Tag Archives: Bruce Nauman

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 …

On View Now

On View Now: Bruce Nauman and the Days of Our Lives

by Max Weintraub | Aug 6, 2010

On View Now

On View Now: Bruce Nauman and the Days of Our Lives

by Max Weintraub | Aug 6, 2010

Having written my dissertation on the art of Bruce Nauman, I often find myself fielding questions from confused, even perturbed friends or acquaintances seeking to make sense of his art.  …

Future Metaphors

Bruce Nauman’s Cyborg Eyes

by Ivan Lozano | Aug 3, 2010

Future Metaphors

Bruce Nauman’s Cyborg Eyes

by Ivan Lozano | Aug 3, 2010

Not all events are recorded equally. Despite YouTube’s diarrheic explosion of what constitutes a potential video, clips where almost nothing happens are still difficult for a lot of people to …
Pepón Osorio, Drowned in a Glass of Water

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 27, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 27, 2010

This week in Roundup read about Pepón Osorio’s drowned art, Allora & Calzadilla getting shortlisted, Janine Antoni in motion, and a Hiroshi Sugimoto/James Turrell art counterpoint. Allora & Calzadilla are …
BMW Art Car, Jeff Koons

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Back after a two-week hiatus Art21 blogger Nettrice R. Gaskins takes the Weekly Roundup baton, so to speak.  In this week’s roundup you’ll read about Cindy Sherman wall decals, crying, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 29, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 29, 2010

In this week’s roundup you’ll read about a retrospective in the Golden State, a pack of wolves in Singapore, a dreamy gift in Berlin, de-monumentalisation in Italy, Oprah culture the …

Flash Points

The Experience of Unknowing

by Ty Clever | Jun 11, 2010

Flash Points

The Experience of Unknowing

by Ty Clever | Jun 11, 2010

“We lay hold of the full import of a work of art only as we go through in our own vital processes the processes the artist went through in producing …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2010

A tribute to a great artist, a series of German faces, a big film of tiny things, some drawing restraint, and a bunch more in this week’s roundup: The Emilio …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 26, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 26, 2010

In today’s roundup, you’ll read about rabbits and cracked eggs, love in the Ole South, community art making in the Twin Cities, an amusement park in Paris, a family of …
Chromutate by Torley

Responsive Art & Evolving Artificiality in Virtual Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 14, 2010

Responsive Art & Evolving Artificiality in Virtual Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 14, 2010

To the uninitiated, virtual 3D worlds may seem like games.  However, game culture often revolves around rules of play.  Artists creating work in virtual 3D worlds are usually trying to …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 29, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 29, 2010

A new video installation by Season 1 artist Barbara Kruger is now on view at the Chelsea location of Mary Boone Gallery. The Globe Shrinks (2010) is a multi-channel piece …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 21, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 21, 2009

This week in Art21 artist news we have two tapestry makers, a silk archway, the master of Cremaster, an artist who likes to do laundry, a magical sound installation, environmental issues, creative …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Who Gets To Call It Art?

by Ben Street | Dec 7, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Who Gets To Call It Art?

by Ben Street | Dec 7, 2009

It is possible to read the Court’s opinion … in a variety of ways. In saying this, I imply no criticism of the Court, which in those cases was faced …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 23, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 23, 2009

From the west to the east coast and over to Taiwan, Art21 artists are involved in a number of new and large-scale exhibitions: Works by Barry McGee (Season 1) and …

This is so contemporary!

by Kelly Huang | Oct 28, 2009

This is so contemporary!

by Kelly Huang | Oct 28, 2009

German artist Tino Sehgal recently spoke about his practice in a discussion with Jens Hoffmann at the California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco. Sehgal has been showing …

“Sign to hang when there is a war on”

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 15, 2009

“Sign to hang when there is a war on”

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 15, 2009

Inscribed: “WAR 1/ WAR 2/ WAR 3/ Sign to hang when there is a war on—/ This size or up to 6 feet long./ Sequence is 1 + 2 + …

War Is Over! (Part 1)

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 14, 2009

War Is Over! (Part 1)

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 14, 2009

I’d like to start my visit to Art21 with a close reading of a favorite artwork of mine: John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s War Is Over! slogan. This work relates …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 12, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 12, 2009

A new installation by James Turrell (Season 1) — a light-filled space in the tradition of his Ganzfeld Pieces — will open at the Wolfsburg Art Museum in Germany on …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Janine Antoni, Part One

