How are stories and art intertwined?

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Careful Not to Touch

by Tim Svenonius | Jan 28, 2013

Flash Points

Careful Not to Touch

by Tim Svenonius | Jan 28, 2013

“If you could touch one artwork, in any museum, which would it be? And what would you be seeking?” Tim Svenonius writes for Flash Points.

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Art and Aliens: How Would an Artist Represent Humanity to Extraterrestrial Life?

by Colleen Brogan | Dec 20, 2012

Flash Points

Art and Aliens: How Would an Artist Represent Humanity to Extraterrestrial Life?

by Colleen Brogan | Dec 20, 2012

How might a contemporary artist represent humanity to extraterrestrial life? Guest poster Colleen Brogan considers the possibilities.

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The Undead Tree of Charles Ray

by Caroline Picard | Nov 2, 2012

Flash Points

The Undead Tree of Charles Ray

by Caroline Picard | Nov 2, 2012

Caroline Picard looks at Charles Ray’s “Hinoki” and asks, how does this sculpture–a reproduction of a fallen redwood tree–tell a story about survival, time, nature and humanity?

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Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter Today at 2pm EST!

by Claudine Isé | Oct 26, 2012

Flash Points

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter Today at 2pm EST!

by Claudine Isé | Oct 26, 2012

Today, artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST. Please follow along!

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 22, 2012

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 22, 2012

Artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading on Friday, October 26, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST.

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The Museum as Memory Palace

by Michael Neault | Aug 30, 2012

Flash Points

The Museum as Memory Palace

by Michael Neault | Aug 30, 2012

Our new Flashpoints series on Storytelling kicks off with a look at how museums can weave narratives through the placement of objects in space.

The Storyteller: An Interview with Hera Buyuktasciyan

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Aug 24, 2012

The Storyteller: An Interview with Hera Buyuktasciyan

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Aug 24, 2012

Istanbul-based artist Hera Buyuktasciyan’s projects draw on the stories people tell–some tragic, others triumphant–about family, community, and their relation to individual self-worth.