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When is a painting not just a painting? When it's also a giant pumping blood vessel.
🦟 Watch how Trey Abdella combines sculpture, painting, and assemblage to create art that embraces the misery of the American dream → bit.ly/3XY7HtZ
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“Craft is a way of seeing that considers care, skill, technique, material, and process. It demands that we look for the unseen, the people, and the hands behind the work."
Makda Amdetsyon considers craft as pedagogy.
🪡 READ the full essay →
art21.org/read/craft-labor
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“Many of the protagonists in my paintings are people in the situations I've found myself in: on a bus, in a shop, just people doing what people do.”
Lubaina Himid finds new ways to invite viewers to participate in the vital and provocative conversations at the heart of her work.
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While working on his film “Amongst the Disquiet” (2024) on the docks in Buras, Louisiana, artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen and his crew have one chance to get the perfect shot.
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Artist Alan Michelson discusses the long history behind his work "The Knowledge Keepers," currently on view in front of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
READ the full interview → bit.ly/48OaM64
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Dyani White Hawk describes "the epic battle" that takes place in her studio.
Do you have your own strategies for achieving the balance between reflection and work?
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Educator Julia Soderholm knew that Nick Cave's "Soundsuits" would appeal to her Grade 2 students because of the artworks' tactility and playfulness.
📖 Read the full article: "Sound & Performance: Exploring Performance Art in Elementary School" → bit.ly/4ijdfZx
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Screening Society makes it easy to host your own Art21 event for free.
Register to screen "Between Worlds" with your local community → art21.org/screening-society/
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When a flood damaged years’ worth of artworks kept in storage, Sophie Calle decided to embrace the decay.
Art21 goes underground to attend the funeral for Calle's pieces.
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In the 1980s, Lubaina Himid knew she had to look at the art world as something that could be changed.
Watch the full documentary → bit.ly/47rWS9e
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What will your work have done?
🎨 Lubaina Himid in "Between Worlds," now streaming for free → bit.ly/3Wv0HnR
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🧑🏫 A new Educator Guide is now available!
The artists in the latest episode of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" use their creative practices to break down divides that otherwise seemed fixed.
📖 Download the "Between Worlds" Educator Guide →
bit.ly/4odb9fJ
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“Liminality actually empowers people.”
Artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen envisions different ways that the wounds of the past can be healed and even become something beautiful.
📺 Watch Nguyen in “Between Worlds” → bit.ly/48VuIVk
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Embrace the ugly at this Art21 Educator Workshop! Join us for a virtual session on November 5 at 7:00PM.
Together we'll unpack misconceptions of art as beauty and consider how ugliness can be productive in art making.
🤓 Register here → bit.ly/43IuXPU
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For artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen, the objects in his films are more than just props. They’re the protagonists, functioning as active agents in the untold stories he tells through his sculpture and filmmaking.
📺 Watch Nguyen in “Between Worlds” → bit.ly/4qAQXGi
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Thank you to everyone who made the second edition of Art21 at the Movies such a success!
It is always a joy to experience Art21 films on the big screen in the company of those who believe in the power of art and storytelling.
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How can art educators balance a rigorous school life with their own creative careers?
Read "Artist/Educator: AKA 'My Two Full-Time Jobs'" by Gregg Emery → art21.org/read/artist-educat…
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Dyani White Hawk explains the mathematical planning behind her large-scale artworks, from measuring the geometric layout to calculating the number of beads they’ll use.
Final count? Almost 700,000.
📺 Watch "Between Worlds” → bit.ly/3WjFlK2
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You might recognize Meerkat Media Cooperative from the credits of a number of Art21 films.
In this new interview, members of the Meerkat team discuss how they capture an artist's body of work and creative process on film.
📖READ the full conversation → bit.ly/47lSXJC
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Dyani White Hawk invites her friends and family members to “bead by numbers” as they collaborate on an art piece in her Minneapolis studio.
📺 Watch the premiere episode of Season 12 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” → bit.ly/474ZGJh
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Sophie Calle's segment in "Between Worlds," the premiere episode of Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century," is now available to watch on YouTube!
WATCH: bit.ly/4qjgaFf
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"What if we made political, environmental, and societal structural choices from a place of recognizing our connectivity?"
📖 READ the full interview with Dyani White Hawk → bit.ly/42OzS1k
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Artist Sophie Calle roams the galleries of the Musée Picasso Paris before returning to her temporary office in the museum. Visitors leave her up to 100 handwritten notes a day.
