An Artist's LifeJack Whitten
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New Art21 Magazine Issue: “Rights of Passage”
Today the Art21 Magazine launched its Spring 2018 issue, “Rights of Passage,” which reflects on the importance of access to culture, and the power of art and artists to expand access to healthcare, education, and more.
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Art21 Educator Spotlight: Jocelyn Salaz
Meet Art21 Educator Jocelyn Salaz, and learn how she’s exposing her students to a diversity of thought and approach by incorporating contemporary art practices in the classroom.
Jack Whitten
“That’s what my work is about…seeing the facets of happiness and sadness all in one place.”
Raúl de Nieves
“The most toxic combination in the world is…the certainty of being right and a monopoly of power.”
William Kentridge
“The most important part is the process. It is the actual living and doing and making.”
Barbara Kasten
“Art isn’t a material, it’s not a medium—it’s not a certain product. It is the choices I’ve been able to make.”
Liz Magor
“Drawing is like practicing the piano, because the first ones that I do often don’t come out so I have to practice.”
Joan Jonas
“Beauty is just kind of an accident. Beauty is just a happenstance. Beauty is the remainders of being a painter.”
Kara Walker
“The studio is a sacred place that you come to do some bigger reflection and thinking.”
El Anatsui
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