The Tool at Hand- Lisa Gralnick

The Tool at Hand- Lisa Gralnick

In the Spring of 2011 the Chipstone Foundation and the Milwaukee Art Museum invited sixteen established artists from Britain and America to participate in an unusual experiment. Each artist was asked to lay aside his or her standard tool kit and craft a work of art with one tool alone. The challenge presented to the artists sounds simple: create a work of art with one tool. The material and tool were left open-ended with the purpose of encouraging creativity within the one-tool constraint.

The Tool at Hand- Nicola Probert

The Tool at Hand- Nicola Probert

In the Spring of 2011 the Chipstone Foundation and the Milwaukee Art Museum invited sixteen established artists from Britain and America to participate in an unusual experiment. Each artist was asked to lay aside his or her standard tool kit and craft a work of art with one tool alone. The challenge presented to the artists sounds simple: create a work of art with one tool. The material and tool were left open-ended with the purpose of encouraging creativity within the one-tool constraint.

The Tool at Hand- Chad Curtis

The Tool at Hand- Chad Curtis

In the Spring of 2011 the Chipstone Foundation and the Milwaukee Art Museum invited sixteen established artists from Britain and America to participate in an unusual experiment. Each artist was asked to lay aside his or her standard tool kit and craft a work of art with one tool alone. The challenge presented to the artists sounds simple: create a work of art with one tool. The material and tool were left open-ended with the purpose of encouraging creativity within the one-tool constraint.

The Tool at Hand- Michael Eden

The Tool at Hand- Michael Eden

In the Spring of 2011 the Chipstone Foundation and the Milwaukee Art Museum invited sixteen established artists from Britain and America to participate in an unusual experiment. Each artist was asked to lay aside his or her standard tool kit and craft a work of art with one tool alone. The challenge presented to the artists sounds simple: create a work of art with one tool. The material and tool were left open-ended with the purpose of encouraging creativity within the one-tool constraint.

Timelapse of Roxy Paine's "Scumak No. 2"

Timelapse of Roxy Paine's "Scumak No. 2"

Watch a time lapse of Scumak No. 2 by artist Roxy Paine being installed at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This video was recorded between May 11th - May 15, 2011. For more information about Scumak No. 2 and Roxy Paine, please visit: http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/exhibitions/roxypaine/inside.cfm

IAIN BAXTER&: Works 1958-2011

IAIN BAXTER&: Works 1958-2011

Iain Baxter legally changed his name to IAIN BAXTER& in 2005. He appended an ampersand to his name to underscore his belief that art is about connectivity, contingency, and collaboration with a viewer. In 1965 he formed a collaborative art-making entity titled IT Works, which subsequently evolved into N. E. Thing Company, a corporate-styled entity whose copresidents were BAXTER& and his then-wife, Ingrid. Producing a diverse array of projects that encompassed conceptually based photography, pioneering works of appropriation art, and gallery-transforming installations, the N. E.

MATCHA: Shadow Theater

MATCHA: Shadow Theater

Celebrated master of Balinese shadow puppetry, I Wayan Wija performs Tantri, a collection of animal tales. Wayan Wija has created a new form of shadow puppetry, Wayang Tantri, by creating a set of characters based on the animals and human characters of the ancient Panchatantra tales.

A Conversation with Sanjay Patel - On Smart Butter and the New York Times

A Conversation with Sanjay Patel - On Smart Butter and the New York Times

Asian Art Museum Art Speak interns interview artist Sanjay Patel.