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This Week in Art

Martin Puryear to Represent the U.S. in Venice, Cuban Artists Speak Out & Doris Salcedo’s “Counter-Monument”

by Anna Burckhardt | Aug 27, 2018

This Week in Art

Martin Puryear to Represent the U.S. in Venice, Cuban Artists Speak Out & Doris Salcedo’s “Counter-Monument”

by Anna Burckhardt | Aug 27, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including the recent announcement of Martin Puryear as the artist selected to represent the United States in the upcoming 2019 Venice Biennale.

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 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.

Memory at the Seams: Doris Salcedo’s Sumando Ausencias

by Anna Burckhardt | Feb 15, 2017

Memory at the Seams: Doris Salcedo’s Sumando Ausencias

by Anna Burckhardt | Feb 15, 2017

In Doris Salcedo’s public-art installation “Sumando Ausencias,” thousands of volunteers blanketed Bolívar Square with cloth containing the names of the victims of Colombia’s decades-long conflict.

This Week in Art: 10.31-11.6

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 31, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.31-11.6

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 31, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including the final week of Pedro Reyes’ “Doomocracy,” and events and exhibitions everywhere from Australia to Iceland.

This Week in Art: 6.6-6.12

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 6, 2016

This Week in Art: 6.6-6.12

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 6, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including recent awards won by ART21 artists, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New Haven to Hong Kong.

This Week in Art: 4.25-5.1

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 25, 2016

This Week in Art: 4.25-5.1

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 25, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including the selection of Mark Bradford as the United States’ representative at the 2017 Venice Biennale, and exhibitions on view everywhere from Florida to France.

Flashback

Ten (More) Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

by Art21 | Nov 18, 2015

Flashback

Ten (More) Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

by Art21 | Nov 18, 2015

In last year’s November/December issue we investigated ideas of unrest and revolution, and the ways art can and has innovated in the name of change. The months that followed saw huge …

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.

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.

The Walker Curates the News: 09.29.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 29, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 09.29.14

by Walker Art Center | Sep 29, 2014

“I have a problem with the idea that contemporary art can only be presented in a white box.”

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 28, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 28, 2014

Cai Guo-Qiang sends art up the river in Shanghai, Doris Salcedo, Janine Antoni, and Cindy Sherman receive awards, and more in this week’s roundup.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 23, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 23, 2013

Rashid Johnson has a major solo, Doris Salcedo and Fred Wilson receive honors, William Kentridge returns to the Metropolitan Opera, and more.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 8, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 8, 2013

Mel Chin presents work post-residency, Doris Salcedo makes a flower offering, Alfredo Jaar gives a post-Pavilion interview…

100 Artists | Doris Salcedo

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 9, 2013

100 Artists | Doris Salcedo

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 9, 2013

Next up in our “100 Artists” celebration is Season 5 artist Doris Salcedo and a newly released text interview on war, displacement, and imprisonment.
Doris Salcedo. A Flor de Piel 2011 - 2012. Image courtesy the artist and White Cube

Art21 New York Close Up

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by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 11, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 11, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Doris Salcedo, Do Ho Suh, Paul McCarthy and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.
Charles Atlas. Views on Video (2005). Image courtesy the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 26, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 26, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Charles Atlas, Elizabeth Murray, William Kentridge and other artists featured on Art21 programs.
Laurie Simmons. "First Bathroom/Woman Standing" from "Interiors," 1978. Cibachrome print, 3 1/2 x 5 in. Courtesy the artist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 9, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 9, 2012

This week’s roundup features news on Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Carrie Mae Weems and more.
Alfredo Jaar. Muxima, 2006. Film still courtesy of the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 2, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 2, 2012

Our first 2012 roundup features news on Louise Bourgeois, Alfredo Jaar, Mark Dion and other Art21 artists.
Allora & Calzadilla. THE STATE: The Coming Insurrection

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 21, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 21, 2011

In this week’s roundup Allora & Calzadilla explore causes of discontent, Paul McCarthy channels aggression, the Red Hot Chili Peppers pay homage to Raymond Pettibon, Laurie Anderson is sampled, and …
Doris Salcedo. Plegaria Muda, 2008-2010.

