the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. Bradford transforms materials …

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 12, 2007

Art21 Access ‚Äò07 Events – November 12, 2007

The Art Association/Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Performing Arts Theater 240 S. Glenwood Jackson, Wyoming 83001 Ecology and Paradox at 7:00pm This event …