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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 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 collaboration between you two start? COLE ...

Artist Judy Pfaff discusses the inspiration for and elements of her 2006 installation piece, Buckets of Rain. ART21: Can you talk about Al Held’s influence on your work and your show, which went up ...

“Technology is not neutral. We’re inside of what we make, and it’s inside of us. We’re living in a world of connections—and it matters which ones get made and unmade.” – Donna Haraway We are connected ...

Nancy Spero discusses her reasons for creating politically-motivated works. ART21: When did your attention turn to political subject matter? SPERO: I think my political instincts came by having a ...

Artist Mark Dion discusses his 2006 installation Neukom Vivarium. ART21: Tell us something about the backstory of the tree used in your installation, Neukom Vivarium. DION: On the evening of February ...

Laurie Simmons was born on Long Island, New York, in 1949. She received a BFA from the Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia (1971). Simmons stages photographs and films with paper dolls, finger puppets, ...