Tag Archives: Painting

Haberdashery Anyone?

by Mary Cook | Jun 5, 2009

Haberdashery Anyone?

by Mary Cook | Jun 5, 2009

179 Canal Street, 2nd Floor. Peeper Place, Dani Leventhal, May 16, 2009. Photo by Margaret Lee on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/margaret-lee) Artists staging their own shows is nothing new. The French Impressionists …

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Ida Applebroog | Collecting

by Jonathan Munar | May 29, 2009

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Ida Applebroog | Collecting

by Jonathan Munar | May 29, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Ida Applebroog leads a tour of her personal collection of thrift store and auction finds, in her home and studio in …

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Reflection in the Porcelain Pond

by Bert Stabler | May 22, 2009

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Reflection in the Porcelain Pond

by Bert Stabler | May 22, 2009

In the fine art world, the story of the thing is the stuff comprising the thing. Paint, bronze, steel, video, screenprinting, mud, written language—the work is about the medium. And …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Attempts on Her Life

by Ben Street | May 18, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Attempts on Her Life

by Ben Street | May 18, 2009

You go into a room full of paintings and every single one is identical, floor to ceiling. They’re packed in about an inch apart, each no more than the size …

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Free & Clear: Exhibition and the Free Store

by Kemi Ilesanmi | May 12, 2009

Flash Points

Free & Clear: Exhibition and the Free Store

by Kemi Ilesanmi | May 12, 2009

Is free sometimes the best value for art?  Well, it certainly can be when artists and curators turn an inquisitive and critically-engaged eye towards the nature of exchange, regeneration, and …

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Arturo Herrera | Music

by Jonathan Munar | May 7, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Arturo Herrera | Music

by Jonathan Munar | May 7, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Filmed in his Berlin studio, artist Arturo Herrera discusses themes of subjectivity and abstraction while drawing connections between his love of music …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 27, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 27, 2009

Vernissage TV takes a close look at Let the Priests Tremble…(1998/2008), a large hand-printed wall installation by Season 4 artist Nancy Spero. The piece was included in Spero’s retrospective at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Sevilla, …

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Letter from London

Letter from London: Guernica Revisited

by Ben Street | Apr 20, 2009

Flash Points

Letter from London

Letter from London: Guernica Revisited

by Ben Street | Apr 20, 2009

It seems impossible now that an institution like the Museum of Modern Art would lend, say, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon or The Red Studio at all, let alone to a small …

Art21 at NAEA: An Interview with Mark Bradford

by Marc Mayer | Apr 7, 2009

Art21 at NAEA: An Interview with Mark Bradford

by Marc Mayer | Apr 7, 2009

In anticipation of Mark Bradford‘s Artist Keynote at the NAEA Convention this month, Art21 spoke to the Season 4 artist about his thoughts on art education, access, and the job …

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Art21 at NAEA 2009

by Marc Mayer | Apr 6, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art21 at NAEA 2009

by Marc Mayer | Apr 6, 2009

Art21 @ NAEA Convention, Minneapolis April 18 & 19, 2009 Once again Art21 is bringing contemporary art to this year’s National Art Education Association Annual Convention. Season Four artist Mark …

Letter from London

Letter from London: The Eighties Revival

by Ben Street | Mar 30, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: The Eighties Revival

by Ben Street | Mar 30, 2009

The new thing at Tate Modern, three rooms of mainly huge paintings from the 1980s, is timelier than it knows. These works are taken from the UBS collection, the investment …

Sikander Trifecta (incl. talk tonight at Cooper-Hewitt)

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 25, 2009

Sikander Trifecta (incl. talk tonight at Cooper-Hewitt)

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 25, 2009

In New York City? Don’t miss Season 1 artist Shahzia Sikander‘s related activities around town, including an artist’s talk tonight. Her curatorial exhibition, Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent …

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Power(ful) Painting

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 18, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Power(ful) Painting

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 18, 2009

In a recent unit with an introductory Studio Art class, my students created paintings that redefined power visually in a variety of ways. After looking at the work of Season …

Art, Work, Power

by Tim Ridlen | Mar 17, 2009

Art, Work, Power

by Tim Ridlen | Mar 17, 2009

Just last month I made the move that many young artists make.  I left Chicago for New York City in what must seem like horribly bad timing given the many …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Richter Scale

by Ben Street | Mar 11, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Richter Scale

by Ben Street | Mar 11, 2009

I didn’t expect to crack a smile during the new show of Gerhard Richter’s portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery. Especially at a Gerhard Richter show. He is an artist …

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On representations of the artist at work

by Audrey Chan | Mar 5, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

On representations of the artist at work

by Audrey Chan | Mar 5, 2009

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX9SVg6L5vA] In the Art:21 Season 4 episode Paradox, artist Mark Bradford cites the legacy of Abstract Expressionism as an influence on his process-oriented paintings and collages. On a formal level, …

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Working Without Warhol

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 4, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Working Without Warhol

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 4, 2009

Last month, five different Art21 artists were featured in the first five pages of Scholastic Art magazine, an issue that celebrated contemporary women artists including Laylah Ali (featured on the …

Kerry James Marshall: Visible Means of Support

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 27, 2009

Kerry James Marshall: Visible Means of Support

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 27, 2009

Kerry James Marshall, “Visible Means of Support: Mount Vernon”, 2009. Acrylic latex on canvas. Courtesy of the artist; © Kerry James Marshall. Yesterday, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art …

