Tag Archives: Spain

Access 100 Artists: Get Involved!

by Rosanna Flouty | Jan 25, 2013

Access 100 Artists: Get Involved!

by Rosanna Flouty | Jan 25, 2013

Art21’s Director of Education, Rosanna Flouty, sends out a call to action. Get involved with our latest initiative, Access 100 Artists, and host a screening!

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy

by Georgia Kotretsos | Mar 30, 2012

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy

by Georgia Kotretsos | Mar 30, 2012

The Curator of Contemporary Art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) talks about the state of contemporary Latin American Art and the role of art institutions today.

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Jenny Marketou

by Georgia Kotretsos | Oct 28, 2011

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Jenny Marketou

by Georgia Kotretsos | Oct 28, 2011

  Jenny Marketou was born and raised in Athens, Greece and educated in the United States. She lives and works in New York. Marketou earned a BFA from the Corcoran School …

Between Barcelona’s Soft Shoulders and Its Hard Underbelly: A Conversation with Daniela Ortiz

by Dorota Biczel | Jan 25, 2011

Between Barcelona’s Soft Shoulders and Its Hard Underbelly: A Conversation with Daniela Ortiz

by Dorota Biczel | Jan 25, 2011

Several months ago, even before I set my foot on Catalan ground, I was captivated by a seemingly modest photograph: a chocolate candy in a golden wrapper set on a …

Visibility, Potency and Meaning: Making Sense of Art at the Crosshairs

by Dorota Biczel | Jan 18, 2011

Visibility, Potency and Meaning: Making Sense of Art at the Crosshairs

by Dorota Biczel | Jan 18, 2011

Since I made my first appearance on the Art21 blog about six weeks ago, commenting on the now-infamous censoring of David Wojnarowicz’s video A Fire in My Belly at the …

New guest blogger: Dorota Biczel

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 17, 2011

New guest blogger: Dorota Biczel

by Kelly Shindler | Jan 17, 2011

Thanks to Caroline Picard for a record number of fabulous interviews. Follow her work back on her site, Lantern Projects. Up next is Dorota Biczel. Dorota Biczel is a Polish-born …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Masterpiece Theatre

by Ben Street | Aug 16, 2010

Letter from London

Letter from London: Masterpiece Theatre

by Ben Street | Aug 16, 2010

On a single day this week I saw a clutch of paintings that would, by most reckonings, be referred to as “masterpieces”: Velazquez’ Las Meninas (1656), Goya’s Third of May …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 8, 2010

A tribute to a great artist, a series of German faces, a big film of tiny things, some drawing restraint, and a bunch more in this week’s roundup: The Emilio …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Life After Death: An Interview with Eva and Franco Mattes

by Kelly Shindler | May 28, 2010

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Life After Death: An Interview with Eva and Franco Mattes

by Kelly Shindler | May 28, 2010

The Italian “artist-provocateurs” Eva and Franco Mattes, aka 0100101110101101.org, are no strangers to this site. Our very first guest bloggers back in 2008, when they blogged about their Influencers festival …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 17, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 17, 2010

An ancient proposition, a group of Modern women, life-restoring elixir, and more in this week’s roundup: Vancouver Art Gallery has organized Canada’s first solo exhibition of works by Season 1 …

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 22, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Feb 22, 2010

Biennials, cremated canvases, German faces, cashmere sportswear, sculptural tour de force, fashionable shoes, and an iPhone app comprise this week’s roundup: 2010: Whitney Biennial will open at the Whitney Museum …
Ida Appelbroog, "Group A #9", 1969. Ink on paper, 10 5/8" x 8 1/4". Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 11, 2010

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jan 11, 2010

This week Art21 artists depict nether regions, play with light and space, bundle and fuse old toys, mirror the dandy, reimagine rooftops, photograph electricity, and display cookie cutters by the …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Examining the Lives of Jenny Holzer’s Works/Words: A Discussion with SAAM Conservator Hugh Shockey

by Richard McCoy | Aug 18, 2009

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Examining the Lives of Jenny Holzer’s Works/Words: A Discussion with SAAM Conservator Hugh Shockey

by Richard McCoy | Aug 18, 2009

Art conservator Richard McCoy discusses the IMA’s 1983 Jenny Holzer sculpture, “Untitled,” and interviews SAAM conservator Hugh Shockey about “For SAAM.”

