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Oct 23, 2024 · News All News. Art21 is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization; all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Federal EIN (tax ID) number 13-3920288. The mission of Art21 is to educate and expand access to contemporary art through the production of documentary films, resources, and public programs.
Watch — Art21
Oct 23, 2024 · The Descriptive Audio option is designed to improve our films’ engagement for people with visual impairments. The Art21 Library includes every film produced by Art21 since its first broadcast in 2001. Over 70 hours of full episodes from each of Art21’s television and digital series are always on view, free of charge.
Art in the Twenty-First Century — Art21
Nov 22, 2023 · The only series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, Art in the Twenty-First Century is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program that allows viewers to observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and visual challenges of achieving their visions.Art in the Twenty ...
Explore — Art21
Oct 23, 2024 · An always-on video channel featuring programming hand selected by Art21. Curated by Art21 staff, with guest contributions from artists, educators, and more. Explore over 700 videos from Art21's television and digital series. Look for the plus icon next to videos throughout the site to add them here. Save videos to watch later, or make a ...
Artists — Art21
Oct 23, 2024 · An always-on video channel featuring programming hand selected by Art21. Curated by Art21 staff, with guest contributions from artists, educators, and more. Explore over 700 videos from Art21's television and digital series. Look for the plus icon next to videos throughout the site to add them here. Save videos to watch later, or make a ...
Between the Earth and the Sky, Wangechi Mutu — Art21
Jul 21, 2021 · Wangechi Mutu was born in 1972 in Nairobi, Kenya. In her collages, drawings, sculptures, and films, Mutu centers the female body to create powerful and self-possessed figures that are hybrids of human, plant, animal, and machine forms. Sampling from a diverse array of sources—from natural materials to fashion magazines, medical diagrams, and ...
Xu Bing in “Beijing” (SEGMENT) - Art21
Oct 23, 2024 · September 25, 2020. A pioneering Chinese contemporary artist, Xu Bing creates mixed-media installations that subvert viewers’ ways of thinking about language, cultural tradition, and the lessons of our past while pointing to the possibilities of our future. Shown at work in his Beijing studio, Xu constructs one of his Background Story ...
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible - Art21
Oct 21, 2010 · Visit our Awards page for this film’s honors and recognition. William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and creative process of William Kentridge, the South African artist whose acclaimed charcoal drawings, animations, video installations, shadow plays, mechanical puppets, tapestries, sculptures, live performance pieces, and operas have made him one ...
Sally Mann - Art21
Oct 23, 2024 · Sally Mann was born in 1951 in Lexington, Virginia, where she currently lives and works. She graduated from Hollins College where she received her BA in 1974 and her MA in 1975. Best known for her black-and-white photography, Mann looks to her surroundings for inspiration. Whether documenting the ...
Guerrilla Girls in "Bodies of Knowledge" - Art21
Jun 23, 2023 · Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous collective of women artist-activists who began working together in 1985. Working across various media, the collective challenges the systems and individuals perpetuating discrimination and inequality in the art world by publicly sharing data and statistics about the representation of women and artists of color in commercial and institutional art spaces.