Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century
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Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century

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This season highlights 12 internationally acclaimed artists - including Sophie Calle, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ragnar Kjartansson, and Tomás Saraceno - living and working in Reykjavik, Iceland; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Bogota, Colombia amongst other locales
202512 seasons
Special InterestInspiringSmart
Special InterestInspiringSmart
202512 seasons
TV-MA
3 episodes
  • 1. Between Worlds

    1. Between Worlds

    Showcasing an international group of painters, sculptors, bead workers and filmmakers whose acclaimed works reveal the complex relationships between their communities and the cultures they move between. Viewers travel from Arles, France, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana with featured artists Sophie Calle, Dyani White Hawk, Lubaina Himid and Tuan Andrew Nguyen.
    Showcasing an international group of painters, sculptors, bead workers and filmmakers whose acclaimed works reveal the complex relationships between their communities and the cultures they move between. Viewers travel from Arles, France, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana with featured artists Sophie Calle, Dyani White Hawk, Lubaina Himid and Tuan Andrew Nguyen.
    TV-14
    54min
    Oct 16, 2025
  • 2. Realms of the Real

    2. Realms of the Real

    Showcasing an acclaimed group of painters, sculptors, musicians and video artists who push everyday materials and historical truths into the fantastical, absurd and sublime. From a banana plantation in Reykjavik, Iceland, to a former Agfa photographic film factory in Berlin to Argentina's "Lithium Triangle" with artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ragnar Kjartansson, Candice Lin and Tomás Saraceno.
    Showcasing an acclaimed group of painters, sculptors, musicians and video artists who push everyday materials and historical truths into the fantastical, absurd and sublime. From a banana plantation in Reykjavik, Iceland, to a former Agfa photographic film factory in Berlin to Argentina's "Lithium Triangle" with artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ragnar Kjartansson, Candice Lin and Tomás Saraceno.
    TV-MA
    55min
    Feb 10, 2026
  • 3. Human Nature

    3. Human Nature

    Featuring an international group of sculptors, photographers and video artists whose acclaimed artworks explore fundamental questions around what it means to be human. Travel from a former 15th-century monastery in Seville, Spain, to the countryside outside of Bogotá, Colombia, to a 3D photography studio in Brooklyn, New York, with artists Lenka Clayton, Josh Kline, Delcy Morelos and Sin Wai Kin.
    Featuring an international group of sculptors, photographers and video artists whose acclaimed artworks explore fundamental questions around what it means to be human. Travel from a former 15th-century monastery in Seville, Spain, to the countryside outside of Bogotá, Colombia, to a 3D photography studio in Brooklyn, New York, with artists Lenka Clayton, Josh Kline, Delcy Morelos and Sin Wai Kin.
    TV-MA
    54min
    Jun 9, 2026
  • Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century
    Special InterestInspiringSmart
    202512 seasons
    This season highlights 12 internationally acclaimed artists - including Sophie Calle, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ragnar Kjartansson, and Tomás Saraceno - living and working in Reykjavik, Iceland; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Bogota, Colombia amongst other locales
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