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This Week in Art

Rob Pruitt’s “The Church,” Trevor Paglen’s Flag, and Joan Jonas’s Tate Modern Retrospective

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Mar 26, 2018

This Week in Art

Rob Pruitt’s “The Church,” Trevor Paglen’s Flag, and Joan Jonas’s Tate Modern Retrospective

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Mar 26, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including “Rob Pruitt: The Church,” a solo exhibition and space for ongoing community engagement investigating the intersection of religion and public spaces.

This Week in Art 12.4-12.10: Kerry James Marshall Dedicates Mural Honoring Chicago’s Cultural Leaders

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 4, 2017

This Week in Art 12.4-12.10: Kerry James Marshall Dedicates Mural Honoring Chicago’s Cultural Leaders

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 4, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Kerry James Marshall’s first mural dedication in Chicago, and events and exhibitions from Miami to Jakarta.

This Week in Art 6.19-6.25: Tania Bruguera Opens “Talking to Power”

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 19, 2017

This Week in Art 6.19-6.25: Tania Bruguera Opens “Talking to Power”

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 19, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new 30-year survey of work by Tania Bruguera, and events and exhibitions from Rome to Basel.

Thank You For Coming: Talking with transdisciplinary performance artist NIC Kay about balance, Blackness, and hope

by Anna Martine Whitehead | Apr 28, 2017

Thank You For Coming: Talking with transdisciplinary performance artist NIC Kay about balance, Blackness, and hope

by Anna Martine Whitehead | Apr 28, 2017

Artists NIC Kay and Anna Martine Whitehead discuss their performance practices, and the voices they rely upon in a world filled with injustice.

“The artist has to be down on the ground”—An Interview with Monica Trinidad

by Lewis Wallace | Apr 14, 2017

“The artist has to be down on the ground”—An Interview with Monica Trinidad

by Lewis Wallace | Apr 14, 2017

Guest editor Lewis Wallace speaks with artist and organizer Monica Trinidad about her process of collaborating with and creating within communities.

Dushko Petrovich’s The Daily Gentrifier

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Dec 16, 2016

Dushko Petrovich’s The Daily Gentrifier

by Jacquelyn Gleisner | Dec 16, 2016

Jacquelyn Gleisner introduces “The Daily Gentrifier,” a forthcoming broadsheet publication by Chicago-based artist and writer Dushko Petrovich.

Center Field: Art in the Middle

The Brevity of Space: An Interview with Allison Glenn

by Caroline Picard | Dec 8, 2016

Center Field: Art in the Middle

The Brevity of Space: An Interview with Allison Glenn

by Caroline Picard | Dec 8, 2016

Curator and writer Allison Glenn discusses her exhibition “In the beginning, sometimes I left messages in the street,” which brought artwork to billboards and public sites across Chicago.

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Cheryl Pope and the Poetics of Yelling

by Rachel Heidenry | Nov 9, 2016

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Cheryl Pope and the Poetics of Yelling

by Rachel Heidenry | Nov 9, 2016

Rachel Heidenry surveys the work of Chicago artist Cheryl Pope, who employs the aesthetic of high-school athletics and collaborates with local students to address the effects of gun violence.

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Lee Plested

by Lee Plested | Nov 3, 2016

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Lee Plested

by Lee Plested | Nov 3, 2016

Curator Lee Plested joins Art21 Magazine as guest editor for the final 2016 issue, “Place Part II,” investigating notions of place with an emphasis on the art and artists in Vancouver and Chicago.

#MyArtMyCity: ART21’s Instagram Takeovers

by Art21 | Sep 19, 2016

#MyArtMyCity: ART21’s Instagram Takeovers

by Art21 | Sep 19, 2016

The most-liked posts from all seven of our recent Instagram takeovers, featuring local art around the world with #MyArtMyCity.

Season 8 Preview: Nick Cave

by Art21 | Sep 16, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Nick Cave

by Art21 | Sep 16, 2016

In a new Season 8 preview, artist Nick Cave contemplates the space from which he creates his work.

