Tag Archives: Photography

Berliner Salon: The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize and Alec Soth

by Emilie Trice | May 16, 2008

Berliner Salon: The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize and Alec Soth

by Emilie Trice | May 16, 2008

Disclaimer: the following post is biased, self-indulgent, anecdotal and probably too long for a blog. Yesterday I had the delight of seeing one of my all time favorite people for …

Laurie Simmons: In and Around the House

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 16, 2008

Laurie Simmons: In and Around the House

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 16, 2008

In and Around the House, the first comprehensive survey of early black and white photographs by Art21 artist Laurie Simmons (Season 4), opens tomorrow at Carolina Nitsch Project Room in …

Tonight! An-My Lê with Michael Almereyda at NY Public Library

by Kelly Shindler | May 5, 2008

Tonight! An-My Lê with Michael Almereyda at NY Public Library

by Kelly Shindler | May 5, 2008

Art21, BOMB, & the Mid-Manhattan Library present a film screening and conversation Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode Protest After the screening Michael Almereyda, filmmaker and writer, will …

Berliner Salon: Gallery Weekend Arrives

by Emilie Trice | May 2, 2008

Berliner Salon: Gallery Weekend Arrives

by Emilie Trice | May 2, 2008

The 1st of May is a national holiday in Berlin, when businesses close and the streets fill with music, dancing, social demonstrations, and, finally, riots. Today, however, May 2nd, marks …

Save the date: An-My Lê with Michael Almereyda at NY Public Library May 5

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 29, 2008

Save the date: An-My Lê with Michael Almereyda at NY Public Library May 5

by Kelly Shindler | Apr 29, 2008

Art21, BOMB, & the Mid-Manhattan Library present a film screening and conversation Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4 episode Protest After the screening Michael Almereyda, filmmaker and writer, will …

An-My Lê: Events Ashore

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 25, 2008

An-My Lê: Events Ashore

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 25, 2008

Vietnam-born, Season 4 artist An-My Lê‘s second solo show at Murray Guy opens this Saturday with Events Ashore, her latest series of photographs shot in coastal waters and regions from …

Orozco Revelation

by Maria Nicanor | Apr 18, 2008

Orozco Revelation

by Maria Nicanor | Apr 18, 2008

One of the most interesting documentaries I have ever seen about Gabriel Orozco (Season 2) – and which was a total revelation into his work – is the Mexican production …

Art21 Extended Play

Nancy Spero | Becoming an Artist

by Wesley Miller | Apr 17, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Nancy Spero | Becoming an Artist

by Wesley Miller | Apr 17, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Photographs of Nancy Spero from the 1960s to 2000. A pioneer of feminist art, Nancy Spero’s work since the 1960s is an unapologetic statement against the pervasive abuse of …

Berliner Salon: Don’t miss Roni Horn at the Deutsche Guggenheim

by Emilie Trice | Apr 11, 2008

Berliner Salon: Don’t miss Roni Horn at the Deutsche Guggenheim

by Emilie Trice | Apr 11, 2008

True North, a group exhibition featuring Art21 Season 3 artist Roni Horn, closes this Sunday at the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. The exhibition includes work by seven contemporary artists, “whose …

Photography on Photography at The Met

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 8, 2008

Photography on Photography at The Met

by Nicole J. Caruth | Apr 8, 2008

Last September, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened a new gallery on the second floor dedicated exclusively to contemporary photographs. The second exhibition in this space, Photography on Photography: Reflections …

Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure” at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

by Paul Ha | Mar 28, 2008

Gordon Matta-Clark: “You Are the Measure” at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

by Paul Ha | Mar 28, 2008

Another guest blogger, Kat Parker, posted on March 12th, 2008 about this show so I wanted to let you know about a great opportunity to learn more about Gordon Matta-Clark …

Three person show featuring Sally Mann in Denver

by David Roesing | Mar 26, 2008

Three person show featuring Sally Mann in Denver

by David Roesing | Mar 26, 2008

The work of Art 21 artist Sally Mann (Season 1) is prominently featured in still, a new three person show at the Center for Visual Art at the Metropolitan State …

