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Shahzia Sikander and Tim Hawkinson at MCA Sydney; Art21 videos on view

by Ana Otero | Dec 12, 2007

Shahzia Sikander and Tim Hawkinson at MCA Sydney; Art21 videos on view

by Ana Otero | Dec 12, 2007

On view at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney, Australia are two major exhibitions by Art21-featured artists: Shahzia Sikander and Tim Hawkinson. In conjunction with both of these …

Robert Adams affected by Northwest storms, speaks with Bloomberg

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 11, 2007

Robert Adams affected by Northwest storms, speaks with Bloomberg

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 11, 2007

Season 4 artist Robert Adams, who lives in Astoria, Oregon, survived last week’s hurricane, after losing power and his phone line for a few days (see images of the storm …

MASK: Barney, Tuttle, and Hancock at James Cohan Gallery

by Ana Otero | Dec 7, 2007

MASK: Barney, Tuttle, and Hancock at James Cohan Gallery

by Ana Otero | Dec 7, 2007

On Wednesday, three artists previously featured in Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century take part in a group exhibition at James Cohan Gallery in New York. Entitled MASK, the exhibition explores …

Catherine Sullivan’s Triangle of Need Moves to Miami

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 6, 2007

Catherine Sullivan’s Triangle of Need Moves to Miami

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 6, 2007

First blogged about on this site back in August, Catherine Sullivan‘s Triangle of Need video installation is now on view at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, where part of …

Roden Crater from the outside-in

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 6, 2007

Roden Crater from the outside-in

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 6, 2007

The unknown opening date of Roden Crater, the lifelong art project of Season 1 artist James Turrell, has inspired a few intrepid devotees to make some clandestine pilgimages of their …

Allora & Calzadilla’s Apocalypse Now opens Friday at CCA Wattis Institute

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 26, 2007

Allora & Calzadilla’s Apocalypse Now opens Friday at CCA Wattis Institute

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 26, 2007

The CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco presents the exhibition Apocalypse Now: The Theater of War beginning Friday through January 26, 2008. The show is inspired by …

Laurie Simmons interview in Artkrush

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 26, 2007

Laurie Simmons interview in Artkrush

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 26, 2007

Photographer and filmmaker Laurie Simmons has been at the forefront of New York’s contemporary art scene since the late ’70s. One of the featured artists in Season 4 of Art:21 …

Do-Ho Suh at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 23, 2007

Do-Ho Suh at Lehmann Maupin Gallery

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 23, 2007

Do-Ho Suh recently opened his fourth solo show at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York. Do-Ho Suh was featured in Season Two of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century. On display …

Jessica Stockholder announced winner of contemporary artist award

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 21, 2007

Jessica Stockholder announced winner of contemporary artist award

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 21, 2007

Jessica Stockholder, who was a featured artist in Season Three of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century has been announced the seventh annual winner of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art‚Äôs …

Spotlight on Paradox: Robert Ryman

by Ana Otero | Nov 20, 2007

Spotlight on Paradox: Robert Ryman

by Ana Otero | Nov 20, 2007

  Robert Ryman was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1930. Ryman studied at the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and the George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, before serving in the United …

Martin Puryear Retrospective Now at MoMA

by Ana Otero | Nov 20, 2007

Martin Puryear Retrospective Now at MoMA

by Ana Otero | Nov 20, 2007

A major exhibition of work by the artist Martin Puryear opened this month at MoMA. The retrospective features approximately forty-five sculptures following the development of Puryear’s artistic career over the …

Laurie Simmons showcasing in Madrid

by Ana Otero | Nov 15, 2007

Laurie Simmons showcasing in Madrid

by Ana Otero | Nov 15, 2007

Laurie Simmons is currently exhibiting her recent photographs from the series The Boxes (Ardis Vinklers) as well as her first film The Music of Regret at the Galeria Distrito Cu4tro …