Tune In: Season 8 Premieres Tonight at 9 on PBS!

by Art21 | Sep 16, 2016

Tune In: Season 8 Premieres Tonight at 9 on PBS!

by Art21 | Sep 16, 2016

Tune in tonight at 9pm and 10pm EST for the broadcast premiere of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8!

Season 8 Events in Chicago and Vancouver

by Art21 | Sep 14, 2016

Season 8 Events in Chicago and Vancouver

by Art21 | Sep 14, 2016

Announcing four events in Chicago and Vancouver in conjunction with the upcoming premiere of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8.

Season 8 Preview: Chris Ware

by Art21 | Sep 13, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Chris Ware

by Art21 | Sep 13, 2016

In a new Season 8 preview clip, cartoonist Chris Ware considers his connection to old toys and comics.

Season 8 Preview: Barbara Kasten

by Art21 | Aug 1, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Barbara Kasten

by Art21 | Aug 1, 2016

A look inside Barbara Kasten’s segment in the “Chicago” hour of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, premiering on PBS this fall.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Directing Season 8’s Chicago: An Interview with Stanley Nelson

by Eve Moros Ortega, Executive Producer | Jul 29, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Directing Season 8’s Chicago: An Interview with Stanley Nelson

by Eve Moros Ortega, Executive Producer | Jul 29, 2016

Executive Producer Eve Moros Ortega sits down with Stanley Nelson, award-winning director of the “Chicago” hour in the upcoming season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

Season 8 Preview: Theaster Gates

by Art21 | Jul 27, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Theaster Gates

by Art21 | Jul 27, 2016

A look inside Theaster Gates’ segment in the “Chicago” hour of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, premiering on PBS this fall.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Flying High: My Chicago Drone Day

by Nick Ravich | Jul 21, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Flying High: My Chicago Drone Day

by Nick Ravich | Jul 21, 2016

Through photos and GIFs, Director of Production Nick Ravich chronicles ten hours of filming with drones in Chicago for Season 8 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

Announcing the ART21 Screening Society

by Art21 | Jul 7, 2016

Announcing the ART21 Screening Society

by Art21 | Jul 7, 2016

Announcing the ART21 Screening Society: bringing free screenings of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8 to venues worldwide.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Chicago

by Art21 | Jun 23, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Chicago

by Art21 | Jun 23, 2016

Go behind the scenes of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, as we film Barbara Kasten and Theaster Gates in Chicago.

Booked

Life Among Other Men: An Interview with Black Deutschland ’s Darryl Pinckney

by Caroline Picard | Jun 8, 2016

Booked

Life Among Other Men: An Interview with Black Deutschland ’s Darryl Pinckney

by Caroline Picard | Jun 8, 2016

In this extended interview, author Darryl Pinckney discusses characters caught between conflicting identities and locales in his latest novel “Black Deutschland.”

ART21 Announces New Season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” this September on PBS

by Art21 | May 26, 2016

ART21 Announces New Season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” this September on PBS

by Art21 | May 26, 2016

Announcing the host and artists featured in the upcoming season of ART21’s PBS series “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

Long Live Catharsis

by Alex Huntsberger | Oct 13, 2015

Long Live Catharsis

by Alex Huntsberger | Oct 13, 2015

I haven’t cried since the summer before I went to college and broke up with my high-school girlfriend. And by cried, I mean like when your face starts uncontrollably heaving …

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Alicia Eler

by Alicia Eler | Sep 8, 2015

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor: Alicia Eler

by Alicia Eler | Sep 8, 2015

When I was twelve years old, I remember seeing it: my first smiley face. It was gigantic and bright yellow, hanging on the exterior brick wall of a car dealership, …

The Chosen Ones

by Alicia Eler | Jun 17, 2015

The Chosen Ones

by Alicia Eler | Jun 17, 2015

We are born with family, and we find our chosen family. Often whom we select overshadows our biology. Not always, but sometimes. It’s a balance. Peregrine Honig and Arrington de Dionyso …

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Heather Mekkelson and the Flood That Never Came

by Caroline Picard | May 28, 2013

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Heather Mekkelson and the Flood That Never Came

by Caroline Picard | May 28, 2013

Columnist Caroline Picard reflects on a 2008 installation by Heather Mekkelson and the stories of disaster conveyed by the artist’s distressed objects.

