Tag Archives: technology

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

The Art of the Prototype: Museums and Technology

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 18, 2017

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

The Art of the Prototype: Museums and Technology

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 18, 2017

The director of the Knight Foundation’s Technology Innovation program, Chris Barr, shares the details of a new collaborative initiative between its arts and technology teams.

Letter from the Editor

Invention vs. Innovation

by Julia Kaganskiy | Sep 13, 2017

Letter from the Editor

Invention vs. Innovation

by Julia Kaganskiy | Sep 13, 2017

NEW INC director Julia Kaganskiy introduces the issue by drawing an important distinction between invention and innovation.

Machine Drawing: Shantell Martin and the Algorist

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 6, 2017

Machine Drawing: Shantell Martin and the Algorist

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jul 6, 2017

Artist Shantell Martin and PhD Candidate Sarah Schwettmann built an algorithm that could complete Martin’s drawings, addressing the space between an artist’s truth and a machine’s simulation.

How to Collaborate with Nonprofits: A Playbook for Participants

by Eric Schles | Apr 21, 2017

How to Collaborate with Nonprofits: A Playbook for Participants

by Eric Schles | Apr 21, 2017

Technologist Eric Schles recounts his collaboration with the News Literacy Project, a nonprofit bringing news literacy and civic education to the U.S. school system in all fifty states.

Looking Beyond the Western Art World

by Ben Valentine | Apr 27, 2016

Looking Beyond the Western Art World

by Ben Valentine | Apr 27, 2016

Ben Valentine writes from Cambodia to share his misgivings with the New York art and Silicon Valley tech worlds, emphasizing that a focus on creativity, not art, allows for a true appreciation and understanding of all cultures.

PROGRESS BE LYK: An Interview with Shawn Huckins

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 4, 2016

PROGRESS BE LYK: An Interview with Shawn Huckins

by Lindsey Davis | Apr 4, 2016

In this interview with Denver-based artist Shawn Huckins, he reveals the motivations behind his contemplative, yet hilarious reinventions of historical paintings.

Reviving the Black Arts Movement Through the Speculative Black Imagination

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 9, 2016

Reviving the Black Arts Movement Through the Speculative Black Imagination

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 9, 2016

Scholar Nettrice Gaskins explores the Black Speculative Arts Movement where artists use futurism and science fiction to “re-see” mythologies and histories.

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor, Willa Köerner

by Willa Köerner | Mar 1, 2016

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor, Willa Köerner

by Willa Köerner | Mar 1, 2016

Guest editor Willa Köerner delves deep into the theme of our new issue, “Renewal,” highlighting upcoming articles and interviews centered around rebirth and revival.

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Mapping: An Interview with Clement Valla

by Ben Valentine | Aug 11, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Mapping: An Interview with Clement Valla

by Ben Valentine | Aug 11, 2014

Ben Valentine talks to new media artist and RISD professor Clement Valla about contemporary mapping technologies.

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Social Media: An Interview with Simone C. Niquille

by Ben Valentine | Jul 8, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

The Future of Social Media: An Interview with Simone C. Niquille

by Ben Valentine | Jul 8, 2014

Writer-in-residence Ben Valentine continues his technology series by interviewing designer and researcher Simone C. Niquille, whose “bold style addresses important issues of our time.”

Black Futurism: The Creative Destruction and Reconstruction of Race in Contemporary Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 24, 2014

Black Futurism: The Creative Destruction and Reconstruction of Race in Contemporary Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 24, 2014

Contemporary black artists often refute conventional notions or images of blackness and replace them with altered realities.

Writer-in-Residence

Drones: An Interview with Ingrid Burrington

by Ben Valentine | Jun 16, 2014

Writer-in-Residence

Drones: An Interview with Ingrid Burrington

by Ben Valentine | Jun 16, 2014

Ben Valentine kicks off his ART21 writing residency by interviewing artist, designer, and writer Ingrid Burrington who investigates the Internet and surveillance technologies.

Mapping San Francisco

by Laura Mitchell | Apr 1, 2014

Mapping San Francisco

by Laura Mitchell | Apr 1, 2014

With its Google bus wars, start-up fever, and rapid gentrification, San Francisco has become a touchstone in conversations about money. Where do art and creativity fit into the shaping of the city?

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | News and Notes

by Richard McCoy | May 15, 2012

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives | News and Notes

by Richard McCoy | May 15, 2012

Richard McCoy catches Art21 Blog readers up on the latest news from the field of contemporary art conservation.

Work Smarter, Not Harder [an interview w/Evan Roth]

by Nick Briz | Jun 29, 2011

Work Smarter, Not Harder [an interview w/Evan Roth]

by Nick Briz | Jun 29, 2011

Evan Roth is a prolific producer whose activities take on many different forms, including teaching, collaborating, engineering, collecting gifs, analyzing graffiti, enriching the public domain, developing tools of empowerment and …

A Better Ghost [Interview w/Evan Meaney]

by Nick Briz | Jun 27, 2011

A Better Ghost [Interview w/Evan Meaney]

by Nick Briz | Jun 27, 2011

Evan Meaney is an artist, curator and educator currently teaching time-based media design at the University of Tennessee. His practice dives into the “liminalities and glitches of all sorts, equating …

Open Enrollment

Art Journalism in the Twenty-First Century: Where Is It Headed?

by Carrie McGath | Jun 23, 2010

Open Enrollment

Art Journalism in the Twenty-First Century: Where Is It Headed?

by Carrie McGath | Jun 23, 2010

This fall, I will be beginning my final year as a Masters candidate in New Arts Journalism (NAJ) at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). According to …

Concerning “newMedia” as one word

by Nicholas O'Brien | Apr 25, 2009

Concerning “newMedia” as one word

by Nicholas O'Brien | Apr 25, 2009

For my last guest post and in response to Kelly’s question, I thought I’d address the way that I spell newMedia and my intentions behind doing so. As I mentioned …