Tag Archives: Reblog

Egypt Rising

by Alex Freedman | Feb 10, 2011

Egypt Rising

by Alex Freedman | Feb 10, 2011

On January 31, BA177 hummed with mixed messages. Tourists who’d been vacationing in Cairo’s International Airport sighed with relief. Evacuated expats who left their homes doubled up on tiny vodkas. …

Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports.

Special “Center Field” Podcast: Fielding Practice with Bad at Sports

by Claudine Isé | Feb 8, 2011

Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports.

Special “Center Field” Podcast: Fielding Practice with Bad at Sports

by Claudine Isé | Feb 8, 2011

All of us here at Bad at Sports have loved working on our twice-monthly column for this blog, Center Field: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports. It gives …
Kara Walker

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 4, 2011

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jan 4, 2011

In the first weekly roundup of 2011: a Cai Guo Qiang New Year’s celebration in Taipei, Barry McGee in Brazil, two artists make art “scherenschnitte,” Richard Serra is ready for TV, …

Baseera Khan’s Noted in 2010

by Baseera Khan | Dec 29, 2010

Baseera Khan’s Noted in 2010

by Baseera Khan | Dec 29, 2010

The most notable word for 2010 is leak. Aside from that, here is my list: 1. Experimental Film: Phil Solomon’ s American Falls, 55 min., commissioned by the Corcoran Gallery …
John Baldessari x-mas

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 20, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 20, 2010

Just in time for the holiday season, this week’s roundup brings to you plenty of news, including last-minute gift ideas such as President Obama’s children’s book homage to Maya Lin, …

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: The Best in Food-Art 2010

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 17, 2010

Gastro-Vision

Gastro-Vision: The Best in Food-Art 2010

by Nicole J. Caruth | Dec 17, 2010

From cotton candy rooms to painterly cakes, meaty dresses to pork rind sculpture, pickle portraiture to animated toast, this year was chock-full of good “food-art” — food inspired by art …

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 …
Allora & Calzadilla

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 14, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 14, 2010

In this week’s roundup: Allora & Calzadilla play Beethoven from inside their pianos, Margaret Kilgallen will soon be honored, Laurie Anderson is planning delusions for Chicago, and more. Bruce Nauman‘s …
Voz Alta

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

The Shifting Aura of Contemporary Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 10, 2010

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

The Shifting Aura of Contemporary Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 10, 2010

As a research artist and digital media Ph.D student, I am constantly challenged to reflect critically upon the nature of the various forms which are emerging in contemporary artistic practices.  …

“Elephant,” or Why I Love Performance Art

by Marissa Perel | Dec 9, 2010

“Elephant,” or Why I Love Performance Art

by Marissa Perel | Dec 9, 2010

Recent guest blogger Marissa Perel wrote a post following up her residency on this site. — Ed. 2010 wouldn’t be complete without the Art21 world knowing about this mind-blowing show …
John Feodorov

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 7, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 7, 2010

Highlights in this week’s roundup: Mark Dion speaks about public art partnership, Gabriel Orozco is inside out, an exclusive Cindy Sherman documentary film can be viewed for free online, and …

Going to California: Nightmare City, Part 2

by Victoria Gannon | Dec 5, 2010

Going to California: Nightmare City, Part 2

by Victoria Gannon | Dec 5, 2010

“It is hard to find California now, unsettling to wonder how much of it was merely imagined or improvised; melancholy to realize how much of anyone’s memory is no true …

“I am the invisible being”: The Smithsonian, Wojnarowicz, and the Othering of AIDS

by Dorota Biczel | Dec 3, 2010

“I am the invisible being”: The Smithsonian, Wojnarowicz, and the Othering of AIDS

by Dorota Biczel | Dec 3, 2010

The decision of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, G. Wayne Clough, to pull David Wojnarowicz’s video, The Fire in My Belly, from the Hide/Seek exhibition at the National Portrait …

