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Art21 produces features focusing exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists throughout the world, including the Peabody Award-winning biennial series "Art in the Twenty-First Century." Intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work and watch their process as they transform inspiration into art.

Artist Miranda July performs at a gas station in Los Angeles, California.
A muralist paints Christine Sun Kim’s work “Time Owes Me Rest Again” at the Queens Museum.
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
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Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
Four contemporary artists breathe new life into humanity's artforms, icons and monuments.
Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
Featuring artists Guan Xiao, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong, Xu Bing, and Yin Xiuzhen.
Featuring artists John Akomfrah, Phyllida Barlow, Anish Kapoor, and Christian Marclay.
Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.
Featuring Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Olafur Eliasson, Hiwa K, and Susan Philipsz.
Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.
Featuring artists Liz Magor, Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen, and Jeff Wall.
Featuring artists Diana Thater, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, and Edgar Arceneaux.
Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.
Featuring artists Nick Cave, Theaster Gates, Barbara Kasten, and Chris Ware.
Featuring artists Katharina Grosse, Joan Jonas, and Omer Fast.
Featuring artists Wolfgang Laib, Tania Bruguera, and Abraham Cruzvillegas.
Featuring artists Elliott Hundley, Arlene Shechet, and Trevor Paglen.
Featuring artists Thomas Hirschhorn, Leonardo Drew, and Graciela Iturbide.
Featuring artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold, and Sarah Sze.
Featuring artists Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley, and Marina Abramovi?.
Featuring artists David Altmejd, Tabaimo, assume vivd astro focus, and Lynda Benglis.
Featuring artists Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Ai Weiwei.
Featuring artists Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja, and Allan McCollum.
Featuring artists Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman, and Paul McCarthy.
Featuring artists Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen, and Cao Fei.
Featuring artists William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, and Doris Salcedo.
Featuring artists Mark Bradford, Catherine Sullivan, Robert Ryman, Allora & Calzadilla.
Featuring Ursula von Rydingsvard, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Robert Adams, and Mark Dion.
Featuring artists Nancy Spero, An-My Le, Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer.
Featuring artists Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, and Pierre Huyghe.
Featuring artists Jessica Stockholder, Ellen Gallagher, Arturo Herrera, & Oliver Herring.
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A muralist paints Christine Sun Kim’s work “Time Owes Me Rest Again” at the Queens Museum.
Artist Miranda July performs at a gas station in Los Angeles, California.
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger talks about his series, “Future Ancestral Technologies.”
Artist Linda Goode Bryant shares the origin story of the art gallery, Just Above Midtown.
Artist Anicka Yi working with a team of experts in her studio and during the installation.
Artist Hank Willis Thomas at the unveiling of his sculpture, “The Embrace” in Boston, MA.
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
Guerrilla Girls engage the public in their battle against discrimination in the art world.
Artist Tauba Auerbach working in their New York City studio.
Twelve of America's most innovative artists rise to the challenge of our current moment.
Artist Amy Sherald working with two models in her studio in Jersey City, NJ.
Artist Daniel Lind-Ramos working in his studio in Loíza, Puerto Rico.
Artist Rose B. Simpson working in her studio in Santa Clara Pueblo, NM.
Artist Alex Da Corte working with his team in Philadelphia, PA.
Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
Featuring artists Guan Xiao, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong, Xu Bing, and Yin Xiuzhen.
Featuring artists John Akomfrah, Phyllida Barlow, Anish Kapoor, and Christian Marclay.
Trailer for Season 10 of the Peabody Award-winning series, Art in the Twenty-First Century
Featuring Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Stephanie Syjuco
Featuring Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Olafur Eliasson, Hiwa K, and Susan Philipsz.
Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.
Trailer for Season 9 of the Peabody Award-winning series, Art in the Twenty-First Century.
Featuring artists Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen, Liz Magor, and Jeff Wall.
Featuring artists Edgar Arceneaux, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, and Diana Thater.
Featuring artists Nick Cave, Theaster Gates, Barbara Kasten, and Chris Ware.
Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.
Trailer for Season 8 of the Peabody Award-winning series, Art in the Twenty-First Century.
Premieres Friday, November 14 at 10:00 p.m. ET. Check your local listings.
Premieres Friday, November 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET. Check your local listings.