Tag Archives: Mary Heilmann

This Week in Art

Yinka Shonibare’s “American Library,” The Whitney Goes Outside its Comfort Zone & More

by Anna Burckhardt | Jul 30, 2018

This Week in Art

Yinka Shonibare’s “American Library,” The Whitney Goes Outside its Comfort Zone & More

by Anna Burckhardt | Jul 30, 2018

A look at this week’s art news, including Yinka Shonibare’s new installation for the FRONT International Cleveland Triennial, “The American Library.”

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 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 11.6-11.12: Artists Fights Sexism and Harassment with #NotSurprised

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 6, 2017

This Week in Art 11.6-11.12: Artists Fights Sexism and Harassment with #NotSurprised

by Lindsey Davis | Nov 6, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new artist-led campaign fighting sexism and sexual harassment, and events and exhibitions from Montreal to Moscow.

This Week in Art 10.23-10.29: New Graphic Novel Chronicles the Life of Graciela Iturbide

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 23, 2017

This Week in Art 10.23-10.29: New Graphic Novel Chronicles the Life of Graciela Iturbide

by Lindsey Davis | Oct 23, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new graphic novel on Graciela Iturbide from the Getty, and events and exhibitions from San Francisco to Seoul.

This Week in Art 8.21-8.27: Kara Walker’s New Artist Statement Makes Headlines

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 21, 2017

This Week in Art 8.21-8.27: Kara Walker’s New Artist Statement Makes Headlines

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 21, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Kara Walker’s artist statement about not wanting to write an artist statement, and events and exhibitions from San Jose to London.

This Week in Art 8.14-8.20: Marina Abramović Reunites with Partner Ulay

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 14, 2017

This Week in Art 8.14-8.20: Marina Abramović Reunites with Partner Ulay

by Lindsey Davis | Aug 14, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a public reconciliation between Marina Abramović and her former partner Ulay, and events and exhibitions from Chicago to Salzburg.

This Week in Art 7.3-7.9: Nick Cave’s “Here Hear” Coming to Chicago This Fall

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 3, 2017

This Week in Art 7.3-7.9: Nick Cave’s “Here Hear” Coming to Chicago This Fall

by Lindsey Davis | Jul 3, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including the latest commission of Nick Cave’s collaborative community performance “Here Hear,” and events and exhibitions from Santa Fe to Seoul.

This Week in Art 6.19-6.25: Tania Bruguera Opens “Talking to Power”

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 19, 2017

This Week in Art 6.19-6.25: Tania Bruguera Opens “Talking to Power”

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 19, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including a new 30-year survey of work by Tania Bruguera, and events and exhibitions from Rome to Basel.

This Week in Art 4.17-4.23: Robert Ryman Donates Work to Dia Art Foundation

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 17, 2017

This Week in Art 4.17-4.23: Robert Ryman Donates Work to Dia Art Foundation

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 17, 2017

A look at this week’s art news, including Robert Ryman’s multi-million dollar donation to the Dia Art Foundation, and events and exhibitions everywhere from Atlanta to Athens.

This Week in Art: 6.27-7.3

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 27, 2016

This Week in Art: 6.27-7.3

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 27, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Matthew Barney’s impact on Kanye West, and events and exhibitions from New York to London.

This Week in Art: 6.13-6.19

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 13, 2016

This Week in Art: 6.13-6.19

by Lindsey Davis | Jun 13, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including Carrie Mae Weems’ “Grace Notes,” and events and exhibitions everywhere from Los Angeles to London.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 21, 2014

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 21, 2014

Abraham Cruzvillegas discusses architectural influences, David Brooks and Mark Dion argue species virtuosity, and more in this week’s roundup.

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.

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 1 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 18, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

“Exclusive” Curated (Part 1 of 3)

by Art21 | Mar 18, 2014

In this first part of a three-part series, art world colleagues and friends share their favorite Exclusive episodes to date.
El Anatsui. "Gli (Wall) (detail)," 2010. Aluminum and copper wire, installation at the Brooklyn Museum, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo by Nettrice Gaskins.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 22, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 22, 2013

El Anatsui’s Brooklyn show is extended, Mary Heilmann responds to the work of late artist Blinky Palermo, and more in this week’s roundup.
William Kentridge. "Untitled (You Are Lying)," 2010. Courtesy the artist and James Cohen Gallery, New York.

