Tag Archives: Alfredo Jaar

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art Start at MoCA, Los Angeles

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 27, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art Start at MoCA, Los Angeles

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 27, 2008

Two weeks ago, from August 11-15, I had the pleasure of spending a week working with a number of outstanding art teachers at the MoCA, Los Angeles summer institute, Contemporary …

SIDE X SIDE

by Amy Mackie | Jul 17, 2008

SIDE X SIDE

by Amy Mackie | Jul 17, 2008

Art and activism have been intimately engaged throughout contemporary art history, reiterating the notion that the personal is political. In 2007, Art:21’s Season 4 addressed activist strategies (in particular, the …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Billy Joels of Art Education

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 16, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Billy Joels of Art Education

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 16, 2008

This past Sunday, the New York Times ran an article about Billy Joel. The article focused on the fact that, despite not making a new recording in 15 years, Billy …

Cancelled, Erased & Removed at Sean Kelly Gallery

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 23, 2008

Cancelled, Erased & Removed at Sean Kelly Gallery

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 23, 2008

On view at Sean Kelly Gallery through August 1, 2008, Cancelled, Erased and Removed explores the conceptual and formal practice of contemporary artists canceling, erasing and removing elements from their work. …

Day 6 – Art21 Online Fundraising Drive

by Beth Allen | Jun 16, 2008

Day 6 – Art21 Online Fundraising Drive

by Beth Allen | Jun 16, 2008

As I write, Art21’s founder and executive director, Susan Sollins, is attending the 37th Annual George Foster Peabody Award ceremony to accept the award being given to the Protest episode …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Expanding the Definition(s): Some Days Are Easier Than Others

by Joe Fusaro | May 14, 2008

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Expanding the Definition(s): Some Days Are Easier Than Others

by Joe Fusaro | May 14, 2008

Many thanks to those who have helped get the Teaching with Contemporary Art column off to a smooth start! Recently, a few friends and colleagues have mentioned (even e-mailed) about …

MATRIX/REDUX at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 30, 2008

MATRIX/REDUX at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 30, 2008

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the MATRIX exhibition program with a year-long series of events, beginning with MATRIX/REDUX (on view through …

Art21 artists in “TRANSactions” in Atlanta

by David Roesing | Apr 9, 2008

Art21 artists in “TRANSactions” in Atlanta

by David Roesing | Apr 9, 2008

TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art, a group show which opened on March 15 at the High Museum in Atlanta features work from three Art21 artists. Alfredo Jaar, Inigo …

Art:21 Wins Prestigious 2007 Peabody Award!

by Wesley Miller | Apr 4, 2008

Art:21 Wins Prestigious 2007 Peabody Award!

by Wesley Miller | Apr 4, 2008

Season Four of Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century has been honored with a George Foster Peabody Award – the premiere international prize in electronic media – in the 67th Annual …

“It is Difficult”: documentation of Alfredo Jaar lecture at MIT

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 4, 2008

“It is Difficult”: documentation of Alfredo Jaar lecture at MIT

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 4, 2008

Kicking off MIT’s Zones of Emergency series on Monday, February 25, 2008, Season 4 artist Alfredo Jaar presented a selection of works that focused on his practice in zones of …

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. …

Spotlight on Protest: Alfredo Jaar

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 31, 2007

Spotlight on Protest: Alfredo Jaar

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 31, 2007

Alfredo Jaar was born in Santiago, Chile in 1956. He estudied at the Instituto Chileno-Norteamericano de Cultura, Santiago (1979) and Universidad de Chile, Santiago (1981). In installations, photographs, film, and …

Art:21 Season 4 – PROTEST premieres Sunday, November 4 on PBS!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 31, 2007

Art:21 Season 4 – PROTEST premieres Sunday, November 4 on PBS!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 31, 2007

Season 2 Protest premieres Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 10 p.m. Check local listings How does contemporary art engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today? …

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. …

Alfredo Jaar retrospective opens in Switzerland

by Ana Otero | Jul 30, 2007

Alfredo Jaar retrospective opens in Switzerland

by Ana Otero | Jul 30, 2007

The Mus√©e Cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, Switzerland, is hosting a major retrospective of the work of Alfredo Jaar, a Chilean artist based in New York City and featured in …