Search Results for: participatory art

Flash Points

Interactive and Participatory Art

by Meg Floryan | Jun 3, 2010

Flash Points

Interactive and Participatory Art

by Meg Floryan | Jun 3, 2010

“Our advanced art approaches a fragile but marvelous life, one that maintains itself by a mere thread, melting into an elusive, changeable configuration, the surroundings, the artist, his work and …
ménage à trois

Participatory Culture & Social Capital in Virtual Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 12, 2010

Participatory Culture & Social Capital in Virtual Art

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 12, 2010

Art production in virtual 3D worlds usually doesn’t happen in a vacuum.  As a contemporary practice, virtual art can create social capital that provides opportunities for individual and collective action, …

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Communicating en Masse: The Art of Activism

by Nick Kozak | Mar 23, 2018

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Communicating en Masse: The Art of Activism

by Nick Kozak | Mar 23, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Nick Kozak offers politically neutral ways of teaching on protest art and activism in the classroom.

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Celebrating Artists Who Connect Communities

by Tina Kukielski | Dec 27, 2017

Roundup

Art21 News Roundup: Celebrating Artists Who Connect Communities

by Tina Kukielski | Dec 27, 2017

In December, Art21 launched a new playlist and published eight new articles in the Art21 Magazine’s issue on “Empathy.”

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Tricia Fitzpatrick

by Art21 | May 3, 2017

Educator Spotlight

Art21 Educator Spotlight: Tricia Fitzpatrick

by Art21 | May 3, 2017

Meet Art21 Educator Tricia Fitzpatrick and learn how she incorporates contemporary art practices in her science classroom in Mississauga, Ontario.

Performance Playground: Whoop Dee Doo at the ART21 Educators Institute

by May Cohan | Oct 20, 2016

Performance Playground: Whoop Dee Doo at the ART21 Educators Institute

by May Cohan | Oct 20, 2016

ART21 Summer Intern May Cohan shares her experience with Whoop Dee Doo and the artist duo’s workshop/performance at the ART21 Educators’ Institute.

Transformations and Beginnings: On ART21 Educators’ 2016 Summer Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 19, 2016

Transformations and Beginnings: On ART21 Educators’ 2016 Summer Institute

by Joe Fusaro | Aug 19, 2016

Senior Education Advisor Joe Fusaro shares highlights from July’s intensive six-day ART21 Educators’ Institute.

Share Art from Your City with #MyArtMyCity

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 16, 2016

Share Art from Your City with #MyArtMyCity

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 16, 2016

Announcing our new hashtag project: #MyArtMyCity. Share what’s unique about the art and artists in your cities with #MyArtMyCity on Instagram!

This Week in Art: 3.7-3.13

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 7, 2016

This Week in Art: 3.7-3.13

by Lindsey Davis | Mar 7, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including the rebuilding of Palmyra and castles drawn on grains of sand.

This Week in Art: 2.29-3.6

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 29, 2016

This Week in Art: 2.29-3.6

by Lindsey Davis | Feb 29, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including the upcoming Armory Show and Google’s first gallery show.

Booked

Announcing the Art21 Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2014

Booked

Announcing the Art21 Book Club

by Nicole J. Caruth | Mar 25, 2014

Art21 invites avid readers to participate in semi-intimate conversations about fiction and nonfiction books relevant to themes of the Art21 Magazine.
"E.m-bed.de/d" (left) and "Augmented Real" by Yung Jake.

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Art 2.1 | New Frontier at Sundance 2013: 4D Art and Augmented Real

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 7, 2013

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Art 2.1 | New Frontier at Sundance 2013: 4D Art and Augmented Real

by Nettrice Gaskins | Feb 7, 2013

Nettrice Gaskins speaks with “datamoshing, glitch-creating, meta-rapping” artist Yung Jake in a second post from New Frontier at Sundance.

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 (Again!) | #AntinCWS

by Jonathan Munar | Jan 29, 2013

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 (Again!) | #AntinCWS

by Jonathan Munar | Jan 29, 2013

Artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading on Wednesday, January 30, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. EST.

