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"Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century” is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States. Fascinating and intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work, watch their process as they transform inspiration into art, and hear their thoughts as they grapple with the physical and visual challenges of achieving their artistic visio...
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ART:21 | The Present Perfect with Art21: June 23, 2010
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ART:21 | The Present Perfect with Art21: June 23, 2010 Oliver Herring and Laurie Simmons with Robert... Oliver Herring and Laurie Simmons with Robert MacNeil on collaboration and performance. (1:30:45)
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ART:21 | Identity
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ART:21 | Identity Artists question assumptions about stereotype... Artists question assumptions about stereotypes, self-awareness, portraiture, & identity. (53:40)
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ART:21 | Paradox
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ART:21 | Paradox Contemporary artists address contradiction, a... Contemporary artists address contradiction, ambiguity, and truth. (54:25)
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ART:21 | Protest
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ART:21 | Protest Artists engage politics, inequality, and the ... Artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today. (53:28)
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ART:21 | Ecology
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ART:21 | Ecology Artists explore how our understanding of the ... Artists explore how our understanding of the natural world becomes deeply cultural. (53:36)
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ART:21 | Romance
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ART:21 | Romance Artists explore intuition, emotion, fantasy, ... Artists explore intuition, emotion, fantasy, & escapism in contemporary art. (53:39)
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ART:21 | Play
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ART:21 | Play Play can take many forms in daily life as wel... Play can take many forms in daily life as well as in contemporary art. (54:09)
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ART:21 | Structures
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ART:21 | Structures Artists explore the ways in which we attempt ... Artists explore the ways in which we attempt greater understanding. (54:10)
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ART:21 | Memory
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ART:21 | Memory Artists explore how memory functions and how ... Artists explore how memory functions and how to frame the past in their work. (54:10)
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ART:21 | Power
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ART:21 | Power The theme of power pervades the ideas and con... The theme of power pervades the ideas and concerns of contemporary artists. (54:10)
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