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In Memorium: Elizabeth Murray

by Ana Otero | Aug 13, 2007

In Memorium: Elizabeth Murray

by Ana Otero | Aug 13, 2007

It brings Art21 great sadness to announce that Elizabeth Murray, a featured artist in Season 2 of Art in the Twenty-First Century, passed away yesterday, August 12, at her home …

Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 Trailer

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 9, 2007

Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 Trailer

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 9, 2007

Check out the new trailer for Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4, courtesy of our YouTube site. Season 4 premieres October 28 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS. Check …

The Return of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 2, 2007

The Return of Laurie Anderson’s Big Science

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 2, 2007

Laurie Anderson‚Äôs landmark debut album from 1981, Big Science, gets a second life courtesy of the new 25th-anniversary reissue from Nonesuch Records. Along with a remastered version of Anderson‚Äôs chart …

Cai Guo-Qiang wins the Hiroshima Art Prize

by Ana Otero | Jul 26, 2007

Cai Guo-Qiang wins the Hiroshima Art Prize

by Ana Otero | Jul 26, 2007

The New York-based Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, featured in Season 3 of Art in the Twenty-First Century, has been honored with the 7th Hiroshima Art Prize. The prize, awarded by …

Josiah McElheny at Donald Young Gallery in Chicago

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 26, 2007

Josiah McElheny at Donald Young Gallery in Chicago

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 26, 2007

Through August 17, 2007, Donald Young Gallery in Chicago presents a solo show by Season 3 featured artist Josiah McElheny. Cosmology, Design and Landscape‚ÄîPart Two features four new sculptures by …

Lari Pittman and Mark Bradford in Eden’s Edge at Hammer Museum

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 18, 2007

Lari Pittman and Mark Bradford in Eden’s Edge at Hammer Museum

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 18, 2007

Season 4 artists Mark Bradford and Lari Pittman are both featured in the Hammer Museum‚Äôs current survey, Eden’s Edge: Fifteen LA Artists. The show explores art made in Los Angeles …

Jenny Holzer is Twittering

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 17, 2007

Jenny Holzer is Twittering

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 17, 2007

Since May 2007, Season 4 artist Jenny Holzer has been using the microblogging site Twitter as an unusual platform for her text-based work. The Trusim for today? “BEING SURE OF …

Three Art21 Artists in Automatic Update exhibition at MoMA

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 16, 2007

Three Art21 Artists in Automatic Update exhibition at MoMA

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 16, 2007

MoMA‚Äôs new media exhibition, Automatic Update, features work by Art21 artists Laurie Anderson (Season 1), Paul Pfeiffer (Season 2), and Pierre Huyghe (Season 4). Laurie Anderson‚Äôs short film about cloning …

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s Phantom Truck at Documenta 12

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 12, 2007

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle’s Phantom Truck at Documenta 12

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 12, 2007

Season Four featured artist, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, has a new installation on view at Documenta 12 in Kassel, Germany. Manglano-Ovalle, a MacArthur Fellow from 2001 through 2005, presents Phantom Truck, a …

Announcing Art21 Access ’07

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Announcing Art21 Access ’07

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Art21 presents Art21 Access ’07, a nationwide program of film screenings and contemporary art events launching National Arts and Humanities Month in October 2007. Sneak previews of the fourth season …

Collier Schorr’s Cinderella Motel film on New York Times Magazine Web Site

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Collier Schorr’s Cinderella Motel film on New York Times Magazine Web Site

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Cinderella Motel, a new short film by Season Two featured artist Collier Schorr, is currently playing on the New York Times Magazine‚Äôs video channel. The film depicts a group of …

Video: Richard Serra’s Torqued Ellipses at MoMA

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Video: Richard Serra’s Torqued Ellipses at MoMA

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Video walkthrough of Richard Serra‚Äôs sculptures Torqued Torus Inversion (2006) and Sequence (2006), on display at MoMA as part of the exhibition Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years. The exhibition is …

Announcing “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 4

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Announcing “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 4

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 2, 2007

Art21 is proud to announce Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 Premiering on PBS Sundays, October 28 and November 4, 11, and 18 at 10pm Check local listings Art …