Art21

Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art, and the go-to place to learn first-hand from the artists of our time. An independent nonprofit organization, Art21’s mission is to inspire a more creative world through the works and words of contemporary artists.

Art21 produces several film series, including: "Art in the Twenty-First Century," the Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated, PBS-broadcast television series; "Extended Play," the first and longest-running digital series committed to documenting the lives and works of contemporary artists; and "New York Close Up," an acclaimed digital series profiling early career artists living and working in New York City.

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"Extended Play" | An Art21 Digital Series

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Amy Sherald: Singular Moments | Art21 "Extended Play"

Miranda July: What Else Might You Do? | Art21 "Extended Play"

“Salah Elmur: Fixing Time” | Art21 "Extended Play"

“Howardena Pindell: Inner Circle” | Art21 "Extended Play"

“Amy Sillman: To Abstract” | Art21 "Extended Play"

Cindy Sherman: Characters | Art21 "Extended Play"

"New York Close Up" | An Art21 Digital Series

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Hyeree Ro's Precise Ambiguity | Art21 "New York Close Up"

Guadalupe Maravilla’s “Mariposa Relámpago" | Art21 "New York Close Up"

Sincerely Yours, Hadi Falapishi | Art21 "New York Close Up"

Artist lives in the New Museum during an exhibition (Puppies Puppies) | Art21

Ilana Harris-Babou’s Guide to Health & Happiness | Art21 "New York Close Up"

“Naudline Pierre: A Place Other Than Here” | Art21 "New York Close Up"

Art in the Twenty-First Century | Art21's PBS Broadcast Series

Season 1 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Season 2 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2003) | Clips from the Art21 TV Series

Season 3 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Season 4 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Season 5 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Season 6 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

War and Conflict

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“Salah Elmur: Fixing Time” | Art21 "Extended Play"

Wrestling with Gender, History & Ambiguity (Collier Schorr) | Art21

Krzysztof Wodiczko in "Power" - Season 3 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Nancy Spero in "Protest" - Season 4 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

An-My Lê in "Protest" - Season 4 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Alfredo Jaar in "Protest" - Season 4 - "Art in the Twenty-First Century" | Art21

Shorts

Painter captures dirtbike riders midair. #AmySherald Watch full film free on Art21.

Painter Amy Sherald considers American soil. #Art21 #shorts

How to paint on a massive scale. #AmySherald #Art21

Is beauty a bad word? #AmySherald #Art21

Not a "lady painter," a car mechanic. #FireleiBaez #Art21 #YTShorts

What does being an ARTIST depend on? #MaryamHoseini