Tag Archives: Josiah McElheny

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 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 4.24-4.30: Kerry James Marshall Makes “Time” 100 List

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 24, 2017

This Week in Art 4.24-4.30: Kerry James Marshall Makes “Time” 100 List

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 24, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Kerry James Marshall being named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Dallas to Dublin.

This Week in Art 3.6-3.12: Jenny Holzer to Exhibit at Blenheim Palace

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 6, 2017

This Week in Art 3.6-3.12: Jenny Holzer to Exhibit at Blenheim Palace

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 6, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Jenny Holzer’s upcoming exhibition at UK’s historic Blenheim Palace, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Berlin to Kansas City.

This Week in Art: 11.21-11.27

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 21, 2016

This Week in Art: 11.21-11.27

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 21, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a new designs from James Turrell, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New York to Washington State.

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny Projects Maya Deren

by Ian Forster | Feb 12, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny Projects Maya Deren

by Ian Forster | Feb 12, 2016

“I’m trying to understand this relationship of abstraction and the body.” — Josiah McElheny Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Josiah McElheny exploring the relationship between abstraction and the body as he …

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny Sees Potential in Painting

by Ian Forster | Oct 23, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny Sees Potential in Painting

by Ian Forster | Oct 23, 2015

“Abstraction – in its potential hopefulness for imagining a different world or imagining a world that’s not absolutely apparent – can tie us together.” — Josiah McElheny Today’s ART21 Exclusive features …

The Walker Curates the News: 08.25.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 25, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 08.25.14

by Walker Art Center | Aug 25, 2014

Despite friction between artist and director and budgetary bumps that stalled production, Jason Wishnow’s short sci-fi film The Sandstorm is expected to premiere soon. In his acting debut, Ai Weiwei will play a tuk …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 3, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 3, 2014

Mel Chin explores lead contamination, Kara Walker examines power and race in Belfast, Hiroshi Sugimoto designs the ideal museum, and more.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 28, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 28, 2013

Nettrice Gaskins has the latest on Art21-featured artists.
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.
El Anatsui. "Dusasa I," (2007). Courtesy of the artist and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 26, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 26, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on El Anatsui, Josiah McElheny, Julie Mehretu and other artists featured in Art21 programs and documentaries.
Mike Kelley. "Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites, 1991-1999." Photo courtesy of the Perry Rubenstein Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 1, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 1, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Sarah Sze, Robert Adams, Hiroshi Sugimoto and other artists featured in Art21 programs.
Yayoi Kusama. "Yellow Trees" at 14th Street, 2012. Photo courtesy Nettrice Gaskins.

Yayoi Kusama at the Whitney: Accumulation, Infinity and the Multiverse

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 27, 2012

Yayoi Kusama at the Whitney: Accumulation, Infinity and the Multiverse

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 27, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reviews the Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and considers Kusama’s work in light of immersive 3D worlds and “Augmented Spaces.”
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.
Kiki Smith. Chorus at The Last Lot. Photo courtesy Billy Farrell Agency/bfanyc.com.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 28, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 28, 2012

This Memorial Day Weekly Roundup includes news on Kiki Smith, John Baldessari, and other artists featured in Art21’s television and online programs.
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. …
Robert Adams. "Arriba," 1966. © Robert Adams, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery and Matthew Marks Gallery; "Longmont, Colorado," 1979. Yale University Art Gallery.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 3, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 3, 2011

In this week’s roundup, a Robert Adams retrospective, Mark Dion’s site-specific production, Josiah McElheny’s abstract film reflections, new sculptures by Richard Serra, and much more. Robert Adams: The Place We Live, …
‪Cai Guo-Qiang. "1040M Underground‬," 2011. Photo courtesy of the artist and Izolyatsia.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 5, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 5, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Cai Guo-Qiang goes underground, Josiah McElheny curates for Andrea Zittel and Roni Horn, Beryl Korot composes in Krakow and more. Cai Guo-Qiang‘s 1040M Underground at Izolyatsia …
RMB Opera

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 21, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 21, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Cao Fei puts avatars on stage, Laurie Anderson to be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Barbara Kruger looks back in Dazed & Confused, Laylah Ali …
John Baldessari x-mas

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 20, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 20, 2010

Just in time for the holiday season, this week’s roundup brings to you plenty of news, including last-minute gift ideas such as President Obama’s children’s book homage to Maya Lin, …
Elizabeth Murray

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 11, 2010

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 11, 2010

In this week’s roundup Elizabeth Murray lands, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle and Jessica Stockholder speak, Mark Bradford and Paul McCarthy highlight L.A., and more. Don’t forget to mark your calendars to view …
BMW Art Car, Jeff Koons

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 13, 2010

Back after a two-week hiatus Art21 blogger Nettrice R. Gaskins takes the Weekly Roundup baton, so to speak.  In this week’s roundup you’ll read about Cindy Sherman wall decals, crying, …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 17, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 17, 2010

An ancient proposition, a group of Modern women, life-restoring elixir, and more in this week’s roundup: Vancouver Art Gallery has organized Canada’s first solo exhibition of works by Season 1 …

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

London Calling, Going Tapeless & Meta Madness

by Nick Ravich | May 14, 2010

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

London Calling, Going Tapeless & Meta Madness

by Nick Ravich | May 14, 2010

Art21’s Season 6, at least as far as video production is concerned, is getting a little more real everyday.  We’re deep in the throes of pre-producing our first honest-to-god shoot …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 19, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 19, 2010

Avant-garde cinema, organic designs, sculpture theory, animal extinction, and more in today’s roundup: Dead or Alive, an exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), will showcase the work …

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 …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 19, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 19, 2009

New photographs by Hiroshi Sugimoto (Season 3) are on view at Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco through October 31. Sugimoto’s latest body of work titled Lightning Fields depicts electricity. To …

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny | History & Originality

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 9, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny | History & Originality

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 9, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Josiah McElheny discusses the relationship between artworks and the context in which they were created, highlighting the distinctions between history and …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 14, 2009

New works by Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny are on view at Andrea Rosen Gallery through Oct. 17. The centerpiece of the exhibition is an eight-foot tall sculpture based on …

Weekly Round-Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 7, 2009

Weekly Round-Up

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 7, 2009

Happy Labor Day! Trenton Doyle Hancock (Season 2), Erick Swenson, and Alison Elizabeth will be making their Shanghai debut in a three-person exhibition at James Cohan Gallery.  The three young …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

Art21 Extended Play

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Aug 14, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

Art21 Extended Play

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Aug 14, 2009

Sports and art are holding hands. Trong Gia Nguyen takes us to first base with that and other news relating to Art21 artists. Bruce Willis was a pub rocker, Scarlett …

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny | Assistant Anders Rydstedt

by Wesley Miller | Aug 14, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny | Assistant Anders Rydstedt

by Wesley Miller | Aug 14, 2009

Long-time assistant and collaborator Anders Rydstedt discusses the differences between creating traditional forms in glass—such as vases—with Josiah McElheny’s sculptural objects and installations. Filmed at the Michael Davis Stained Glass …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Aug 7, 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Aug 7, 2009

Famished for some art? It’s Friday and we’re back with this week’s Index. Do you know what was sizzling here this past week? Put on your thinking caps — there’s …