Monthly Archives: July 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jul 31, 2009

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

by Mary Cook | Jul 31, 2009

Hungry for some art? You haven’t missed out. It’s been marinating here all week! For your dining pleasure, stay awhile, there’s always something to share at this table. Merce Cunningham, …

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Television

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 31, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: In her Williamstown, Massachusetts studio, artist Laylah Ali describes how the television cartoons she watched as a child inform the way she …

Away Game

by Adrian Duran | Jul 31, 2009

I’m in St. Louis, visiting family and art museums that I can only get to once in a while. There were some hits, some misses, but this seems like an …

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Jason Peters

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jul 31, 2009

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Jason Peters

by Georgia Kotretsos | Jul 31, 2009

Jason Peters is an artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Over the years, he has discovered his muse in found objects – whether they are tires, buckets, or another material …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

An interview with Constant by Linda Boersma

by BOMB Magazine | Jul 31, 2009

An interview with Constant by Linda Boersma

by BOMB Magazine | Jul 31, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we are featuring a vintage BOMB interview relating to a Season 5 artist. This week, inspired by Cao Fei’s utopian …

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

On Virtual Worlds: An Interview with Filmmaker Victor Pineiro, Part 1

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 30, 2009

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

On Virtual Worlds: An Interview with Filmmaker Victor Pineiro, Part 1

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 30, 2009

Cao Fei. Production still © Art21, Inc. 2009. Admittedly, before beginning production research for our Season 5 segment on artist Cao Fei, I had very minimal experience with the virtual …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cao Fei

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cao Fei

by Wesley Miller | Jul 30, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy, premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Fantasy presents four artists — …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Stepping Back….

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 29, 2009

…. and taking a short vacation after a solid week of work with the Art21 Educators summer institute. Teaching with Contemporary Art will be back with a new column on …

Flash Points

Yeah, but no, but yeah, but…

by Adrian Duran | Jul 28, 2009

Select ONE answer for ALL of the below questions: Does art expand our ability to imagine? What’s Matt Cassel without Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Bill Belichick? What came first: …

Flash Points

Art & Compassion at “New York’s Cathedral”

by Hrag Vartanian | Jul 28, 2009

Art & Compassion at “New York’s Cathedral”

by Hrag Vartanian | Jul 28, 2009

Rev. Tom Miller is the Canon for Liturgy and the Arts at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine, affectionately known as “New York’s Cathedral,” even though it is …

Weekly Roundup

by Trong Gia Nguyen | Jul 27, 2009

Currently showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, There Goes the Neighborhood explores the many aspects of community, focusing on the evolution of architecture and landscape as it is …

Merce Cunningham (1919-2009)

by Wesley Miller | Jul 27, 2009

For Merce. Tap dancing in the opening segment for Time (Season Two). A collaboration with Charles Atlas. Announcement: The New York Times.

Letter from London

Letter from London: Jeff – Dumb and Blind(ing)

by Ben Street | Jul 27, 2009

Letter from London: Jeff – Dumb and Blind(ing)

by Ben Street | Jul 27, 2009

In Herbert Ross’s magisterial 1987 film The Secret of My Success, Michael J. Fox plays Brantley Foster, a charming chancer who works his way up (spoiler alert!) from mailroom to …

Flash Points

On Painting

by Adrian Duran | Jul 26, 2009

I’m a PC, and I’m about to become a Mac. How is it that in this world of Al Gore-invented internet, Steve Jobs-overlorded life 2.0 and tweeting Twitter twits I …

Art21 Extended Play

Jessica Stockholder | “Vortex in the Play of Theater with Real Passion: In Memory of Kay Stockholder

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 24, 2009

Jessica Stockholder | “Vortex in the Play of Theater with Real Passion: In Memory of Kay Stockholder

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 24, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: At her home in New Haven, Jessica Stockholder discusses the inspiration for “Vortex in the Play of Theater with Real Passion: In …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

An Interview with Mary Heilmann by Ross Bleckner

by BOMB Magazine | Jul 24, 2009

An Interview with Mary Heilmann by Ross Bleckner

by BOMB Magazine | Jul 24, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week weâ€™re featuring a vintage BOMB interview with a Season 5 artist. This week, we head back ten years to revisit …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Mary Heilmann

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Mary Heilmann

by Wesley Miller | Jul 23, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Fantasy, premiering on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Fantasy presents four artists — …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflections on the Art21 Educators Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 22, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflections on the Art21 Educators Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 22, 2009

I’m sure everyone has had moments of blissful exhaustion- those times when you pushed yourself over a certain period, gotten to the end and said, “That was outstanding…. and I’m …

Because You’re Worth It

by Wesley Miller | Jul 22, 2009

VIDEO: Ali Jersey Art 21 from Jamtron on Vimeo. Clever, irreverent, earnest…is this the best spoof of Art21 of all time?

Things That Made Me Go Hmmm…

by Adrian Duran | Jul 21, 2009

Hello again and Happy Scopes Monkey Trial Day, though it wasn’t a good day for the monkey. That went fairly well, or so I’d like to think. People responded (your …

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Extending the Conservation Framework: A Site-Specific Conservation Discussion with Francesca Esmay

by Richard McCoy | Jul 21, 2009

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Extending the Conservation Framework: A Site-Specific Conservation Discussion with Francesca Esmay

by Richard McCoy | Jul 21, 2009

IMA conservator Richard McCoy discusses 100 Acres and Spiral Jetty with Dia conservator Francesca Esmay.

