Tag Archives: Catherine Opie

This Week in Art 1.8-1.14: Ai Weiwei & Hiroshi Sugimoto Proposing New Major Works for San Francisco

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 8, 2018

This Week in Art 1.8-1.14: Ai Weiwei & Hiroshi Sugimoto Proposing New Major Works for San Francisco

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 8, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including new major commissions in the works in San Francisco, and events and exhibitions from New York to Toronto.

This Week in Art 11.27-12.3: Theaster Gates Creates a Material Memorial for Tamir Rice

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 27, 2017

This Week in Art 11.27-12.3: Theaster Gates Creates a Material Memorial for Tamir Rice

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 27, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Theaster Gates preserving the materials surrounding the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice, and events and exhibitions from Los Angeles to Amsterdam.

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 8.21-8.27: Kara Walker’s New Artist Statement Makes Headlines

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 21, 2017

This Week in Art 8.21-8.27: Kara Walker’s New Artist Statement Makes Headlines

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 21, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Kara Walker’s artist statement about not wanting to write an artist statement, and events and exhibitions from San Jose to London.

This Week in Art 8.7-8.13: Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Goes Public

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 7, 2017

This Week in Art 8.7-8.13: Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Goes Public

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 7, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Cindy Sherman’s recent splash on Instagram, and events and exhibitions from Oklahoma to Buenos Aires.

This Week in Art 7.31-8.6: “Big Science” Named One of the 150 Greatest Albums by Women

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 31, 2017

This Week in Art 7.31-8.6: “Big Science” Named One of the 150 Greatest Albums by Women

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 31, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Laurie Anderson’s debut album receiving new praise, and events and exhibitions from Detroit to Denver.

This Week in Art 7.17-7.23: North Carolina Museum of Art Dedicates Entire Wing to African Art

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 17, 2017

This Week in Art 7.17-7.23: North Carolina Museum of Art Dedicates Entire Wing to African Art

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 17, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a progressive move by the North Carolina Museum of Art, and events and exhibitions from Louisville to Hong Kong.

This Week in Art 7.3-7.9: Nick Cave’s “Here Hear” Coming to Chicago This Fall

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 3, 2017

This Week in Art 7.3-7.9: Nick Cave’s “Here Hear” Coming to Chicago This Fall

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 3, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the latest commission of Nick Cave’s collaborative community performance “Here Hear,” and events and exhibitions from Santa Fe to Seoul.

This Week in Art 6.12-6.18: Matthew Ritchie Unveils “The Temptation of the Diagram”

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 12, 2017

This Week in Art 6.12-6.18: Matthew Ritchie Unveils “The Temptation of the Diagram”

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 12, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Matthew Ritchie’s latest work and events and exhibitions from Hartford to Zurich.

This Week in Art 5.8-5.14: The 57th Venice Biennale Opens Saturday

by Lindsey Davis | May 8, 2017

This Week in Art 5.8-5.14: The 57th Venice Biennale Opens Saturday

by Lindsey Davis | May 8, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the 57th Venice Biennale opening Saturday, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Savannah to St. Louis.

This Week in Art 4.3-4.9: Theaster Gates & Laylah Ali Win Awards

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 3, 2017

This Week in Art 4.3-4.9: Theaster Gates & Laylah Ali Win Awards

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 3, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including recent awards won by Theaster Gates and Laylah Ali, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New York to Napoli.

This Week in Art 2.20-2.26: William Kentridge Launches Arts Incubator

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 20, 2017

This Week in Art 2.20-2.26: William Kentridge Launches Arts Incubator

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 20, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including William Kentridge’s new arts nonprofit, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Houston to Frankfurt.

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 2.6-2.12: Raymond Pettibon’s First Major Museum Survey

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 6, 2017

This Week in Art 2.6-2.12: Raymond Pettibon’s First Major Museum Survey

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 6, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Raymond Pettibon’s first major museum survey, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Los Angeles to London.

This Week in Art 1.23-1.29: Artists March Around the World

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 23, 2017

This Week in Art 1.23-1.29: Artists March Around the World

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 23, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Austin to Berlin.

This Week in Art: 8.1-8.7

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 1, 2016

This Week in Art: 8.1-8.7

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 1, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a new Jeff Koons-inspired ice cream flavor, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Atlanta to Aspen.

