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ART:21 - History

History History
In this episode, artists play with historical events, explore and expose commonly held assumptions about historic ?truth?, and create narratives based on personal experiences. Featuring artists Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley, and Marina Abramovi?.
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2227718406/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false In this episode, artists play with historical events, explore and expose commonly held assumptions about historic ?truth?, and create narratives based on personal experiences. Featuring artists Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley, and Marina Abramovi?. /episodes/get/819 /episode/819 ART:21: History /episode-player/819
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Power
Power
From politics to mass media, the theme of power pervades daily life and is reflected in the ideas and concerns of contemporary artists. Featuring artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Laylah Ali, Krzysztof Wodiczko, and Ida Applebroog, with an introduction by David Alan Grier and an original video artwork by...
Air date: 09/16/2005 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1239603151/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false From politics to mass media, the theme of power pervades daily life and is reflected in the ideas and concerns of contemporary artists. Featuring artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Laylah Ali, Krzysztof Wodiczko, and Ida Applebroog, with an introduction by David Alan Grier and an original video artwork by... /episodes/get/831 /episode/831 ART:21: Power /episode-player/831
Balance
Balance
This episode features artists whose works explore the distinctions between balance and imbalance, and demonstrate that the smallest change in a line, a formal element, or a structure can be a radical proposition. Featuring artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold, and Sarah Sze.
Air date: 05/04/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2231193082/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false This episode features artists whose works explore the distinctions between balance and imbalance, and demonstrate that the smallest change in a line, a formal element, or a structure can be a radical proposition. Featuring artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold, and Sarah Sze. /episodes/get/808 /episode/808 ART:21: Balance /episode-player/808
Protest
Protest
Artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today. Featuring artists Nancy Spero, An-My Le, Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer.
Air date: 11/04/2007 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1239788836/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today. Featuring artists Nancy Spero, An-My Le, Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer. /episodes/get/832 /episode/832 ART:21: Protest /episode-player/832
Boundaries
Boundaries
This episode features artists who synthesize disparate aesthetic traditions, present taboo subject matter, discover innovative uses of media, and explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure. Featuring artists David Altmejd, Tabaimo, assume vivd astro focus, and Lynda Benglis.
Air date: 04/20/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2225274375/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false This episode features artists who synthesize disparate aesthetic traditions, present taboo subject matter, discover innovative uses of media, and explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure. Featuring artists David Altmejd, Tabaimo, assume vivd astro focus, and Lynda Benglis. /episodes/get/809 /episode/809 ART:21: Boundaries /episode-player/809
Romance
Romance
Artists explore the roles that intuition, emotion, fantasy, and escapism play in contemporary art. Featuring artists Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, and Pierre Huyghe.
Air date: 10/28/2007 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1239665588/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Artists explore the roles that intuition, emotion, fantasy, and escapism play in contemporary art. Featuring artists Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, and Pierre Huyghe. /episodes/get/834 /episode/834 ART:21: Romance /episode-player/834