Tag Archives: Laylah Ali

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Extending Beyond Craftsmanship, into Inquiry and Exploration

by Dana Helwick | Dec 4, 2019

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Extending Beyond Craftsmanship, into Inquiry and Exploration

by Dana Helwick | Dec 4, 2019

Dana Joy Helwick explains how, and why, she uses contemporary artists as role models in her classroom.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Fueled by the Classroom: Being an Artist and Educator

by Joe Fusaro | May 30, 2019

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Fueled by the Classroom: Being an Artist and Educator

by Joe Fusaro | May 30, 2019

Art21’s senior education advisor, Joe Fusaro, shares how he makes meaningful connections between his art practice and being an arts educator.

This Week in Art 11.13-11.19: Prospect.4 Opens Friday in New Orleans

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 13, 2017

This Week in Art 11.13-11.19: Prospect.4 Opens Friday in New Orleans

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 13, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the fourth Prospect New Orleans triennial opening this week, and events and exhibitions from New York to Nice.

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 4.3-4.9: Theaster Gates & Laylah Ali Win Awards

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 3, 2017

This Week in Art 4.3-4.9: Theaster Gates & Laylah Ali Win Awards

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 3, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including recent awards won by Theaster Gates and Laylah Ali, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New York to Napoli.

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.

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jack Watson

by Art21 | Nov 4, 2016

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jack Watson

by Art21 | Nov 4, 2016

An interview with Art21 Educator Jack Watson on how incorporating contemporary art practices in his classroom has expanded and informed his teaching.

This Week in Art: 10.17-10.23

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 17, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.17-10.23

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 17, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Doris Saledeco’s installation in Bogotá, and events and exhibitions everywhere from London to D.C.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

ART21 Educators Institute: Laylah Ali on Process and “John Brown Song!”

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 29, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

ART21 Educators Institute: Laylah Ali on Process and “John Brown Song!”

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 29, 2016

Artist Laylah Ali shares her thoughts on ‘process’ at July’s ART21 Educators Institute in New York City.

Transformations and Beginnings: On ART21 Educators’ 2016 Summer Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 19, 2016

Transformations and Beginnings: On ART21 Educators’ 2016 Summer Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 19, 2016

Senior Education Advisor Joe Fusaro shares highlights from July’s intensive six-day ART21 Educators’ Institute.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 6, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 6, 2014

Hiroshi Sugimoto has his first retrospective in Korea, Julie Mehretu and Carrie Mae Weems are featured in Elle, and more in this week’s roundup.
Arturo Herrera, "Mushrooms (detail)," 2009. Mixed media on paper; 57.625 x 44.75 inches; Artwork © Arturo Herrera/Image courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 19, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 19, 2013

Arturo Herrera curates a show in Texas, Cindy Sherman photos disturb in Norway, Laylah Ali showcases an abolitionist online…
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.
Kerry James Marshall, If They Come, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 10, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 10, 2012

This week’s Roundup has news on Bruce Nauman, Laylah Ali, Rashid Johnson and other artists featured in Art21’s programs and documentaries.
Robert Adams. Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1969. Photo courtesy the artist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 6, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 6, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Robert Adams, Laylah Ali, Hiroshi Sugimoto and other artists featured in Art21 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.
John Baldessari, "Brain/Cloud (with Seascape and Palm Tree)," 1250 Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA. Photo courtesy of The La Jolla Community Foundation.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 20, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 20, 2012

This week’s roundup has news on Martin Puryear, Walton Ford, Tim Hawkinson and other artists featured in Art21’s programs.
Mike Kelley: 1954-2012. Kandor 10 A (Grotto) at Gagosian Gallery (2011). Photo courtesy Fredrik Nilsen, Gagosian Gallery.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 6, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 6, 2012

In this week’s roundup we remember Mike Kelley, and get the latest news on Bruce Nauman, Eleanor Antin, Judy Pfaff and other Art21 artists.
Barry McGee. Mural at Fifty Years of Bay Area Art. Image courtesy of SFMoMA and the artist.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 19, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 19, 2011

Our weekly roundup of the latest news, projects and exhibitions by Art21 artists.
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Model 002 Dini's surface

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 7, 2011

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 7, 2011

In this week’s roundup Hiroshi Sugimoto explores a Buddhist stupa, Florian Maier-Aichen lectures in NYC, Pratt honors Laurie Anderson and William Wegman, Matthew Ritchie debuts in Los Angeles, and more. …
Roni Horn Double Mobious

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 11, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 11, 2011

In this week’s roundup, new and permanent exhibitions offset the “dog days of summer” with Louise Bourgeois and Laylah Ali promoting domestic violence awareness, Roni Horn addressing gender issues in …
Doris Salcedo. Plegaria Muda, 2008-2010.

Weekly Roundup

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 …
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 …
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 …
Jenny Holzer

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 1, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Nov 1, 2010

In keeping with the season (and the artist on/as celebrity theme) this week’s roundup finds James Franco revisiting Bruce Nauman.  Also, Jenny Holzer inscribes the theme of anguish, a Fred …
William Kentridge

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 19, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 19, 2010

In this week’s roundup: William Kentridge makes several appearances, Mark Dion renovates Walden, Nancy Spero is celebrated, Louise Bourgeois draws on fabric, Kiki Smith debuts a stained glass window, Maya …
Allan McCollum

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 9, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 9, 2010

In this week’s roundup: An-My Lê captures the American armed forces, Allora & Calzadilla explore physical and temporal displacement, Julie Mehretu examines the metaphysical aspects of art, and more! “Memory, materiality, monsters, and motion” provide …

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali: Choreographer Dean Moss

by Wesley Miller | Sep 7, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali: Choreographer Dean Moss

by Wesley Miller | Sep 7, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #118: Dancer/choreographer Dean Moss discusses his collaboration with visual artist Laylah Ali, entitled figures on a field (2005). This …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 8, 2010

Greek tragedy, cross dressing, cooking shows, needlework, rowdy teens, storytelling, nighttime walks, and a few mystery plays in this week’s roundup: Virtuoso Illusion: Cross Dressing and the New Media Avant-Garde …

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 …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Help Wanted

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 2, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Help Wanted

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 2, 2009

Once in a while teachers are so amazed and proud of the work their students accomplish that they just have to share it, and I’m all about flying in that …

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Meaning

by Wesley Miller | Sep 18, 2009

While painting in her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses the imperative she feels to make things and the nuanced relationship of political and personal events to the work. …

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Educator Joe Fusaro Teaching “Power” at Nyack High School

by Jessica Hamlin | Aug 5, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Educator Joe Fusaro Teaching “Power” at Nyack High School

by Jessica Hamlin | Aug 5, 2009

Embarrassing as it is, this is the first video I’ve ever made. I am immersed in the world of film production each day, yet focused on the Education side of …

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Television

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 31, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Television

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 31, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali describes how the television cartoons she watched as a child inform the way she …

Art21 Extended Play

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 15, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 15, 2009

Krzysztof Wodiczko is the sole artist representing Poland at this summer’s Venice Biennale. The striking video installation of milky windows depicts the shadows of immigrant workers as they take on …

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Designer Nicole Parente

by Jonathan Munar | Jun 12, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Designer Nicole Parente

by Jonathan Munar | Jun 12, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Laylah Ali and graphic designer Nicole Parente work together in the designer’s home office in Cambridge, MA. The artist’s hand-drawn notes …