Tag Archives: Barbara Kruger

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jeannine Bardo shares her unit plan on language, in which students investigate the power of text through art.

This Week in Art

For Freedoms Launches the 50 State Initiative, Nick Cave Takes Over the Park Avenue Armory, & More

by Rachel Heidenry | Jun 4, 2018

For Freedoms Launches the 50 State Initiative, Nick Cave Takes Over the Park Avenue Armory, & More

by Rachel Heidenry | Jun 4, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including a new public art initiative launched by the artist-run Super PAC For Freedoms, and a new participatory performance series by Nick Cave.

This Week in Art 1.29-2.4: Fifty Artists Design “New York” Magazine Covers In Public Art Project

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jan 29, 2018

This Week in Art 1.29-2.4: Fifty Artists Design “New York” Magazine Covers In Public Art Project

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jan 29, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including a series of artist-designed commemorative covers for “New York” magazine that are taking the form of a public art exhibition, and events and exhibitions from New York to Tasmania.

Resisting Reductivism & Breaking the Bubble: An Interview with Barbara Kruger

by Ian Forster | Jan 26, 2018

Resisting Reductivism & Breaking the Bubble: An Interview with Barbara Kruger

by Ian Forster | Jan 26, 2018

In this rare interview accompanying a new Art21 film, Barbara Kruger shares her media diet, what she sees as art’s role in contemporary society, and the inspiration behind two of her earliest works.

Letter from the Editor

Whose Public?

by Tina Kukielski | Jan 26, 2018

Letter from the Editor

Whose Public?

by Tina Kukielski | Jan 26, 2018

Art21 Executive Director and Chief Curator Tina Kukielski introduces the new winter issue, stressing the need for contemporary art and artists in the current debates over public space, power, and ownership.

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Embarking on Our 21st Year with New Films

by Tina Kukielski | Jan 24, 2018

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Embarking on Our 21st Year with New Films

by Tina Kukielski | Jan 24, 2018

Art21 is starting off 2018—the year of our 21st anniversary—with a special series of five new film premieres featuring five artists.

This Week in Art 1.22-1.28: Abigail DeVille and Pepón Osorio Awarded United States Artists Fellowships

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jan 22, 2018

This Week in Art 1.22-1.28: Abigail DeVille and Pepón Osorio Awarded United States Artists Fellowships

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Jan 22, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including the recently announced United States Artists 2018 Fellows, and events and exhibitions from Syracuse to Zurich.

This Week in Art 1.15-1.21: New “Art-Filled” U.S. Embassy Opens in London

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 15, 2018

This Week in Art 1.15-1.21: New “Art-Filled” U.S. Embassy Opens in London

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 15, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including new commissions for the U.S. Embassy in London, and events and exhibitions from Atlanta to Osaka.

This Week in Art 11.6-11.12: Artists Fights Sexism and Harassment with #NotSurprised

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 6, 2017

This Week in Art 11.6-11.12: Artists Fights Sexism and Harassment with #NotSurprised

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 6, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new artist-led campaign fighting sexism and sexual harassment, and events and exhibitions from Montreal to Moscow.

This Week in Art 10.30-11.5: Performa 17 Starts Wednesday

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 30, 2017

This Week in Art 10.30-11.5: Performa 17 Starts Wednesday

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 30, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the start of performance art festival Performa, and events and exhibitions from Houston to Athens.

This Week in Art 10.2-10.8: Artists Create Posters Opposing Trump’s Immigration Ban

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 2, 2017

This Week in Art 10.2-10.8: Artists Create Posters Opposing Trump’s Immigration Ban

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 2, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new artist collective formed in opposition to Trump’s most recent travel ban, and events and exhibitions from Detroit to Düsseldorf.

This Week in Art 9.18-9.24: Mel Chin Unveils a Monument to Everyone

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 18, 2017

This Week in Art 9.18-9.24: Mel Chin Unveils a Monument to Everyone

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 18, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Mel Chin’s new public artwork in Philadelphia, and events and exhibitions from Boston to Berlin.

This Week in Art 7.10-7.16: Artists Celebrate London’s Resilience

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 10, 2017

This Week in Art 7.10-7.16: Artists Celebrate London’s Resilience

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 10, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Ai Weiwei’s new magazine cover, and events and exhibitions from San Francisco to Copenhagen.

