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MoMA’s Womb

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 3, 2008

MoMA’s Womb

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 3, 2008

The ‘wow factor’ in Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist’s buzz-generating new video installation in the Museum of Modern Art’s atrium is huge. Featuring fields of flowers, Pour Your Body Out (7534 …

Bedding Down at the Guggenheim

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 2, 2008

Bedding Down at the Guggenheim

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 2, 2008

Spending the night in a museum is a childhood fantasy that would seem to better suit the crowded treasure troves of the Metropolitan Museum of Art than the more Spartan …

Let’s Tour!

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 1, 2008

Let’s Tour!

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 1, 2008

‘Tis the season to get out and about and New York’s museums and galleries are perfect places to meet up with friends or enjoy a little downtime in the holiday …

New guest blogger: Merrily Kerr

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 1, 2008

New guest blogger: Merrily Kerr

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 1, 2008

Thanks to Marc Herbst of the LA-based Journal of Aesthetics and Protest for his series of posts covering the intersection of art and politics in his city. Up next is …

Public Space and Prop8

by Marc Herbst | Nov 26, 2008

Public Space and Prop8

by Marc Herbst | Nov 26, 2008

Feel Tank Chicago. Image related to their Parade of the Politically Depressed. (It happens on the street on MayDay) No on 8 rally. Weird Space in LA. Photo by Nancy …

Crowds and Power

by Marc Herbst | Nov 23, 2008

Crowds and Power

by Marc Herbst | Nov 23, 2008

Image via innis22mara on Flickr I’m away from LA this weekend, missing what, by several heated emails, is a curious event at the MOCA. Struck by a financial crisis, a …

A brief back-note…

by Marc Herbst | Nov 20, 2008

A brief back-note…

by Marc Herbst | Nov 20, 2008

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nnx2Wv4T1o] I saw this online yesterday as it occurred in my city. A project done by an LA-based Iraqi Veteran Against the War set out 4171 toy US Soldiers at …

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by Marc Herbst | Nov 19, 2008

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by Marc Herbst | Nov 19, 2008

At a recent Journal meeting with my co-editors, Christina Ulke and Robby Herbst, we were considering how the current climate would affect our work. While some of our ideals would …

New guest blogger: Marc Herbst, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 17, 2008

New guest blogger: Marc Herbst, Journal of Aesthetics and Protest

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 17, 2008

Many thanks to Monika Navarro in Boston for her timely turn on the guest blog. Up next is Marc Herbst, an artist and member of the Journal of Aesthetics and …

Notes on sex, violence and John Brown: A conversation with Laylah Ali

by Monika Navarro | Nov 14, 2008

Notes on sex, violence and John Brown: A conversation with Laylah Ali

by Monika Navarro | Nov 14, 2008

“The first mistake of art is to assume that it’s serious.” -Lester Bangs Last night we braved the rain and bad signage in Lincoln, Massachusetts to hear a conversation with …

A President for Artists and Arts Education

by Monika Navarro | Nov 13, 2008

A President for Artists and Arts Education

by Monika Navarro | Nov 13, 2008

What will an administration look like that supports and nurtures the arts and arts education? In the blitz of emails I received leading up to the election last week, one …

Spiders and Steel at the MFA, Boston

by Monika Navarro | Nov 6, 2008

Spiders and Steel at the MFA, Boston

by Monika Navarro | Nov 6, 2008

Currently showing as part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Art on Film series – Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress, and The Tangerine, by Amei Wallach and Marion Cajoli, …

New guest blogger: Monika Navarro

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 4, 2008

New guest blogger: Monika Navarro

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 4, 2008

Many thanks to Catherine Wagley for her thorough and perceptive coverage of the L.A. art scene. Up next is independent filmmaker Monika Navarro. Monika is currently in post-production on her …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Hallowgreen

by Carolyn Sutton | Oct 29, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Hallowgreen

by Carolyn Sutton | Oct 29, 2008

This week’s Teaching With Contemporary Art column is written by Carolyn Sutton, Director of Arts at The Park School in Baltimore and a member of Art21’s National Education Advisory Council. …

The Uncanny at Kontainer Gallery

by Catherine Wagley | Oct 24, 2008

The Uncanny at Kontainer Gallery

by Catherine Wagley | Oct 24, 2008

Few things make me happier than a lyrical, perpetually unresolved video exhibition. Not Figments of a Madman’s Imagination: The Uncanny in Contemporary Romanian Video Art, currently on view at Kontainer Gallery in …

Art and Sport in L.A.

by Catherine Wagley | Oct 21, 2008

Art and Sport in L.A.

by Catherine Wagley | Oct 21, 2008

A few artists I’ve met recently have considered quitting the art game. They don’t want to play in a sphere that’s all about self-perpetuation; they don’t want to court galleries, …

New guest blogger: Catherine Wagley

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 20, 2008

New guest blogger: Catherine Wagley

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 20, 2008

Many thanks for Rachel Gagnon for her terrific, in-depth coverage of the St. Louis art scene. You can follow her musings regularly back on the blog she helped start, 2 …