Weekly Roundup

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 20, 2009

Works by Art21 artists Pepón Osario (Season 1) and Eleanor Antin (Season 2) are currently on view in the exhibition Black&WhiteWorks at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. The show includes painting, …

Step One: We Can Have Lots of Fun

by Adrian Duran | Jul 20, 2009

Step One: We Can Have Lots of Fun

by Adrian Duran | Jul 20, 2009

Greetings from Memphis and Happy Moon Landing Day. Here we go. I’ve never done this before. Well, not really. I’ve tried it twice. The first time, nobody cared. The second …

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Fantasy

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

New Flash Points Topic: Fantasy

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

In celebration of the fifth season of Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering this fall on PBS, the current round of Flash Points topics correspond to our upcoming four thematic …

Flash Points

Conveying Compassion

by Rachel Gagnon | Jul 20, 2009

When I learned that Doris Salcedo was being featured in Art21’s episode on Compassion, I couldn’t imagine a more appropriate artist to represent this theme. However to me, Salcedo goes …

New guest blogger: Adrian Duran

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

New guest blogger: Adrian Duran

by Kelly Shindler | Jul 20, 2009

Many thanks to John d’Addario for his insightful and exciting posts on New Orleans contemporary art scene. Be sure to read his interview with Dan Cameron about Prospect.2, which launches …

Letter from London

Letter from London: Peyton for Godot

by Ben Street | Jul 20, 2009

Letter from London: Peyton for Godot

by Ben Street | Jul 20, 2009

I don’t understand why anyone would like Elizabeth Peyton, but I also don’t understand why anyone would like egg whites or Coldplay or The Shawshank Redemption, so maybe I’ll never …

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Davide Borella

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 17, 2009

Oliver Herring | Participant Davide Borella

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 17, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: On the roof of his Brooklyn studio, artist Oliver Herring photographs Davide Borella during an exhausting performance as Borella spits various colors …

Flash Points

Understanding Pain

by Catherine Wagley | Jul 17, 2009

Flash Points

Understanding Pain

by Catherine Wagley | Jul 17, 2009

A friend of mine told me how she first learned of rape: rape happens when someone forces all your clothes off, her brother explained. My friend was, of course, horrified. …

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

by BOMB Magazine | Jul 17, 2009

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

by BOMB Magazine | Jul 17, 2009

Welcome back to BOMB in the Building, where each week we’re featuring a BOMB interview with a Season 5 artistâ€”or one that corresponds to the theme of the artistâ€™s work. …

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Doris Salcedo

by Wesley Miller | Jul 16, 2009

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Doris Salcedo

by Wesley Miller | Jul 16, 2009

The above video is excerpted from the Season 5 episode Compassion, premiering on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Compassion features three artists — …

Interview: Dan Cameron on Prospect.2 New Orleans

by John d'Addario | Jul 16, 2009

Interview: Dan Cameron on Prospect.2 New Orleans

by John d'Addario | Jul 16, 2009

Before I say that Prospect.1 New Orleans was the most exciting art event to take place in the U.S. in the last decade, I should probably provide the disclaimer that …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms: Art21 Educators 2009

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 15, 2009

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms: Art21 Educators 2009

by Joe Fusaro | Jul 15, 2009

Starting today, Art21 is pleased to welcome K-12 teachers from across the country to participate in our first summer institute, Art21 Educators. Jessica Hamlin, Marc Mayer, Joy Lai (our amazing …

The Studio at Colton: A Look Back and Ahead

by John d'Addario | Jul 14, 2009

The Studio at Colton: A Look Back and Ahead

by John d'Addario | Jul 14, 2009

If you had to point to one institution that best illustrated the progress of the arts community in post-Katrina New Orleans—not to mention the progress of the city in general—you …

Monthly Archives: July 2009

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What's Cookin': The Art21ndex

What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

Laylah Ali | Television

Away Game

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Jason Peters

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

An interview with Constant by Linda Boersma

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

On Virtual Worlds: An Interview with Filmmaker Victor Pineiro, Part 1

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Cao Fei

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Stepping Back….

Flash Points

Flash Points

Yeah, but no, but yeah, but…

Flash Points

Flash Points

Art & Compassion at “New York’s Cathedral”

Weekly Roundup

Merce Cunningham (1919-2009)

Letter from London

Letter from London

Letter from London: Jeff – Dumb and Blind(ing)

Flash Points

Flash Points

On Painting

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

Jessica Stockholder | “Vortex in the Play of Theater with Real Passion: In Memory of Kay Stockholder

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

An Interview with Mary Heilmann by Ross Bleckner

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Mary Heilmann

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Reflections on the Art21 Educators Institute

Because You’re Worth It

Things That Made Me Go Hmmm…

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation

Extending the Conservation Framework: A Site-Specific Conservation Discussion with Francesca Esmay

Weekly Roundup

Step One: We Can Have Lots of Fun

Flash Points

Flash Points

New Flash Points Topic: Fantasy

Flash Points

Flash Points

Conveying Compassion

New guest blogger: Adrian Duran

Letter from London

Letter from London

Letter from London: Peyton for Godot

Art21 Extended Play

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Davide Borella

Flash Points

Flash Points

Understanding Pain

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

BOMB in the Building

Flash Points

An interview with Regina JosÃ© Galindo by Francisco Goldman

Meet the Season 5 Artist: Doris Salcedo

Interview: Dan Cameron on Prospect.2 New Orleans

Teaching with Contemporary Art