Tag Archives: Art in the Twenty-First Century

Season 8 Preview: Minerva Cuevas

by Art21 | Jul 20, 2016

Season 8 Preview: Minerva Cuevas

by Art21 | Jul 20, 2016

A look at the work of artist Minerva Cuevas, featured in Season 8 of Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering on PBS this fall.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Vancouver

by Art21 | Jul 14, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Vancouver

by Art21 | Jul 14, 2016

Go behind the scenes of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, as the ART21 production crew films Brian Jungen and Liz Magor in Vancouver.

Announcing the ART21 Screening Society

by Art21 | Jul 7, 2016

Announcing the ART21 Screening Society

by Art21 | Jul 7, 2016

Announcing the ART21 Screening Society: bringing free screenings of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8 to venues worldwide.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Los Angeles

by Art21 | Jul 7, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Los Angeles

by Art21 | Jul 7, 2016

Go behind the scenes of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, as we film Liz Larner and Edgar Arceneaux in Los Angeles.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Mexico City

by Art21 | Jul 1, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Mexico City

by Art21 | Jul 1, 2016

Go behind the scenes of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, as we film in Mexico City.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Chicago

by Art21 | Jun 23, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Behind the Scenes of Season 8: Chicago

by Art21 | Jun 23, 2016

Go behind the scenes of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, as we film Barbara Kasten and Theaster Gates in Chicago.

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Get the Inside Scoop on ART21 Films with “Deep Focus”

by Art21 | Jun 16, 2016

Deep Focus: Inside Art21 Films

Get the Inside Scoop on ART21 Films with “Deep Focus”

by Art21 | Jun 16, 2016

Announcing a new column that goes in-depth with ART21 artists, and takes you behind-the-scenes of ART21 films .

Art21 Extended Play

The Making of Martin Puryear’s “Big Bling”

by Ian Forster | Jun 10, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

The Making of Martin Puryear’s “Big Bling”

by Ian Forster | Jun 10, 2016

Today’s ART21 “Exclusive” follows Martin Puryear’s monumental public sculpture “Big Bling” as it’s created and installed in Madison Square Park.

This Week in Art: 5.30-6.5

by Lindsey Davis | May 30, 2016

This Week in Art: 5.30-6.5

by Lindsey Davis | May 30, 2016

A look at this week’s art news, including our announcement of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” Season 8, and events and exhibitions everywhere from New York to Norway.

ART21 Announces New Season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” this September on PBS

by Art21 | May 26, 2016

ART21 Announces New Season of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” this September on PBS

by Art21 | May 26, 2016

Announcing the host and artists featured in the upcoming season of ART21’s PBS series “Art in the Twenty-First Century.”

Art21 Extended Play

Sarah Sze’s Experimental Site

by Ian Forster | Apr 1, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Sarah Sze’s Experimental Site

by Ian Forster | Apr 1, 2016

Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Sarah Sze discussing her sculpture “Measuring Stick,” which explores the “measurement of time and space through the moving image.”

Art21 Extended Play

Sarah Sze’s Desire for Tactility

by Ian Forster | Mar 25, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Sarah Sze’s Desire for Tactility

by Ian Forster | Mar 25, 2016

Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Sarah Sze expressing her desire to have a tactile relationship with materials in a world saturated with digital imagery.

Art21 Extended Play

Abraham Cruzvillegas: Self-Constructing Identity

by Ian Forster | Mar 4, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Abraham Cruzvillegas: Self-Constructing Identity

by Ian Forster | Mar 4, 2016

In today’s ART21 Exclusive, Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas discusses his personal and artistic relationship to the concept of autoconstrucción.

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny Projects Maya Deren

by Ian Forster | Feb 12, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Josiah McElheny Projects Maya Deren

by Ian Forster | Feb 12, 2016

“I’m trying to understand this relationship of abstraction and the body.” — Josiah McElheny Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Josiah McElheny exploring the relationship between abstraction and the body as he …

Art21 Extended Play

Omer Fast Interrupts “Continuity”

by Ian Forster | Jan 29, 2016

Art21 Extended Play

Omer Fast Interrupts “Continuity”

by Ian Forster | Jan 29, 2016

“Those moments are magical in film—when we have a pure linear motion that approaches something and reveals it—but I’m interested in the stuff that gets in the way.” — Omer …

Art21 Extended Play

Omer Fast Distills Broadcasted Anxiety

by Ian Forster | Dec 18, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Omer Fast Distills Broadcasted Anxiety

by Ian Forster | Dec 18, 2015

“What have we done to deserve this? What could we have done to prevent it from happening? What can we learn?” — CNN Concatenated (2002) Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Omer Fast …

Art21 Extended Play

Arlene Shechet Reveals the Unseen

by Ian Forster | Jun 26, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Arlene Shechet Reveals the Unseen

by Ian Forster | Jun 26, 2015

“The thing that’s unseen is sometimes way more interesting than what people want you to see.” —Arlene Shechet In the first of two new ART21 Exclusive episodes featuring Arlene Shechet, …

Art21 Extended Play

Tania Bruguera and the Art of Empowerment

by Ian Forster | Jun 19, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Tania Bruguera and the Art of Empowerment

by Ian Forster | Jun 19, 2015

“The idea of sitting face to face, it’s a very intimate experience. Having a model and painting them always makes people open up.” —Aliza Nisenbaum Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Immigrant Movement …

