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Season 8 Screening Society: December 2016

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 30, 2016

Season 8 Screening Society: December 2016

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 30, 2016

Event details for 20+ December screenings of Season 8, happening throughout the U.S. and around the world as part of the Art21 Screening Society.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Why Contemporary Art? Art21 & The Value of Inspiration

by Art21 | Nov 29, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Why Contemporary Art? Art21 & The Value of Inspiration

by Art21 | Nov 29, 2016

This Giving Tuesday, four Art21 Educators share how Art21’s films and programs have opened their students’ eyes to new possibilities.

This Week in Art: 11.28-12.4

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 28, 2016

This Week in Art: 11.28-12.4

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 28, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a new public sculpture by Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) in Nigeria, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Miami to London.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

On Not Feeling Powerless: How Youth Activists and Art21 Artists Can Model Proactive Social Engagement

by Todd Elkin | Nov 25, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

On Not Feeling Powerless: How Youth Activists and Art21 Artists Can Model Proactive Social Engagement

by Todd Elkin | Nov 25, 2016

Art21 Educator Todd Elkin discusses his students’ reactions to the 2016 presidential election, and how Art21 artists can serve as a model for constructive social engagement.

“Triumphs and Laments: A Procession Across Time”—An Interview with William Kentridge

by Maria Pia Masella | Nov 23, 2016

“Triumphs and Laments: A Procession Across Time”—An Interview with William Kentridge

by Maria Pia Masella | Nov 23, 2016

Artist William Kentridge discusses the inspiration behind his 500-meter-long frieze along the banks of the Tiber River, “Triumphs and Laments.”

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Finding Community: Art21 Educators and Contemporary Art in the Classroom

by Jeannine Bardo | Nov 22, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Finding Community: Art21 Educators and Contemporary Art in the Classroom

by Jeannine Bardo | Nov 22, 2016

Art21 Educator Jeannine Bardo shares how using Art21 films and resources in the classroom has expanded her teaching practice.

This Week in Art: 11.21-11.27

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 21, 2016

This Week in Art: 11.21-11.27

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 21, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a new designs from James Turrell, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New York to Washington State.

Excerpt from “The Eyelash and the Monochrome”

by Tiziana La Melia | Nov 16, 2016

Excerpt from “The Eyelash and the Monochrome”

by Tiziana La Melia | Nov 16, 2016

Vancouver artist Tiziana La Melia shares an excerpt of poetry from her new book, “The Eyelash and the Monochrome,” exploring the complexities of language in the digital age.

This Week in Art: 11.14-11.20

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 14, 2016

This Week in Art: 11.14-11.20

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 14, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a new book on Kara Walker, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New Zealand to Dubai.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art + Action: Creating a Platform for Social Justice

by Jack Watson | Nov 11, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art + Action: Creating a Platform for Social Justice

by Jack Watson | Nov 11, 2016

Art21 Educator Jack Watson shares his recent experience with launching a social justice collective at his high school in Durham, North Carolina.

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Cheryl Pope and the Poetics of Yelling

by Rachel Heidenry | Nov 9, 2016

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Cheryl Pope and the Poetics of Yelling

by Rachel Heidenry | Nov 9, 2016

Rachel Heidenry surveys the work of Chicago artist Cheryl Pope, who employs the aesthetic of high-school athletics and collaborates with local students to address the effects of gun violence.

This Week in Art: 11.7-11.13

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 7, 2016

This Week in Art: 11.7-11.13

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 7, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Theaster Gates’ latest projects in Chicago, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Chicago to Sydney.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jack Watson

by Art21 | Nov 4, 2016

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jack Watson

by Art21 | Nov 4, 2016

An interview with Art21 Educator Jack Watson on how incorporating contemporary art practices in his classroom has expanded and informed his teaching.