Art21 Extended Play

Robert Adams | Books & Gravures

by Wesley Miller | Mar 20, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Robert Adams | Books & Gravures

by Wesley Miller | Mar 20, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Adam’s with photogravure plates for Harney County, Oregon (1999-2003) in his Oregon studio. Robert Adams’s black-and-white photographs document scenes of the American West, revealing the impact of human …

An-My Lê at SFMOMA

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 14, 2008

An-My Lê at SFMOMA

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 14, 2008

Through May 4, 2008, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is showing the traveling exhibition Small Wars by Art21 artist An-My Lê (Season 4). The exhibition consists of …

Tonight: “The Influence of the New West” panel on Robert Adams at New School

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 12, 2008

Tonight: “The Influence of the New West” panel on Robert Adams at New School

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 12, 2008

TONIGHT! The Influence of the New West Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context Originally published in 1974, Robert Adams‘s The New West signaled a significant shift in photographic representation of the …

Current gallery exhibitions in Chicago

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

Current gallery exhibitions in Chicago

by Kat Parker | Mar 12, 2008

This is gonna take one more night, an exhibition of photographs by Chicago-based artist Jason Lazarus has opened at Bucket Rider Gallery. Lazarus’s work has always re-defined notions of self-portraiture …

Barry McGee photograph available through Iconoclast Editions

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 11, 2008

Barry McGee photograph available through Iconoclast Editions

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 11, 2008

Released today through Iconoclast Editions is a new Barry McGee (Art:21 Season 1) photograph. View and purchase here. Untitled, 2007 C-print 16 X 20 inches Edition of 200 Numbered and …

Chuck Close show at Tacoma Art Museum features Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 11, 2008

Chuck Close show at Tacoma Art Museum features Art21 artists

by David Roesing | Mar 11, 2008

Those in the Seattle area will want to check out A Couple of Ways of Doing Something, a show of photographs by Chuck Close and typeset poetry by Bob Holman, …

Gilbert & George in San Francisco

by Kristin Farr | Mar 7, 2008

Gilbert & George in San Francisco

by Kristin Farr | Mar 7, 2008

A huge retrospective of work by dynamic artist duo, Gilbert & George, has landed in San Francisco at the de Young Museum. Organized by the Tate Modern in London, the …

Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Colnaghi in London

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 6, 2008

Roni Horn at Hauser & Wirth Colnaghi in London

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 6, 2008

Season 3 artist Roni Horn has concurrent exhibitions on view in London and M√°laga, Spain. In a solo show that opened on Tuesday and runs through April 12, Hauser & …

Trevor Paglen on Spark

by Kristin Farr | Mar 4, 2008

Trevor Paglen on Spark

by Kristin Farr | Mar 4, 2008

Art21 guest bloggers Eva and Franco Mattes recently mentioned San Francisco Bay Area artist, Trevor Paglen. Paglen is a PhD candidate in Geography at UC Berkeley, and a photographer who …

Juergen Teller at Lehmann Maupin

by Seth Curcio | Feb 29, 2008

Juergen Teller at Lehmann Maupin

by Seth Curcio | Feb 29, 2008

The Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York City is currently presenting an exhibition by photographer Juergen Teller. The exhibition follows the installation Reflection by Season 2 Art21 artist Do-Ho Suh, …

Allora & Calzadilla: Nongovernmental Politics

by Seth Curcio | Feb 27, 2008

Allora & Calzadilla: Nongovernmental Politics

by Seth Curcio | Feb 27, 2008

The book Nongovernmental Politics, published in April 2007, contains a collection of scholarly essays that are centered on the challenges and importance of nongovernmental activism in contemporary society. The cover …

Antoni, Charles, and Hamilton in Points of Convergence in TX

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 26, 2008

Antoni, Charles, and Hamilton in Points of Convergence in TX

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 26, 2008

Currently on view at the Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington is Points of Convergence. Seven nationally-recognized contemporary artists, who received MFA degrees from seven different American university …

Alfredo Jaar: Politics of the Image

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 15, 2008

Alfredo Jaar: Politics of the Image

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 15, 2008

For his forthcoming solo show Politics of the Image, opening tomorrow at South London Gallery, Season 4 artist Alfredo Jaar presents six works born of his enduring interest in Africa. …