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 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, …

This Week’s Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 16, 2009

This Week’s Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 16, 2009

What’s happening now: The Sound of Silence, an exhibition of works by Alfredo Jaar (Season 4), is on view at Galerie Lelong in New York through May 2. Visitors are invited …

Art21 Extended Play

Matthew Ritchie | Architect Benjamin Aranda

by Wesley Miller | Oct 2, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Matthew Ritchie | Architect Benjamin Aranda

by Wesley Miller | Oct 2, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Architect Benjamin Aranda, of Aranda/Lasch, discusses his contribution to artist Matthew Ritchie’s anti-pavillion project The Morning Line (2008), produced in collaboration with engineer-architect Daniel Bosia & Arup AGU, and …

Art21 Extended Play

Matthew Ritchie | “The Morning Line”

by Wesley Miller | Sep 4, 2008

Art21 Extended Play

Matthew Ritchie | “The Morning Line”

by Wesley Miller | Sep 4, 2008

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Ritchie discusses his upcoming exhibition The Morning Line (2008) in his New York studio, with animated architectural schematics of the installation. The Morning Line will be on view …

Matthew Ritchie at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

by Maria Nicanor | May 1, 2008

Matthew Ritchie at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

by Maria Nicanor | May 1, 2008

Season 3 artist Matthew Ritchie’s The Hierarchy Problem (2003) and The Fine Constant (2003) are on view at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao as part of Installations: Selections from the Guggenheim …

The Influencers: Trevor Paglen

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 26, 2008

The Influencers: Trevor Paglen

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 26, 2008

From The Influencers festival, our last guest is Trevor Paglen. In a review in the New York Times, Trevor Paglen was defined as ‚Äúa geographer by training, a conspiracy theorist …

The Influencers: monochrom

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 24, 2008

The Influencers: monochrom

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 24, 2008

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is monochrom. monochrom is a worldwide operating collective dealing with technology, art, context hacking and philosophy and was founded in 1993. So to sum …

The Influencers: Laibach

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 23, 2008

The Influencers: Laibach

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 23, 2008

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Laibach. Beginning in 1980 as artists, experimental musicians and social agitators, Laibach has been censored since its first public performance. In 1984, Laibach …

The Influencers: Brody Condon

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 22, 2008

The Influencers: Brody Condon

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 22, 2008

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Brody Condon. Brody Condon is a pioneer in the use of video games as a starting point for the creation of sculptures, performances, …

The Influencers: Santi Cirugeda

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 20, 2008

The Influencers: Santi Cirugeda

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 20, 2008

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Santi Cirugeda. The atypical and utopian works of Santiago Cirugeda may be described as procedures for singling out empty areas in urban space …

The Influencers: Alterazioni Video

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 20, 2008

The Influencers: Alterazioni Video

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 20, 2008

From The Influencers festival today’s guest is Alterazioni Video. Alterazioni Video was founded in 2004 as a commercial multimedia production company with the explicit aim of ensuring that the necessary …

The Influencers: Alan Abel

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 19, 2008

The Influencers: Alan Abel

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 19, 2008

From The Influencers festival, today’s guest is Alan Abel. A writer, filmmaker, and actor, Abel is mostly known for being one of the fathers of media falsification, having professionally tricked …

The Influencers Festival in Barcelona

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 18, 2008

The Influencers Festival in Barcelona

by Eva and Franco Mattes | Feb 18, 2008

Eva and Franco Mattes aka 0100101110101101.ORG and Bani present:THE INFLUENCERSFestival of media action and radical entertainment ————————————————– *February 28-29-1 March 2008* Center of Contemporary Culture Barcelona ————————————————– with ALAN ABEL, …

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 …

Laurie Simmons showcasing in Madrid

by Ana Otero | Nov 15, 2007

Laurie Simmons showcasing in Madrid

by Ana Otero | Nov 15, 2007

Laurie Simmons is currently exhibiting her recent photographs from the series The Boxes (Ardis Vinklers) as well as her first film The Music of Regret at the Galeria Distrito Cu4tro …

Pierre Huyghe’s first Spanish venture

by Ana Otero | Aug 27, 2007

Pierre Huyghe’s first Spanish venture

by Ana Otero | Aug 27, 2007

Season 4 featured artist Pierre Huyghe is currently enjoying his first solo show in Spain. A Time Score is on view until September 9 at the MUSAC-Museo de Arte Contempor√°neo …