Tag Archives: Jeff Koons

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Reenactment and Mourning: Old Roads to Gary Indiana

by Caroline Picard | Aug 28, 2013

Center Field: Art in the Middle

Reenactment and Mourning: Old Roads to Gary Indiana

by Caroline Picard | Aug 28, 2013

Chicago-based columnist Caroline Picard looks back on an artist’s tribute to Michael Jackson and “the complex network surrounding Jackson’s stardom.”

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…
Ellen Gallagher. "Deluxe 2004–5 (detail, Wiglette)." Courtesy Tate Modern. © Ellen Gallagher

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 28, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 28, 2013

Ellen Gallagher plays on black vernacular, John Baldessari considers crowds, William Wegmen displays vintage prints, and more…
Jeff Koons. "Antiquity 3," 2009–11. Oil on canvas 102 x 138 inches. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian New York.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 13, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 13, 2013

Jeff Koons layers ancient sculptures and popular images, Charles Atlas collaborates with sound artists, Ai Wei Wei explores medical disaster in Hong Kong, and more.
Maya Lin. "Sliver Thames," 2012. Courtesy the artist and Pace London.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 1, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 1, 2013

Maya Lin explores the topography of Europe, Roni Horn displays photographs and glass, Rashid Johnson highlights artistic contributions by women and minorities, and much more.
Mansai Nomura + Hiroshi Sugimoto. "SANBASO, Divine Dance," 2013. Courtesy Japan Society and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 25, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 25, 2013

This week, Hiroshi Sugimoto presents film and performance, Carrie Mae Weems explores feminism’s evolution, James Turrell kicks off a series of exhibitions, and much more.
Mika Rottenberg. "Felicia from Tropical Breeze," 2004. Image courtesy of the artist and Magasin 3.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 18, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 18, 2013

Works by LaToya Ruby Frazier and Jeff Koons travel to Rome, Pierre Huyghe wins the Haftmann Prize, Laylah Ali’s Greenheads meet up in Minneapolis.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 7, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 7, 2013

Nettrice Gaskins kicks off the week with a roundup of exhibition and events featuring Art21 artists.

Sandy, Sex, and Survival

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | Dec 18, 2012

Sandy, Sex, and Survival

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | Dec 18, 2012

Guest blogger Jeffrey Songco wonders if artwork about sex and sexuality is also to some degree always about survival, as well.
Jeff Koons. "Coloring Book 1997–2005," 2012. Photo by Kenzo. Courtesy of the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 10, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 10, 2012

Come meet NYCU co-producers Wesley Miller and Nick Ravich at the Apple Store Soho, plus the latest news on Jeff Koons, William Kentridge, Gabriel Orozco and other Art21 artists.

U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists with the Inaugural Medal of Arts

by Jonathan Munar | Nov 28, 2012

U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists with the Inaugural Medal of Arts

by Jonathan Munar | Nov 28, 2012

Art21 featured artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems are awarded the first-ever Medal of Arts from the U.S. Department of State.
© Mary Heilmann; Private Collection, London. Foto Alex Delfanne

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 8, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 8, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on An-My Lê, Raymond Pettibon, Kiki Smith and other artists featured in Art21 programs and documentaries.

On View Now

On View Now | Andy Warhol and the Anxiety of Effluence

by Max Weintraub | Oct 4, 2012

On View Now

On View Now | Andy Warhol and the Anxiety of Effluence

by Max Weintraub | Oct 4, 2012

Max Weintraub reviews the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition “Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years,” which aims to account for Warhol’s influence on other artists.
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.
Barbara Kruger. "Belief+Doubt," 2012. Photo by Cathy Carver. Courtesy the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 13, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 13, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Barbara Kruger, Oliver Herring, Maya Lin and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Gabriel Orozco. Astroturf Constellation, 2012. Image courtesy the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 30, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 30, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Gabriel Orozco, Cai Guo-Qiang, Shahzia Sikander, and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.
Bruce Nauman. Partial installation view of "One Hundred Fish Fountain," 2005. Courtesy the artist and Donald Young Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 23, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 23, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Bruce Nauman, Andrea Zittell, Kerry James Marshall and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Kara Walker. Exodus of Confederates from Atlanta. Courtesy of Kara Walker and the Museum of Modern Art, New York City.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 16, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 16, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Kara Walker, Cindy Sherman, Robert Adams and many other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Alfredo Jaar. An Aesthetics of Resistance, 1992. Image courtesy the artist and Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 25, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 25, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Alfredo Jaar, Jeff Koons, Martha Colburn, and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Doris Salcedo. A Flor de Piel 2011 - 2012. Image courtesy the artist and White Cube

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

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.
Arturo Herrera. Detail from Chicago (2012). ©Arturo Herrera, courtesy Corbett vs. Dempsey.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 21, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 21, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Arturo Herrera, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Maya Lin, Dew Point 18 (detail), 2007, blown glass; © Maya Lin Studio, Inc., courtesy The Pace Gallery; Photo courtesy The Pace Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 30, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 30, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Maya Lin, Alfredo Jaar, Pepón Osorio and many other artists featured on Art21 programs.
KAWS (Brian Donnelly). Down Time (2011). Photo courtesy High Museum of Art.

