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About the Art21 Blog
As part of Art21’s array of programming and resources designed to illuminate the creative process, the Art21 Blog distills the expansive and evolving field of contemporary art into enlightening and digestible form. In doing so, it provides an online platform for people to consider and interpret contemporary art.
Collaborating with a wide range of arts professionals, including artists, educators, curators, administrators, academics, and writers, the Art21 Blog offers access to artists featured in the PBS documentary series, Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century, as well as contemporary art and artists at large. Furthermore, through a series of original editorial features, including the in-depth discussion series Flash Points, regular columns, exclusive videos and interviews, and musings on contemporary art education, this site reflects Art21’s approach to stimulating critical reflection and conversation about contemporary art.
Drawing connections between Art21-featured artists and the larger art world context in which they thrive, the Art21 Blog chronicles this landscape post by post, from indexing daily events and activities to posing broader, meditative questions about art’s place in our world.
Quick Facts
The Art21 Blog launched in July 2007, in conjunction with the premiere of Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 4. Since then, it has undergone two redesigns to accommodate its growth. A core group of nine writers and a rotating cast of over fifty guest bloggers have published well over 1000 posts to date. The site’s monthly readership averages over 30,000 visits.
If you would like to write for this site, please send an email expressing your interest and two relevant writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
COLUMNS & FEATURES
Art:21—Exclusive
This series of online videos showcases artists featured in Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century. A blend of newly-shot, original filming, and previously unreleased archival footage, videos focus on singular aspects of an artist’s process, significant individual works and exhibitions, provocative ideas, and biographical anecdotes. Nearly 100 videos released on the blog to date. Produced by Wesley Miller and Nick Ravich. Weekly on Fridays.
This series of online videos showcases artists featured in Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century. A blend of newly-shot, original filming, and previously unreleased archival footage, videos focus on singular aspects of an artist’s process, significant individual works and exhibitions, provocative ideas, and biographical anecdotes. Nearly 100 videos released on the blog to date. Produced by Wesley Miller and Nick Ravich. Weekly on Fridays.
Art 2.1: Creating on the Social Web
Art in the twenty-first century reflects society’s rapidly evolving habits and methods of media use and consumption—an environment where information and collaboration are immediately available and accessible at the flip of a computer switch. Art 2.1 explores the uses of social and Web-based technologies by artists, museums, and other relevant arts organizations and individuals. Contributors representing various aspects of the arts community highlight unique applications of contemporary technologies that push the boundaries of creative expression and help shape a changing movement of artistic appreciation. Art 2.1 is edited by Jonathan Munar. Monthly, on the fourth Thursday.
Art in the twenty-first century reflects society’s rapidly evolving habits and methods of media use and consumption—an environment where information and collaboration are immediately available and accessible at the flip of a computer switch. Art 2.1 explores the uses of social and Web-based technologies by artists, museums, and other relevant arts organizations and individuals. Contributors representing various aspects of the arts community highlight unique applications of contemporary technologies that push the boundaries of creative expression and help shape a changing movement of artistic appreciation. Art 2.1 is edited by Jonathan Munar. Monthly, on the fourth Thursday.
Flash Points
Flash Points is an ongoing series that addresses questions relevant to thinking about contemporary art, from specific issues facing today’s artists to the state of the art world at large. Featured topics include: “How does art respond to and redefine the natural world?” “What’s so shocking about contemporary art?” “How can art effect political change?” and “What is the value of art?” In addition to compelling interviews with today’s leading contemporary artists, Flash Points has welcomed a range of guest writers, such as Eleanor Antin, UC Riverside professor Jennifer Doyle, NYU professor Tavia Nyong’o, art blogger C-Monster, Brooklyn Rail editor Thomas Micchelli, AREA Chicago’s Daniel Tucker, Art Fag City’s Paddy Johnson, and Minneapolis journalist/former Walker blog editor Paul Schmelzer, all of whom have weighed in with their thoughts. Readers are encouraged to participate by contributing feedback, posing follow-up questions, sharing anecdotes, or suggesting new topics. Flash Points is edited by Rachel Craft. Weekly.
