Tag Archives: Alfredo Jaar

Alfredo Jaar. An Aesthetics of Resistance, 1992. Image courtesy the artist and Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 25, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 25, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Alfredo Jaar, Jeff Koons, Martha Colburn, and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Marina Abramović. The Artist Is Present (2012). Courtesy Show of Force LLC and Mudpuppy Flims Inc. Photo by Marco Anelli © 2010.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 18, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 18, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Marina Abramović, Barry McGee, Fred Wilson and other Art21 artists.
Doris Salcedo. A Flor de Piel 2011 - 2012. Image courtesy the artist and White Cube

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 11, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 11, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Doris Salcedo, Do Ho Suh, Paul McCarthy and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.
Maya Lin, Dew Point 18 (detail), 2007, blown glass; © Maya Lin Studio, Inc., courtesy The Pace Gallery; Photo courtesy The Pace Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 30, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 30, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Maya Lin, Alfredo Jaar, Pepón Osorio and many other artists featured on Art21 programs.
Andrea Zittel. A-Z Wagon Station customized by Caroline Castano at A-Z West (2005). Photo courtesy the artist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 13, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 13, 2012

This week’s roundup contains the latest news on Andrea Zittel, Ann Hamilton, Collier Schorr and other Art21 artists.
Alfredo Jaar. Muxima, 2006. Film still courtesy of the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 2, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 2, 2012

Our first 2012 roundup features news on Louise Bourgeois, Alfredo Jaar, Mark Dion and other Art21 artists.
Do Ho Suh. Fallen Star (sketch), 2011. Courtesy of the artist and The Stuart Collection, University of California, San Diego.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 5, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 5, 2011

In this week’s roundup Do Ho Suh addresses displacement and “home,” Bruce Nauman finds inspiration in Native America, Jason Schwartzman celebrates John Baldessari, and more. Do Ho Suh‘s Fallen Star is under …
Mike Kelley and Michael Smith. "A Voyage of Growth and Discovery." Installation view: Sculpture Center, Long Island, New York, 2009.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 31, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 31, 2011

In this week’s roundup Mike Kelly navigates the Burning Man, Mark Dion reimagines the humanities, Krzysztof Wodiczko interviews anonymous war veterans, and more. Mike Kelley and longtime friend Michael Smith …
Cai Guo-Qiang, Fallen Blossoms: Explosion Project (2009), Philadelphia Art since the Mid-20th Century, Room 410.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 17, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 17, 2011

In this week’s roundup Yinka Shonibare MBE discusses post-Colonial Britain, John Baldessari talks about graffiti and street art, Barbara Kruger explores the game of chess, works by Barry McGee and Fred Wilson are …
Collier Schorr. Anonymous Cowboy, 2008.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 1, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 1, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Collier Schorr’s and Matthew Barney’s mixed signals, Carrie Mae Weems and Rashid Johnson bridge divides, several upcoming events, and more. Collier Schorr and Matthew Barney have …
Margaret Kilgallen. "Untitled," c. 2000. Image courtesy of Ratio 3.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 5, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 5, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Margaret Kilgallen summer selections, Mark Dion in the Netherlands, Kiki Smith in conversation, Laurie Simmons, virtually, and much more. Margaret Kilgallen: Summer / Selections is now on …

5 Questions for Contemporary Practice

5 Questions (for Contemporary Practice) with Not An Alternative

by Thom Donovan | May 19, 2011

5 Questions for Contemporary Practice

5 Questions (for Contemporary Practice) with Not An Alternative

by Thom Donovan | May 19, 2011

I encountered the art group Not An Alternative for the first time about a month ago in Corona, Queens, where Tania Bruguera (featured last month in 5 Questions) had assembled …
Collier Schorr. Andrej Pejic for Dossier, 2011.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 18, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 18, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Collier Schorr’s cover photo buzz, Ida Applebroog’s art talk, Kara Walker’s giddy embrace, Alfredo Jaar’s Marxist table, and more. Collier Schorr‘s black-and-white photo of the androgynous …

Lisa Freiman

by Thea Liberty Nichols | Feb 18, 2011

Lisa Freiman

by Thea Liberty Nichols | Feb 18, 2011

“When I first came here, people said, ‘Why are you going to Indianapolis?’ I said, ‘I’m going to Indianapolis because it’s a huge opportunity.’ They answered, ‘What huge opportunity? There’s …
Peter

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 1, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 1, 2011

With Inspire Your Heart With Art Day in mind, this week’s roundup finds the New Museum rethinking contemporary art through several Art21 artists’ works, Arturo Herrera exploring abstraction in two …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Hard Conversations (Exploring Inequality)

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 10, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Hard Conversations (Exploring Inequality)

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 10, 2010

In the New York Times last week, Nicholas Kristof reported that the richest 1 percent of Americans now take home almost 24 percent of the income, up from 9 percent …
Sherman in Balenciaga.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 20, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 20, 2010

This week’s roundup includes art that is about being social: Cindy Sherman poses in Balenciaga, Carrie Mae Weems teaches about art and social engagement, Barbara Kruger displays art about social life, …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Film and Objects