Writer-in-Residence

Testament to Long Loves

by Mimi Cheng | Nov 3, 2016

Writer-in-Residence

Testament to Long Loves

by Mimi Cheng | Nov 3, 2016

Writer-in-Residence Mimi Cheng uncovers the love and loss explored in Christina P. Day’s exhibition “Stills and Composites,” on view through December 16, 2016 at CUE Art Foundation.

Booked

The Variations of its Shadows: An Interview with Jorge Méndez Blake

by Caroline Picard | Nov 3, 2016

Booked

The Variations of its Shadows: An Interview with Jorge Méndez Blake

by Caroline Picard | Nov 3, 2016

Artist Jorge Méndez Blake discusses his method of translating the psychological places within books and poems into sculptures and installations.

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Lee Plested

by Lee Plested | Nov 3, 2016

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Lee Plested

by Lee Plested | Nov 3, 2016

Curator Lee Plested joins Art21 Magazine as guest editor for the final 2016 issue, “Place Part II,” investigating notions of place with an emphasis on the art and artists in Vancouver and Chicago.

Art21 New York Close Up

SCREENING 11.2.16 | Big Apple Film Festival

by Art21 | Oct 31, 2016

Art21 New York Close Up

SCREENING 11.2.16 | Big Apple Film Festival

by Art21 | Oct 31, 2016

The “New York Close Up” film “Bryan Zanisnik & Eric Winkler’s Animated Conversation” is screening in New York on Wednesday as part of this year’s Big Apple Film Festival.

Season 8 Screening Society: November 2016

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 31, 2016

Season 8 Screening Society: November 2016

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 31, 2016

Event details for 80+ November screenings of Season 8, happening throughout the U.S. and around the world as part of the ART21 Screening Society.

Humming Two…a Different Tune

by Gabriela Jauregui | Oct 31, 2016

Humming Two…a Different Tune

by Gabriela Jauregui | Oct 31, 2016

Author Gabriela Jauregui reflects on the similarities of the art scenes in Mexico City and Los Angeles.

This Week in Art: 10.31-11.6

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 31, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.31-11.6

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 31, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including the final week of Pedro Reyes’ “Doomocracy,” and events and exhibitions everywhere from Australia to Iceland.

Looking at Los Angeles

Devin Farrand, Ariel Herwitz and the Phenomenon of Gravitation

by Erin Sweeny | Oct 28, 2016

Looking at Los Angeles

Devin Farrand, Ariel Herwitz and the Phenomenon of Gravitation

by Erin Sweeny | Oct 28, 2016

Erin Sweeny explores the lives and work of LA-based artists Devin Farrand and Ariel Herwitz, a couple investigating vastly different materials in their independent art practices.

Art21 Artist to Artist

Change from Within: Kerry James Marshall Corrects the Canon

by Ian Forster | Oct 28, 2016

Art21 Artist to Artist

Change from Within: Kerry James Marshall Corrects the Canon

by Ian Forster | Oct 28, 2016

In this previously unpublished interview, artist Kerry James Marshall discusses his strategy for centralizing the Black figure in contemporary art.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: October 2016

by Art21 | Oct 27, 2016

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: October 2016

by Art21 | Oct 27, 2016

The Art21 staff shares their favorite exhibitions on view now in New York City.

Gimme Shelter: Performance Now

Fortress Inside a City

by Anna Tome | Oct 26, 2016

Gimme Shelter: Performance Now

Fortress Inside a City

by Anna Tome | Oct 26, 2016

Writer-in-Residence Anna Tome explores the work of Russian artist Petr Pavlensky whose demanding performance pieces recontextualize government spaces by mimicking the violence of the state.

Open Access: A Conversation with Sria Chatterjee and Hanna Husberg

by Caroline Picard | Oct 24, 2016

Open Access: A Conversation with Sria Chatterjee and Hanna Husberg

by Caroline Picard | Oct 24, 2016

After meeting at the “Anthropocene Campus” in April, poet and scholar Sria Chatterjee and visual artist Hanna Husberg discuss their plans for collaboration, blending research and art to reorient our understanding of climate change.

