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Chuck Close show at Tacoma Art Museum features Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 11, 2008

Chuck Close show at Tacoma Art Museum features Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 11, 2008

Those in the Seattle area will want to check out A Couple of Ways of Doing Something, a show of photographs by Chuck Close and typeset poetry by Bob Holman, …

Nancy Spero Honored by NWHP

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 10, 2008

Nancy Spero Honored by NWHP

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 10, 2008

For March‚Äôs National Women’s History Month, the National Women‚Äôs History‚Äôs Project (NWHP) is honoring the achievements of twelve artists, including Judy Chicago, Faith Ringgold, and Season 4‚Äôs Nancy Spero. Women‚Äôs …

James Turrell at Aspen’s Baldwin Gallery

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 7, 2008

James Turrell at Aspen’s Baldwin Gallery

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 7, 2008

If you are lucky enough to be in Aspen, check out Season 2 artist James Turrell‚Äôs Light Works 2002-2007 exhibition before it closes this Sunday at the Baldwin Gallery. Renowned …

Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Colnaghi in London

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 6, 2008

Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Colnaghi in London

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 6, 2008

Season 3 artist Roni Horn has concurrent exhibitions on view in London and M√°laga, Spain. In a solo show that opened on Tuesday and runs through April 12, Hauser & …

More Women in the City: installation views

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 5, 2008

More Women in the City: installation views

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 5, 2008

Installation views of West of Rome’s Women in the City project, featuring Art21 artists Jenny Holzer and Barbara Kruger, as well as Cindy Sherman and Louise Lawler. Thanks to For …

Kiki Smith’s Art of Glass

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 3, 2008

Kiki Smith’s Art of Glass

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Mar 3, 2008

Season 2 artist Kiki Smith has collaborated with Steuben Glass on a collection of engraved designs inspired by the idea of tattoos. Known for transforming the mundane into magic, Smith …

Allora & Calzadilla: Nongovernmental Politics

by Seth Curcio | Feb 27, 2008

Allora & Calzadilla: Nongovernmental Politics

by Seth Curcio | Feb 27, 2008

The book Nongovernmental Politics, published in April 2007, contains a collection of scholarly essays that are centered on the challenges and importance of nongovernmental activism in contemporary society. The cover …

Trenton Doyle Hancock article in Beautiful/Decay

by Seth Curcio | Feb 26, 2008

Trenton Doyle Hancock article in Beautiful/Decay

by Seth Curcio | Feb 26, 2008

An article featuring the work of artist Trenton Doyle Hancock was released this week in Issue V of Beautiful/Decay magazine. Hancock was featured in Season 2 of Art:21 in the …

Catherine Sullivan and Arturo Herrera in Adaptation in Chicago

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 25, 2008

Catherine Sullivan and Arturo Herrera in Adaptation in Chicago

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 25, 2008

While adaptation is a common practice in popular culture‚Äîfamiliar to moviegoers and booklovers who debate endlessly whether the film version is superior to the novel‚Äîit is perhaps less well known …

Mark Dion at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 21, 2008

Mark Dion at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 21, 2008

On view at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery through March 15 is The Octagon Room, a major installation and sculpture project comprising Season 4 artist Mark Dion‘s new solo presentation at the …

Alfredo Jaar: Politics of the Image

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 15, 2008

Alfredo Jaar: Politics of the Image

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 15, 2008

For his forthcoming solo show Politics of the Image, opening tomorrow at South London Gallery, Season 4 artist Alfredo Jaar presents six works born of his enduring interest in Africa. …

Eleanor Antin: Helen’s Odyssey at Ronald Feldman

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 14, 2008

Eleanor Antin: Helen’s Odyssey at Ronald Feldman

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 14, 2008

Helen of Troy was the most beautiful and dangerous woman in the history of western culture. Her story comes down to us from European literature‚Äôs founding epic‚Ķ. But what do …

