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Artist Vija Celmins discusses her upbringing and early influences on her work. ART21: I’m curious about this old painting you have in the studio. Have you been thinking about its qualities, in terms ...

Alfredo Jaar discusses his works Rwanda Rwanda and The Silence of Nduwayezu, both part of the artist’s six-year Rwanda Project. JAAR: It was my most difficult project. That’s why The Rwanda Project ...

Art21 is excited to announce its selection into a cohort of 200 nonprofit cultural organizations from across the U.S. and U.K. to participate in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator ...

The sensations associated with experiencing art does not come from sight alone. Some works of art are just as much about hearing as they are about seeing.

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As coordinator of Visual Arts for the New York City Department of Education, Karen Rosner supervises city-wide professional learning for visual arts educators, the annual exhibition of student artwork ...

Josiah McElheny discusses how he began working with glass, and his work’s relation to memory and history. ART21: How did you decide to start working with glass? MCELHENY: The way that I am is somewhat ...

Artist Jenny Holzer and poet Henri Cole discuss how their collaboration began, and the ways in which their work together has evolved since. ART21: How did the ...

Working in a magnet school for the Arts, Don Ball has been teaching with contemporary art since it was modern. He is developing open-minded experimentation in thinking and studio practice, and growing ...