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Josiah McElheny | Assistant Martha Friedman

by Jonathan Munar | May 22, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny | Assistant Martha Friedman

by Jonathan Munar | May 22, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Watch artist Josiah McElheny and assistant Martha Friedman transform clear hand-blown glass objects into mirrored surfaces in his Brooklyn, NY studio. Josiah …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 18, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 18, 2009

The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography opened this past weekend at the New Orleans Museum of Art.  The show is comprised of over 200 photographs covering …

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Dafni E. Barbageorgopoulou, Athens

by Georgia Kotretsos | May 1, 2009

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Dafni E. Barbageorgopoulou, Athens

by Georgia Kotretsos | May 1, 2009

With this post, we introduce a new bi-weekly monthly column to the Art21 Blog: Inside the Artist’s Studio, written by Athens-based artist and contributor Georgia Kotretsos. Here’s an overview, in …

This Week…

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 9, 2009

This Week…

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 9, 2009

Happy Monday with a busy week of activity from Art21 artists. Here are some highlights: This Thursday and Friday at the Guggenheim, created in response to the museum’s current The …

Sikander Curates at Cooper-Hewitt

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 5, 2009

Sikander Curates at Cooper-Hewitt

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 5, 2009

Season 1 artist Shahzia Sikander will serve as the ninth guest curator of the Selects exhibition series at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.  Past Selects guest curators have included artist …

Kerry James Marshall: Visible Means of Support

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 27, 2009

Kerry James Marshall: Visible Means of Support

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 27, 2009

Kerry James Marshall, “Visible Means of Support: Mount Vernon”, 2009. Acrylic latex on canvas. Courtesy of the artist; © Kerry James Marshall. Yesterday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art …

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Oliver Herring | Legacy

by Wesley Miller | Feb 20, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Legacy

by Wesley Miller | Feb 20, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Oliver Herring discusses what he perceives as generational shifts in our relationship to the camera, mortality, and legacy, accompanied by scenes …

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Laylah Ali | Newspaper Clippings

by Wesley Miller | Feb 5, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Newspaper Clippings

by Wesley Miller | Feb 5, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her Williamstown, MA studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses her system of organizing newspaper clippings, which includes photographs of swimmer Michael Phelps, …

single strand, forward motion: Andrea Zittel

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 5, 2009

single strand, forward motion: Andrea Zittel

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 5, 2009

single strand, forward motion, an exhibition of new works by Season 1 artist Andrea Zittel, will open at Andrea Rosen Gallery tomorrow, Friday, February 6.  This is the artist’s ninth solo exhibition at …

Hunting with Mark Dion

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Hunting with Mark Dion

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 28, 2009

Concerning Hunting, an exhibition of work by Season 4 artist Mark Dion, opens at Galleria Civica di Modena’s Palazzo Santa Margherita in Modena, Italy on February 1. The traveling exhibition expresses Dion’s interest in …

Dogs in Dusseldorf

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 22, 2009

Dogs in Dusseldorf

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 22, 2009

  Galerie Bugdahn und Kaimer in Dusseldorf presents a series of new photographic works by Season 1 artist William Wegman in the exhibition Dogs on Rocks – in the Woods – at the Seaside. The color …

Pulling Strings in Houston

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 17, 2009

Pulling Strings in Houston

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 17, 2009

Opening today at the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, The Puppet Show brings together contemporary artworks that explore the imagery of puppets in sculpture, video and photography. The Puppet Show takes …

Schorr in Weird Beauty

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 16, 2009

Schorr in Weird Beauty

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 16, 2009

Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now is on view at the International Center for Photography (ICP) from January 16 through May 3, 2009. Organized by Vince Aletti and Carol Squiers, the exhibition …

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 5), the Warehouse District

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 16, 2009

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 5), the Warehouse District

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 16, 2009

Roughly located between New Orleans’ Business and Garden Districts, the Warehouse Arts District was a major concentrations for Prospect.1 displays. Dominated by warehouses and old industrial spaces, there is little …

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 4), French District & Marigny

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 15, 2009

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 4), French District & Marigny

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 15, 2009

I was surprised that Prospect.1 shied away from New Orleans’ infamous French District as much as it did. The epicenter of New Orleans’ global brand, and one of the world’s …

Sugimoto + U2

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 14, 2009

Sugimoto + U2

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 14, 2009

Word on the street is that one of Hiroshi Sugimoto‘s images will be used as the cover for U2‘s upcoming album No Line on the Horizon, scheduled for release March …

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 3), the Lower Ninth Ward

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 14, 2009

Touring Prospect.1 (Part 3), the Lower Ninth Ward

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 14, 2009

If the impact of Katrina now seems minimal in the rest of New Orleans, in the Lower Ninth Ward it was obviously devastating. My guide, who has since become a …

Touring Prospect.1 in Photos (Part 2)

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 13, 2009

Touring Prospect.1 in Photos (Part 2)

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 13, 2009

As promised, here is a small visual taste of the sights and sounds of New Orleans’ Prospect.1 biennial. More detailed posts about the art in the Lower Ninth Ward, the …

Touring Prospect.1, Talking to Curator Dan Cameron (Part 1)

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 12, 2009

Touring Prospect.1, Talking to Curator Dan Cameron (Part 1)

by Hrag Vartanian | Jan 12, 2009

I arrived in New Orleans in December on an auspicious occasion—it was the first snow fall since 2004 and one of only a few that has touched down in this …