This Week in Art: 10.24-10.30

by Kelly Olshan | Oct 24, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.24-10.30

by Kelly Olshan | Oct 24, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Mark Bradford’s new logo for the ICA LA, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Paris to Los Angeles.

The Implication of the Barragán Archive: An Interview with Daniel Garza-Usabiaga, Part II

by Pamela Ballesteros | Oct 21, 2016

The Implication of the Barragán Archive: An Interview with Daniel Garza-Usabiaga, Part II

by Pamela Ballesteros | Oct 21, 2016

Scholar and curator Daniel Garza-Usabiaga continues his discussion of archival practice in Mexico City, examining the implications of Jill Magid’s “The Proposal” that have remained beyond the scope of public discussion.

Art21 Extended Play

Diana Thater’s Animal Activism

by Ian Forster | Oct 21, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Diana Thater’s Animal Activism

by Ian Forster | Oct 21, 2016

In a new ART21 “Exclusive” episode, Diana Thater discusses her interest in improving the lives of both humans and animals through art and activism.

Performance Playground: Whoop Dee Doo at the ART21 Educators Institute

by May Cohan | Oct 20, 2016

Performance Playground: Whoop Dee Doo at the ART21 Educators Institute

by May Cohan | Oct 20, 2016

ART21 Summer Intern May Cohan shares her experience with Whoop Dee Doo and the artist duo’s workshop/performance at the ART21 Educators’ Institute.

Mexico City’s Artsphere

by Claudia Arozqueta | Oct 19, 2016

Mexico City’s Artsphere

by Claudia Arozqueta | Oct 19, 2016

Claudia Arozqueta outlines the cultural landscape of Mexico City, carefully framing it within crucial societal contexts.

Mount Rushmore: An Early Placemaking Abomination

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky and D. G. Brosky | Oct 17, 2016

Mount Rushmore: An Early Placemaking Abomination

by Jayna Swartzman-Brosky and D. G. Brosky | Oct 17, 2016

Writers J. L. S. Brosky and D. G. Brosky offer a critique of creative placemaking and one of the U.S.’s earliest examples, Mount Rushmore.

This Week in Art: 10.17-10.23

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 17, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.17-10.23

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 17, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Doris Saledeco’s installation in Bogotá, and events and exhibitions everywhere from London to D.C.

The Implication of the Barragán Archive: An Interview with Daniel Garza-Usabiaga, Part I

by Pamela Ballesteros | Oct 14, 2016

The Implication of the Barragán Archive: An Interview with Daniel Garza-Usabiaga, Part I

by Pamela Ballesteros | Oct 14, 2016

Scholar and curator Daniel Garza-Usabiaga discusses archival practice in Mexico City, and the complexities of demanding the repatriation of an archive that was legally sold.

Filmmaking and Todo lo demás: An Interview with Natalia Almada

by Art21 | Oct 14, 2016

Filmmaking and Todo lo demás: An Interview with Natalia Almada

by Art21 | Oct 14, 2016

Season 8 artist Natalia Almada discusses filmmaking as a woman in Mexico and her latest project “Todo lo demás,” with “Mexico City” director Deborah Dickson in a new interview.

PANEL 10.14.16 | Art Institute of Chicago

by Art21 | Oct 12, 2016

PANEL 10.14.16 | Art Institute of Chicago

by Art21 | Oct 12, 2016

Season 8’s Chris Ware will sit down with ART21 executive director Tina Kukielski, artist Gary Panter, and literary scholar Hillary Chute for a panel discussion at the Art Institute of Chicago on Friday.

New Kids on the Block

Places Within Us: Jesse Chun’s On Paper Series

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Oct 12, 2016

New Kids on the Block

Places Within Us: Jesse Chun’s On Paper Series

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Oct 12, 2016

An exploration of Jesse Chun’s “On Paper” series, which appropriates immigration paperwork and passports, searching for a place of belonging that extends beyond geography.