Tag Archives: Kerry James Marshall

Family Business

by Lucia Hierro | Dec 21, 2018

Family Business

by Lucia Hierro | Dec 21, 2018

Lucia Hierro recites her path to becoming an artist. From investigating the cultural histories not available in art history to vindicating a career in the fine arts to her family, Hierro explains how she came to bring Caribbean iconography into the forefront in her work.

This Week in Art

Mel Chin Submerges Times Square, Collier Schorr Talks Fashion & More

by Anna Burckhardt | Jul 16, 2018

This Week in Art

Mel Chin Submerges Times Square, Collier Schorr Talks Fashion & More

by Anna Burckhardt | Jul 16, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including Mel Chin’s new installation in Times Square, which uses augmented reality to submerge viewers underwater.

This Week in Art

Theaster Gates’ “Black Madonna” in Basel, Pedro Reyes on Puppets, & Artists Raised on the Internet

by Rachel Heidenry | Jun 18, 2018

This Week in Art

Theaster Gates’ “Black Madonna” in Basel, Pedro Reyes on Puppets, & Artists Raised on the Internet

by Rachel Heidenry | Jun 18, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including Theaster Gates’ new exhibition in Basel, in which the artist has transformed exhibition spaces into active sites of creative production.

Strategies & Resources

Who Am I, in Color?

by Jocelyn Salaz | Apr 16, 2018

Strategies & Resources

Who Am I, in Color?

by Jocelyn Salaz | Apr 16, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jocelyn Salaz lays out the elements of her unit on color, in which students make their own paints, study color theory, and investigate the implications of skin tone.

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 9.25-10.1: Theaster Gates Wins Nasher Sculpture Prize

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 25, 2017

This Week in Art 9.25-10.1: Theaster Gates Wins Nasher Sculpture Prize

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 25, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the third Nasher Sculpture Prize to be won by an Art21 artist, and events and exhibitions from Las Vegas to London.

This Week in Art 9.4-9.10: Women Artists Bring Protest Messages to Times Square

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 4, 2017

This Week in Art 9.4-9.10: Women Artists Bring Protest Messages to Times Square

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 4, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new public art commission for Times Square, and events and exhibitions from Los Angeles to London.

This Week in Art 8.28-9.3: Trevor Paglen and Ai Weiwei Projects Hit Kickstarter

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 28, 2017

This Week in Art 8.28-9.3: Trevor Paglen and Ai Weiwei Projects Hit Kickstarter

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 28, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Ai Weiwei and Trevor Paglen’s new Kickstarter projects, and events and exhibitions from Venice to Mumbai.

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 5.15-5.21: Jeff Koons’ Inflatable Ballerina Comes to Rockefeller Center

by Lindsey Davis | May 15, 2017

This Week in Art 5.15-5.21: Jeff Koons’ Inflatable Ballerina Comes to Rockefeller Center

by Lindsey Davis | May 15, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Jeff Koons’ new public art installation at Rockefeller Center, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Chicago to Shanghai.

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 3.13-3.19: Theaster Gates Axes a Painting

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 13, 2017

This Week in Art 3.13-3.19: Theaster Gates Axes a Painting

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 13, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Theaster Gates taking an ax to a painting, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Minneapolis to Copenhagen.

This Week in Art 1.16-1.22: Three Art21 Artists Win Awards

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 16, 2017

This Week in Art 1.16-1.22: Three Art21 Artists Win Awards

by Lindsey Davis | Jan 16, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including three awards won by Art21 artists, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Oakland to Myanmar.

On View Now

Mastry: A Complex Portrait of Kerry James Marshall

by Jared Quinton | Dec 14, 2016

On View Now

Mastry: A Complex Portrait of Kerry James Marshall

by Jared Quinton | Dec 14, 2016

Jared Quinton reviews Kerry James Marshall’s “Mastry,” a retrospective comprised of nearly 80 works that span the artist’s 35-year career.

This Week in Art: 12.12-12.18

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 12, 2016

This Week in Art: 12.12-12.18

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 12, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Maya Lin’s latest architectural feat in Cambridge, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Amsterdam to Abu Dhabi.

This Week in Art: 12.5-12.11

by Kelly Olshan | Dec 5, 2016

This Week in Art: 12.5-12.11

by Kelly Olshan | Dec 5, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Mary Mattingly’s Hudson River-based floating food project, “Swale,” and events and exhibitions everywhere from Ann Arbor to Naples.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Why Contemporary Art? Art21 & The Value of Inspiration

by Art21 | Nov 29, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Why Contemporary Art? Art21 & The Value of Inspiration

by Art21 | Nov 29, 2016

This Giving Tuesday, four Art21 Educators share how Art21’s films and programs have opened their students’ eyes to new possibilities.