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 25, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 25, 2013

William Kentridge has his first solo in Mumbai, Shana Moulton presents magic realism in Indiana, Yinka Shonibare MBE is the subject of a London conference…

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 22, 2013

Art21 New York Close Up

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 22, 2013

Ai Weiwei’s work is part of the celebration of the U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Trenton Doyle Hancock wins the Greenfield Prize, and much more.

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Ink | Pluck Peppered with Luck: Crown Point Press Celebrates 50 Years

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | Nov 9, 2012

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Ink | Pluck Peppered with Luck: Crown Point Press Celebrates 50 Years

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | Nov 9, 2012

Sarah Kirk Hanley looks back on a half-century of printmaking at Crown Point Press.
© 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.

Jessica Stockholder. Color Jam at State & Adams (2012). Image courtesy avoision.com.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 4, 2012

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 4, 2012

This week’s Roundup has news on Jessica Stockholder, Pepón Osorio, Richard Tuttle, and other artists featured in Art21’s 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.

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.”

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Taking the Long Way Home: Working With a Theme in a Series

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 28, 2011

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Taking the Long Way Home: Working With a Theme in a Series

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 28, 2011

One of the students in my advanced classes is taking on the theme of “looking vs. seeing” for her first semester portfolio. She wants to explore the things people tend …
Florian Maier-Aichen, Der Spaziergang.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 2, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | May 2, 2011

In this week’s roundup, Florian Maier-Aichen’s abstractions, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Lighting Field, artists’ metal store shutter murals, and more. Florian Maier-Aichen‘s fourth solo presentation with Blum & Poe is also his …

Ali Fitzgerald’s Top 9 European Gender-Journeys of 2010

by Ali Fitzgerald | Dec 30, 2010

Ali Fitzgerald’s Top 9 European Gender-Journeys of 2010

by Ali Fitzgerald | Dec 30, 2010

After attempting a general top 10 list of shows, I felt a mild distaste for my own artistic leanings, which, while not limited to investigations of gender and queerness, are …
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 …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Welcome Back

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 1, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Welcome Back

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 1, 2010

In case you’ve recently returned from summer vacation or have simply been away from the Art21 blog in July and August due to the fact that, like me, you promised …

Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann: Abstract Painting

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann: Abstract Painting

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2010

SUBSCRIBE TO EXCLUSIVE: RSS | ITUNES | YOUTUBE | ARTBABBLE Episode #116: Mary Heilmann describes a breakthrough she had of combining gestural and hard-edge abstracton in a single painting, combining …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Wheels Are Rolling

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 21, 2010

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Wheels Are Rolling

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 21, 2010

From July 7th through July 14th Art21 hosted our second annual summer institute, Art21 Educators. Art21 Educators is an intensive, year-long professional development initiative designed to cultivate and support K-12 …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2010

A tribute to a great artist, a series of German faces, a big film of tiny things, some drawing restraint, and a bunch more in this week’s roundup: The Emilio …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Paint, Misbehaving

by Ben Street | May 3, 2010

Letter from London

Letter from London: Paint, Misbehaving

by Ben Street | May 3, 2010

Writing about painting isn’t easy, simply because painting isn’t built to be written about. So writers writing about painting tend to rely on a checklist of clichés: the one about …
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Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann: Home & Studio

by Wesley Miller | Apr 16, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

Mary Heilmann: Home & Studio

by Wesley Miller | Apr 16, 2010

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS SUPPORT ART21: The countdown is on…there are 93 days left to join the 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign. In 7 days we’ve received …

Art21 Extended Play

YOU DECIDE: Viewers Choose the 100th “Exclusive”

by Wesley Miller | Mar 23, 2010

Art21 Extended Play

YOU DECIDE: Viewers Choose the 100th “Exclusive”

by Wesley Miller | Mar 23, 2010

That’s right….we’re nearing our 100TH EPISODE of the Exclusive video series and are asking viewers — THAT’S YOU! — to decide which video (and artist) will have the distinction of …

Culture Wars: Trivial Tunes with Mary Heilmann

by Jonathan Munar | Feb 19, 2010

Culture Wars: Trivial Tunes with Mary Heilmann

by Jonathan Munar | Feb 19, 2010

A look at the Mary Heilmann-curated music playlist for Art21’s inaugural “Culture Wars” trivia event, held on 1/28 at the 92YTribeca, along with the music-themed audio round for the night.