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Join Art21 for a screening and conversation featuring artist Lubaina Himid in conversation with Thelma Golden, Ford Foundation Director and Chief Curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem.

🎟️ Purchase tickets here → https://bit.ly/4nYHIxp

⏳ Only 2 WEEKS LEFT of our look back at "Art in the Twenty-First Century"! Season 12 premieres this month on October 17.

📺 Watch artists like Xu Bing and Phyllida Barlow in Season 10 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" for free —> https://art21.org/series/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s10/

Join Art21 for a conversation with Penny Lane, director of "Listening to Kenny G," and Matt Wolf, director of Emmy Award-winning "Pee-wee As Himself."

🎟️ Buy tickets → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portrait-of-an-artist-filmmakers-matt-wolf-and-penny-lane-in-conversation-tickets-1563360506359

YouTube video by Art21 Lucy Raven: Pressure & Release | Art21 "Extended Play"

💥 In Art21’s recent film, artist Lucy Raven examines shockwaves both literal and metaphorical.

📺 Watch “Lucy Raven: Pressure & Release” for free → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCcCWvk9VH8

Thank you to everyone who attended the special advance screening of Sophie Calle's segment in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century"!

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⏳ Only 3 weeks left until Season 12—our "Art in the Twenty-First Century" retrospective isn't over yet!

Season 9 featured twelve artists and one non-profit art center. Watch for free → https://art21.org/series/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s9/

📆 Season 12 premieres October 17.

In the Studio: Eric-Paul Riege — Art21 Art21 is the world’s leading source to learn directly from the artists of our time. The mission of Art21 is to educate and expand access to contemporary art through the production of documentary films...

"I think of my artworks as holders of memory for the time that I’m with them," explains Eric-Paul Riege in this new interview.

📖 READ the full conversation between Riege and curator Carina Martinez → https://art21.org/read/in-the-studio-eric-paul-riege/

Dive into the world of artist storytelling with Art21 and world-premiere of the New York Close Up film “Trey Abdella’s Miserable Dream."

Purchase tickets → https://bit.ly/4gDGGol

⏳ Less than a month until the premiere of Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" on October 17! Join us as we revisit previous seasons.

Season 8 was the first to group artists by location: Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Vancouver.

⏳ Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres Oct 17! Our retrospective on the series continues.

Season 7 saw artists like Wolfgang Laib and Joan Jonas experimenting with form to create socially engaged art.

📺 Watch free → https://art21.org/series/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s7

"All Ages" is a new series of playlists featuring films that have been screened for questionable content by educators with firsthand experience using Art21 resources in their classrooms.

Explore the "All Ages" series & other playlists here → https://art21.org/playlists/

September 13, 6 p.m. — Join REDCAT for a screening of the Art21 film "Guadalupe Maravilla's 'Mariposa Relámpago'" in downtown Los Angeles followed by a talk with the artist.

Admission is FREE. Reserve your seat here → https://ci.ovationtix.com/34348/production/1248394

⏳ Before the Oct 17 premiere of S12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century," we're revisiting previous seasons.

In Season 6, explore artists who challenge convention and change how we see the world around us, such as Catherine Opie & Ai Weiwei.

📺 Watch free → https://bit.ly/4mJFWA7

🧑‍🏫 Join Art21 for educator workshops this September.

Register here → https://art21.org/for-educators/initiatives/calendar/

NEW! A free Educator Guide for "Salah Elmur: Fixing Time" is now available as a resource to use in the classroom before, during, and after viewing the Art21 film.

📖 Download the Educator Guide → https://bit.ly/4fKqyA2

The 36th Bienal de São Paulo opens this weekend on September 6!

Congratulations to all Art21 artists represented in the fair, including Tuan Andrew Nguyen, feat. in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century."

Ep 1 premieres October 17.

⏳ In anticipation of the Season 12 premiere of "Art in the Twenty-First Century," we're diving deep into the series' archives.

Season 5 was the most international season to date, featuring artists like Doris Salcedo and William Kentridge.

📺 Watch free → https://bit.ly/4oK2B0J

Tickets for Art21 at the Movies are now live! Join us in October for a special program celebrating art and cinema.

This year’s edition of Art21 at the Movies explores the theme Between Worlds, inspired by the upcoming season of "Art in the Twenty-First Century."

🎟️ art21.org/at-the-movies

Join Art21 for an advance screening of Sophie Calle's segment in Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" with the artist in person.

🎟️ Space is limited—purchase your ticket today to ensure your spot! https://bit.ly/4lBCQg9

⏳ Season 12 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres October 17! We're diving deep into the series' archives while we wait.

Season 5 was the most international season to date, ft. artists like Doris Salcedo and William Kentridge.

📺 Watch free → https://bit.ly/4oK2B0J

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Thanks for stopping to watch our film in the exhibit ❤️

Although Sherald is a painter, photography is at the heart of her process. Her interest in creating portraits of Black people stems, in part, from a childhood fascination with family snapshots and albums, which she studied to learn about relatives she had never met. In her view, photography offered Black Americans their first opportunity to create self-narratives: "We could pose ourselves, and we could represent ourselves, and we could show up in these images the way that we wanted to be seen." Sherald's process begins by choosing a model, composing them carefully with clothing and props, and then photographing them. The final photograph serves as a study from which to create a painting. Thus, while her works are based on specific individuals, they are simultaneously speculative and imaginary-worlds unto themselves.

Wasn’t surprised that Sherald uses photography as part of her practice. Didn’t realize it was so direct. There was a wonderful @art21org.bsky.social short included in the exhibition at @whitney.org showing some of the process.

Thank you for joining us!

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“Even though early on, my work faced a lot of rejection, I just kept going. I just didn't give up.”

In our newest film, Howardena Pindell reflects on the enduring joy she finds in being an artist.

📺Watch free: youtu.be/2A1QWE18SWM

“I'm just doing my work.”

Our newest film, “Howardena Pindell: Inner Circle," premiered TODAY at 12pm ET.

📺Watch the full film, always free, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A1Q...

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