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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.
Artist Linda Goode Bryant shares the origin story of the art gallery, Just Above Midtown.
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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.
Extras
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger talks about his series, “Future Ancestral Technologies.”
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
Artist Tauba Auerbach working in their New York City studio.
Artist Hank Willis Thomas at the unveiling of his sculpture, “The Embrace” in Boston, MA.
Artist Anicka Yi working with a team of experts in her studio and during the installation.
Guerrilla Girls engage the public in their battle against discrimination in the art world.
Artist Alex Da Corte working with his team in Philadelphia, PA.
Artist Rose B. Simpson working in her studio in Santa Clara Pueblo, NM.
Artist Daniel Lind-Ramos working in his studio in Loíza, Puerto Rico.
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