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 7, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Janine Antoni, Part One

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 7, 2009

To say it was a pleasure to be given the opportunity to interview Janine Antoni for this column is a gross understatement. In 2003, Janine Antoni‘s Season 2 segment was …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 21, 2009

Proud Flesh is up through October 31 at Gagosian Gallery.  Sally Mann‘s (Season 1) new body of work focuses on a photographic study of her husband, taken over a period …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

New works by Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny are on view at Andrea Rosen Gallery through Oct. 17. The centerpiece of the exhibition is an eight-foot tall sculpture based on …

From Here To There (and Back Again)

by Quinn Latimer | Aug 28, 2009

From Here To There (and Back Again)

by Quinn Latimer | Aug 28, 2009

Collection shows, by their very nature, often feel more like “Best of…” CDs than a well-curated mix-tape. They usually feature the hits—a stripe-y Barnett Newman, an invariably awesome Pablo Picasso—but …

MoMA Trumpets Amsterdam’s Role as Hub of Conceptual Art

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 20, 2009

MoMA Trumpets Amsterdam’s Role as Hub of Conceptual Art

by Hrag Vartanian | Aug 20, 2009

While today Conceptual Art is utterly ubiquitous, MoMA’s current “In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960-1976” examines a period when only a few cities in the world …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 17, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 17, 2009

Site-specific installations by Mary Heilmann (Season 5), Tony Oursler, Todd Eberle, and Sabina Streeter are currently on view at the Clocktower Gallery in Manhattan. This is the first group of …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jul 27, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jul 27, 2009

Currently showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, There Goes the Neighborhood explores the many aspects of community, focusing on the evolution of architecture and landscape as it is …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2009

Bruce Nauman (Season 1) has won the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Visit the Daily Best Media Gallery to see images of his …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 18, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 18, 2009

The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography opened this past weekend at the New Orleans Museum of Art.  The show is comprised of over 200 photographs covering …

Bruce Nauman in St. Louis

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 28, 2009

Bruce Nauman in St. Louis

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 28, 2009

Just opened this week at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is Dead Shot Dan, an exhibition exploring the element of humor in the work of Bruce Nauman. The title …

Letter from London

Letter from London: The Turbine Hall

by Ben Street | Nov 3, 2008

Letter from London

Letter from London: The Turbine Hall

by Ben Street | Nov 3, 2008

Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall commissions have set a certain standard for scale in art making at a time when many artists have retreated from the big, brash statement towards the self-effacing, the …

Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 6, 2008

Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 6, 2008

Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light–on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla–focuses solely on the Season 1artist’s neon sculptures and light-room installations. The exhibition consists …

1968 | 2008

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 24, 2008

1968 | 2008

by Arezoo Moseni | Jun 24, 2008

This is not the first time that Summer Olympics Games are embroiled in environmental and political controversies. In 1968, Mexico City, with its high altitude containing 30% less oxygen than …

Revolving Revolt: 16th Biennale of Sydney

by Marc Mayer | Jun 18, 2008

Revolving Revolt: 16th Biennale of Sydney

by Marc Mayer | Jun 18, 2008

From June 18 through September 7, the 16th Biennale of Sydney: Revolutions – Forms That Turn presents the work of 180 artists , including 50 newly commissioned projects. The exhibition …

The Puppet Show in Santa Monica

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 16, 2008

The Puppet Show in Santa Monica

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 16, 2008

Taking Alfred Jarry’s 1896 Ubu Roi as its historic point of departure, The Puppet Show at the Santa Monica Museum of Art includes work by 28 artists, including Art:21 alumni …

When in Rome 78

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 16, 2008

When in Rome 78

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 16, 2008

Through May 22nd at Anthology Film Archives is a retrospective of artist/filmmaker James Nares, perhaps best known for Rome 78, an anachronistic, subcultural take on decadent Rome via New York …

“California Video” at the Getty features 4 Art21 artists and many others

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2008

“California Video” at the Getty features 4 Art21 artists and many others

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2008

The Getty Research Institute has amassed one of the largest institutional collections of video art in the world. California Video, on view at the Getty Center through June 18, 2008, …

Martian Museum show at Barbican features real Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 18, 2008

Martian Museum show at Barbican features real Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 18, 2008

Examining contemporary art from the perspective of an extraterrestrial, the group show Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, which opens this week at the Barbican Art Gallery in London, features the …