 | June 4, 2010
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"A work of art doesn't have to be explained....If you do not have any feeling about this, I cannot explain it to you. If this doesn't touch you, I have failed."
-Louise Bourgeois, Art in the Twenty-First Century (2001)
We at Art21 were saddened to hear the news earlier this week regarding the passing of artist Louise Bourgeois. Bourgeois was featured in our first season nearly ten years ago. Please join us in remembering and celebrating the continuing impact and influence of her work and vision.
Read on for the latest from Art21, and please feel welcome to join or start a conversation on the Art21 Blog, on Facebook, or on Twitter.
In this issue: In Memoriam: Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010
Exclusive Videos: Beryl Korot and Florian Maier-Aichen
Support Art21--Join the 100 x 100 Exclusive Campaign The Present Perfect: An Interactive Online Event, June 23, 2010
Highlights from the Art21 Blog Tabaimo at 601Artspace, Curated by Susan Sollins Shop Art21
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Banner: Louise Bourgeois in the studio. Art in the Twenty-First Century production still, 2001. Season 1, Episode: Identity. © Art21, Inc. 2001. Left: Louise Bourgeois in the studio. Art in the Twenty-First Century production still, 2001. Season 1, Episode: Identity. © Art21, Inc. 2001. |
In Memoriam: Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010
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"Freud once wrote that, 'the aggressive impulses of little girls leave nothing to be desired in the way of abundance and violence.' Bourgeois, whose aggressive impulses also left nothing to be desired, once told the Los Angeles Times, 'My work makes fun of the macho man, whether he is my father or Freud.' Her sentimental impulses left nothing to be desired..."
Read more in Louise Bourgeois Left Nothing to Be Desired by Catherine Wagley on the Art21 Blog and watch the segment featuring Louise Bourgeois from the inaugural 2001 season of Art in the Twenty-First Century.
IMAGE: Louise Bourgeois at the Académie de la Grande-Chaumiére, Paris, 1937. Courtesy Louise Bourgeois Archive.
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Exclusive Videos: Beryl Korot and Florian Maier-Aichen
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Support Art21--Join the 100 x 100 Exclusive Campaign
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Art21's 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign: 100 donations in 100 days to celebrate 100 Exclusive videos!
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The Present Perfect: An Interactive Online Event, June 23, 2010
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Join Art21 on June 23, 8:00-9:30 p.m. ET--online at PBS or in person at the 92YTribeca--for its first interactive online event: The Present Perfect, featuring artists Oliver Herring (Season 3) and Laurie Simmons (Season 4) in conversation with Robin MacNeil (formerly of the MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour) about the role of collaboration and performance in contemporary art and everyday life.
There will be plenty of opportunity for audience participation before and during the event, so stay tuned for more details, and we hope see you on June 23rd!
IMAGE: The set of Laurie Simmons's The Music of Regret, Act 1. Art in the Twenty-First Century production still, 2007. Season 4, Episode: Romance. © Art21, Inc. 2007.
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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Want to write for the Art21 Blog? Email interest and writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
IMAGES (from top): Student Project; New City School; Photo courtesy of Shannah Burton. Jennifer Rubell; Andy Warhol Piñata from Icons, 2010; Via Brooklyn Museum on Flickr.
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Tabaimo at 601Artspace, Curated by Susan Sollins
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Now on view at 601Artspace in New York City is an exhibition of works by Japanese artist Tabaimo curated by Art21 Executive Director Susan Sollins.
The exhibition includes a large-scale video installation, dolefullhouse (2007), along with a selection of drawings from her Tawamushi (2008) series.
Utilizing sophisticated computer animation technology, thousands of drawings, and a palette that refers to the tradition of Japanese woodblock prints, Tabaimo's video installations, including dolefullhouse, are presented within and upon a constructed space that creates a sense of physical or psychological intimacy. About this work, Tabaimo says, "I want to create layers of worlds."
The exhibition is on view through July 9. Gallery hours are Tuesdays and Fridays, 2-6 p.m., or by appointment. Call 212-243-2735, email info@601artspace.org, or visit the 601Artspace Web site for more information.
IMAGE: Tabaimo, dolefullhouse, 2007. Still from the video installation. Courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery, New York.
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