Going to California: David Wilson, Part 2

by Victoria Gannon | Nov 26, 2010

Going to California: David Wilson, Part 2

by Victoria Gannon | Nov 26, 2010

Albert Bierstadt bathed the Sierra Nevada in heavenly light while Ansel Adams photographed Half Dome as though it were on the moon. Many artists depict California’s natural features as mythic …

Bruce High Quality Foundation University

by Sarah Stephenson | Nov 21, 2010

Bruce High Quality Foundation University

by Sarah Stephenson | Nov 21, 2010

The popularity of fine art university training over the past few decades (thanks to various factors such as the G.I. Bill and the promise of success through an inflated art …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | A Fresh Path at the Met: A Discussion with Kendra E. Roth

by Richard McCoy | Nov 16, 2010

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | A Fresh Path at the Met: A Discussion with Kendra E. Roth

by Richard McCoy | Nov 16, 2010

Indianapolis Museum of Art conservator speaks with Metropolitan Museum conservator Kendra Roth about ancient chariots, fish, and kinetic sculptures, among other things.

Flash Points

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

There’s No Place Like Home

by Katia Zavistovski | Nov 12, 2010

Flash Points

Art21 William Kentridge: Anything is Possible

There’s No Place Like Home

by Katia Zavistovski | Nov 12, 2010

On Johannesburg | “William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible” (2010) Preview | Art21 from Art21 on Vimeo. It is nearly impossible to talk about William Kentridge’s artistic practice without mentioning – …

“Near-Scientific Experiments with Humorous Side Effects”

by Lily Rossebo | Nov 4, 2010

“Near-Scientific Experiments with Humorous Side Effects”

by Lily Rossebo | Nov 4, 2010

Sometime last winter, when the days were at their shortest and the collective spirit seemed to be at its annual low, a friend gave me a DVD copy of Signer’s …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Considering Gravity’s Loom: A Discussion with Ball-Nogues

by Richard McCoy | Oct 25, 2010

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Considering Gravity’s Loom: A Discussion with Ball-Nogues

by Richard McCoy | Oct 25, 2010

IMA art conservator Richard McCoy talks with the Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues (Ball-Nogues Studio) about their recent installation, Gravity’s Loom, at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Let’s Go There: Marissa Perel and Artforum.com Editor David Velasco Talk Dance

by Marissa Perel | Oct 18, 2010

Let’s Go There: Marissa Perel and Artforum.com Editor David Velasco Talk Dance

by Marissa Perel | Oct 18, 2010

Marissa Perel: The first artistic influences I had were in New York and were choreographers. I was really inspired by the dance world, but didn’t understand why it was marginalized …

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

On Location: Marwencol / An Interview with “Marwencol” filmmaker Jeff Malmberg

by Nick Ravich | Oct 15, 2010

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

On Location: Marwencol / An Interview with “Marwencol” filmmaker Jeff Malmberg

by Nick Ravich | Oct 15, 2010

Sadly, this is Nick’s last post for the foreseeable future.  At least we know he’s not able to contribute for good reasons. Season 6 production has started to seriously heat …

Saltz of the Earth: An Interview

by Marissa Perel | Oct 13, 2010

Saltz of the Earth: An Interview

by Marissa Perel | Oct 13, 2010

One of the hot topics among young artists these days is the show Work of Art on Bravo. Take a dozen artists mostly trained in art schools, give them really …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

The Limitations of Twitter-Based Art: An Interview with Performance Artist Nate Hill

by An Xiao | Oct 12, 2010

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

The Limitations of Twitter-Based Art: An Interview with Performance Artist Nate Hill

by An Xiao | Oct 12, 2010

Earlier this summer, performance artist Nate Hill made an announcement: Following on the heels of Death Bear (RIP), Mr. Dropout is an unexpected continuation on detachment. While Death Bear aided …

Navel-Gazing: Jenni Rope & the Napa Enterprise

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2010

Navel-Gazing: Jenni Rope & the Napa Enterprise

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 5, 2010

“I enjoy working with drawing, painting and collage. My studio is full of little pieces of drawings, colour papers and different colour tapes. I find a piece of paper on …

