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February 17, 2011
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Banner: Oliver Herring installing work at Max Protetch, New York, NY, 2004. Production still from the series Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 3, Episode: Play. © Art21, Inc. 2005. Left: Mike Kelley filming for Day is Done, Los Angeles, CA, 2004. Production still from from the series Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 3, Episode: Memory. © Art21, Inc. 2005.
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 Art21 Educators 2011-2012: Apply Now |
Art21 invites educators to apply for the third year of Art21 Educators, an intensive, one-year-long professional development initiative and learning community. The program is designed to support K-12 teachers of visual arts, language arts, humanities, social studies, and media who are interested in bringing contemporary art, artists, and themes into their classrooms.
For the 2011-2012 year, the program will expand its focus to discover new ways that contemporary art can support teaching and learning both in the arts and when the arts are combined with other disciplines such as language arts, social studies, and history.
Why become an Art21 Educator? Because:
- You love contemporary art and Art21.
- You want to meet and work with other educators who love contemporary art and Art21.
- You believe contemporary art can expand the possibilities of teaching and learning across disciplines.
Applications must be received in the Art21 office by Friday, March 11, 2011. Notifications will be sent to applicants by Monday, April 18, 2011.
Visit our site for more information about the program, to download an application form, and to read the program FAQs.
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| Art21 at the 2011 National Art Education Association Convention |
Artist Mark Dion will join Art21 at the 2011 National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Convention, in Seattle, March 17-20. Featured in Season 4 of Art in the Twenty-First Century, Dion will open the conference with a keynote address.
In addition, Art21 is collaborating with the Seattle Art Museum and the artist on a three-part program that explores Dion's work, Neukom Vivarium. Dion will discuss the process of working with the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park to develop the project. Participants will directly experience the work, and the final session will feature a panel of museum professionals, teachers, students, and the artist, who will further explore the connections between scientific method, artistic inquiry, and visual inquiry.
Visit our site for the full list of programs organized by Art21 at this year's NAEA convention, and visit the NAEA site for more information about the convention.
IMAGE: Mark Dion, American, born 1961. Neukom Vivarium, 2006. Installation view: Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle. Mixed-media installation; Greenhouse structure: 80 ft. L overall (24.38 m). Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Sally and William Neukom, American Express Company, Seattle Garden Club, Mark Torrance Foundation, and Committee of 33, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2007.1. Photo: Paul Macapia. Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum.
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| Upcoming Workshops for Educators |
Teaching with William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
Two Saturday workshops at the Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY
March 12 and June 4, 2011
Open to secondary art educators of grades 6-12
The Media Arts Lab at the Jacob Burns Film Center and Art21 have partnered to present a workshop series focusing on teaching, learning, and creating works of art inspired by the Art21-produced film, William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible. Each participant in this special two-part workshop will view and discuss the film, learn strategies for working with the film in the classroom, and create works of art with students to be featured in a spring exhibition and reception at the Media Arts Lab. Participants will also receive a copy of William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible and a full-color educator's guide. For more information, please visit the Jacob Burns Film Center website.
To register, please email: education [at] burnsfilmcenter.org
IMAGE: William Kentridge in his studio, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2003; Photo by Anne McIlleron; Copyright and courtesy of William Kentridge.
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| New Videos: William Kentridge and Hiroshi Sugimoto |
| | William Kentridge: The Magic Flute
Exclusive Episode #134: In his 2005 production of Mozart's The Magic Flute (1791), artist William Kentridge reframes the opera's original themes of Enlightenment philosophy through the bitter legacy of colonialism. "The most toxic combination in the world is . . . the certainty of being right and a monopoly of power," says the artist, who casts the character of Sarastro in the role of a colonial overlord, "a benevolent figure that hides a monster."
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| | Hiroshi Sugimoto: Cabinet of Curiosities
Exclusive Episode #135: Filmed in his New York studio, artist Hiroshi Sugimoto gives a tour of his private cabinet of curiosities, which includes meteorites, Stone Age tools, and whimsical toys.
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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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| From the Art21 Archives: Kerry James Marshall |
". . . instead of going away from [appealing to emotional needs], I'm going to go towards it." - Kerry James Marshall
This month, we dig back into the Art21 archives for a June 2008 Exclusive featuring Kerry James Marshall. In this episode, the artist discusses embracing sentimental subject matter and elevating the work above perceptions that question its critical position.
| | Kerry James Marshall: "Black Romantic"
Exclusive Episode #17: Kerry James Marshall discusses two recent paintings, both Untitled (2008), during the installation of his exhibition "Black Romantic" at Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City.
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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): Imi Knoebel, 24 Colors--For Blinky, 1977; Courtesy DIA Beacon. Rigo 23, Isto o Povo Não Esquece (This the People Will Never Forget) mural; Courtesy Rigo 23. Piotr Uklanski: Discharge! installation view; Courtesy Rob McKeever and Gagosian Gallery.
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| Support Art21: Donate to the 2011 Annual Fund |
Great news! Thanks to generous donations from fans like you, Art21 reached its January goal for the 2011 Annual Fund! These donations bring us significantly closer to our total goal for 2011-with 45% raised-and we are very grateful for each and every gift.
We encourage you to help us keep this momentum going. Donations to the Annual Fund can be made throughout the year and are a critical part of what keeps Art21 programming freely accessible to students, educators, and audiences worldwide.
Your contributions directly impact these key programs:
- Art in the Twenty-First Century (Season 6): profiles of 14 artists, scheduled to premiere in Spring 2012.
- Art21 Educators: our third year brings in a new group of educators for the Summer Institute in July 2011.
- A forthcoming new series, to be announced: focused on emerging regional artists, to launch in June 2011.
Your contribution to the 2010 Annual Fund is important to us. Thank you for your continued support!
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| Shop Art21 |
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
This DVD provides an in-depth portrait of South African artist William Kentridge as he creates a series of new works, including a staging of Shostakovich's The Nose at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Miss a season? Looking for a particular artist's segment? All five seasons of Art in the Twenty-First Century are available on DVD and digital download, giving you first-hand access to today's most compelling artists and thought-provoking themes. (Season 5 is also available in high-definition Blu-ray.)
Companion books
Spanning all five seasons, the Art in the Twenty-First Century companion books feature in-depth interviews with all 86 series-featured artists, high-quality images, and essays from Art21 Executive Director Susan Sollins.
Visit ShopPBS.org to view all available products from Art21.
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