William Wegman: Funney/Strange

by Ana Otero | Nov 14, 2007

William Wegman: Funney/Strange

by Ana Otero | Nov 14, 2007

Catch a view of more than 200 artworks by the celebrated artist William Wegman, whose exhibition entitled William Wegman: Funney/Strange, fills all the Wexner Center galleries. Wegman was featured in …

Janine Antoni at Weatherspoon

by Ana Otero | Nov 12, 2007

Janine Antoni at Weatherspoon

by Ana Otero | Nov 12, 2007

Currently on view at the Weatherspoon Art Museum is an exhibition by Janine Antoni, who was featured in Season Two of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century. Internationally acclaimed, Janine Antoni …

Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976

by Ana Otero | Nov 9, 2007

Contemporary Conversations: Robert Ryman, 1976

by Ana Otero | Nov 9, 2007

The Menil Collection will open a collection of work from 1976 by Robert Ryman, featured artist in Season Four of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the Twenty-First Century. Recognized for his remarkable ability …

Mike Kelley: Kandors at Jablonka Galerie

by Ana Otero | Nov 8, 2007

Mike Kelley: Kandors at Jablonka Galerie

by Ana Otero | Nov 8, 2007

On display at the Jablonka Galerie in Berlin, Germany, is Mike Kelley‚Äôs collection of new work; Kandors. The exhibition of new works by Mike Kelley features sculptures, lenticular light boxes …

A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman’s Formative Years

by Ana Otero | Nov 6, 2007

A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman’s Formative Years

by Ana Otero | Nov 6, 2007

  A Rose Has No Teeth: Bruce Nauman‚Äôs Formative Years is currently on view at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. The exhibition, which provides new research and insight into …

Barbara Kruger: Picture/Readings

by Ana Otero | Nov 5, 2007

Barbara Kruger: Picture/Readings

by Ana Otero | Nov 5, 2007

An exhibition by Season 1 featured artist Barbara Kruger is on view at Mary Boone Gallery, New York . The exhibition entitled Picture/Readings, is a collection of works from 1978, …

Spotlight on Protest: Jenny Holzer

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 1, 2007

Spotlight on Protest: Jenny Holzer

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 1, 2007

Jenny Holzer was born in Gallipolis, Ohio in 1950. She received a BA from Ohio University in Athens (1972); an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence (1977); …

Louise Bourgeois: A Retrospective

by Ana Otero | Oct 31, 2007

Louise Bourgeois: A Retrospective

by Ana Otero | Oct 31, 2007

  The Tate Modern in London presents a traveling exhibition of more than 200 works by one of the world‚Äôs most respected sculptors, Louise Bourgeois. The retrospective exhibition includes early …

Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love

by Ana Otero | Oct 30, 2007

Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love

by Ana Otero | Oct 30, 2007

On view now at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York are more than 200 works by Kara Walker, featured artist in Season Two of Art:21‚ÄîArt in the …

Allora & Calzadilla in San Francisco and London

by Ana Otero | Oct 22, 2007

Allora & Calzadilla in San Francisco and London

by Ana Otero | Oct 22, 2007

London’s Lisson Gallery and the San Francisco Art Institute are concurrently presenting works by Art21 Season 4 artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla. Lisson Gallery is showing Allora & Calzadilla’s …

Neither New Nor Correct: New Work by Mark Bradford

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 20, 2007

Neither New Nor Correct: New Work by Mark Bradford

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 20, 2007

Neither New Nor Correct, the latest body of work by Season 4 artist Mark Bradford, recipient of the Whitney‚Äôs 2006 Bucksbaum Award, is now on view at the Whitney Museum …

Robert Adams: Questions for an Overcast Day

by Ana Otero | Sep 18, 2007

Robert Adams: Questions for an Overcast Day

by Ana Otero | Sep 18, 2007

This past Saturday, Matthew Marks Gallery in New York City opened an exhibition of new photographs by Robert Adams, a featured artist in the upcoming Season 4 episode Ecology. Adam‚Äôs …