New Guest Blogger: DC Spensely, Artist, San Francisco

by Claudine Isé | Nov 19, 2012

New Guest Blogger: DC Spensely, Artist, San Francisco

by Claudine Isé | Nov 19, 2012

  Thanks to Honora Shea for her guest blog posts over the past two weeks. Next up, we have David “DC” Spensely, a San Francisco/Silicon Valley based artist. During his time …

Flash Points

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter Today at 2pm EST!

by Claudine Isé | Oct 26, 2012

Flash Points

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter Today at 2pm EST!

by Claudine Isé | Oct 26, 2012

Today, artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST. Please follow along!

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 22, 2012

Eleanor Antin Takes Over @Art21 on Twitter

by Jonathan Munar | Oct 22, 2012

Artist Eleanor Antin will take over the @Art21 Twitter account to perform a special reading on Friday, October 26, from 2:00–3:00 p.m. EST.

Just Hernan, Not “Hernan” (Going & Coming, Part 4)

by Bill Bilowit, Wet Heat Project | Jul 10, 2012

Just Hernan, Not “Hernan” (Going & Coming, Part 4)

by Bill Bilowit, Wet Heat Project | Jul 10, 2012

Bill Bilowit of Wet Heat Project profiles Hernan Bas, one of Miami’s most successful artists who recently relocated to Detroit.

A Year of Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms

by Flossie Chua | Jul 6, 2012

A Year of Contemporary Art in Contemporary Classrooms

by Flossie Chua | Jul 6, 2012

Art21 Education staff member Flossie Chua shares her perspectives on a “dangerous” year spent with incredible educators learning to teach with contemporary art.

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Ink | The State of the Art is Elsewhere: “Print/Out” at The Museum of Modern Art

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | Mar 2, 2012

Ink: Notes on the Contemporary Print

Ink | The State of the Art is Elsewhere: “Print/Out” at The Museum of Modern Art

by Sarah Kirk Hanley | Mar 2, 2012

Sarah Kirk Hanley reviews a new MoMA exhibition surveying the state of the contemporary print medium.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

So, Three Thousand Art Educators Walk Into a Room….

by Joe Fusaro | Feb 8, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

So, Three Thousand Art Educators Walk Into a Room….

by Joe Fusaro | Feb 8, 2012

From March 1st through March 4th the National Art Education Association holds their annual conference right here in New York City. Over 3,000 art educators from all levels have the opportunity to attend hundreds upon hundreds of workshops offered by colleagues from close to everywhere across the country.
Here at Art21, we have a few very special things planned….
Amir Baradaran. "FutARism Performance," 2011.

The Artist is Prescient: Relational Aesthetics and Augmented Reality

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 4, 2011

The Artist is Prescient: Relational Aesthetics and Augmented Reality

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 4, 2011

This entry takes up where I left off last December, when I documented my encounter with electronics artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer who lectured at the High Museum of Art (Atlanta) about …

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Gregory Sholette

by Georgia Kotretsos | May 27, 2011

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio | Gregory Sholette

by Georgia Kotretsos | May 27, 2011

Gregory Sholette is a New York-based artist, writer, and founding member of Political Art Documentation/Distribution (PAD/D: 1980-1988), and REPOhistory (1989-2000). A graduate of The Cooper Union (BFA 1979), The University …

The Late, Dearly Missed Kathryn Hixson on Comedic Aggression in 70’s Art

by Joe Grimm | Mar 24, 2011

The Late, Dearly Missed Kathryn Hixson on Comedic Aggression in 70’s Art

by Joe Grimm | Mar 24, 2011

Critic and teacher Kathryn Hixson is the one person I’ve had in my life who felt like a mentor in the deepest sense. She was wickedly funny, challenging, and yet …
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.  …

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

Center Field | Is Locale Needed? Netart in the Midwest

by Nicholas O'Brien | Nov 23, 2010

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

Center Field | Is Locale Needed? Netart in the Midwest

by Nicholas O'Brien | Nov 23, 2010

Since moving away from Chicago this past summer, I’ve seen how Chicago and the Midwest have influenced my work, as well as  my work ethic. The spirit of experimentation and …

