Tag Archives: Prizes

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | Happy (Belated) Birthday, Tony Smith!

by Richard McCoy | Jan 15, 2013

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | Happy (Belated) Birthday, Tony Smith!

by Richard McCoy | Jan 15, 2013

You can help document the work of sculptor Tony Smith and get a limited-edition t-shirt, too! Columnist Richard McCoy has the details.

U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists with the Inaugural Medal of Arts

by Jonathan Munar | Nov 28, 2012

U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists with the Inaugural Medal of Arts

by Jonathan Munar | Nov 28, 2012

Art21 featured artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems are awarded the first-ever Medal of Arts from the U.S. Department of State.

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

“William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible” Wins A Peabody!

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 31, 2011

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

“William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible” Wins A Peabody!

by Kelly Shindler | Mar 31, 2011

Art21 is honored to be among the recipients of the 70th Annual Peabody Awards—the premiere international prize in electronic media—for its film, William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible. The Peabody board …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment: Something to Talk About

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | Mar 2, 2011

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment: Something to Talk About

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | Mar 2, 2011

There’s nothing quite like the graduate critique seminar – a visit to a classmate’s studio where ten to fifteen artists are hopefully hopped up on enough caffeine that they’ll engage …

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment: And the Nominations Are In…

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | Dec 15, 2010

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment: And the Nominations Are In…

by Jeffrey Augustine Songco | Dec 15, 2010

Yesterday morning, the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations kick started the award season for excellence in television and movies. A variety of awards have already been given out this …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Turner Blind Eye

by Ben Street | Nov 15, 2010

Letter from London

Letter from London: Turner Blind Eye

by Ben Street | Nov 15, 2010

The Otolith Group ought to win this year’s Turner Prize, if their installation at Tate Britain is anything to go by, which it isn’t. Tate Britain’s press department must really …

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Win Tickets to Attend the New York City Premiere of Art21’s New Film at the MoMA

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 8, 2010

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

Win Tickets to Attend the New York City Premiere of Art21’s New Film at the MoMA

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 8, 2010

The PBS broadcast premiere of Art21’s latest film, William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, is just over a week away, and we want you to join us in celebrating. Art21 is …

The Nature of Art: On Closer Inspection

by Meg Floryan | Aug 19, 2010

The Nature of Art: On Closer Inspection

by Meg Floryan | Aug 19, 2010

Popular opinion concerning the relationship between technology and the environment is of great interest to me; my own graduate research focused on its treatment in mid-century American children’s book illustration. …
ArtPrize 2009, Grand Rapids, MI. Photo courtesy of Brian Kelly.

ArtPrize: Reflecting On and Refining an Open Art Competition

by Kevin Buist, ArtPrize | May 14, 2010

ArtPrize: Reflecting On and Refining an Open Art Competition

by Kevin Buist, ArtPrize | May 14, 2010

Last August, I wrote a post on this blog called ArtPrize: An Experiment in Decentralized Curation and Competition. At that time, the team I work with was a month away …

This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…this is Culture Wars

by Marc Mayer | Mar 30, 2010

This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…this is Culture Wars

by Marc Mayer | Mar 30, 2010

Art21 hosted the second installment of Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia with Art21 this past Wednesday, March 24. We were shocked to see over 120 participants gathered at the …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 22, 2010

Melancholy photographs, bronze truisms, museum interventions, a giant battleship, and more in today’s roundup: Tonight at 6pm, Season 5 artist Doris Salcedo will speak at the Americas Society in New …

Culture Wars Returns This Wednesday

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 22, 2010

Culture Wars Returns This Wednesday

by Jonathan Munar | Mar 22, 2010

After a well-attended pilot event in January—with over 80 participants spread across 18 teams and music provided by Mary Heilmann—Art21 is returning to host a second installment of Culture Wars: …

The Dust Settles After the First Culture Wars

by Marc Mayer | Feb 5, 2010

The Dust Settles After the First Culture Wars

by Marc Mayer | Feb 5, 2010

On January 28, Art21 and 92YTribeca piloted a program called Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia with Art21. The night began with a music play list created by artist Mary …

Join Us for Culture Wars!

by Marc Mayer | Jan 22, 2010

Join Us for Culture Wars!

by Marc Mayer | Jan 22, 2010

For those of you who will be in the New York metropolitan area this Thursday, we invite you to participate in a NEW trivia event inspired by contemporary art and …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Scrooged

by Ben Street | Dec 21, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Scrooged

by Ben Street | Dec 21, 2009

Tate Britain has just unveiled its 22nd annual Christmas Tree, designed, as usual, by a contemporary British artist. The Christmas Tree tradition at the Tate started in 1988 with Bill …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

….and the Not-So-Powerful, Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 16, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

….and the Not-So-Powerful, Part 2

by Joe Fusaro | Sep 16, 2009

This week I want to continue sharing a few stories in the Not-So-Powerful series about units that didn’t go well and the things that happened as a result… Years ago …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2009

Bruce Nauman (Season 1) has won the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the 2009 Venice Biennale. Visit the Daily Best Media Gallery to see images of his …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 18, 2009

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 18, 2009

The Art of Caring: A Look at Life through Photography opened this past weekend at the New Orleans Museum of Art.  The show is comprised of over 200 photographs covering …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Turner Round, Bright Eyes!

by Ben Street | May 4, 2009

Letter from London

Letter from London: Turner Round, Bright Eyes!

by Ben Street | May 4, 2009

I don’t know: maybe there will be a time when the announcement of the Turner Prize nominees won’t be greeted with a tiresome trotting-out of hoary old journalistic cliches (yes, …