“Thanks. I cried,” reads one.
📺 Watch Sophie Calle in “Between Worlds” → bit.ly/3Ln5zZy
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Season 12 of Art in the Twenty-First Century premieres TODAY! 🙌
Check your local PBS listings.
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Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres this week!
On Friday, watch Sophie Calle, Dyani White Hawk, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Lubaina Himid on YouTube and art21.org.
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⌛ It's the final week of our "Art in the Twenty-First Century" retrospective! Thanks for coming with us down memory lane. Join us next week for the premiere of Season 12 on October 17.
📺 Watch Season 11 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” for free →
art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
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‼️ Last chance for tickets to Art21 at the Movies!
Don't miss this unforgettable celebration of art and film at MoMA with special guests like artist Lubaina Himid and Emmy Award-winning director Matt Wolf.
🎟️ See the full program & get tickets → art21.org/at-the-movies/
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Join Art21 for a screening and conversation featuring artist Lubaina Himid in conversation with Thelma Golden, Ford Foundation Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem.
🎟️ Purchase tickets here → bit.ly/4nYHIxp
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⏳ Only 2 WEEKS LEFT of our look back at "Art in the Twenty-First Century"! Season 12 premieres this month on October 17.
📺 Watch artists like Xu Bing and Phyllida Barlow in Season 10 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" for free —> art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
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Join Art21 for a conversation with Penny Lane, director of "Listening to Kenny G," and Matt Wolf, director of Emmy Award-winning "Pee-wee As Himself."
🎟️ Buy tickets → eventbrite.com/e/portrait-of…
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💥 In Art21’s recent film, artist Lucy Raven examines shockwaves both literal and metaphorical.
📺 Watch “Lucy Raven: Pressure & Release” for free → youtube.com/watch?v=zCcCWvk9…
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Thank you to everyone who attended the special advance screening of Sophie Calle's segment in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century"!
Subscribe to the Art21 newsletter for info about upcoming events → art21.org/newsletter/
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⏳ Only 3 weeks left until Season 12—our "Art in the Twenty-First Century" retrospective isn't over yet!
Season 9 featured twelve artists and one non-profit art center. Watch for free → art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
📆 Season 12 premieres October 17.
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Dive into the world of artist storytelling with Art21 and world-premiere of the New York Close Up film “Trey Abdella’s Miserable Dream."
Purchase tickets → bit.ly/4gDGGol
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🌊 How can extreme pressure and force transform a material?
Artist Lucy Raven tracks the exploitation of land and life through an experimental approach to filmmaking.
📺 Watch “Lucy Raven: Pressure & Release” for free → youtube.com/watch?v=zCcCWvk9…
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📢 New on Art21! "Lucy Raven: Pressure & Release"
“This country in many ways is founded on pressure,” says the artist.
📺 Watch the film for free → youtube.com/watch?v=zCcCWvk9…
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Art21 is deeply saddened by the passing of Agnes Gund, arts patron, philanthropist, and tireless champion for social justice. Aggie was a longtime friend of the organization and one of our earliest and most steadfast supporters, helping to shape our mission from the beginning.
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⏳ Less than a month until the premiere of Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" on October 17! Join us as we revisit previous seasons.
Season 8 was the first to group artists by location: Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Vancouver.
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Make a lasting impact with a legacy gift to Art21! By including Art21 in your will or estate plans, you can ensure that the ideas inherent in contemporary art continue to shape the next generation of thinkers and leaders.
More info here → art21.org/give/legacy-giving
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⏳ Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres Oct 17! Our retrospective on the series continues.
Season 7 saw artists like Wolfgang Laib and Joan Jonas experimenting with form to create socially engaged art.
📺 Watch free → art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
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"All Ages" is a new series of playlists featuring films that have been screened for questionable content by educators with firsthand experience using Art21 resources in their classrooms.
Explore the "All Ages" series & other playlists here → art21.org/playlists/
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Join Art21 this October alongside artists, filmmakers, and curators as we reflect on the stories and questions that emerge from in-between spaces.
🎬 Buy tickets → art21.org/at-the-movies/
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⏳ We're halfway through our countdown to Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century"!
In Season 6, Art21 explored work by artists like Catherine Opie and Ai Weiwei, who challenge convention and change how we see the world.
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🧑🏫 Join Art21 for educator workshops this September.
