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Museum

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 20, 2008

Museum

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 20, 2008

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was established eighteen years ago in Kansas City, Missouri on 18th and Vine Streets, just around the corner from the Paseo YMCA building where the …

New guest blogger: Arezoo Moseni

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 17, 2008

New guest blogger: Arezoo Moseni

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 17, 2008

After collaborating with Arezoo Moseni on the recent series of screenings and conversations at the New York Public Library, we are pleased to welcome her to the guest blog. Arezoo …

Jörg Heiser at Austrian Cultural Forum

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 16, 2008

Jörg Heiser at Austrian Cultural Forum

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 16, 2008

On Wednesday June 25th at 7:00 p.m., the Goethe-Institut New York and the Austrian Cultural Forum will co-host a conversation between Jörg Heiser and Brian Sholis, editor at Artforum.com. The …

Carnegie Art Award 2008

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 15, 2008

Carnegie Art Award 2008

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 15, 2008

Den Frie Udstillingsbygning is an art institution established in 1891 by a union of artists with the concerted purpose to provide an alternative to the aforementioned censured Forårsudstilling at Kunsthal …

EXIT and Enter

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 10, 2008

EXIT and Enter

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 10, 2008

I’ve already mentioned that one way to catch up on the contemporary Danish art scene is to get a glimpse of Forårsudstillingen at Charlottenborg, but another and maybe even more …

Art & Arms

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 7, 2008

Art & Arms

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 7, 2008

Controversial and highly provocative Danish artist Kristian von Hornsleth has established a new artistic and capitalistic project, Hornsleth Arms Invest Corporation, HAIC, which challenges the border between art and reality; …

Barthes revisited: photographic experiments

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 5, 2008

Barthes revisited: photographic experiments

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 5, 2008

Our exposure to the photographic image on a professional as well as a private level has steadily increased since the first photograph saw the light of day in 1839. The …

Rebirth of Danish art and design

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 3, 2008

Rebirth of Danish art and design

by Karen Johanne Bruhn | Jun 3, 2008

If you want to keep track of modern Danish art and design, Forårsudstillingen at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen is a pivotal point of departure. Yesterday was the final day of …

New guest blogger: Karen Johanne Bruhn

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 3, 2008

New guest blogger: Karen Johanne Bruhn

by Kelly Shindler | Jun 3, 2008

Hot on the heels of her review of Sally Mann’s exhibition at the National Museum of Photography in Copenhagen, we are pleased to welcome Karen Johanne Bruhn to the guest …

Pop (and) Art

by Ben Street | May 30, 2008

Pop (and) Art

by Ben Street | May 30, 2008

The relationship between fine art and pop music is characterised most often by a specific historical period in Europe and America, the mid-sixties, which is probably the closest point there …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Pre-Teen Wolf

by Ben Street | May 28, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Pre-Teen Wolf

by Ben Street | May 28, 2008

I spent last Sunday morning at the National Gallery with a large group of very small children in front of Sassetta’s early Renaissance painting of St Francis and the Wolf …

Best Supporting Artists

by Ben Street | May 23, 2008

Best Supporting Artists

by Ben Street | May 23, 2008

Artists in films tend to act as shorthand for oversensitive loners, just as lawyers in films are shorthand for unscrupulous money-grubbers and people with British accents are shorthand for oleaginous …

Bacon: Whoopee

by Ben Street | May 21, 2008

Bacon: Whoopee

by Ben Street | May 21, 2008

Roman Abramovich, the partially-bearded Russian owner of Chelsea Football Club (AKA ‘Chelski’), and 16th-richest person in the world (according to Forbes), was this week reportedly the purchaser of two paintings …

(Artist) Frays Book

by Ben Street | May 20, 2008

(Artist) Frays Book

by Ben Street | May 20, 2008

The Victoria and Albert Museum’s latest exhibition, Blood on Paper: The Art of The Book, showcases book-based work by a wealth of modern and contemporary artists, including Cai Guo-Qiang and …

Turner: New Leaf?

by Ben Street | May 20, 2008

Turner: New Leaf?

by Ben Street | May 20, 2008

The announcement of the shortlist for this year’s Turner Prize has coincided neatly with a short-lived heatwave in the UK that sent Londoners leaping out of their winter clothes to …

New guest blogger: Ben Street

by Kelly Shindler | May 19, 2008

New guest blogger: Ben Street

by Kelly Shindler | May 19, 2008

Thanks to Rosanna Flouty of the ICA Boston for all her colorful, engaging posts. Up next is Ben Street, who teaches Art History at Westminster School in central London and …

U.S. Embassy Makes Olympic Rings

by Rosanna Flouty | May 12, 2008

U.S. Embassy Makes Olympic Rings

by Rosanna Flouty | May 12, 2008

These big metallic tulips aren’t just going to be on view in Spain, where they are permanently installed along the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao‘s riverside façade, above. An edition of Tulips …

Artist iGoogle Museum

by Rosanna Flouty | May 11, 2008

Artist iGoogle Museum

by Rosanna Flouty | May 11, 2008

Two weeks ago, you might have noticed Jeff Koons’ giant metallic tulips decorating your Google homepage. The search engine giant invited international artists and innovators to create custom page layouts …

Bantamweight Flickr Battle!

by Rosanna Flouty | May 9, 2008

Bantamweight Flickr Battle!

by Rosanna Flouty | May 9, 2008

After the gorgeously gargantuan show at MoMA that held New Yorkers spellbound in its midtown courtyard, the whole country of France is now making a fuss this week over Richard …

Ouster, Fame, Famine!