Art21 Extended Play

Elliott Hundley Is Playing with Your Emotions

by Ian Forster | Jun 5, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Elliott Hundley Is Playing with Your Emotions

by Ian Forster | Jun 5, 2015

“What’s appealing to me about collage is the fact that it’s so straightforward—that it’s a good foil to my subject.” —Elliott Hundley Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Elliott Hundley describing an …

Art21 Extended Play

Joan Jonas Performs in the Streets of New York

by Ian Forster | May 6, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Joan Jonas Performs in the Streets of New York

by Ian Forster | May 6, 2015

“I wanted to develop my own language and the minute I started performing I began to invent in a different way.” —Joan Jonas Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Joan Jonas discussing her decision to …

Art21 Extended Play

Andrea Zittel’s Desert Designs

by Ian Forster | Jan 16, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Andrea Zittel’s Desert Designs

by Ian Forster | Jan 16, 2015

“You could say that design has power because it actually touches people in a much more concrete way, but I think that art has more wiggle room and more flexibility.” …

Art21 Extended Play

Tania Bruguera’s Petition to the Pope

by Ian Forster | Nov 28, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Tania Bruguera’s Petition to the Pope

by Ian Forster | Nov 28, 2014

Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Tania Bruguera collecting signatures as part of her project The Francis Effect.

Art21 Extended Play

Where in the World Is Leonardo Drew?

by Ian Forster | Nov 21, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Where in the World Is Leonardo Drew?

by Ian Forster | Nov 21, 2014

In today’s ART21 Exclusive artist Leonardo Drew discusses the importance of travel in relationship to his artwork.

Revolutions and Remembrances

by Wesley Miller | Nov 4, 2014

Revolutions and Remembrances

by Wesley Miller | Nov 4, 2014

ART21’s associate curator introduces the “Revolution” issue in remembrance of his mentor, ART21 founder and revolutionary thinker Susan Sollins.

Season 7 Preview: Arlene Shechet

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 7, 2014

Season 7 Preview: Arlene Shechet

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 7, 2014

A look at the work and studio of artist Arlene Shechet, featured in Season 7 of ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering on PBS this fall.

Art21 Extended Play

Kara Walker’s advice to young artists

by Ian Forster | Jul 25, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Kara Walker’s advice to young artists

by Ian Forster | Jul 25, 2014

In today’s ART21 Exclusive, Kara Walker reflects on her early success and offers advice to the next generation of artists.

Announcing Season 7 of ART21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century"

Announcing Season 7 of ART21 “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 8, 2014

Announcing Season 7 of ART21 “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

by Jonathan Munar | Jul 8, 2014

Announcing a new season of ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century, premiering October 24 on PBS.

Art21 Extended Play

Eli Sudbrack Learns to Paint

by Ian Forster | Jun 30, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Eli Sudbrack Learns to Paint

by Ian Forster | Jun 30, 2014

An in-depth look at the painting process of Eli Sudbrack, a principal member of the artist collective assume vivid astro focus.

Art21 Extended Play

assume vivid astro focus on the pleasure of painting

by Ian Forster | Jun 4, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

assume vivid astro focus on the pleasure of painting

by Ian Forster | Jun 4, 2014

In today’s Exclusive Eli Sudbrack and Christophe Hamaide-Pierson, principal members of the artist collective assume vivid astro focus, discuss their first paintings on canvas.

Art21 Extended Play

The Making of Kara Walker’s Sugar Sphinx

by Ian Forster | May 23, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

The Making of Kara Walker’s Sugar Sphinx

by Ian Forster | May 23, 2014

An in-depth look at the creation of Kara Walker’s monumental public project, A Subtlety or the Marvelous Sugar Baby (2014), at the Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn, NY.

Art21 Extended Play

Catherine Opie Visits Her Hometown

by Ian Forster | May 2, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Catherine Opie Visits Her Hometown

by Ian Forster | May 2, 2014

In today’s Exclusive, filmed in 2011, photographer Catherine Opie visits her hometown of Sandusky, Ohio.

Art21 Extended Play

Glenn Ligon: Layers of Meaning

by Ian Forster | Apr 18, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Glenn Ligon: Layers of Meaning

by Ian Forster | Apr 18, 2014

In today’s Exclusive Glenn Ligon discusses inspiring texts and cultural events, such as the writings of James Baldwin and the Million Man March.

Art21 Extended Play

Gabriel Orozco Teaches Spanish

by Ian Forster | Mar 21, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Gabriel Orozco Teaches Spanish

by Ian Forster | Mar 21, 2014

Today’s Exclusive video—the 200th episode in this Art21 series—provides viewers with an intimate look at Spanish Lessons (2013), a project by Gabriel Orozco that took place at Marian Goodman Gallery in New York.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive: 200 Episodes Later

by Ian Forster | Mar 17, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive: 200 Episodes Later

by Ian Forster | Mar 17, 2014

Exclusive> producer Ian Forster announces Art21’s 200th Exclusive episode, coming this Friday.

Art21 Extended Play

Janine Antoni and Stephen Petronio Blur Lines

by Ian Forster | Mar 7, 2014

Art21 Extended Play

Janine Antoni and Stephen Petronio Blur Lines

by Ian Forster | Mar 7, 2014

In today’s Exclusive, filmed in 2013, artist Janine Antoni and choreographer Stephen Petronio discuss their collaborative process.

Flashback

Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

by Art21 | Feb 20, 2014

Flashback

Florian Maier-Aichen: Built-in Mistakes

by Art21 | Feb 20, 2014

In a new previously unpublished interview Florian Maier-Aichen discusses his beginnings as an artist, the evolution of his hybrid practice, and more.