Art21 - Art in the 21st Century - Season 8

Art21 - Art in the 21st Century - Season 8

Season 8

Season 8 provides unparalleled access to the most innovative artists of our time, revealing how artists engage the culture around them and how art allows viewers to see the world in new ways. For the first time in the show’s history, the sixteen featured artists are grouped into four one-hour episodes by their unique and revealing relationships to the places in which they live—Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Vancouver.
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Episodes4
Datessept. 16, 2016 - sept. 23, 2016
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Episodes

Chicago
Season 8Episode 160 min

Chicago

How does the city of Chicago inspire the artists who live there? How is the architecture, history, and character of the city interpreted and reflected in the work of Chicago-based artists? Which parts of the city are most moving and motivational? In this episode, artists reveal the ways in which their communities ignite ideas for photographs, sculptures, and drawings, and how those communities are.

sept. 16, 2016
Mexico City
Season 8Episode 260 min

Mexico City

In this episode, artists exit their homes and studios to use the growing megalopolis as their canvas. The artists present everyday materials as artworks, mine recognizable images for their poetic potential, and take their art to the streets. Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.

sept. 16, 2016
Los Angeles
Season 8Episode 360 min

Los Angeles

Diana Thater's video installations; Liz Larner's abstract sculptures; Tala Madani, satirical paintings; Edgar Arceneaux examines history through drawing and performance.

sept. 23, 2016
Vancouver
Season 8Episode 460 min

Vancouver

Liz Magor makes casts of objects; installation artist Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen creates sculptures with consumer goods; photographer Jeff Wall.

sept. 23, 2016

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