Kevin Beasley’s Raw Materials
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Five New Films Kick Off Art21’s 2019 Programming
Five new films open Art21’s 2019 programming season, starting with a new film available to watch today. Over fifteen new films from each of Art21’s digital series, Extended Play and New York Close Up, will premiere throughout 2019.
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New Video: Kevin Beasley Examines the Legacy of Cotton
In a new film from our “New York Close Up” digital series, Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence, and sculpture to examine the legacy of cotton in the American South.
Alex Da Corte
“That’s what my work is about…seeing the facets of happiness and sadness all in one place.”
Raúl de Nieves
“The most toxic combination in the world is…the certainty of being right and a monopoly of power.”
William Kentridge
“The most important part is the process. It is the actual living and doing and making.”
Barbara Kasten
“Art isn’t a material, it’s not a medium—it’s not a certain product. It is the choices I’ve been able to make.”
Liz Magor
“Drawing is like practicing the piano, because the first ones that I do often don’t come out so I have to practice.”
Joan Jonas
“Beauty is just kind of an accident. Beauty is just a happenstance. Beauty is the remainders of being a painter.”
Kara Walker
“The studio is a sacred place that you come to do some bigger reflection and thinking.”
El Anatsui
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