Sally Mann on stage: Some Things Are Private in Providence

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 12, 2008

Sally Mann on stage: Some Things Are Private in Providence

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 12, 2008

The Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, presents Some Things Are Private. This world premiere begins performances on Friday, February 15 and runs through March 23 in the Dowling …

Do-Ho Suh interviewed by DesignBoom

by Ana Otero | Feb 11, 2008

Do-Ho Suh interviewed by DesignBoom

by Ana Otero | Feb 11, 2008

The online magazine designboom features an interview with Season 2 artist Do-Ho Suh. In this interview, conducted in Seoul last December, Suh talks about his childhood, the influence of Korea …

Women in the City: Holzer and Kruger artwork images

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 11, 2008

Women in the City: Holzer and Kruger artwork images

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 11, 2008

Jenny Holzer. Don‚Äôt Talk Down to Me, Selection from Inflammatory Essays, 1979-82. Offset poster. ¬© 2008 Jenny Holzer, Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Jenny Holzer. Destruye, Selection from Inflammatory Essays, …

Kruger and Holzer in Women in the City

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 8, 2008

Kruger and Holzer in Women in the City

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 8, 2008

Women in the City is a viral public art exhibition throughout the streets of Los Angeles that starts today. Timed to coincide with the opening of the Broad Contemporary Art …

Catherine Sullivan’s Triangle of Need Heads to NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 1, 2008

Catherine Sullivan’s Triangle of Need Heads to NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 1, 2008

Nigerian e-mail scams, figure skating and a Neanderthal language all play a part in Catherine Sullivan‚Äôs traveling video work Triangle of Need, opening Thursday at Metro Pictures in New York …

Jenny Holzer: DETAINED opens in London

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 31, 2008

Jenny Holzer: DETAINED opens in London

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 31, 2008

Monika Sprueth Philomene Magers gallery in London presents DETAINED, an installation by Jenny Holzer that opens tonight and runs through March 15. Beginning with her 2004 exhibition at the Kunsthaus …

Podcast: Roni Horn at Frieze 2007

by Ana Otero | Jan 25, 2008

Podcast: Roni Horn at Frieze 2007

by Ana Otero | Jan 25, 2008

From the Frieze archives: a podcast of artist Roni Horn (Season 3) describing the site-specificity and seriality in her work. In this 40-minute keynote lecture from the 2007 Frieze Art …

Bruce Nauman selected for 2009 Venice Biennale

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 25, 2008

Bruce Nauman selected for 2009 Venice Biennale

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 25, 2008

Season 1 artist Bruce Nauman, a pioneer of Post Minimalist video and performance art, will represent the United States at the 2009 Venice Biennale. The Philadelphia Museum of Art was …

Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Reveal in Italy

by Ana Otero | Jan 22, 2008

Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Reveal in Italy

by Ana Otero | Jan 22, 2008

Reveal is Season 2 artist Trenton Doyle Hancock‘s first solo show in a European gallery. Opening this Friday, January 24 and hosted by Galleria Marabari in Bologna, Italy, Reveal presents …

A decade of Roni Horn in Spain

by Ana Otero | Jan 15, 2008

A decade of Roni Horn in Spain

by Ana Otero | Jan 15, 2008

This Friday, the CAC M√°laga (Centro de Arte Contempor√°neo de M√°laga) (Spain) opens Roni Horn, an exhibition of work that the Season 3 featured artist created over the last ten …

Mark Bradford in New York

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 14, 2008

Mark Bradford in New York

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 14, 2008

Beginning later this week, Season 4 artist Mark Bradford will be featured in two upcoming exhibitions in New York City. The first is a solo show at Sikkema Jenkins & …

Barry McGee interview in SWINDLE

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 14, 2008

Barry McGee interview in SWINDLE

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 14, 2008

The current issue of SWINDLE magazine features an extensive rare interview with Season 1 artist Barry McGee. In it, Barry talks about surfing, getting his start as an artist, and …

