art21

Season 4

TV-PG
The only series on television in the US to focus exclusively on contemporary art and artists, "Art in the Twenty-First Century" is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program following artists at work as they transform inspiration into art.

4 Episodes

  • Romance
    E1
    RomanceWhat role do intuition, emotion, fantasy, and escapism play in contemporary art? The Art:21 documentary "Romance" explores these questions in the work of the artists Pierre Huyghe, Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, and Laurie Simmons.
  • Protest
    E2
    ProtestHow do contemporary artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today? How do artists use their work to discuss or oppose misery, turmoil, and injustice? The Art:21 documentary "Protest" explores these questions in the work of the artists Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, An-My L?, and Nancy Spero.
  • Ecology
    E3
    EcologyHow is our understanding of the natural world deeply cultural? The Art:21 documentary "Ecology" explores these questions in the work of the artists Robert Adams, Mark Dion, I?igo Manglano-Ovalle, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.
  • Paradox
    E4
    ParadoxHow do contemporary artists address contradiction, ambiguity, and truth? The Art:21 documentary "Paradox" explores these questions in the work of the artists Allora & Calzadilla, Mark Bradford, Robert Ryman, and Catherine Sullivan.

 

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