Front page of the May/June 2015 ART21 Magazine
I am pleased to present the May/June 2015 issue of Art21 Magazine. FAMILY is the theme for the next two months — and it’s definitely a family affair, y’all. For this exciting issue, I carefully selected and commissioned 11 writers and artists to contribute work. Each approached family in their own way. It’s been an amazing experience.
Ray Anthony Barrett. Sly and the Family Ties, 2015; ink on paper; 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Image courtesy of the artist. Special commission for ART21 Magazine (May/June 2015, “Family”).
Alicia Eler’s Letter from the Editor, which features a specially commissioned illustration from LA-based artist Ray Anthony Barrett (published May 6):
http://blog.art21.org/2015/05/06/letter-from-the-editor-alicia-eler/#.VUpqcpTF-nB
Lisa Ross. In the Looking Glass, Mother/Daughter, 1990; silver gelatin print; 20″ x 24″. Courtesy of Lisa Ross.
Mom in the Mirror, by Roni Ginach (published May 6):
http://blog.art21.org/2015/05/06/mom-in-the-mirror/#.VVOhUJTF-nB
Shawné Michaelain Holloway. a_personal_project, IV: password protected thaumatrope, security measures for a caged bird.mov, 2014. Courtesy of the artist.
Subverting Mass Media: The Girls of the Internet Museum Accentuates Sincerity by Alexis Avedisian (published May 6):
Sara Schnadt. Network, Domestic Intervention, 2010. Photo: Sara Schnadt.
Personal Digital Networks, a conversation between Sara Schnadt & Kristy Baltazore (published May 13):
http://blog.art21.org/2015/05/13/personal-digital-networks/#.VVOe3ZTF-nA
The Source Family, gathered for a portrait in front of the Father House. Courtesy of The Fox is Black.
Behind Voids and Dissonance: Experimental Music of Fluxus and the Source Family by Casey Winkleman (published May 20):
Bukola Koiki. I Claim That Which Was Never Mine, 2014; detail of installation. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Samantha Estrella.
On Returning Home and Works in Progress: A Conversation with Bukola Koiki by Brannon Rockwell-Charland (published May 27, 2015):
Rashawn Griffin. Fissure, 2013; fabric, wood, lighting fixture, speakers, sound (59:23); 88 x 129.5 x 155.5 in.
Itinerant Domestic by Danny Orendorff (published June 3, 2015):
http://blog.art21.org/2015/06/03/itinerant-domestic/#.VW-GX5TF-nB
Lise Haller Baggesen. Mothernism, 2014; image of book cover. Photo: Poor Farm Press.
Lise Haller Baggesen: On the Mother-Shaped Hole in Contemporary Art by Julie Niemi (published June 10, 2015):
Family snapshot of Arrington de Dionyso (age 1) with his parents, 1976.
The Chosen Ones by Alicia Eler (published June 17, 2015):
http://blog.art21.org/2015/06/17/the-chosen-ones/#.VYGh4pTF-nA
