Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century

Can acts of engagement and exploration be works of art in themselves? Leonardo Drew, Thomas Hirschhorn and Graciela Iturbide use their practices as tools for personal and intellectual discovery.

How do artists make the invisible visible? What hidden elements persist in their work? Elliot Hundley, Trevor Paglen and Arlene Schechet share some of the secrets that are intrinsic to their work.

Why do we break with some traditions and perpetuate others? Tania Bruguera, Abraham Cruzvillegas, and Wolfgang Laib use life experiences and family heritage to explore new aesthetic terrain.

What makes a compelling story? Exploring the virtues of ambiguity, Omer Fast, Katharina Goose, and Joan Jonas mix genres and merge aesthetic disciplines to discern not simply what stories mean, but how and why they come to have meaning.