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March 11, 2010
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March marks the return of Culture Wars, our trivia night produced in collaboration with 92YTribeca. Over 80 participants in 18 teams joined us in January, so needlesss to say we are quite excited to return to the stage with that same energy.
With new videos featuring Paul McCarthy and Jessica Stockholder, we are nearing closer to a new milestone: our 100th Exclusive episode. Be sure to join us on the Art21 Blog for the occasion, and check out new posts from our talented cast of writers, contributors, and columnists. Read on for the full scoop!
In this issue:
Culture Wars Returns on March 24
Exclusive Videos: Paul McCarthy and Jessica Stockholder
Highlights from the Art21 Blog
Support Art21
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Banner: Mary Heilmann in the studio. Art in the Twenty-First Century, production still, 2009. Season 5, Episode: Fantasy. © Art21, Inc. 2009. Left: Laurie Simmons filming The Music of Regret. Production still, 2007. Season 4, Episode: Romance. © Art21, Inc. 2007. |
Culture Wars Returns on March 24
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Art21 is returning to host a second installment of Culture Wars: A Night of Trivia with Art21 in collaboration with the 92YTribeca on Wednesday, March 24, 2010.
This trivia event is inspired by contemporary art and the culture of our time. In the spirit of Art21's mission to increase knowledge of contemporary art and in combination with the social traditions of game night and happy hour, this multimedia event invites you to test your knowledge of current art, film, music and online cultural phenomena.
All are invited to form a team of colleagues, friends, and frienemies--or come solo and join a team on the spot to meet other art appreciators/lovers/aficionados--and compete for cultural greatness...or maybe just a prize.
Prizes are generously provided by 20x200 and the Phaidon Store in SoHo.
The bar opens at 6:00 p.m. and the event begins at 6:30 p.m.
Catch up with the January event in a recap of the night and a look at Mary Heilmann's playlist. Follow the action on Twitter (#culturewars) leading into the March event.
Teams may consist of 2 to 5 people. This is not a ticketed event; however, there will be a cost of $5 per team, payable at the bar, to participate.
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Exclusive Videos: Paul McCarthy and Jessica Stockholder
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How do you know when an artwork is finished? What makes something uncanny, something beautiful? Our most recent Exclusive videos highlight two artists who, while working from different sculptural traditions, share an open-ended creative process that's responsive to an artwork's form.
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Paul McCarthy: Lifecasting
Episode #095: Surrounded by various figurative sculptures in progress in his Los Angeles studio, including an over-sized bust of President George W. Bush, artist Paul McCarthy discusses the process of casting from life and the resulting perfections and imperfections.
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Jessica Stockholder: Form
Episode #096: From her home in New Haven, Connecticut, Jessica Stockholder discusses the strength of form and the difficulty in articulating the meaning behind abstract shapes. |
Keep up with the Exclusive series on the Art21 Blog, or subscribe to the series via RSS or iTunes (note: link opens in iTunes). A blend of newly-shot original filming and previously unreleased archival footage, videos from the weekly Exclusive series focus on singular aspects of an artist's process, significant individual works and exhibitions, provocative ideas, and biographical anecdotes.
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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Think you have what it takes to write for us? Email interest and writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
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Season 5 Companion Book:
At 224 pages, with more than 400 illustrations, the Season 5 Companion Book
features interviews with the artists and an essay by Art21 Executive
Producer and Curator Susan Sollins. Edited by Marybeth Sollins. Visit the Art21 Shop for more information.
DVD and Blu-ray:
Season 5 is now available in both standard-definition DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc formats. Visit ShopPBS.org to view products from all 5 seasons.
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