Tag Archives: New York City

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 9, 2009

Where in the world are Art21 artists? In Germany — where the Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago today — a new suite of paintings by Season 5 artist Julie …

The Art21 Guide to PERFORMA 09

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 5, 2009

The Art21 Guide to PERFORMA 09

by Kelly Shindler | Nov 5, 2009

If you’re lucky enough to be in New York City during Performa 09 this month, there are a number of events featuring Art21 artists that are not to be missed! …

The center of the art world?

by Kelly Huang | Nov 2, 2009

The New York art world is a shell of its former self. And I think that’s because New York is such a hard city to live in, that it is …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 2, 2009

White Snow, a solo exhibition of work by Season 5 artist Paul McCarthy, opens at Hauser & Wirth, New York on November 5. The gallery will debut pieces from a …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 26, 2009

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will host a talk with Season 3 artist Matthew Ritchie and brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner (of indie rock band The National) on Saturday, …

WHAT! …an interview with Carl Ostendarp

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 23, 2009

WHAT! …an interview with Carl Ostendarp

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 23, 2009

Carl Ostendarp is an artist and teacher based in Ithaca, New York. A survey of his work was shown at Elizabeth Dee Gallery in New York City in 2007. He …

The Grave is Empty, Wildberry

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 22, 2009

The Grave is Empty, Wildberry

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 22, 2009

More work by David Dixon can be found at daviddixon.net. Dixon has also recently completed his second feature film, David Dixon is Dead. A recent interview on this film and …

Flash Points

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Breaking Bread

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision is a new monthly column dedicated to all things food in contemporary art and visual culture. This month’s post also falls under the Flash Points topic, Systems. Yours in …

Vitrine

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 21, 2009

Vitrine

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 21, 2009

“Like a museum for one object, built around an existing New York City Parks Department flag pole at Socrates Sculpture Park, LIC, NY.” —Douglas Ross, home.bway.net/douglas/

Florian Maier-Aichen Discusses “Myth-Making” at Apple Store Soho

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 21, 2009

Florian Maier-Aichen Discusses “Myth-Making” at Apple Store Soho

by Hrag Vartanian | Oct 21, 2009

On October 9, over a hundred art fans arrived at the Apple Store Soho to gain insight into the work and life of German-American artist Florian Maier-Aichen. Organized by Art21, …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Concepts Around Interviewing Artists: a Discussion with Glenn Wharton

by Richard McCoy | Oct 20, 2009

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Concepts Around Interviewing Artists: a Discussion with Glenn Wharton

by Richard McCoy | Oct 20, 2009

IMA conservator Richard McCoy discusses the methodology and the process of interviewing artists with MoMA conservator Glenn Wharton.

Parallel Stress

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 19, 2009

Parallel Stress

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 19, 2009

“Parallel Stress” is a reenactment of a 1970 art work by Dennis Oppenheim. The project unfolds not only as a reenactment but also as a search for the artist’s approval, …

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 …

Bite Me

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 16, 2009

Bite Me

by Nathan Townes-Anderson | Oct 16, 2009

More work by Leslie Brack can be found at www.lesliebrack.com. She has also organized, along with Suzy Spence, the exhibition The Mood Back Home, inspired by the 1972 collaborative project …

A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems Thursday at Columbia University

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 14, 2009

A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems Thursday at Columbia University

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 14, 2009

A Conversation with Carrie Mae Weems and Patricia J. Williams Thursday, October 15, 7 p.m. Columbia University, Jerome Green Hall, Room 102 West 116th Street between Amsterdam Ave and Morningside …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Janine Antoni, Part Two

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 14, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Janine Antoni, Part Two

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 14, 2009

The following is part two of my discussion with Janine Antoni from last week. Be sure to catch her new show at Luhring Augustine Gallery, titled Up Against, through October …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 12, 2009

A new installation by James Turrell (Season 1) — a light-filled space in the tradition of his Ganzfeld Pieces — will open at the Wolfsburg Art Museum in Germany on …

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

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

by Mary Cook | Oct 9, 2009

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

by Mary Cook | Oct 9, 2009

Art21 is traveling with you! There are 58 Access ’09 Happenings this weekend! To find an event near you visit this site. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and support—we …

Meet the Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen | Ask Your Question Here

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 8, 2009

Meet the Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen | Ask Your Question Here

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 8, 2009

Meet the Artist: Florian Maier-Aichen Friday, October 9, 7:00 p.m. Apple Store, SoHo 103 Prince Street FREE As part of Art21’s Access 09 initiative celebrating Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Janine Antoni, Part One

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 7, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Talking with Janine Antoni, Part One

by Joe Fusaro | Oct 7, 2009

To say it was a pleasure to be given the opportunity to interview Janine Antoni for this column is a gross understatement. In 2003, Janine Antoni‘s Season 2 segment was …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 5, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Oct 5, 2009

Vital Signals: Japanese and American Video Art from the 1960s and 70s is a three-part screening program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Presented in collaboration with Electronic …

Reminder: Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny at New York Public Library Tomorrow

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2009

Reminder: Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny at New York Public Library Tomorrow

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2009

A Conversation with Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny Season 5 artist Allan McCollum will be speaking with Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny at the New York Public Library tomorrow, following …

Allan McCollum at the New York Public Library Oct 6 | Ask a Question

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

Allan McCollum at the New York Public Library Oct 6 | Ask a Question

by Kelly Shindler | Sep 30, 2009

UPDATE: Season 3 artist Josiah McElheny has been added to the event. A Conversation with Allan McCollum and Josiah McElheny Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 p.m New York Public Library South …

Sally Mann’s “Proud Flesh”

by Max Weintraub | Sep 27, 2009

Sally Mann’s “Proud Flesh”

by Max Weintraub | Sep 27, 2009

“I am not too sure whether I am dreaming or remembering, whether I have lived my life or dreamt it. Memories quite as much as dreams arouse in me the …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 2 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 25, 2009

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 2 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 25, 2009

Following up on yesterday’s post, An continues her conversation with Yancey Strickler and sums up her experience of fundraising via Kickstarter.—Ed. An Xiao: Tell me a little more about the …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 1 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 24, 2009

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Kickstarting Creative Projects: An Innovative Micro-Giving Site, Part 1 of 2

by An Xiao | Sep 24, 2009

July 7, 2009. It’s the middle of summer, and I’ve just heard from the folks at the DUMBO Arts Center that my installation proposal, Phone-Tastic View, has been approved for …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Art of the Pub

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: Art of the Pub

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 22, 2009

Gastro-Vision is a new monthly column dedicated to all things food in contemporary art and visual culture. Yara El-Sherbini has used pubs as a site for her work for the …

Roxy on the Roof

by Max Weintraub | Sep 22, 2009

Roxy on the Roof

by Max Weintraub | Sep 22, 2009

I could imagine no better setting for Roxy Paine’s most recent sculpture, titled Maelstrom, than the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its backdrop of Central Park and …

BOMB in the Building