"Illusion" - Art21 Magazine

May / June 2016 Issue

“Illusion”

Word is a Virus

Language, Time, & A Logo for America: An Interview with Alfredo Jaar

Word is a Virus

Language, Time, & A Logo for America: An Interview with Alfredo Jaar

by Maria Pia Masella | Jun 30, 2016

Season 4 artist Alfredo Jaar discusses the latest installation of “A Logo for America,” coming this summer to London’s Piccadilly Circus.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Notes on What We Hide at Work

by Michelle Millar Fisher | Jun 28, 2016

Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Notes on What We Hide at Work

by Michelle Millar Fisher | Jun 28, 2016

Curator Michelle Millar Fisher discusses the double-life forced on professionals pressured to appear wholly dedicated to the job.

Artist Introspectives

Tension To Complete

by Damien Gilley | Jun 24, 2016

Artist Introspectives

Tension To Complete

by Damien Gilley | Jun 24, 2016

Portland artist Damien Gilley discusses movement & perception in his installations, designed around a single viewpoint where the work completes itself.

Latino/a Art: Race and the Illusion of Equality

by Arlene Davila | Jun 20, 2016

Latino/a Art: Race and the Illusion of Equality

by Arlene Davila | Jun 20, 2016

Scholar Arlene Davila uncovers an ugly truth in the art world and society at large: diversity is not the same as the lack of racism.

New Kids on the Block

Randa Mirza’s Burning Sky

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jun 15, 2016

New Kids on the Block

Randa Mirza’s Burning Sky

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jun 15, 2016

In Lebanese artist Randa Mirza’s series “El-Zohra Was Not Born in a Day,” delicate dioramas speak quiet truths about ancient Arabian stories.

Copy That!

Artist Rights and the Many Shapes of Censorship

by Joy Garnett | Jun 13, 2016

Copy That!

Artist Rights and the Many Shapes of Censorship

by Joy Garnett | Jun 13, 2016

Artist Joy Garnett recounts her personal experience with copyright law, and shares valuable resources for artists looking to protect their own work.

Storm the Museum: Colonial Neighbors and Imperialist Spaces

by Ali Fitzgerald | Jun 10, 2016

Storm the Museum: Colonial Neighbors and Imperialist Spaces

by Ali Fitzgerald | Jun 10, 2016

Ali Fitzgerald investigates artist projects that uncover the inherent biases of institutions—especially when reckoning with a history of colonization.

Booked

Life Among Other Men: An Interview with Black Deutschland ’s Darryl Pinckney

by Caroline Picard | Jun 8, 2016

Booked

Life Among Other Men: An Interview with Black Deutschland ’s Darryl Pinckney

by Caroline Picard | Jun 8, 2016

In this extended interview, author Darryl Pinckney discusses characters caught between conflicting identities and locales in his latest novel “Black Deutschland.”