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art21: Season 6 (2012)

  • Episodes: 4
  • Premiered April 13, 2012

Episodes

  1. Change

    Episode 1 · · 1h 0m

    Change

    The Season 6 premiere focuses on Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, Ghanian sculptor El Anatsui and American photographer Catherine Opie, whose works often share thematic similarities, including a focus on transformation.

  2. Boundaries

    Episode 2 · · 1h 0m

    Boundaries

    Examining the works of sculptor David Altmejd, Japanese animation artist Tabaimo and avante-garde sculptor Lynda Benglis, which explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure through taboo subjects and the innovative use of media.

  3. History

    Episode 3 · · 1h 0m

    History

    Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley and Marina Abramovic, whose works examine historic events and often challenge assumptions about them, are profiled.

  4. Balance

    Episode 4 · · 1h 0m

    Balance

    The Season 6 finale focuses on oil painter Rackstraw Downes, minimalist painter Robert Mangold and sculptor Sarah Sze. Their works explore the space that lies between art and existence, the seeing and the knowing.

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