Sullivan and Walker Awarded USA Fellowship

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 17, 2008

Sullivan and Walker Awarded USA Fellowship

by Nicole J. Caruth | Nov 17, 2008

United States Artists (USA) is a grant-making organization dedicated to supporting America’s living artists working in a diverse array of disciplines. Catherine Sullivan (Season 4) and Kara Walker (Season 2) have …

Shahzia Sikander Awarded Creative Arts Fellowship

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Nov 7, 2008

Shahzia Sikander Awarded Creative Arts Fellowship

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Nov 7, 2008

The Rockefeller Foundation earlier this week held a ceremony at the Langham Hotel in London to honor the 2008 recipients for its inaugural Bellagio Center Creative Arts Fellowship. The three …

James Turrell Awarded RIBA Honorary Fellowship

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Oct 27, 2008

James Turrell Awarded RIBA Honorary Fellowship

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Oct 27, 2008

The Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) Council, which each year awards Honary Fellowships to individuals who have contributed to architecture in the broadest sense, has named this season’s recipients. …

Cai Guo-Qiang Awarded 7th Hiroshima Art Prize

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Oct 17, 2008

Cai Guo-Qiang Awarded 7th Hiroshima Art Prize

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Oct 17, 2008

Cai Guo-Qiang (Season 3) has been awarded the 7th Hiroshima Art Prize, which comes with a solo exhibition at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art. Opening October 25th, the …

FLAG, Ruscha, Kruger, Brain

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Oct 10, 2008

FLAG, Ruscha, Kruger, Brain

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Oct 10, 2008

The FLAG Art Foundation last week opened the exhibition WALL ROCKETS: Contemporary Artists and Ed Ruscha, curated by Lisa Dennison. The title of the exhibition refers to a painting made …

Mark Dion Wins 2008 Lucelia Award

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 29, 2008

Mark Dion Wins 2008 Lucelia Award

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Sep 29, 2008

  Mark Dion is the 2008 winner of the Smithsonian American Art Museum‘s prestigious Lucelia Artist Award. Given to an artist under fifty who has shown distinguished vision and achieved …

Ann Hamilton Wins Heinz Prize

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 15, 2008

Ann Hamilton Wins Heinz Prize

by Nicole J. Caruth | Sep 15, 2008

Artforum.com and Bloomberg.com recently reported that Ann Hamilton (Season 1) is among the winners of the Heinz Family Foundation’s 2008 Human Achievement Awards. The Heinz Awards honors those who have distinguished themselves in …

2008 Lucelia Artist Award Nominees Announced

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 25, 2008

2008 Lucelia Artist Award Nominees Announced

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 25, 2008

The Smithsonian American Art Museum recently announced the nominees for their annual 2008 Lucelia Artist Award. The nominees are: Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Mark Dion (both Season 4), Trenton …

Vija Celmins Wins the Roswitha Haftmann Prize

by Marc Mayer | Aug 20, 2008

Vija Celmins Wins the Roswitha Haftmann Prize

by Marc Mayer | Aug 20, 2008

Art21 artist Vija Celmins (Season 2) is the third woman to receive the Roswitha Haftmann Prize, first awarded in 2001. This prize is hailed as the most valuable award in …

Last Call for Lucelia Award Exhibition

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 17, 2008

Last Call for Lucelia Award Exhibition

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jun 17, 2008

Last chance to see Celebrating the Lucelia Artist Award, 2001-2006 before it closes June 22nd. Installed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the exhibition features works by each of the …

Day 6 – Art21 Online Fundraising Drive

by Beth Allen | Jun 16, 2008

Day 6 – Art21 Online Fundraising Drive

by Beth Allen | Jun 16, 2008

As I write, Art21’s founder and executive director, Susan Sollins, is attending the 37th Annual George Foster Peabody Award ceremony to accept the award being given to the Protest episode …

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle wins Richard H. Driehaus Foundation award

by Marc Mayer | Jun 3, 2008

Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle wins Richard H. Driehaus Foundation award

by Marc Mayer | Jun 3, 2008

Art21 artist Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle (Season 4) is the winner of a 2008 individual artist award granted by the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. This award recognizes artists living in the Chicago …

Maya Lin Awarded Van Alen Prize

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 21, 2008

Maya Lin Awarded Van Alen Prize

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 21, 2008

Van Alen Institute announced yesterday that Maya Lin (Season 2) has been awarded the New York Prize Senior Fellowship.  Appointed Senior Fellows are accomplished thinkers, artists and practitioners who have …

Turner: New Leaf?

by Ben Street | May 20, 2008

Turner: New Leaf?

by Ben Street | May 20, 2008

The announcement of the shortlist for this year’s Turner Prize has coincided neatly with a short-lived heatwave in the UK that sent Londoners leaping out of their winter clothes to …

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 …

Carnegie Prize Goes to Vija Celmins

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 5, 2008

Carnegie Prize Goes to Vija Celmins

by Trong Gia Nguyen | May 5, 2008

Vija Celmins (Season 2) has been awarded the Carnegie Prize for her work Night Sky in the Carnegie International’s Life on Mars exhibition.  In addition to a monetary award of …

Applebroog Award to Rafael Sanchez

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 30, 2008

Applebroog Award to Rafael Sanchez

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Apr 30, 2008

As reported on Artnet, performance artist Rafael Sanchez has won the $10,000 Ida Applebroog (Season 3) Award at Exit Art in New York, established to nurture outstanding artists at critical …