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by Nettrice Gaskins | May 30, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 30, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Doris Salcedo evokes memorials, Cao Fei explores play time, several artists are celebrated and more. Doris Salcedo: Plegaria Muda unveils the newest sculptural work by Doris …
Street Market

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by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 4, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 4, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Barry McGee tags a street market in LA, Margaret Kilgallen is remembered, Matthew Barney to be awarded in San Francisco, Allan McCollum electrifies objects in Florida, …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wrapping Up Art21 at NAEA 2011

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 30, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Wrapping Up Art21 at NAEA 2011

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 30, 2011

It was suggested that perhaps the TWCA column could provide a a wrap-up of the National Art Education Association’s annual conference in pictures this year, and while I would like …

Visibility, Potency and Meaning: Making Sense of Art at the Crosshairs

by Dorota Biczel | Jan 18, 2011

Visibility, Potency and Meaning: Making Sense of Art at the Crosshairs

by Dorota Biczel | Jan 18, 2011

Since I made my first appearance on the Art21 blog about six weeks ago, commenting on the now-infamous censoring of David Wojnarowicz’s video A Fire in My Belly at the …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Hard Conversations (Exploring Inequality)

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 10, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Hard Conversations (Exploring Inequality)

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 10, 2010

In the New York Times last week, Nicholas Kristof reported that the richest 1 percent of Americans now take home almost 24 percent of the income, up from 9 percent …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Welcome Back

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 1, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Welcome Back

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 1, 2010

In case you’ve recently returned from summer vacation or have simply been away from the Art21 blog in July and August due to the fact that, like me, you promised …
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 …

Art21 Extended Play

Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Doris Salcedo: Istanbul

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #115: Doris Salcedo discusses her installation for the Istanbul Biennial, describing how she wanted to create a “topography of …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 10, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 10, 2010

Holey maps, pre-natal forms, stuffed animals, and more in today’s roundup: The first exhibition in the United States ever devoted exclusively to the drawings of Season 3 artist Roni Horn …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Melancholy photographs, bronze truisms, museum interventions, a giant battleship, and more in today’s roundup: Tonight at 6pm, Season 5 artist Doris Salcedo will speak at the Americas Society in New …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Time to Talk

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 16, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Time to Talk

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 16, 2009

Art classrooms are mired in production. Too often the drive to complete work speeds right past the formation of a high quality idea or composition. How often have we ourselves …

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 “Exclusive” Video, Year 2

by Wesley Miller | Dec 15, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 “Exclusive” Video, Year 2

by Wesley Miller | Dec 15, 2009

What a year it’s been! We’re taking a look back at the 42 Exclusive videos that premiered here on the Art21 Blog, and subsequently on YouTube and iTunes. We hope …

Art21 Extended Play

Doris Salcedo | Third World Identity

by Wesley Miller | Dec 11, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Doris Salcedo | Third World Identity

by Wesley Miller | Dec 11, 2009

In her Bogotá studio, artist Doris Salcedo discusses the stereotypes she faces as a citizen of a Third World country and how she embraces these first-hand experiences of discrimination to …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Confronting History

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 9, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Confronting History

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 9, 2009

Looking through the interviews and essays featured in Art:21- Art in the Twenty- First Century 5, the companion book to season 5, I keep discovering a ton of words to …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 26, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 26, 2009

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host a talk with Season 3 artist Matthew Ritchie and brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner (of indie rock band The National) on Saturday, …

ART:21 SEASON 5 PREMIERES TONITE ON PBS!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 7, 2009

ART:21 SEASON 5 PREMIERES TONITE ON PBS!

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 7, 2009

The wait is over–Season 5 of Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century is here! The new season begins tonight on PBS at 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) with the episode …