Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century

In one of the most cosmopolitan and diverse cities in the world, four internationally celebrated visual artists - including the sculptor Anish Kapoor - imagine works as beautiful, complex, and historic as the city they call home.

Five renowned Beijing-based visual artists create sculptures, paintings and films that respond with urgency and ambition to their city’s relentless transformation, all the while contending with centuries of Chinese tradition.

Working along the United States and Mexico border, five acclaimed visual artists create ambitious public artworks, photographs, sculptures and performances during one of the most divisive moments in the history of the region.