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Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Esopus Editor, Tod Lippy, Part One
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Esopus Editor, Tod Lippy, Part One
Back in 2004, I was lucky enough to be introduced to Esopus magazine at a silent auction being held during a Mass MoCA fundraiser. Don’t ask me how, but my …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Transcendent: Vija Celmins and Kimsooja
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Transcendent: Vija Celmins and Kimsooja
Recently I was engaged in a little debate about whether contemporary art can truly be transcendent — taking us beyond the range of normal perception to some place else, some …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Wonder-Igniters: An Interview with Abbe Futterman
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting The Earth School in New York’s East Village and at one point noticed a science classroom through a small window …
Flash Points
Art and Ecology at the University of New Mexico
Flash Points
Art and Ecology at the University of New Mexico
There is plenty of environmentally-minded art these days, but very few academic classes on the subject, let alone degree programs. That changed this fall when the University of New Mexico …
On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production
On Location: Filming Art21 Educators in Southern California
On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production
On Location: Filming Art21 Educators in Southern California
In our new column, On Location, Art21 Director of Production Nick Ravich breaks his silence and gives you the scoop on Art21’s production comings and goings including, among other things, …
Letter from London
Letter from London: Remember, remember…
Letter from London
Letter from London: Remember, remember…
In a recent interview in the New Yorker, artist-of-the-moment Urs Fischer said something about how art and memory work together. I can’t remember the exact quote. It was something about …
Looking at Los Angeles
Looking at Los Angeles: The Public School
Looking at Los Angeles
Looking at Los Angeles: The Public School
Gold Leafing. Sadism & Masochism. Practical Electro-Mechanisms. The Coming Insurrection. What do these topics have in common? Perhaps with some head-scratching we could ferret out a few threads, but here’s …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Test-Driving the New Season 5 Educator’s Guide
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Test-Driving the New Season 5 Educator’s Guide
Yesterday I was talking with a two students who attended a recent preview screening that featured Paul McCarthy in the Transformation episode. The students asked me about why McCarthy’s work …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni, Part Two
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni, Part Two
The following is part two of my discussion with Janine Antoni from last week. Be sure to catch her new show at Luhring Augustine Gallery, titled Up Against, through October …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni, Part One
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Talking with Janine Antoni, Part One
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 …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Ottawa Without a Passport
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Ottawa Without a Passport
On Monday I had the pleasure of working with 26 teachers from a variety of settings in the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District… located in western Michigan. That’s right, Michigan. …
Teaching with Contemporary Art
….and the Not-So-Powerful (Part One)
Teaching with Contemporary Art
….and the Not-So-Powerful (Part One)
Ever since the blog post Jessica Hamlin wrote a few weeks back regarding my “Teaching About Power” unit I’ve been feeling a little guilty. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve gotten …
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