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About
The first 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-First Century" airs on PBS and online in the U.S. Full episodes are available to watch on Art21.org and YouTube.
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Season 12001
—043h 40m
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Season 22003
8.6743h 38m
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Season 32005
—043h 44m
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Season 42007
—043h 45m
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Season 52009
—043h 48m
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Season 62012
—043h 40m
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Season 72014
—043h 40m
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Season 82016
—043h 44m
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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Season 92018
—032h 46m
Season 9 charts art-making in three urban centers across three continents: Berlin, Johannesburg, and the San Francisco Bay Area. From the post-Cold War cultural and economic rebirth in Berlin, to the dramatic fall of apartheid in South Africa and the technological boom in the Bay Area, the twelve artists and one non-profit art center highlighted in this season respond to the forces that have shaped the places where they live and work, while pursuing their personal visions for a better future.
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Season 102020
—031h 50m
In season 10, twelve artists and one collective are presented across three episodes, charting artmaking in London, Beijing, and regions around the United States-Mexico border.
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Season 112023
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Season 122025
—03
Season 12 of Art in the Twenty-First Century features twelve of today’s most acclaimed contemporary artists as they use art to address the pressing questions of our time. Viewers observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and aesthetic challenges of achieving their visions. This landmark season builds upon a quarter century of shaping how audiences experience art and artists today.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Charles Atlas Self
Damien Young Self
Erika Fortner Self
Larry Little Self
Sarah Rentz Self
Harmony Murphy Self
Jessica Rankin Self
Brienne Arrington Self
Analia Saban Self
Horace Varnum Self
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