Emphasizing Visitor Experience

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 17, 2008

Emphasizing Visitor Experience

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 17, 2008

Another approach to museum transparency that I admire is that of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.  When you open the homepage of their recently re-designed website, you’re immediately confronted …

Museums and Transparency

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 17, 2008

Museums and Transparency

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 17, 2008

Eyes may be the windows to a person’s soul, but to me, it’s a website. Well, at least into the soul of an institution. Everything put online is a choice, …

Artist Interviews: Serkan Ozkaya and Pepe Mar

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 16, 2008

Artist Interviews: Serkan Ozkaya and Pepe Mar

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 16, 2008

While working on the interviews for my last post, I had an opportunity to meet two artists who were putting the finishing touches on their respective exhibitions. Serkan Ozkaya’s work …

Three Questions

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 15, 2008

Three Questions

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 15, 2008

Boots Contemporary Art Space White Flag Projects For my third post about the arts scene in St. Louis, I wanted to get the perspective of two newer arts spaces in …

Through our Neighbor’s Front Window

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 14, 2008

Through our Neighbor’s Front Window

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 14, 2008

Stan: our neighbor across the street Stan has lived on Washington Boulevard in Grand Center since 1995. He used to be a contractor, specializing in rehabs throughout the city, and …

Art in St. Louis

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 13, 2008

Art in St. Louis

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 13, 2008

A view of St. Louis (taken from my roof!) I wanted to give Art21 readers a sense of the arts landscape in St. Louis, but it’s a tall order to …

Documenting The Light Project

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 10, 2008

Documenting The Light Project

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 10, 2008

Wrapping up my previous post’s theme of installation—the online catalogue for the Pulitzer’s outdoor exhibition, The Light Project, allowed me to humor my love of the installation process on a …

Installing Art

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 8, 2008

Installing Art

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 8, 2008

Art installation = my favorite time to blog. In fact, while writing this, I found an embarrassing number of posts about installation in our archives. I think it plays into …

What is this place, anyway?

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 7, 2008

What is this place, anyway?

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 7, 2008

Starting my job as the public relations coordinator at the Pulitzer meant getting a crash course on how to answer all of our “Frequently Asked Questions”:  when we opened, who’s …

Greetings from St. Louis

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 6, 2008

Greetings from St. Louis

by Rachel Gagnon | Oct 6, 2008

My name is Rachel Gagnon, and I’m writing from the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts – a “non-museum” located in the middle of a city that’s located in the middle …

New guest blogger: Rachel Gagnon

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 6, 2008

New guest blogger: Rachel Gagnon

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 6, 2008

Thanks to Hrag Vartanian for a record number of fantastic posts. You can follow his post-Art21 adventures back on his own site, www.hragvartanian.com. For the next two weeks, Rachel Gagnon …

Art Fag in the City, IMing with Paddy Johnson

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 3, 2008

Art Fag in the City, IMing with Paddy Johnson

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 3, 2008

It’s been fun blogging for two weeks on Art21 and I thought it was only appropriate to end with an interview with art blog legend Paddy Johnson. She’s the mastermind …

When Art Breaks…Or Was That Part of the Work?

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 2, 2008

When Art Breaks…Or Was That Part of the Work?

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 2, 2008

While I was in DUMBO for the art festival last Saturday, I witnessed someone accidentally knocking over a sculpture. It was the work of Minji Kim, a participant in the …

Faster Pussycat, Link, Link

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 1, 2008

Faster Pussycat, Link, Link

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 1, 2008

While the financial sector may be ailing, the wealth of links in the blogosphere suggests the Dow Jones of online life continues to climb. >> Art Fag City has been …

DUMBO Art Tour: Art Under the Bridge & the 2008 Triangle Workshop

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 30, 2008

DUMBO Art Tour: Art Under the Bridge & the 2008 Triangle Workshop

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 30, 2008

It was a rainy Saturday and it was the kind of day that amplified the bizarrely romantic quality of Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood. During the popular Art Under the Bridge festival …

The Kalm Report: Art Vlogging as Performance & Critique

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 29, 2008

The Kalm Report: Art Vlogging as Performance & Critique

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 29, 2008

While I promised a view of DUMBO’s Art Under the Bridge festival today, I will have to leave that for tomorrow. But I did want to post this interview with …

Ephemeral or Permanent: Should Art Last? (A Panel Discussion)

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 26, 2008

Ephemeral or Permanent: Should Art Last? (A Panel Discussion)

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 26, 2008

Every two years, the Triangle Arts Association organizes a workshop that welcomes dozens of artists from around the world for the Triangle Workshop. Participating artists are offered free room and …

Some Notable Links

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 25, 2008

Some Notable Links

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 25, 2008

The link is the lifeblood of any blogger and here are my picks for the week: >> According to AMNP, Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects hailed parametricism as the …

“Party at Phong’s House” Starts with a Plan for a Party & a Love of Abstract Art

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 24, 2008

“Party at Phong’s House” Starts with a Plan for a Party & a Love of Abstract Art

by Hrag Vartanian | Sep 24, 2008

Artist Chris Martin admits that the initial idea behind the exhibition title, Party at Phong’s House, was to throw a party at Phong Bui‘s home in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The longtime …