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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...