Flash Points is an ongoing series that addresses questions relevant to thinking about contemporary art, from specific issues facing today’s artists to the state of the art world at large. Featured topics include: “How does art respond to and redefine the natural world?” “What’s so shocking about contemporary art?” “How can art effect political change?” and “What is the value of art?” In addition to compelling interviews with today’s leading contemporary artists, Flash Points has welcomed a range of guest writers, such as Eleanor Antin, UC Riverside professor Jennifer Doyle, NYU professor Tavia Nyong’o, art blogger C-Monster, Brooklyn Rail editor Thomas Micchelli, AREA Chicago’s Daniel Tucker, Art Fag City’s Paddy Johnson, and Minneapolis journalist/former Walker blog editor Paul Schmelzer, all of whom have weighed in with their thoughts. Readers are encouraged to participate by contributing feedback, posing follow-up questions, sharing anecdotes, or suggesting new topics. Flash Points is edited by Rachel Craft. Weekly.
Gastro-Vision: Food in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture
Gastro-Vision is a monthly column dedicated to all things food in contemporary art and visual culture. In the history of art, food has been subject and/or material for countless artists and artisans and continues to permeate all forms of cultural production. Gastro-Vision considers its usage in a wide variety of media and contexts, including performance, film, sculpture, curatorial practice, and more. Written by Nicole Caruth. Monthly, on the fourth Wednesday.
Gastro-Vision is a monthly column dedicated to all things food in contemporary art and visual culture. In the history of art, food has been subject and/or material for countless artists and artisans and continues to permeate all forms of cultural production. Gastro-Vision considers its usage in a wide variety of media and contexts, including performance, film, sculpture, curatorial practice, and more. Written by Nicole Caruth. Monthly, on the fourth Wednesday.
Guest Blog
A two-week “residency” on this site, the Art21 Guest Blog introduces additional voices and viewpoints on a rotating basis. Guest bloggers expand the site’s scope by directing its eye beyond the Art:21 series. Contributors include curators at the Studio Museum in Harlem and Bronx Museum of Art; PhD candidates at NYU and CUNY Grad Center; educators in Baltimore, Queens, San Francisco, and Chicago; and artists in New York City, Italy, and Boston, among many others. See the full list of contributors here. Daily.
A two-week “residency” on this site, the Art21 Guest Blog introduces additional voices and viewpoints on a rotating basis. Guest bloggers expand the site’s scope by directing its eye beyond the Art:21 series. Contributors include curators at the Studio Museum in Harlem and Bronx Museum of Art; PhD candidates at NYU and CUNY Grad Center; educators in Baltimore, Queens, San Francisco, and Chicago; and artists in New York City, Italy, and Boston, among many others. See the full list of contributors here. Daily.
Inside the Artist’s Studio
Have artists’ studios they involved over the years along with artists themselves or do we still latch onto romantic notions of what a studio is and can be? Inside the Artist’s Studio sets out to meet with one artist a month to discuss his or her studio practice, whether that is in the streets, at a computer, in one’s living space, or elsewhere. Inside the Artist’s Studio introduces you to a number of artists’ work, and in the process, we discover where some of today’s most exciting art is made. Interviews by Georgia Kotretsos. Monthly, on the fourth Friday.
Have artists’ studios they involved over the years along with artists themselves or do we still latch onto romantic notions of what a studio is and can be? Inside the Artist’s Studio sets out to meet with one artist a month to discuss his or her studio practice, whether that is in the streets, at a computer, in one’s living space, or elsewhere. Inside the Artist’s Studio introduces you to a number of artists’ work, and in the process, we discover where some of today’s most exciting art is made. Interviews by Georgia Kotretsos. Monthly, on the fourth Friday.
Letter from London
Written by museum educator, classroom teacher, and art critic, Ben Street. Reviews of the latest museum exhibitions, gallery shows, public art projects, and prizes are interspersed with meditations on the relationship between art and money, memory and music. As a teacher of art history and lecturer at the National Gallery in London, Ben has a particular interest in contemporary art’s relationship with art of the past. Biweekly, on the second and fourth Mondays.