2007: a brief recap

by Ana Otero | Jan 9, 2008

2007: a brief recap

by Ana Otero | Jan 9, 2008

2007 was a landmark year for many Art21 artists. Apart from the accolades and prizes bestowed upon such artists as Kara Walker, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Jessica Stockholder, Kerry James Marshall, …

AICA names Kara Walker retrospective best of 2007

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 7, 2008

AICA names Kara Walker retrospective best of 2007

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 7, 2008

The International Association of Art Critics (AICA) has announced the winners of its 20th annual round of awards, recognizing the best of the 2006-07 season in the art world. In …

The Sum of Its Parts

by Ana Otero | Jan 3, 2008

The Sum of Its Parts

by Ana Otero | Jan 3, 2008

Next week, New York gallery Cheim & Read will open a group show of works by twelve artists, among them Art21-featured artists Jenny Holzer (Season 4), Roni Horn (Season 3), …

The Barbara Kruger – Selfridge’s connection

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 3, 2008

The Barbara Kruger – Selfridge’s connection

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 3, 2008

Season 1 artist Barbara Kruger has been collaborating with British department store Selfridge’s to provide their seasonal advertising artwork. Apparently, she has worked with them in the past as well. …

Photos from Apocalypse Now at CCA Wattis Institute

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 3, 2008

Photos from Apocalypse Now at CCA Wattis Institute

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 3, 2008

Art21 curatorial intern Mary Cook recently visited Apocalypse Now: The Theater of War, currently on view at the California College of the Arts’ Wattis Institute. The show was curated by …

Trenton Doyle Hancock wins Artist Prize

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 2, 2008

Trenton Doyle Hancock wins Artist Prize

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 2, 2008

Recently, the Studio Museum in Harlem selected Trenton Doyle Hancock (Season 2) as recipient of the 2007 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize, established by musician and philanthropist George Wein in …

Sally Mann’s Immediate Family

by Ana Otero | Jan 2, 2008

Sally Mann’s Immediate Family

by Ana Otero | Jan 2, 2008

After more than 15 years since the original exhibition, Season 1 artist Sally Mann’s Immediate Family is again on display at Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York City. Immediate Family …

Gabriel Orozco at Dallas Museum of Art

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 20, 2007

Gabriel Orozco at Dallas Museum of Art

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 20, 2007

The Dallas Museum of Art presently hosts an installation by Season 2 artist Gabriel Orozco. Gabriel Orozco: Inner Circles of the Wall premieres one of his sculptural installations from 1999. …

Pancha Tantra: Walton’s World

by Ana Otero | Dec 18, 2007

Pancha Tantra: Walton’s World

by Ana Otero | Dec 18, 2007

Taschen, the German publisher specializing in art, design, and architecture, has released a new monographic masterpiece on Walton Ford, an artist featured in Season 2 who creates naturalistic and consistently …

New installation by James Turrell at Albright-Knox Art Gallery

by Ana Otero | Dec 18, 2007

New installation by James Turrell at Albright-Knox Art Gallery

by Ana Otero | Dec 18, 2007

My work is about your seeing. There is a rich tradition in painting of work about light, but it is not light – it is the record of seeing. My …

Serra, Celmins, Puryear, and Walker top TIME’s Top 10 Exhibitions of 2007

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 13, 2007

Serra, Celmins, Puryear, and Walker top TIME’s Top 10 Exhibitions of 2007

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 13, 2007

Major exhibitions of work by Richard Serra (Season 1), Vija Celmins, Martin Puryear, and Kara Walker (all Season 2) all made it onto TIME Magazine‚Äôs annual Top 10 Exhibitions list. …

Matthew Barney: Drawings from Guardian of the Veil

by Ana Otero | Dec 13, 2007

Matthew Barney: Drawings from Guardian of the Veil

by Ana Otero | Dec 13, 2007

Opening this Saturday at Los Angeles’ Regen Projects is an exhibition by Season 1 artist Matthew Barney, featuring drawings from his latest work, Guardian of the Veil, as well as …