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 Artist to Artist

Change from Within: Kerry James Marshall Corrects the Canon

by Ian Forster | Oct 28, 2016

Art21 Artist to Artist

Change from Within: Kerry James Marshall Corrects the Canon

by Ian Forster | Oct 28, 2016

In this previously unpublished interview, artist Kerry James Marshall discusses his strategy for centralizing the Black figure in contemporary art.

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: October 2016

by Art21 | Oct 27, 2016

Staff Pick

Staff Picks: October 2016

by Art21 | Oct 27, 2016

The Art21 staff shares their favorite exhibitions on view now in New York City.

This Week in Art: 10.24-10.30

by Kelly Olshan | Oct 24, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.24-10.30

by Kelly Olshan | Oct 24, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Mark Bradford’s new logo for the ICA LA, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Paris to Los Angeles.

This Week in Art: 6.20-6.26

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 20, 2016

This Week in Art: 6.20-6.26

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 20, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including the latest round of Art Car commissions, and events and exhibitions everywhere from St. Petersburg to Paris.

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: 5.2-5.8

by Lindsey Davis | May 2, 2016

This Week in Art: 5.2-5.8

by Lindsey Davis | May 2, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Yinka Shonibare MBE’s influence on “Lemonade,” and exhibitions on view everywhere from Memphis to Montreal.

This Week in Art: 4.18-4.24

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 18, 2016

This Week in Art: 4.18-4.24

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 18, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including a tour of projects being developed by ART21 artists and exhibitions on view everywhere from Minneapolis to Reykjavik.

This Week in Art: 3.21-3.27

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 21, 2016

This Week in Art: 3.21-3.27

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 21, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including an increase in women represented at Art Dubai, and upcoming exhibitions in NYC and around the world.

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 | Mar 4, 2015

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 4, 2015

New and recent work on view by Cai Guo-Qiang, Kara Walker, Kerry James Marshall, and Jacolby Satterwhite, as well as news featuring other ART21-featured artists, all in this week’s roundup.

Art21 Artist to Artist

Kerry James Marshall at Prospect.3

by Ian Forster | Dec 12, 2014

Art21 Artist to Artist

Kerry James Marshall at Prospect.3

by Ian Forster | Dec 12, 2014

Chicago-based artist Kerry James Marshall travels to the Prospect.3 biennial in New Orleans, Louisiana and speaks with six fellow artists and one collective: Zarouhie Abdalian, William Cordova, Lonnie Holley, Yun-Fei Ji, Christopher Myers, and The Propeller Group.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 4, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 4, 2014

New aerial and landscape photographs by Florian Maier-Aichen are on view in his fifth solo exhibition at Blum & Poe (Los Angeles, CA). “Maier-Aichen returns to some of the locations he visited upon …

Flashback

Ten Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 17, 2014

Flashback

Ten Artists on Radicalism and Resistance

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 17, 2014

ART21 films are doorways into social and political issues of our time. In this roundup ten artists comment on cultural exclusion and resistance, peace and protest, documentary war photography, revolutionary …

The Walker Curates the News: 10.20.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 20, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 10.20.14

by Walker Art Center | Oct 20, 2014

“My only commitment—my only doctrine—is to not let the dust settle,” says director/artist Steve McQueen, a sentiment that’s reinforced by his new video and sculptural works, which address racism and …

Black Futurism: The Creative Destruction and Reconstruction of Race in Contemporary Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 24, 2014

Black Futurism: The Creative Destruction and Reconstruction of Race in Contemporary Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 24, 2014

Contemporary black artists often refute conventional notions or images of blackness and replace them with altered realities.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 10, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 10, 2014

Mary Mattingly rolls her personal possessions around Ontario, Laurie Anderson takes the stage at Celebrate Brooklyn!, Trenton Doyle Hancock talks cartoons and comics, and more in this week’s roundup.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 5, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 5, 2014

Trenton Doyle Hancock has a major survey exhibition, Walton Ford exhibits new watercolors, Richard Serra receives an award, and more in this week’s roundup.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 7, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 7, 2014

Mika Tajima gets a solo show in New York, five Art21 artists exhibit at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Richard Tuttle explains how artists are like clouds, and more.