Tag Archives: Lynda Benglis

This Week in Art 12.11-12.17: Cao Fei Selected for Major Guggenheim Commission

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 11, 2017

This Week in Art 12.11-12.17: Cao Fei Selected for Major Guggenheim Commission

by Lindsey Davis | Dec 11, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Cao Fei’s selection for a major Guggenheim commission, and events and exhibitions from New York to Los Angeles.

This Week in Art 11.27-12.3: Theaster Gates Creates a Material Memorial for Tamir Rice

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 27, 2017

This Week in Art 11.27-12.3: Theaster Gates Creates a Material Memorial for Tamir Rice

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 27, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Theaster Gates preserving the materials surrounding the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice, and events and exhibitions from Los Angeles to Amsterdam.

This Week in Art 10.30-11.5: Performa 17 Starts Wednesday

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 30, 2017

This Week in Art 10.30-11.5: Performa 17 Starts Wednesday

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 30, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the start of performance art festival Performa, and events and exhibitions from Houston to Athens.

This Week in Art 9.18-9.24: Mel Chin Unveils a Monument to Everyone

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 18, 2017

This Week in Art 9.18-9.24: Mel Chin Unveils a Monument to Everyone

by Lindsey Davis | Sep 18, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Mel Chin’s new public artwork in Philadelphia, and events and exhibitions from Boston to Berlin.

This Week in Art 7.24-7.30: The Brooklyn Museum’s “Legacy of Lynching”

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 24, 2017

This Week in Art 7.24-7.30: The Brooklyn Museum’s “Legacy of Lynching”

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 24, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the Brooklyn Museum’s powerful new exhibition, and events from Los Angeles to London.

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.

This Week in Art: 10.10-10.16

by Kelly Olshan | Oct 10, 2016

This Week in Art: 10.10-10.16

by Kelly Olshan | Oct 10, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Natalia Almada’s film premiere at the New York Film Festival, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Bremen to Belgium.

This Week in Art: 7.11-7.17

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 11, 2016

This Week in Art: 7.11-7.17

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 11, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Mark Bradford’s largest commission yet, and events and exhibitions from New York to Paris.

This Week in Art: 5.30-6.5

by Lindsey Davis | May 30, 2016

This Week in Art: 5.30-6.5

by Lindsey Davis | May 30, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including our announcement of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New York to Norway.

The Walker Curates the News: 12. 21.15

by Walker Art Center | Dec 21, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 12. 21.15

by Walker Art Center | Dec 21, 2015

With other activists, Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina plans to open a museum in Montenegro. The mantra “for women, by women, about women” will guide the museum’s every move, including the hiring of administrators, …

Art21 Extended Play

Lynda Benglis Reunites with a Lost Fountain

by Ian Forster | Sep 1, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Lynda Benglis Reunites with a Lost Fountain

by Ian Forster | Sep 1, 2015

“I’m not trying to satisfy anyone. I really make things because I’m curious – that’s the reason” — Lynda Benglis Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Lynda Benglis reuniting with her first …

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 5, 2015

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 5, 2015

Lynda Benglis in the UK, Gabriel Orozco in Tokyo, Trenton Doyle Hancock in Indianapolis, and more work by ART21-featured artists on view throughout the world in this week’s roundup.

The Walker Curates the News: 12.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 1, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 1, 2014

While trying to photograph the 1,000+ CCTV cameras in London’s congestion zone this October, James Bridle found himself under citizen’s arrest. Bridle hopes to complete his project with a Flickr …

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 3 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 20, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 3 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 20, 2014

A look back at Lynda Benglis, Ai Weiwei, Margaret Kilgallen, and other Art21 artists in this third Exclusive playlist.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 27, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 27, 2014

Yinka Shonibare MBE weaves together themes of history and education, James Turrell unveils never-before-seen works, Jeff Koons talks about his iconic balloon dogs, and more.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 23, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 23, 2013

Rashid Johnson has a major solo, Doris Salcedo and Fred Wilson receive honors, William Kentridge returns to the Metropolitan Opera, and more.
Lynda Benglis. "Everything Flows (1980–2013)," installation view. Courtesy the artist and Locks Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 3, 2013

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 3, 2013

William Kentridge is coming to Brooklyn, Lynda Benglis is featured in Artforum, Ai Weiwei is chatting with visitors in Toronto, and more.
Rashid Johnson. "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," 2008. Blackened gunmetal steel. Courtesy the artist and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA. Photo by Nettrice Gaskins.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 17, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 17, 2013

Rashid Johnson, James Turrell, Mike Kelley, Cindy Sherman, and more.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 8, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 8, 2013

Lynda Benglis manipulates metal, Julie Mehretu and Matthew Ritchie explore diagrams, Shahzia Sikander flows poetic…

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Lynda Benglis in the Elementary Classroom

by Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott | Dec 12, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Lynda Benglis in the Elementary Classroom

by Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott | Dec 12, 2012

Sharing contemporary art is a wonderful way to generate questions and discussions about art, and in turn, motivate young artists to take risks with their own art making.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Guest Bloggers This Week: Teaching with Contemporary Art

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 12, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Guest Bloggers This Week: Teaching with Contemporary Art

by Joe Fusaro | Dec 12, 2012

This week I am pleased to say that the Teaching with Contemporary Art column some guest bloggers…
Julia CopperSmith and Maureen Hergott are both alumni of the Art21 Educators program and teach elementary art education at Scott and Westdale Elementary Schools in Melrose Park and Northlake near Chicago. Their work has been inspiring to all of us here at Art21 for the past two years, especially since they are finding ways to work with contemporary art and engage some very young students in the process.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Lynda Benglis: India

by Claudine Isé | Sep 21, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Lynda Benglis: India

by Claudine Isé | Sep 21, 2012

Watch Lynda Benglis give a tour of the family home of Anand Sarabhai in Ahmedabad, India, a city she’s been visiting and working in for over 30 years.
Rashid Johnson. Triple Consciousness (2009). Courtesy MCA Chicago. Collection of Dr. Daniel S. Berger, Chicago.

Art21 New York Close Up

The Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 16, 2012

Art21 New York Close Up

The Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 16, 2012

This week’s roundup has the latest news on Rashid Johnson, Lynda Benglis, Kalup Linzy and other Art21 artists.

Announcing Season Six of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Jan 4, 2012

Announcing Season Six of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Jan 4, 2012

The Peabody Award-winning television series, “Art in the Twenty-First Century,” returns to PBS in April for a sixth season.

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles | Lynda Benglis, The Anti-Kitchen Artist

by Catherine Wagley | Aug 11, 2011

Looking at Los Angeles

Looking at Los Angeles | Lynda Benglis, The Anti-Kitchen Artist

by Catherine Wagley | Aug 11, 2011

Once, when artists Liam Gillick and Sarah Morris had legendary minimalist Carl Andre over for dinner, Andre drank a bit much and let his tongue loose. To Morris, he said, …