You Can’t Always Give and You Can’t Always Take | Edie Fake

by Thea Liberty Nichols | Apr 9, 2013

You Can’t Always Give and You Can’t Always Take | Edie Fake

by Thea Liberty Nichols | Apr 9, 2013

“Sharing what we can is how we help each other thrive on this messed up planet. It creates networks, emotional bonds, kinship, thought…”

“My Work Should Grow on You” | Faheem Majeed

by Thea Liberty Nichols | Apr 2, 2013

“My Work Should Grow on You” | Faheem Majeed

by Thea Liberty Nichols | Apr 2, 2013

“Like any sane person that is faced with a difficult life decision, I decided to go to grad school.”

Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports.

Centerfield | Embracing the Cliché: An Interview with Michelle Grabner

by Caroline Picard | Mar 26, 2013

Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports.

Centerfield | Embracing the Cliché: An Interview with Michelle Grabner

by Caroline Picard | Mar 26, 2013

Caroline Picard interviews Michelle Grabner, artist, writer, and co-curator of the 2014 Whitney Biennial.

Magic in Rural Southwestern Wisconsin: Meg Leary Sounds Off at ACRE Residency

by Alicia Eler | Feb 27, 2013

Magic in Rural Southwestern Wisconsin: Meg Leary Sounds Off at ACRE Residency

by Alicia Eler | Feb 27, 2013

Alicia Eler completes her blogging residency by interviewing two-time ACRE resident Meg Leary who “explores the corporeal body of the diva and performer.”

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Center Field | The Stage of Scientific Reproduction: An Interview with Jeremy Bolen

by Caroline Picard | Feb 26, 2013

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Center Field | The Stage of Scientific Reproduction: An Interview with Jeremy Bolen

by Caroline Picard | Feb 26, 2013

Columnist Caroline Picard speaks with Jeremy Bolen about his photographic investigations of phenomena invisible to the human eye.

New Bonds and Studio Space Lead to Creative Leaps: Stacia Yeapanis on Chicago’s BOLT Residency

by Alicia Eler | Feb 25, 2013

New Bonds and Studio Space Lead to Creative Leaps: Stacia Yeapanis on Chicago’s BOLT Residency

by Alicia Eler | Feb 25, 2013

For the penultimate post in her series on artist residencies, Alicia Eler chats with Stacia Yeapanis about a yearlong residency close to home.

Christopher Meerdo Experiences the Icelandic Landscape Through the Body of a Decomposing Sperm Whale

by Alicia Eler | Feb 8, 2013

Christopher Meerdo Experiences the Icelandic Landscape Through the Body of a Decomposing Sperm Whale

by Alicia Eler | Feb 8, 2013

How did a three-month residency in Iceland and a dead whale change the work of Chicago–based artist Christopher Meerdo? Art21’s blogger-in-residence has the story.

Transmission

Transmission | An Interview with Lori Felker: amplified sprocket holes, light passing through celluloid, bumping into dirt and tape and emulsion

by Amelia Ishmael | Feb 5, 2013

Transmission

Transmission | An Interview with Lori Felker: amplified sprocket holes, light passing through celluloid, bumping into dirt and tape and emulsion

by Amelia Ishmael | Feb 5, 2013

Columnist Amelia Ishmael interviews filmmaker and performer Lori Felkner about her “amazing” piece “Light Makes Music.”

How Residencies Change an Artist’s Practice

by Alicia Eler | Feb 1, 2013

How Residencies Change an Artist’s Practice

by Alicia Eler | Feb 1, 2013

Alicia Eler kicks off her blogging residency with some words about the role of residencies in artist’s lives.