KAWS Passing Through the High Museum of Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 20, 2012

KAWS Passing Through the High Museum of Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 20, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reports on a recent talk given by the street artist KAWS (Brian Donnelly) at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

The MCA’s “This Will Have Been” and the Subjectivity of History

by Monica Westin | Feb 16, 2012

The MCA’s “This Will Have Been” and the Subjectivity of History

by Monica Westin | Feb 16, 2012

Westin reviews a new exhibition surveying the art of the 1980s that includes the work of numerous artists featured in “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

Flash Points

A Willing Girl

by Caroline Picard | Jan 13, 2012

Flash Points

A Willing Girl

by Caroline Picard | Jan 13, 2012

Still controversial today, Jeff Koons’s 1990s “Made in Heaven” photographs tap into cultural anxieties about pornography, art, and commerce.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

How Much Is That?

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 30, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

How Much Is That?

by Joe Fusaro | Nov 30, 2011

“How much is that?” or “How much is that worth?” are popular questions students ask, especially when teaching with contemporary art. Often I find myself embarrassed having to admit that …
Barbara Kruger. Floor piece for the Pinakothek der Moderne.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 28, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 28, 2011

In this week’s roundup Barbara Kruger designs in Munich, Josiah McElheny reflects a mirage, Laurie Anderson joins the Occupy movement, Jeff Koons get under your skin, Lucas Blalock intervenes digitally, and much more. …
Charles Atlas. "Joints Array," 2011.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 25, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 25, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Charles Atlas gets close-up on Merce Cunningham’s joints, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s photography is explored, Shana Moulton creates on-site art in China, and more. Charles Atlas‘s Joints Array …

On View Now

On View Now | An East Wind Swirls in Chelsea, Lately.

by Max Weintraub | Jul 7, 2011

On View Now

On View Now | An East Wind Swirls in Chelsea, Lately.

by Max Weintraub | Jul 7, 2011

In his recent show at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in Chelsea, Ashley Bickerton, a founding member of the 1980s “Neo-Geo” movement alongside Jeff Koons and Peter Halley, continued his exploration of …
Martha Colburn

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 27, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 27, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Martha Colburn animates war, Jeff Koons and William Wegman are in the dog days of summer, and much more. Martha Colburn presents the topic of war …
James Turrell. Skyspace at Rice University

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 6, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 6, 2011

Included in this week’s roundup are James Turrell’s skyspace, William Wegman’s NASA art, Paul Pfeiffer’s time-based work, a fall Robert Adams retrospective, and more. James Turrell is the mastermind behind a …
ARTIST ROOMS Jeff Koons

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 16, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 16, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Jeff Koons and Vija Celmins make room for artists, Mark Bradford inspires Chicago youth, and more. Jeff Koons‘s artwork is currently on view at ARTIST ROOMS …

Letter from London

Letter from London: The Price is Right

by Ben Street | Mar 28, 2011

Letter from London

Letter from London: The Price is Right

by Ben Street | Mar 28, 2011

Funny how very expensive paintings become metaphors of themselves. The 45-million-dollar Duccio bought by the Met in 2005 shows the incarnate deity supported with infinite care by his reverentially gazing …
Janine Antoni, Caryatid

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 14, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 14, 2011

In this roundup (with a few exceptions), it’s a week to honor women with exhibitions, events, and articles highlighting the work of several female artists. Janine Antoni, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, among …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Being Boring

by Ben Street | Feb 7, 2011

Letter from London

Letter from London: Being Boring

by Ben Street | Feb 7, 2011

“Why is sculpture so boring?” So said Charles Baudelaire in 1848. Sculpture in Baudelaire’s time was boring. In actual fact, with some notable exceptions, sculpture was, for a very long …
A-Z Cellular Compartment

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 24, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 24, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Janine Antoni is a top art chef, Shahzia Sikander is honored, Carrie Mae Weems explores the body, Andrea Zittel and Jeff Koons invite interaction, and more. …