Register here → art21.org/for-educators/init…
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NEW! A free Educator Guide for "Salah Elmur: Fixing Time" is now available as a resource to use in the classroom before, during, and after viewing the Art21 film.
📖 Download the Educator Guide → bit.ly/4fKqyA2
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The 36th Bienal de São Paulo opens this weekend on September 6!
Congratulations to all Art21 artists represented in the fair, including Tuan Andrew Nguyen, feat. in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century."
Ep 1 premieres October 17.
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Tickets for Art21 at the Movies are now live! Join us in October for a special program celebrating art, cinema, and the stories that emerge from spaces "between worlds."
🎟️ Purchase here → art21.org/atthemovies/
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In Anne Imhof's "DOOM," ballerinas, skaters, tattoo artists, and hardcore musicians come together to explore archetypes of youth and ever-shifting cultural norms.
📺 Watch "Anne Imhof: DOOM" for free on YouTube → youtu.be/ahoykzn9YtQ
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Join Art21 for an advance screening of Sophie Calle's segment in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" with the artist in person.
🎟️ Space is limited—purchase your ticket today to ensure your spot! bit.ly/4lBCQg9
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⏳ Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres on October 17! Join us in revisiting past seasons.
Season 4 invited viewers into the studios and site-specific installations of artists like Jenny Holzer and Lari Pittman.
📺 Watch free → art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
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⏳ Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres October 17! We're diving deep into the series' archives while we wait.
Season 5 was the most international season to date, ft. artists like Doris Salcedo and William Kentridge.
📺 Watch free → bit.ly/4oK2B0J
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🛹 What if "Romeo and Juliet" were performed in reverse...on skateboards?
Art21’s latest film goes behind the scenes of artist Anne Imhof’s spectacular performance art piece.
📺 Watch "Anne Imhof: DOOM" for free on YouTube → youtu.be/ahoykzn9YtQ
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📢 New this week on Art21 → "Anne Imhof: DOOM"
“‘Doom’ is about vulnerability in a generation,” says the artist of her immersive Shakespeare adaptation. “Youth has that vulnerability.”
📺 Watch the trailer → youtu.be/ahoykzn9YtQ
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"As we face this existential environmental catastrophe of climate change, people look towards Native people for knowledge on how to get through this time because: A. we've already survived an apocalypse of sorts." - Zack Khalil
📖 Read free: art21.org/read/in-the-studio…
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Our look back at "Art in the Twenty-First Century" continues! Season 3 spotlighted the expansive practices of 16 different artists around the world.
📺 Watch it for free → art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
📅 Season 12 premieres on October 17.
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Ann! ❤️ This episode is available in full for free on our YouTube, too :)
youtube.com/watch?v=wjcKRb8Y…
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📢 Announcing "Between Worlds," the first episode in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century." 📺 Watch the trailer now.
👥 Featuring Sophie Calle, Lubaina Himid, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Dyani White Hawk.
📅 Premiering Friday, October 17, at 10 PM ET
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Studio clutter or visions of hope?
Trenton Doyle Hancock takes inspiration from piles of leftover material in his studio, calling them "colorful blasts of energy."
📺 Watch Hancock in Season 2 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" → art21.org/watch/art-in-the-t…
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⏳ Season 12 premieres October 17
In the lead-up, we're looking back: The artists in Season 2, including Janine Antoni and Kara Walker, explore origin stories both real and imagined.
📺 Watch all of Season 2 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” → art21.org/series/art-in-the-…
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Join Art21 and @BOFFO_NY for a special screening and conversation on Fire Island!
🎟️ Purchase your tickets here → boffo.art/event/boffo-x-art2…
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⏳ 12 WEEKS TO SEASON 12!
Season 12 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” premieres on October 17. As we count down to the season premiere, we're celebrating 25 years of the show. 👇
📺 Watch the FULL first season for free on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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🧑🏫 Join Art21 for a series of educator workshops this August!
See the full schedule & register here → art21.org/for-educators/init…
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In the new Teaching With Contemporary Art essay, educator Sasha Spare reflects on how “libraries help structure the ways that people access their interests, abilities, and each other.”
📖 Read “A Constellation of Quiet Power” → art21.org/read/a-constellati…
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Thank you to everyone who joined the 2025-26 cohort of Art21 Educators for our Summer Institute in July. Here’s to a productive, art-filled school year!
Learn more about the Art21 Educators initiative here → art21.org/for-educators/init…
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