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Share and Share Alike

by Sharon Butler | Feb 25, 2009

Flash Points

Share and Share Alike

by Sharon Butler | Feb 25, 2009

Artists who garner the most attention in any given time period are those whose work, explicitly or implicitly, reflects the deeper political sensibilities of the era. Right now, contemporary artists …

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What Light?

by Joe Fusaro | Feb 25, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

What Light?

by Joe Fusaro | Feb 25, 2009

On Monday I had the pleasure of attending the last edition of this season’s Art21’s Salon Series with Robert Ryman and Urs Raussmüller. Going into the evening, I kept thinking …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Bad Taste Explosion

by Ben Street | Feb 23, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Bad Taste Explosion

by Ben Street | Feb 23, 2009

Sometimes working in or around contemporary art can be a bit embarrassing. When the papers are splashed with the latest case of a work of art being mistaken for rubbish …

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Artful Prudence

by Kristin Farr | Feb 13, 2009

Flash Points

Artful Prudence

by Kristin Farr | Feb 13, 2009

politic adjective 1. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness. Art and politics have a complex relationship. In the past week, I’ve seen city officials propose the elimination of arts positions, …

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Il a chaud au Cul

by Naomi Beckwith | Feb 12, 2009

Flash Points

Il a chaud au Cul

by Naomi Beckwith | Feb 12, 2009

Not at all surprisingly for a corporate entity, the Associated Press recently established ownership of a photograph of Barack Obama taken at a 2006 National Press Club event by photographer …

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Laylah Ali | Newspaper Clippings

by Wesley Miller | Feb 5, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Newspaper Clippings

by Wesley Miller | Feb 5, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her Williamstown, MA studio, artist Laylah Ali discusses her system of organizing newspaper clippings, which includes photographs of swimmer Michael Phelps, …

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Jenny Holzer | Writing & Difficulty

by Wesley Miller | Jan 23, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Jenny Holzer | Writing & Difficulty

by Wesley Miller | Jan 23, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Jenny Holzer discusses her difficult relationship to writing during the installation of the exhibition PROTECT PROTECT at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Featured works include Red Yellow Looming …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 21, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 21, 2009

Since this column gets posted on Wednesdays (and believe me, I didn’t arrange it this way), it’s been my pleasure to contribute posts directly after the November 4th election (see …

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Robert Ryman | Possibilities

by Wesley Miller | Jan 15, 2009

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Robert Ryman | Possibilities

by Wesley Miller | Jan 15, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Ryman installing Philadelphia Prototype (2002) at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. Robert Ryman’s work explodes the classical distinctions between art as object and art as …

What does new and interesting mean?

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 13, 2009

What does new and interesting mean?

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jan 13, 2009

If you find yourself in Athens between now and January 24th, follow my advice and visit the What does new and interesting mean? exhibition at AD gallery. This group show is curated …

Nancy Spero at Galerie Lelong

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 9, 2009

Nancy Spero at Galerie Lelong

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jan 9, 2009

Nancy Spero‘s Un Coup de Dent opened this week at Galerie Lelong, New York. The Season 4 artist exhibits an early body of expressionistic works referred to as the Black …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

In-Progress

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 7, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

In-Progress

by Joe Fusaro | Jan 7, 2009

Teaching in the arts requires, at one ugly point or another, to have veiled conversations called critiques. They are hideous things that most students from middle school through graduate school …

Migration Patterns

by Elijah Burgher | Jan 4, 2009

Migration Patterns

by Elijah Burgher | Jan 4, 2009

Each year the tide of the art world carries hundreds of young artists into Chicago’s several art schools to earn their MFAs. And each year the tide also carries a …

Gay Witches, Part 2

by Elijah Burgher | Dec 22, 2008

Gay Witches, Part 2

by Elijah Burgher | Dec 22, 2008

As promised, here is a list of some recent artists and projects, about which I am particularly enthusiastic, that explore the occult from a queer perspective. 1. Originally from Toronto, …

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Lari Pittman | Teaching

by Wesley Miller | Dec 18, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Lari Pittman | Teaching

by Wesley Miller | Dec 18, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Lari Pittman at his home in Los Angeles; an exhibition of paintings at c/o – Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin. Inspired by commercial advertising, folk art, and decorative traditions, Lari Pittman’s …

What’s so great about…

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 14, 2008

What’s so great about…

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 14, 2008

Hello again and goodbye for now, Art21 blogging community. As a guest blogger for the past couple of weeks, I’ve loved sharing thoughts on contemporary art in New York City …

Trenton Doyle Hancock in Chelsea (with video!)

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 12, 2008

Trenton Doyle Hancock in Chelsea (with video!)

by Merrily Kerr | Dec 12, 2008

At last! An update from Art:21 Season 2 artist Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Lower Realm has reached us in Chelsea. Hancock recently opened a new chapter in his ongoing saga of the war …

Raymond Pettibon at Regen Projects (Part II)

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 10, 2008

Raymond Pettibon at Regen Projects (Part II)

by Hrag Vartanian | Dec 10, 2008

Los Angeles’ Regen Projects II will be hosting a new exhibition by artist Raymond Pettibon (Season 2) from December 13, 2008 to January 24, 2009. Entitled Cutting-Room Floor Show, Pettibon’s …