This Week in Art: 7.25-7.31

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 25, 2016

This Week in Art: 7.25-7.31

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 25, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a Mel Chin land art piece that everyone can own, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Michigan to Mykonos.

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: 4.18-4.24

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 18, 2016

This Week in Art: 4.18-4.24

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 18, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a tour of projects being developed by ART21 artists and exhibitions on view everywhere from Minneapolis to Reykjavik.

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.

The Walker Curates the News: 11.02.15

by Walker Art Center | Nov 2, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 11.02.15

by Walker Art Center | Nov 2, 2015

“Her gift was to express these really profound things with a kind of playfulness. That was Corita. There was an irony, what we might call a ludic element in her …

The Walker Curates the News: 07.06.15

by Walker Art Center | Jul 6, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 07.06.15

by Walker Art Center | Jul 6, 2015

In one of her most iconic photos, Mary Ellen Mark—who passed away May 25 at age 75—captured the image of nine-year-old Amanda Ellison wearing makeup and smoking a cigarette in …

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: …

Flashback

Catherine Opie: Shifting Observations

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 19, 2014

Flashback

Catherine Opie: Shifting Observations

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 19, 2014

In a newly published ART21 interview from 2011, Catherine Opie discusses concepts of utopia and dystopia, the idea of America as the great democracy, and more.

Art21 Extended Play

Catherine Opie Visits Her Hometown

by Ian Forster | May 2, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Catherine Opie Visits Her Hometown

by Ian Forster | May 2, 2014

In today’s Exclusive, filmed in 2011, photographer Catherine Opie visits her hometown of Sandusky, Ohio.

Credit: Jessica Stockholder. "Story of Angle #3," 2013. Graphite and colored pencil on paper. 11" x 14". Courtesy the artist and Barbara Edwards Contemporary.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 29, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 29, 2013

Jessica Stockholder explores drawing in multiple dimensions, Richard Serra presents early experiments with nontraditional materials, James Turrell delves into light, and much more.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Questions, Questions, Questions

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 23, 2013

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Questions, Questions, Questions

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 23, 2013

During a recent conversation I was asked, “Where do you come up with the questions featured in the Art21 educator guides?” I didn’t know what to say. The “Before Viewing” …
Walton Ford. The Rolling Stones, Grrr! 2012. Image courtesy of rollingstones.com.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 24, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 24, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara Kruger, Walton Ford and other artists featured in Art21 documentaries and programs.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Catherine Opie: Cleveland Clinic

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Catherine Opie: Cleveland Clinic

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Catherine Opie describes her intentions behind the permanent installation “Somewhere in the Middle” (2011) at Hillcrest Hospital, a branch of Cleveland Clinic, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Viewer Q&A: Responses from Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović

by Jonathan Munar | Jun 7, 2012

Viewer Q&A: Responses from Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović

by Jonathan Munar | Jun 7, 2012

Artists Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović respond to questions submitted through a special Season 6 viewer Q&A.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Change

by Joe Fusaro | May 23, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Change

by Joe Fusaro | May 23, 2012

Last week I presented a Season 6 Access screening of the Change episode featuring Catherine Opie, El Anatsui and Ai Weiwei. During the screening I made some notes to share …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Test Driving the New Season 6 Educators’ Guide

by Joe Fusaro | May 16, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Test Driving the New Season 6 Educators’ Guide

by Joe Fusaro | May 16, 2012

The new Season 6 educators’ guide is now available as a quick and easy downloadable PDF. As we celebrate the broadcast of our new season, I thought this week might be a good time to highlight some of what the new guide has to offer educators interested in teaching with contemporary art.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Join Us

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 11, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Join Us

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 11, 2012

Besides kicking off season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century in just a few months, Art21 Educators is gearing up for year 4, which starts this July in New York City.

Announcing Season Six of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Jan 4, 2012

Announcing Season Six of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Jan 4, 2012

The Peabody Award-winning television series, “Art in the Twenty-First Century,” returns to PBS in April for a sixth season.
Liz Larner, 2010. Courtesy Regen Projects.

Looking at Los Angeles

Wholeheartedly Real

by Catherine Wagley | May 13, 2010

Looking at Los Angeles

Wholeheartedly Real

by Catherine Wagley | May 13, 2010

Judith Butler, the always agile theorist responsible for Gender Trouble, often says diplomatically dense things like, “a lesbian is what I have been being since college.” She would not say, …