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 11, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Film and Objects

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 11, 2010

Teaching with film or taking a trip with students to a museum can sometimes be an experience somewhere between total bliss and a dental visit. It can be eye-opening or …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 9, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 9, 2010

In this week’s roundup, Alfredo Jaar and Andrea Zittell go natural, Bruce Nauman tries to get off the ground, Cai Guo-Qiang answers questions about the impact of social visibility in …

All things to all men

by Ajay Hothi | Jun 25, 2010

All things to all men

by Ajay Hothi | Jun 25, 2010

Over the past ten years, an interesting and forward-looking trend among contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom  has been the aim to secure a legacy beyond the general functions …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 21, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 21, 2010

7,000 t-shirts, 22 paintings, two awards, a powerful pair, and one big open studio in this week’s roundup: Mel Chin (Season 1) has been named a finalist of the first …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Looking Back Through 100 Acres

by Richard McCoy | Jun 17, 2010

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Looking Back Through 100 Acres

by Richard McCoy | Jun 17, 2010

IMA art conservator Richard McCoy looks back at the documentation around the projects in 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park before it opens this weekend.

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 3, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 3, 2010

In today’s roundup you’ll read about 800 prints in Los Angeles, 100 acres of art in Indianapolis, 12 Polaroids near the Hudson, a 10-year survey in Ohio, two portrait busts …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Melancholy photographs, bronze truisms, museum interventions, a giant battleship, and more in today’s roundup: Tonight at 6pm, Season 5 artist Doris Salcedo will speak at the Americas Society in New …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 15, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 15, 2010

This President’s Day roundup begins with a hotly debated exhibition and ends with a divine duo: The New Museum has announced the details of their exhibition Skin Fruit: Selections from …

Flash Points

Flash Points: The Ethics of Art

by Rachel Gagnon | Feb 5, 2010

Flash Points

Flash Points: The Ethics of Art

by Rachel Gagnon | Feb 5, 2010

Today we launch the next Flash Points topic, The Ethics of Art. Ethics are defined as “a system of moral principles” which constantly factor into the choices we make. However, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 25, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 25, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll read about Tasmanian wolves, patented patterns, cartoon anthropomorphism, ancient mythology, portico projections, and a big gift: Bestiarium, a large-scale survey exhibition of watercolor paintings by …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Make Less Art

by Joe Fusaro | May 13, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Make Less Art

by Joe Fusaro | May 13, 2009

At one point in my panel conversation with Olivia Gude, Mark Bradford, and William Crow at the National Art Education Association’s annual  conference in Minneapolis, the discussion got around to …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 11, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 11, 2009

Jessica Stockholder (Season 3) has completed her first outdoor installation in the United States. Flooded Chambers Maid is a site-specific multimedia installation on and around the Oval Lawn at Madison Square Park in …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 13, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 13, 2009

The Miami Art Museum recently acquired Triangle of Need, a video installation by Catherine Sullivan (Season 4). Her piece is on view at the museum through October 11. A full room installation …

This Week’s Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 16, 2009

This Week’s Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 16, 2009

What’s happening now: The Sound of Silence, an exhibition of works by Alfredo Jaar (Season 4), is on view at Galerie Lelong in New York through May 2. Visitors are invited …

Flash Points

Art and Politics: An Introduction

by Marc Mayer | Jan 21, 2009

Flash Points

Art and Politics: An Introduction

by Marc Mayer | Jan 21, 2009

FLASH POINTS is a regular conversational series that focuses on issues relevant to the state of the art world at large, contemporary art education, and issues artists face today. You …

Letter from London

Letter From London: Protest Too Much

by Ben Street | Sep 29, 2008

Letter from London

Letter From London: Protest Too Much

by Ben Street | Sep 29, 2008

Whichever candidate succeeds this November, there will be a discernible effect in art. The last eight years have seen a resurgence of politically motivated art comparable to that produced during and …

First Opportunity at MAD and Last Chance at That Was Then…

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 26, 2008

First Opportunity at MAD and Last Chance at That Was Then…

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 26, 2008

Designed by Allied Works Architecture, the bigger and better Museum of Arts and Design opens this weekend in New York. Located in the dizzy vibrant Columbus Circle on the southwest …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Mining Ideas Part 2: Using Sketchbooks to Help Teach About Contemporary Art

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 24, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Mining Ideas Part 2: Using Sketchbooks to Help Teach About Contemporary Art

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 24, 2008

Last week’s Teaching With Contemporary Art column, Mining Ideas, had some very interesting thoughts and perspectives submitted by Jennifer, Eric, and Sue. I want to continue the dialogue this week …

Art21 Extended Play

Alfredo Jaar | Gramsci & Pasolini

by Wesley Miller | Aug 28, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Alfredo Jaar | Gramsci & Pasolini

by Wesley Miller | Aug 28, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Alfredo Jaar in his installation Infinite Cell (2004) in Santiago, Chile, and various works. Through installations, photographs, and community-based projects, Alfredo Jaar explores the public’s desensitization to images and …