Home and Away: Inside Helsinki’s Artist Residency Program, HIAP

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 4, 2010

Home and Away: Inside Helsinki’s Artist Residency Program, HIAP

by Kelly Shindler | Oct 4, 2010

I didn’t sleep much in Helsinki. Though it was my second trip there and my umpteenth time in the Nordic countries, I somehow booked my travel to coincide with Juhannus, …

MontreART

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 24, 2010

MontreART

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 24, 2010

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERbtF71JK9o] Last August, Travel+Leisure ran the article Magnificent Montreal, in which Adam Sachs attempted to sum up Montreal, saying “it’s a college town, a dump, a city of art, placid …

What You Give is What You Get: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 23, 2010

What You Give is What You Get: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 23, 2010

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w9yeGIqcLg] Mexican-born electronics artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer creates installations that could not exist without the participation of the public. His art, fueled by human energy, ranges from one-room displays to city-square-scale …

The Medium is Not the Message: Adad Hannah

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 21, 2010

The Medium is Not the Message: Adad Hannah

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 21, 2010

Raft of the Medusa (100 Mile House) #2 from Adad Hannah on Vimeo. Adad Hannah’s videos are moving pieces of work. And they move, just barely. What started as a …

Game (as) Art: The Kokoromi Collective

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 20, 2010

Game (as) Art: The Kokoromi Collective

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 20, 2010

Trying to explain GAMMA is kind of like trying to describe Burning Man. The members of Kokoromi Collective best described their annual showcase for game creation and art as a …
Arts in Ed

Arts in Education: Mark Bradford’s Open Studio

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 16, 2010

Arts in Education: Mark Bradford’s Open Studio

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 16, 2010

Did you know that this week, September 12-18, is Arts in Education Week? On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res. 275, a resolution that seeks to “support …

Augmenting Reality: Paul Warne

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 14, 2010

Augmenting Reality: Paul Warne

by Stefan Zebrowski-Rubin | Sep 14, 2010

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C50_R3cDlY] Paul Warne doesn’t consider himself so much an artist as a designer. While trained in animation and film at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Warne found himself immersed in …
Barry McGee. Houston Street (NYC), 2010.

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 14, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 14, 2010

In this week’s roundup: Barry McGee tags Houston Street in NYC,  Bruce Nauman and Richard Serra contextualize and collaborate, Robert Adams comes to Vancouver, Roni Horn channels Emily Dickinson, and more. …

Future Metaphors

Future Metaphors: Fractured Time

by Ivan Lozano | Sep 10, 2010

Future Metaphors

Future Metaphors: Fractured Time

by Ivan Lozano | Sep 10, 2010

[youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtBSMKSsyEY] Ryan Trecartin, I-BE AREA (Double Jamie, Ramada Omar, and Sally Man Pause), video excerpt, 2007 Lately, I’ve been thinking about the kinship between Ryan Trecartin’s narratives and those of …

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

On Location: Dr. Doc | An Interview with Thom Powers

by Nick Ravich | Sep 10, 2010

On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production

On Location: Dr. Doc | An Interview with Thom Powers

by Nick Ravich | Sep 10, 2010

I’m back from my summer break and ready to change things up a bit with this column.  So instead of the usual long laundry list of documentary various and sundry, …
Relativity-escher

The Paradoxical Art of “Inception”

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 3, 2010

The Paradoxical Art of “Inception”

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 3, 2010

What is so compelling about riddles, mysteries, and puzzles?  Most people are fascinated by images and objects that are paradoxical or impossible in real life but look oddly convincing and …

Why Here? Part 2

by Lincoln Hancock | Aug 1, 2010

Why Here? Part 2

by Lincoln Hancock | Aug 1, 2010

Low on the southeast side of downtown Raleigh stands a nondescript grey building with a facade marked by four orange letters: LUMP. This cinderblock outpost houses the Lump gallery and …