by Rosanna Flouty | May 6, 2008

Ouster, Fame, Famine!

by Rosanna Flouty | May 6, 2008

It’s another week of shake-ups and ousters in the city. In my mailbox, New York Magazine proclaims, “MoMA Cuts the Head off PS1,” featuring a thirty-year illustrated timeline of exhibition …

New guest blogger: Rosanna Flouty

by Kelly Shindler | May 5, 2008

New guest blogger: Rosanna Flouty

by Kelly Shindler | May 5, 2008

This week and next, Rosanna Flouty, Interim Director of Education and Teen Programs Manager at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston will be our resident guest blogger. Rosanna has worked in …

Matthew Ritchie at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

by Maria Nicanor | May 1, 2008

Matthew Ritchie at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

by Maria Nicanor | May 1, 2008

Season 3 artist Matthew Ritchie’s The Hierarchy Problem (2003) and The Fine Constant (2003) are on view at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao as part of Installations: Selections from the Guggenheim …

The Confluence Project looks for volunteers

by Maria Nicanor | Apr 27, 2008

The Confluence Project looks for volunteers

by Maria Nicanor | Apr 27, 2008

Season 1 artist Maya Lin‘s Confluence Project is looking for volunteers during June and October 2008 to complete a trail at Sandy River Delta in Oregon, which leads to Lin’s …

New guest blogger: Maria Nicanor of the Guggenheim Museum, NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 16, 2008

New guest blogger: Maria Nicanor of the Guggenheim Museum, NYC

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 16, 2008

  This week and next, Maria Nicanor, a Spanish curator and writer based in New York City, will be our resident guest blogger. Maria has a background in art history …

Picks from the Blanton Museum

by Maria Nicanor | Apr 16, 2008

Picks from the Blanton Museum

by Maria Nicanor | Apr 16, 2008

Check out The Blanton Museum of Art’s two exciting exhibitions featuring works by Art21 artists Richard Tuttle (Season 3), Michael Ray Charles (Season 1) and Hubbard + Birchler (Season 3). …

Juliana Snapper’s Vocal Hysteria

by Jennifer Coates | Apr 9, 2008

Juliana Snapper’s Vocal Hysteria

by Jennifer Coates | Apr 9, 2008

Juliana Snapper is a trained opera singer who uses her voice to ululate at the edge of music, creating visually stunning, highly theatrical performance pieces, combining the sex appeal of …

Abstract painting in Chelsea and more

by Jennifer Coates | Apr 7, 2008

Abstract painting in Chelsea and more

by Jennifer Coates | Apr 7, 2008

Thomas Nozkowski at PaceWildenstein (25th Street) 534 West 25th Street April 4 – May 3, 2008 Thomas Nozkowski (one of my favorite painters) makes solely small scale paintings in oil, …

This week’s guest blogger: Jennifer Coates

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 4, 2008

This week’s guest blogger: Jennifer Coates

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 4, 2008

Thanks to Paul Ha of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis for giving us a glimpse into his city’s contemporary art community. Art21 is pleased to welcome Jennifer Coates as …

Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure” at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

by Paul Ha | Mar 28, 2008

Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure” at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

by Paul Ha | Mar 28, 2008

Another guest blogger, Kat Parker, posted on March 12th, 2008 about this show so I wanted to let you know about a great opportunity to learn more about Gordon Matta-Clark …

“Dan Flavin: Constructed Light” at the Pulitzer Foundation

by Paul Ha | Mar 19, 2008

“Dan Flavin: Constructed Light” at the Pulitzer Foundation

by Paul Ha | Mar 19, 2008

There is an amazing exhibition of Dan Flavin‚Äôs work at the Contemporary‚Äôs neighbor, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis. Dan Flavin: Constructed Light will be on view …

Maya Lin interview at the Contemporary

by Paul Ha | Mar 18, 2008

Maya Lin interview at the Contemporary

by Paul Ha | Mar 18, 2008

Here is an interview that the Contemporary’s Director of Education Kathryn Adamchick did with Maya Lin this season. The conversation was captured during Maya’s visit to St. Louis to install …

This week’s guest blogger: Paul Ha of The Contemporary, St. Louis

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 17, 2008

This week’s guest blogger: Paul Ha of The Contemporary, St. Louis

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 17, 2008

Special thanks to Kat Park of Rhona Hoffman Gallery for offering such fantastic coverage of the Chicago art scene last week. You can follow more of Kat’s projects here and …

James Bishop at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Modern Wing

by Kat Parker | Mar 14, 2008

James Bishop at The Art Institute of Chicago and The Modern Wing

by Kat Parker | Mar 14, 2008

A Focus exhibition of drawings and paintings by James Bishop opened this week at The Art Institute of Chicago. Bishop, who is American but has lived in France since the …

Gordon Matta-Clark at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

Gordon Matta-Clark at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

“You Are the Measure,” the first retrospective in twenty years of work by Gordon Matta-Clark (1943 – 1978) curated by Whitney Museum of American Art’s Elizabeth Sussman has come to …

Lilli Carr√®’s The Lagoon

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

Lilli Carr√®’s The Lagoon

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

Chicago-based filmmaker, illustrator, and comics artist Lilli Carr√® just completed her new book The Lagoon which will be available in October through Fantagraphics. You can view excerpts here. Her comic …

Current gallery exhibitions in Chicago

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

Current gallery exhibitions in Chicago

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

This is gonna take one more night, an exhibition of photographs by Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus has opened at Bucket Rider Gallery. Lazarus’s work has always re-defined notions of self-portraiture …