Art21 presents a wide range of writing on contemporary art and its applications in educational settings.

Drawing connections between Art21-featured artists and the larger contexts in which they thrive, Art21’s READ section chronicles this landscape, post-by-post—posing broader, meditative questions about the place of art in our world.

Being An Artist (published 2018) captures the engaging and seminal conversations that have taken place over the organization’s history, serving as an essential primer on a generation of contemporary artists for those interested in the artistic process as a tool for curriculum building.

Art21’s second compendium of artist interviews, Artists & the Unknown: Art21 Interviews with Artists (published 2024), explores how we use the randomness, complexity, and unknowability of life to push the boundaries of art and culture.