This Week in Art 2.13-2.19: Inescapable Politics

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 13, 2017

This Week in Art 2.13-2.19: Inescapable Politics

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 13, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new petition against Trump’s immigration order, and events and exhibitions everywhere from San Francisco to Stockholm.

This Week in Art 1.9-1.15: Artists Call for Inauguration Day Strike

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 9, 2017

This Week in Art 1.9-1.15: Artists Call for Inauguration Day Strike

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 9, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the upcoming J20 art strike, and events and exhibitions everywhere from San Francisco to South Africa.

This Week in Art: 10.17-10.23

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 17, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.17-10.23

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 17, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Doris Saledeco’s installation in Bogotá, and events and exhibitions everywhere from London to D.C.

Unapologetic: Women Artists and Power through Vulnerability

by Rachel Gagnon | Aug 31, 2016

Unapologetic: Women Artists and Power through Vulnerability

by Rachel Gagnon | Aug 31, 2016

A selection of quotes and artworks from ART21-featured women artists proving that vulnerability and weakness are by no means synonymous.

This Week in Art: 8.22-8.28

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 22, 2016

This Week in Art: 8.22-8.28

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 22, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including feminist art trending in Los Angeles, and events and exhibitions from Alberta to Moscow.

This Week in Art: 7.18-7.24

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 18, 2016

This Week in Art: 7.18-7.24

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 18, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including William Kentridge at the Foreign Affairs Festival, and events and exhibitions from New Orleans to Vienna.

This Week in Art: 6.27-7.3

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 27, 2016

This Week in Art: 6.27-7.3

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 27, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Matthew Barney’s impact on Kanye West, and events and exhibitions from New York to London.

This Week in Art: 3.28-4.3

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 28, 2016

This Week in Art: 3.28-4.3

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 28, 2016

This week we take a look at news exclusively about ART21 artists—the projects they’re working on, where their work is on view, and what’s being said by and about them.

This Week in Art: 3.21-3.27

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 21, 2016

This Week in Art: 3.21-3.27

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 21, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including an increase in women represented at Art Dubai, and upcoming exhibitions in NYC and around the world.

The Walker Curates the News: 08.03.15

by Walker Art Center | Aug 3, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 08.03.15

by Walker Art Center | Aug 3, 2015

“I believe in doubt,” says Barbara Kruger, who recently worked with Los Angeles–area high schoolers in the Getty Artists Program to create her Whose Values? project. In an interview with …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 19, 2015

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 19, 2015

New and recent work on view by Mark Bradford, Mariah Robertson, Alfredo Jaar, and other ART21-featured artists, featured in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 12.22.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 22, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.22.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 22, 2014

Like Klaus Kinski in Fitzcarraldo, artist Renzo Martens wants to build an “extravagant and beautiful” arts center in the jungle, and next month he’ll begin to realize his five-year plan: …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 4, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 4, 2014

New aerial and landscape photographs by Florian Maier-Aichen are on view in his fifth solo exhibition at Blum & Poe (Los Angeles, CA). “Maier-Aichen returns to some of the locations he visited upon …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 28, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 28, 2014

Judy Pfaff has three shows in New York, LaToya Ruby Frazier talks about her new book, Carrie Mae Weems heads to Carnegie Hall, and more in this week’s roundup of ART21-featured artists.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What does it mean to be a responsible global citizen?

by Jessica Hamlin | Oct 15, 2014

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What does it mean to be a responsible global citizen?

by Jessica Hamlin | Oct 15, 2014

An eighth grade language arts class learns about personal and social responsibility through contemporary art.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 14, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 14, 2014

Matthew Ritchie investigates cinematic landscapes, Richard Tuttle exhibits textiles in London, Marina Abramović returns to New York, and more in this week’s roundup.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 7, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 7, 2014

Paul Pfeiffer remixes World Cup footage, Jenny Holzer projects Aboriginal poetry, Ai Weiwei collaborates with a Navajo artist, and more.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 17, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 17, 2014

Barbara Kruger and Fred Wilson appropriate and critique, Alfredo Jaar and Krzysztof Wodiczko re-frame history, John Baldessari shares some of his favorite things, and more.