Nancy Spero at Galerie Lelong

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 9, 2009

Nancy Spero at Galerie Lelong

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 9, 2009

Nancy Spero‘s Un Coup de Dent opened this week at Galerie Lelong, New York. The Season 4 artist exhibits an early body of expressionistic works referred to as the Black …

24-Hour Marathon at the Guggenheim

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 6, 2009

24-Hour Marathon at the Guggenheim

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 6, 2009

Tonight, starting at 6pm, the Guggenheim hosts a 24-hour durational event concentrating on the concept of time, including its “myriad philosophical, psychological, biological, sociological, poetic, aesthetic, and economic manifestations… geared …

Color into Light

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 13, 2008

Color into Light

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 13, 2008

Color into Light opened today at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). The exhibition of approximately 90 works explores the ways that artists have used color as a “liberating force,” from the …

Merce Cunningham at Dia: Beacon

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Dec 10, 2008

Merce Cunningham at Dia: Beacon

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Dec 10, 2008

This does not help you now, but the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performed this past weekend at Dia: Beacon. The fifth in a series of eight signature, site-specific performances titled …

Raymond Pettibon at Regen Projects (Part II)

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 10, 2008

Raymond Pettibon at Regen Projects (Part II)

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 10, 2008

Los Angeles’ Regen Projects II will be hosting a new exhibition by artist Raymond Pettibon (Season 2) from December 13, 2008 to January 24, 2009. Entitled Cutting-Room Floor Show, Pettibon’s …

Inspired to Dance by Kara Walker: An Interview with Kyle Abraham

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 4, 2008

Inspired to Dance by Kara Walker: An Interview with Kyle Abraham

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 4, 2008

Emerging choreographer Kyle Abraham is performing two pieces this week at the Dance Theatre Workshop in New York (Dec. 3-6 at 7:30pm). One of the works, a solo piece entitled Brick, …

Pettibon’s “I thought California would be different…” in Hollywood

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 4, 2008

Pettibon’s “I thought California would be different…” in Hollywood

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 4, 2008

While we posted about the 2008 California Biennial back in May, I discovered this image via the SuperTouch blog about Raymond Pettibon‘s (Season 2) contribution: Legendary punk artist/Black Flag branding …

Maya Lin & Martin Puryear at the de Young Museum

by Seth Curcio | Dec 2, 2008

Maya Lin & Martin Puryear at the de Young Museum

by Seth Curcio | Dec 2, 2008

Currently on view at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco are two new exhibitions by Art21 artists. The museum is presenting Maya Lin (Season 2) in Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes, …

Renaissance Ware

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Dec 1, 2008

Renaissance Ware

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Dec 1, 2008

Check out all the great limited edition works created specifically for the Renaissance Society.  Founded in 1915 as a cultural program to the University of Chicago, the Society’s nearly 100 …

Laylah Ali talks to the Massachusetts Review about art & books

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 1, 2008

Laylah Ali talks to the Massachusetts Review about art & books

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 1, 2008

Recently, I was catching up on my reading and discovered a wonderful interview with Art21 artist Laylah Ali (Season 3) by Allan Isaac in the Spring/Summer 2008 edition of the …

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Gabriel Orozco | On Photography

by Wesley Miller | Nov 20, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Gabriel Orozco | On Photography

by Wesley Miller | Nov 20, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Orozco discusses recent photographs taken in Mexico and Ecuador in 2007, and the role photography plays in his broader artistic practice. Gabriel Orozco’s sculptures and photographs disrupt conventional …

FEAR at James Cohan Gallery

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 19, 2008

FEAR at James Cohan Gallery

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 19, 2008

A new body of work by Trenton Doyle Hancock (Season 2) will be on view at James Cohan Gallery New York, November 20 through January 10, 2009. FEAR, Hancock’s fourth exhibition at the …

Sullivan and Walker Awarded USA Fellowship

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 17, 2008

Sullivan and Walker Awarded USA Fellowship

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 17, 2008

United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making organization dedicated to supporting America’s living artists working in a diverse array of disciplines. Catherine Sullivan (Season 4) and Kara Walker (Season 2) have …

Love Note to Franz West

by Wesley Miller | Nov 17, 2008

Love Note to Franz West

by Wesley Miller | Nov 17, 2008

As the curator of online video here at Art21, I spend a lot of time looking at work produced by colleagues around the world. And while there’s a lot of …

Kara Walker at Irish Museum of Modern Art

by Seth Curcio | Nov 10, 2008

Kara Walker at Irish Museum of Modern Art

by Seth Curcio | Nov 10, 2008

The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) in Dublin, Ireland is currently exhibiting In Praise of Shadows, on view from November 5 – January 4, 2009. The exhibition, which is …

Martin Puryear in the Bay Area

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 8, 2008

Martin Puryear in the Bay Area

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 8, 2008

The traveling exhibition of sculptures by Season 2 artist Martin Puryear (organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York) has made its way to San Francisco. On view at the San Francisco Museum of …

Shahzia Sikander Awarded Creative Arts Fellowship

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Nov 7, 2008

Shahzia Sikander Awarded Creative Arts Fellowship

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Nov 7, 2008

The Rockefeller Foundation earlier this week held a ceremony at the Langham Hotel in London to honor the 2008 recipients for its inaugural Bellagio Center Creative Arts Fellowship. The three …