Eleanor Antin: Helen’s Odyssey at Ronald Feldman

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 14, 2008

Eleanor Antin: Helen’s Odyssey at Ronald Feldman

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 14, 2008

Helen of Troy was the most beautiful and dangerous woman in the history of western culture. Her story comes down to us from European literature‚Äôs founding epic‚Ķ. But what do …

Sally Mann on stage: Some Things Are Private in Providence

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 12, 2008

Sally Mann on stage: Some Things Are Private in Providence

by Kelly Shindler | Feb 12, 2008

The Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island, presents Some Things Are Private. This world premiere begins performances on Friday, February 15 and runs through March 23 in the Dowling …

Hubbard and Birchler speak tonight at Vanderbilt University

by Ana Otero | Jan 30, 2008

Hubbard and Birchler speak tonight at Vanderbilt University

by Ana Otero | Jan 30, 2008

More in artists’ talks: Teresa Hubbard & Alexander Birchler (Season 3), the internationally acclaimed video artists, will speak tonight at 7pm at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Hubbard/Birchler began their …

Gabriel Orozco speaks January 30 at MoMA (sold out)

by Ana Otero | Jan 29, 2008

Gabriel Orozco speaks January 30 at MoMA (sold out)

by Ana Otero | Jan 29, 2008

Tomorrow at 6:30pm, Glenn Lowry, Director of the Museum of Modern Art will moderate a talk with Art21-featured artist Gabriel Orozco (Season 2). Orozco’s sculptures, photographs, drawings, installations, and videos …

Podcast: Roni Horn at Frieze 2007

by Ana Otero | Jan 25, 2008

Podcast: Roni Horn at Frieze 2007

by Ana Otero | Jan 25, 2008

From the Frieze archives: a podcast of artist Roni Horn (Season 3) describing the site-specificity and seriality in her work. In this 40-minute keynote lecture from the 2007 Frieze Art …

Lecture on An-My Lê at Dia:Beacon

by Ana Otero | Jan 24, 2008

Lecture on An-My Lê at Dia:Beacon

by Ana Otero | Jan 24, 2008

This Saturday, January 26, Luc Sante, Visiting Professor of Writing and Photography at Bard College, will lecture on artist An-My Lê at Dia:Beacon, on the occasion of her show Trap …

A decade of Roni Horn in Spain

by Ana Otero | Jan 15, 2008

A decade of Roni Horn in Spain

by Ana Otero | Jan 15, 2008

This Friday, the CAC M√°laga (Centro de Arte Contempor√°neo de M√°laga) (Spain) opens Roni Horn, an exhibition of work that the Season 3 featured artist created over the last ten …

This weekend at the Guggenheim: Collier Schorr speaks on Richard Prince

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 4, 2008

This weekend at the Guggenheim: Collier Schorr speaks on Richard Prince

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 4, 2008

This weekend, Season 2 artist Collier Schorr will be introducing a series of vintage film screenings curated by artist Richard Prince (and subject of the concurrent exhibition Richard Prince: Spiritual …

Sally Mann’s Immediate Family

by Ana Otero | Jan 2, 2008

Sally Mann’s Immediate Family

by Ana Otero | Jan 2, 2008

After more than 15 years since the original exhibition, Season 1 artist Sally Mann’s Immediate Family is again on display at Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York City. Immediate Family …

Matthew Barney: Drawings from Guardian of the Veil

by Ana Otero | Dec 13, 2007

Matthew Barney: Drawings from Guardian of the Veil

by Ana Otero | Dec 13, 2007

Opening this Saturday at Los Angeles’ Regen Projects is an exhibition by Season 1 artist Matthew Barney, featuring drawings from his latest work, Guardian of the Veil, as well as …

Robert Adams affected by Northwest storms, speaks with Bloomberg

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 11, 2007

Robert Adams affected by Northwest storms, speaks with Bloomberg

by Kelly Shindler | Dec 11, 2007

Season 4 artist Robert Adams, who lives in Astoria, Oregon, survived last week’s hurricane, after losing power and his phone line for a few days (see images of the storm …