Barry McGee’s Advanced Mature Work at REDCAT

by Ana Otero | Sep 14, 2007

Barry McGee’s Advanced Mature Work at REDCAT

by Ana Otero | Sep 14, 2007

Advanced Mature Work is a site-specific installation by Season 1 featured artist Barry McGee opening today at REDCAT in Los Angeles. The exhibition, McGee’s first solo show in L.A. since …

Simply Alfredo Jaar

by Ana Otero | Sep 13, 2007

Simply Alfredo Jaar

by Ana Otero | Sep 13, 2007

Alfredo Jaar, an eponymous solo show by the Season 4 featured artist, opens this Friday September 14 at The Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. …

William Wegman Indoors and Outdoors in New York City

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 10, 2007

William Wegman Indoors and Outdoors in New York City

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 10, 2007

Opening tonight at Senior & Shopmaker Gallery in New York City is Wegman Outdoors, an exhibition of photographs (1981-2007) by Season 1 artist William Wegman. The exhibition will bring together …

Jenny Holzer: Projections in Washington D.C.

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 7, 2007

Jenny Holzer: Projections in Washington D.C.

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 7, 2007

Season 4 artist Jenny Holzer presents her second Washington D.C. xenon projection project (the first was in October 2004) starting September 13, when she projects quotes from President John F. …

“Liberation through Limitation” – Andrea Zittel’s Smockshop

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 6, 2007

“Liberation through Limitation” – Andrea Zittel’s Smockshop

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 6, 2007

Saturday, Season 1 artist Andrea Zittel opens her inaugural “smockshop” at Susan Inglett Gallery, coinciding with Fashion Week in New York. Having spent years gaining international recognition and developing a …

Maya Lin’s Systematic Landscapes in St. Louis

by Ana Otero | Sep 3, 2007

Maya Lin’s Systematic Landscapes in St. Louis

by Ana Otero | Sep 3, 2007

  This Friday, the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis will open Systematic Landscapes by Season 1 artist Maya Lin. The exhibition, organized by the Henry Art Gallery at the …

Ursula von Rydingsvard at the Portland Art Museum

by Ana Otero | Aug 31, 2007

Ursula von Rydingsvard at the Portland Art Museum

by Ana Otero | Aug 31, 2007

  A new show of work by Season 4 artist Ursula von Rydingsvard opens tomorrow, September 1, at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon. This exhibition, the first one of …

Don’t Miss: Bruce Nauman in Montreal

by Ana Otero | Aug 30, 2007

Don’t Miss: Bruce Nauman in Montreal

by Ana Otero | Aug 30, 2007

Monday, September 3, is the last day to visit Bruce Nauman, an exhibition presenting the work of this Season 1 artist for the first time in Quebec and Canada. The …

Circa 70 feat. Louise Bourgeois closes Friday

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 29, 2007

Circa 70 feat. Louise Bourgeois closes Friday

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 29, 2007

This Friday is the last day to view the exhibition Circa 70 at Cheim & Read Gallery, featuring work by Season 1 artist Louise Bourgeois and fellow artist Lynda Benglis, …

Pierre Huyghe’s first Spanish venture

by Ana Otero | Aug 27, 2007

Pierre Huyghe’s first Spanish venture

by Ana Otero | Aug 27, 2007

Season 4 featured artist Pierre Huyghe is currently enjoying his first solo show in Spain. A Time Score is on view until September 9 at the MUSAC-Museo de Arte Contempor√°neo …

Last chance to visit Josiah McElheny’s The Last Scattering Surface

by Ana Otero | Aug 24, 2007

Last chance to visit Josiah McElheny’s The Last Scattering Surface

by Ana Otero | Aug 24, 2007

Through Monday August 27, the Rochester Art Center in Minnesota is featuring The Last Scattering Surface by Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny. In this exhibition, McElheny continues his investigation of …

An-My Lê: Small Wars at the Henry Art Gallery

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 24, 2007

An-My Lê: Small Wars at the Henry Art Gallery

by Kelly Shindler | Aug 24, 2007

This exhibition comprises two photographic series by Season 4 artist An-My Lê that explore the military conflicts that have framed the last half-century of American history: the war in Vietnam …