Transformation: How does art adapt and change over time?

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Getting Set for PS1’s “September 11”

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 12, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Getting Set for PS1’s “September 11”

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 12, 2011

In two weeks I am taking a group of students to visit the September 11 exhibition at PS1. Most of the high school students in these two classes have some …

Of Monuments and Memorials: St. Louis Modernism and Juan William Chávez’s Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary

by Francesca Wilmott | Jul 26, 2011

Of Monuments and Memorials: St. Louis Modernism and Juan William Chávez’s Pruitt-Igoe Bee Sanctuary

by Francesca Wilmott | Jul 26, 2011

Notable attention has turned to what many consider the golden age of modern St. Louis—the 1950s—when the city reached its highest population and garnered international attention for its architectural contributions. …

Testing the Limits: Cultural Activism in the Gateway City

by Francesca Wilmott | Jul 19, 2011

Testing the Limits: Cultural Activism in the Gateway City

by Francesca Wilmott | Jul 19, 2011

When the 2010 U.S. Census figures were released in February of this year, many in St. Louis were alarmed. According to census data, the city’s population declined eight percent in …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ending in Catharsis, or A New Original

by Joe Fusaro | May 11, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Ending in Catharsis, or A New Original

by Joe Fusaro | May 11, 2011

Work by Laura Siragusa, Nyack High School, New York Spring is in the air. The end of the school year is upon us, or for those who bob and weave …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Rochelle Feinstein

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 20, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Rochelle Feinstein

by Joe Fusaro | Apr 20, 2011

This week’s post should really be titled “Rochelle Feinstein Teaching Me” but I’m trying to be consistent… Prior to May 1st, please treat yourself and check out The Estate of …

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights | PiST///

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Apr 12, 2011

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights | PiST///

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Apr 12, 2011

  PiST///Interdisciplinary Art Space is storefront gallery space and artist project co-directed by artists Didem Özbek and Osman Bozkurt. Opened in 2006, PiST/// is located in Istanbul’s Pangaltı neighborhood, a …

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights: An Introduction

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Jan 11, 2011

Turkish and Other Delights

Turkish and Other Delights: An Introduction

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Jan 11, 2011

Art21 is pleased to announce our newest column on the blog — the first of several new endeavors for 2011. Turkish and Other Delights is a column devoted to exploring …
Relativity-escher

The Paradoxical Art of “Inception”

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 3, 2010

The Paradoxical Art of “Inception”

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 3, 2010

What is so compelling about riddles, mysteries, and puzzles?  Most people are fascinated by images and objects that are paradoxical or impossible in real life but look oddly convincing and …

Flash Points

Yinka Shonibare at the Brooklyn Museum

by Erin Riley-Lopez | Sep 10, 2009

Flash Points

Yinka Shonibare at the Brooklyn Museum

by Erin Riley-Lopez | Sep 10, 2009

Yinka Shonibare MBE (Season 5) has a mid-career retrospective currently on view at the Brooklyn Museum through September 20, 2009. The exhibition was organized and toured by the Museum of …

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on Art + Transformation in American’s Oldest Continuous Artist Colony

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 4, 2009

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on Art + Transformation in American’s Oldest Continuous Artist Colony

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 4, 2009

I admit to being surprised at the role the visual arts plays in Provincetown, Massachusetts. In college, I remember learning about Hans Hofmann’s famous school, which taught artists (Helen Frankenthaler, …

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on Art + Transformation + Pop Culture

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 3, 2009

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on Art + Transformation + Pop Culture

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 3, 2009

Our latest reflection on the theme of art + transformation comes from two popular Philadelphia-based art bloggers, Roberta Fallon & Libby Rosof. The founders of TheArtBlog.org, the pair shared some thoughts …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Yinka Shonibare MBE

by Wesley Miller | Sep 3, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Yinka Shonibare MBE

by Wesley Miller | Sep 3, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation, premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Whether satirizing society or reinventing …

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on the Transformative Power of Walking + Art

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 2, 2009

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on the Transformative Power of Walking + Art

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 2, 2009

Austin Thomas is a New York-based artist, curator & sometimes salon host. When I asked her about art + transformation, she offered these thoughts about the transformative power of walking …

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on Art + Transformation in Williamsburg

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 1, 2009

Flash Points

Some Thoughts on Art + Transformation in Williamsburg

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 1, 2009

Loren Munk–of the infamous DIY online video program James Kalm Report–is a walking encyclopedia of the history of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg art community. So when I asked him about his take …

Some Thoughts on China + Transformation

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 31, 2009

Some Thoughts on China + Transformation

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 31, 2009

In the final week of the Transformation series, I’ve asked a number of people with diverse points of view to offer their thoughts on the topic. To kick things off, …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Cindy Sherman interviewed by Betsy Sussler

by BOMB Magazine | Aug 28, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Cindy Sherman interviewed by Betsy Sussler

by BOMB Magazine | Aug 28, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’re featuring a vintage BOMB interview relating to a Season 5 artist. Inspired by Cindy Sherman’s “Transformations,” this week we …

From Here To There (and Back Again)

by Quinn Latimer | Aug 28, 2009

From Here To There (and Back Again)

by Quinn Latimer | Aug 28, 2009

Collection shows, by their very nature, often feel more like “Best of…” CDs than a well-curated mix-tape. They usually feature the hits—a stripe-y Barnett Newman, an invariably awesome Pablo Picasso—but …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cindy Sherman

by Wesley Miller | Aug 27, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cindy Sherman

by Wesley Miller | Aug 27, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation, premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Whether satirizing society or reinventing …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Aesthetics of Urban Farming, Part II

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 24, 2009

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Aesthetics of Urban Farming, Part II

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 24, 2009

I closed Part 1 of this post with an e-mail from Truck Farmers Curt Ellis and Ian Cheney in which they encouraged others to reclaim unused open spaces in New …

Let Them Read Books/Play Records: Taschen, Plattfon, Stampa, Aniston

by Quinn Latimer | Aug 24, 2009

Let Them Read Books/Play Records: Taschen, Plattfon, Stampa, Aniston

by Quinn Latimer | Aug 24, 2009

“This new edition is the fulfillment of an ambition conceived years ago. We jokingly referred to it as ‘Newton for the poor.’ ” Oh, Benedikt Taschen, it’s quotes like these—and your …

BOMB in the Building

Letter from London

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

Art21 Extended Play

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Aug 21, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Letter from London

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

Art21 Extended Play

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Aug 21, 2009

It’s mealtime! Join Sonya for a fine helping of nutrients and adventure with this week’s Index: Round ‘em up Nicole! Here’s what Art21 artists have been up to this past …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Paul McCarthy interviewed by Benjamin Weissman

by BOMB Magazine | Aug 21, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

Paul McCarthy interviewed by Benjamin Weissman

by BOMB Magazine | Aug 21, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’ll be featuring a vintage BOMB interview relating to a Season 5 artist. This week we present Paul McCarthy’s interview …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Paul McCarthy

by Wesley Miller | Aug 20, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Paul McCarthy

by Wesley Miller | Aug 20, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Transformation, premiering on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Whether satirizing society or reinventing …

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Transformation

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 19, 2009

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Transformation

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 19, 2009

Starting today (and while the Art21 Blog editor, Kelly Shindler is on vacation), I’ll be guest editing the Art21 Blog while Kelly gets some much needed R&R. To kick off …