Written by museum educator, classroom teacher, and art critic, Ben Street. Reviews of the latest museum exhibitions, gallery shows, public art projects, and prizes are interspersed with meditations on the relationship between art and money, memory and music. As a teacher of art history and lecturer at the National Gallery in London, Ben has a particular interest in contemporary art’s relationship with art of the past. Biweekly, on the second and fourth Mondays.
Looking at Los Angeles
The Los Angeles art world still has much of the laissez-faire approachability that endeared it back in the 1960s, which is why so many artists migrate to L.A. and never leave. Lily Simonson and Catherine Wagley, who both came to the West Coast as art students, have made the city home. Looking at Los Angeles is their bi-weekly dispatch about art in the city they love. Biweekly, on the second and fourth Thursdays.
The Los Angeles art world still has much of the laissez-faire approachability that endeared it back in the 1960s, which is why so many artists migrate to L.A. and never leave. Lily Simonson and Catherine Wagley, who both came to the West Coast as art students, have made the city home. Looking at Los Angeles is their bi-weekly dispatch about art in the city they love. Biweekly, on the second and fourth Thursdays.
No Preservatives: Conversations about Conservation
Spearheaded by Richard McCoy, a conservator at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, No Preservatives seeks to define the conservator’s role in the conservation of art in the twenty-first century. McCoy discusses current issues, approaches, and decisions surrounding contemporary conservation projects at the IMA and a host of other institutions. Monthly, on the third Tuesday.
Spearheaded by Richard McCoy, a conservator at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, No Preservatives seeks to define the conservator’s role in the conservation of art in the twenty-first century. McCoy discusses current issues, approaches, and decisions surrounding contemporary conservation projects at the IMA and a host of other institutions. Monthly, on the third Tuesday.
On Location: Inside Art Documentary Production
In On Location, Art21 Director of Production Nick Ravich gives you the scoop on Art21’s production comings and goings including, among other things, straight-from-the-set reports on recent shoots and discussions on those areas where television production and contemporary art collide. Soon, Nick will expand the column to include some non-Art21 related musings, reviews, interviews, and other ephemera on the world of production and art in general. Monthly, on the second Friday.
In On Location, Art21 Director of Production Nick Ravich gives you the scoop on Art21’s production comings and goings including, among other things, straight-from-the-set reports on recent shoots and discussions on those areas where television production and contemporary art collide. Soon, Nick will expand the column to include some non-Art21 related musings, reviews, interviews, and other ephemera on the world of production and art in general. Monthly, on the second Friday.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
Teaching with Contemporary Art is about the things that happen when we share Art21 with our students. It’s about what happens to their approaches making art, the way they talk about art, and the ways engagement with contemporary art can help shape and redefine the art they create. It’s also about how we, as art educators, work with contemporary art in different ways to inspire not just our students, but also ourselves. By Joe Fusaro. Every Wednesday.
Teaching with Contemporary Art is about the things that happen when we share Art21 with our students. It’s about what happens to their approaches making art, the way they talk about art, and the ways engagement with contemporary art can help shape and redefine the art they create. It’s also about how we, as art educators, work with contemporary art in different ways to inspire not just our students, but also ourselves. By Joe Fusaro. Every Wednesday.
The Weekly Roundup
An index of all the exhibitions, lectures, openings, notable press mentions, and audiovisuals featuring artists profiled in the Art:21 series. Compiled by Nicole Caruth. Every Monday.
An index of all the exhibitions, lectures, openings, notable press mentions, and audiovisuals featuring artists profiled in the Art:21 series. Compiled by Nicole Caruth. Every Monday.
What’s Cookin’?
Art is food and the brain is life. Feed yourself! What’s Cookin’ at the Art21 Blog is your weekly index of posts published on this site. Noted by Mary Cook. Every Friday.
Art is food and the brain is life. Feed yourself! What’s Cookin’ at the Art21 Blog is your weekly index of posts published on this site. Noted by Mary Cook. Every Friday.
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