Columns & Features

Writer-in-Residence

A Quiet Kind of Act

by Elizabeth Devlin | May 29, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

A Quiet Kind of Act

by Elizabeth Devlin | May 29, 2014

In her final piece for the “Value” issue, writer-in-residence Elizabeth Devlin profiles Boston-based community quilter Clara Wainwright.

Flashback

What is the value of art?

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 28, 2014

Flashback

What is the value of art?

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 28, 2014

In 2009, during the Great Recession, we asked, “What is the value of art?” Here’s how our writers responded.

Alchemy of Inspiration

Accidental Activists: SuttonBeresCuller

Alchemy of Inspiration

Accidental Activists: SuttonBeresCuller

by Jessica Lott | May 19, 2014

An artist collective is turning a derelict gas station in Seattle, WA into a living work of art.

Manifesta 10: A Biennial in Question

by Sergey Guskov | May 19, 2014

Manifesta 10: A Biennial in Question

by Sergey Guskov | May 19, 2014

Russian writer Sergey Guskov reports on the controversies surrounding Manifesta 10, scheduled to open next month.

Staff Pick

Jane Jin Kaisen’s “Reiterations of Dissent”

by Cristiana Baik | May 14, 2014

Staff Pick

Jane Jin Kaisen’s “Reiterations of Dissent”

by Cristiana Baik | May 14, 2014

Art21’s new development associate picks “a powerful reminder of the ways that the best art troubles and confronts seemingly given truths.”

Value in the Zone

by Pat Elifritz | May 12, 2014

Value in the Zone

by Pat Elifritz | May 12, 2014

Brian Holmes and Rozalinda Borcila’s “Foreign Trade Zone: A People’s Consultancy,” on view now at threewalls, Chicago.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflecting on the National Art Education Association’s Annual Conference

by Joe Fusaro | May 12, 2014

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflecting on the National Art Education Association’s Annual Conference

by Joe Fusaro | May 12, 2014

Art21 Senior Education Advisor and columnist Joe Fusaro summarizes the 2014 NAEA conference.

Flashback

Ten Artists on Value

by Jonathan Munar | May 8, 2014

Flashback

Ten Artists on Value

by Jonathan Munar | May 8, 2014

A roundup of Art21 videos featuring artists describing their own perceptions of the value of their work.

Writer-in-Residence

Intangible Possessions

by Elizabeth Devlin | May 5, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

Intangible Possessions

by Elizabeth Devlin | May 5, 2014

Elizabeth Devlin on how “digital media redefines our perceptions of ownership.”

Creative Intervention and the Dhaka Art Summit

by Bansie Vasvani | May 5, 2014

Creative Intervention and the Dhaka Art Summit

by Bansie Vasvani | May 5, 2014

The second Dhaka Art Summit in Bangladesh presented art works with “a strong sense of pluralism that welcomes universal aspects.”

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Getting Beyond Good and Bad

by Jack Watson | Apr 28, 2014

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Getting Beyond Good and Bad

by Jack Watson | Apr 28, 2014

Art21 Educator Jack Watson on teaching students to delay judgement, and the “balancing act” involved in evaluating art.

Now Playing

Twenty-One Songs from Pinar Yolaçan

by Art21 | Apr 21, 2014

Now Playing

Twenty-One Songs from Pinar Yolaçan

by Art21 | Apr 21, 2014

In this eclectic playlist, artist Pinar Yolaçan mixes funk carioca, Turkish percussion, Afrobeat, early American R&B, and more.

Read Between the One-Liners

by Elizabeth Devlin | Apr 21, 2014

Read Between the One-Liners

by Elizabeth Devlin | Apr 21, 2014

Writer-in-residence Elizabeth Devlin profiles Boston-based artist Pat Falco who made his museum debut in the 2013 deCordova Biennial.

Graem Whyte’s Carnal Optimism

by John Corso | Apr 18, 2014

Graem Whyte’s Carnal Optimism

by John Corso | Apr 18, 2014

Guest contributor John Corso digs into the deeply playful works of Detroit-based artist Graem Whyte.

Copy That!

The Grift Economy

by Joy Garnett | Apr 14, 2014

Copy That!

The Grift Economy

by Joy Garnett | Apr 14, 2014

Columnist Joy Garnett offers a new spin on a common letter.

Occupation: Artist

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Apr 7, 2014

Occupation: Artist

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky | Apr 7, 2014

Guest writer Jayna Swartzman-Brosky surveys the myriad ways that contemporary artists monetize their practice and negotiate the value of their labor.

The Nature of Worth

by Elizabeth Devlin | Apr 3, 2014

The Nature of Worth

by Elizabeth Devlin | Apr 3, 2014

Writer-in-residence Elizabeth Devlin shares her plans for the “Value” issue.

Money: worth more than the paper it’s written on

by Kirby Gookin | Apr 1, 2014

Money: worth more than the paper it’s written on

by Kirby Gookin | Apr 1, 2014

“Like economic value, an artwork’s meaning (its aesthetic value) is derived through a critical judgment that employs comparisons…”

New Kids on the Block

BFAMFAPhD: An Imaginative School of Thought

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Apr 1, 2014

New Kids on the Block

BFAMFAPhD: An Imaginative School of Thought

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Apr 1, 2014

Caroline Woolard’s collaborative project, BFAMFAPhD.com, “endeavors to unite artists in order to address the problems of their rising population” in the U.S.

Mapping San Francisco

by Laura Mitchell | Apr 1, 2014

Mapping San Francisco

by Laura Mitchell | Apr 1, 2014

With its Google bus wars, start-up fever, and rapid gentrification, San Francisco has become a touchstone in conversations about money. Where do art and creativity fit into the shaping of the city?

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Redefining Portraiture

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 31, 2014

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Redefining Portraiture

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 31, 2014

Art21 Senior Education Advisor Joe Fusaro visits the “Eye to I” exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art with his high school class.

Booked

Announcing the Art21 Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2014

Booked

Announcing the Art21 Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2014

Art21 invites avid readers to participate in semi-intimate conversations about fiction and nonfiction books relevant to themes of the Art21 Magazine.

Xu Zhen & Armory Focus: China

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 7, 2014

Xu Zhen & Armory Focus: China

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 7, 2014

“Armory Focus: China” curator Philip Tinari discusses his selections for this year’s edition at the The Armory Show, including the work of artist Xu Zhen.

Becoming South Sudan

by Alinka Echeverría | Mar 6, 2014

Becoming South Sudan

by Alinka Echeverría | Mar 6, 2014

In her second slideshow, Art21 writer-in-residence Alinka Echeverría shares her photographs from South Sudan.

Reflections on Chinese Contemporary Art: Ai Weiwei, Cao Fei, and Cai Guo-Qiang

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 5, 2014

Reflections on Chinese Contemporary Art: Ai Weiwei, Cao Fei, and Cai Guo-Qiang

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 5, 2014

“Armory Focus: China” curator Philip Tinari discusses artists Ai Weiwei, Cao Fei, and Cai Guo-Qiang.

Flashback

Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

by Art21 | Feb 20, 2014

Flashback

Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

by Art21 | Feb 20, 2014

In a new previously unpublished interview Florian Maier-Aichen discusses his beginnings as an artist, the evolution of his hybrid practice, and more.

Alchemy of Inspiration

Translating a City Back to Itself

by Jessica Lott | Feb 12, 2014

Alchemy of Inspiration

Translating a City Back to Itself

by Jessica Lott | Feb 12, 2014

Columnist Jessica Lott travels to Barcelona and observes “Making Neighborhoods,” a multidisciplinary project with the city’s African immigrant population.