The Nature of Art: Blueprints

by Meg Floryan | Aug 27, 2010

The Nature of Art: Blueprints

by Meg Floryan | Aug 27, 2010

As a visitor walking around an art venue, it’s refreshing and pleasing to stumble across green spaces. Open-air and enclosed courtyards featuring lush vegetation and bubbling fountains, outdoor terraces and …

Flash Points

Seeing and Time: Video Art as Experience

by Stephanie Vegh | Jul 6, 2010

Flash Points

Seeing and Time: Video Art as Experience

by Stephanie Vegh | Jul 6, 2010

It is neither a secret nor a surprise to know that, regardless of broad worldly appeal, the average Louvre visitor views the Mona Lisa for a scarce fifteen seconds before …
Harbor and Pirats

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Beyond Boundaries: Art Exhibition & Virtual 3D Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 22, 2010

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Beyond Boundaries: Art Exhibition & Virtual 3D Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 22, 2010

I like using the word ‘totality’ as in the ‘totality of one’s surroundings.’  Self provides the essentials of our internal existence  and environment is the external display of all that.  …
Burning Life

Call + Response: Collaborative Art in Virtual 3D Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 19, 2010

Call + Response: Collaborative Art in Virtual 3D Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 19, 2010

Collaborative art as joint production by two or more artists is a typical style among sound, video, and performance artists.  Many artists are changing the concept of art into something …

Immersive & Interactive: Virtual 3D Art Revisited

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 16, 2010

Immersive & Interactive: Virtual 3D Art Revisited

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 16, 2010

Solkide Auer, Shellina Winkler, and Binary Quandry are Second Life artists who are part of the Pirats Art Network, a partner and major contributor in the Through the Virtual Looking …
Chromutate by Torley

Responsive Art & Evolving Artificiality in Virtual Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 14, 2010

Responsive Art & Evolving Artificiality in Virtual Worlds

by Nettrice Gaskins | Apr 14, 2010

To the uninitiated, virtual 3D worlds may seem like games.  However, game culture often revolves around rules of play.  Artists creating work in virtual 3D worlds are usually trying to …
Still from the Second Front performance, Car Bibbe 2, based on a script by Al Hansen, and featuring the avatar of Bibbe Hansen

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Performative Interventions: The Progression of 4D Art in a Virtual 3D World

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 31, 2009

Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web

Performative Interventions: The Progression of 4D Art in a Virtual 3D World

by Nettrice Gaskins | Dec 31, 2009

Still from the performance, Car Bibbe 2, based on a script by Al Hansen, and featuring the avatar of Bibbe Hansen. Second Front, 2008. © All rights reserved. “Time” is …

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Flo McGarrell

by Georgia Kotretsos | Aug 28, 2009

Inside the Artist's Studio

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Flo McGarrell

by Georgia Kotretsos | Aug 28, 2009

Flo McGarrell is a visual artist based in Newbury, Vermont, USA and Jacmel, Haiti. He was born in Rome, Italy to American expatriate artists. McGarrell received a B.F.A. in Fibers …

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Davis Thompson-Moss

by Wesley Miller | Aug 28, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Davis Thompson-Moss

by Wesley Miller | Aug 28, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS Artist Davis Thompson-Moss discusses his experiences appearing as a performer, alongside his brother, in two videos by Oliver Herring: BASIC (2003) and THE …

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Joyce Pensato

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 21, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Joyce Pensato

by Jonathan Munar | Aug 21, 2009

DOWNLOAD VIA ITUNES | SUBSCRIBE VIA RSS EXCLUSIVE: Artist Joyce Pensato discusses her experiences appearing as a performer in Oliver Herring’s videos. The work, which also features participant Davis-Thompson Moss, …

Art21 Extended Play

Oliver Herring | Participant Davide Borella

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 17, 2009

Art21 Extended Play

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 …