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December 21, 2012
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Banner: An assistant of artist David Altmejd at work in the artist's studio. Production still from the Exclusive film, David Altmejd: Assistants. © Art21, Inc. 2012. Left: Artist Laurie Simmons filming The Music of Regret (Act II) with actress Meryl Streep. Production still from the series Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4; Episode: Romance. © Art21, Inc. 2007. |
 U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists |
As part of the 50th-anniversary celebration of the U.S. Department of State's Art in Embassies (AIE) program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored five artists--Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems--by awarding each artist with the U.S. Department of State's inaugural Medal of Arts. The Medal of Arts is given in recognition of each artist's outstanding commitment to the AIE program and international cultural exchange.
Over the last decade, Art21 has worked closely with all five honorees, each of whom has extended their relationship with our organization beyond their initial filming sessions for the Art in the Twenty-First Century series. We have experienced first-hand each artist's passionate commitment to facilitating dialogue through visual art, across many cultures. Through our own international screening programs, we have witnessed conversations generated by the work and words of these artists in communities around the world.
Art21 is proud to support these artists in their commitment to cross-cultural dialogue, and we congratulate each artist for receiving this very special recognition for their efforts from the U.S. Department of State.
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| New Videos: David Altmejd and Tabaimo |
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Filmed in early 2011, two of David Altmejd's assistants describe the experience of working for the sculptor in his Queens, New York studio. Shown preparing new works for Altmejd's 2011 show at Andrea Rosen Gallery, the assistants provide unique insight into Altmejd's creative process. |
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Filmed in 2010 at 601Artspace in New York and Parasol Unit in London, Tabaimo discusses her animated video installation "dolefullhouse" (2007). |
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| Featured Video from the Archive: Keltie Ferris |
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"The beauty of painting is that you feel a kinship--for a moment, at least--with the world. You feel a little less alone in the world, which is great."
--Keltie Ferris
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In this film, artist Keltie Ferris begins a new series of abstract paintings in her Bushwick, Brooklyn studio. Painting in isolation, Ferris discusses both the pleasures and anxieties of working in solitude. |
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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Want to write for the Art21 Blog? We're currently looking for writers to contribute posts to our Flash Points series on the theme of Storytelling. Email essay proposals and writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov at ABA Gallery, 2012. Photograph by Graham Lott.
Artist and guest-blogger Jeffrey Augustine Songco wearing a tee shirt of his own creation.
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| Online Projects with Eleanor Antin and assume vivid astro focus |
| | Eleanor Antin's Twitter Performance
Last month, we invited artist Eleanor Antin to take over our @Art21 Twitter account. The artist performed a reading from her memoir, Conversations with Stalin, followed by a Q&A session. Audience members were invited to share comments and reactions both during and after the reading.
The entire program has been preserved and can be viewed on Storify. |
| | Collaborate with assume vivid astro focus
More than 5 months after its launch, avaf + art21 comboworks continues to generate community contributions.
With avaf + art21 comboworks, anyone can contribute an 'avaf' phrase--or "combo"--to a growing online gallery of submissions, displayed in an 'LED' typeface designed by the artists. Combos submitted through avaf + art21 comboworks will be added to the artists' growing repository of email signatures, and some may possibly be used for future works by the artists.
Visit avaf + art21 comboworks to browse over 250 combos and to create one of your own! |
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Eleanor Antin with puppets during a 2012 reinstallation at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles of Before the Revolution (1979). Photo: Robert Gauthier © 2012. Los Angeles Times.
absolutely voluntary absolute freedom, submitted by contributor Jefrey Deane Hall on November 3, 2012.
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| Support Art21: Donate to the 2012 Annual Fund |
As an ongoing champion of Art21, we hope that this year you will consider us in your year-end giving. A contribution--of any size--ensures that millions of viewers around the world, from Pakistan to Colombia, Croatia to Ghana, continue to receive unlimited access to films, educational resources, and Web-based programming, including:
- Free Educators' Guides (1,300 distributed monthly)
- Daily news and editorials via the Art21 Blog (readers in over 200 countries)
- Exclusive--new videos released bi-weekly
- New York Close Up--original films on artists living and working in NYC
Thank you, in advance, for your support this holiday season.
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| Available Now: The Art in the Twenty-First Century Box Set |
New for the Holidays: The Art in the Twenty-First Century Collection
For the first time, all 24 one-hour programs spanning the all 6 seasons of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series are available in a beautiful box-set edition. The complete collection, showing how contemporary art can change how we see the world around us, is available today through ShopPBS.org and other retailers.
Single seasons of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series are also available as individual DVD sets (Seasons 1 and 2 are packaged in a 2-disc set). Each season includes 4 hours of programming featuring profiles of 12-16 of today's leading contemporary artists.
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
Art21's Peabody Award-winning feature film 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. William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible is available on DVD from ShopPBS and other retailers.
Companion books
Spanning all six seasons, the Art in the Twenty-First Century companion books feature in-depth interviews with all 100 series-featured artists, high-quality images, and essays from Art21 Executive Director Susan Sollins. The Season Six Companion Book is available today at Art21.org
Visit ShopPBS.org to view all available products from Art21.
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