Art21 to Release New Film: “Aliza Nisenbaum: Painting from Life” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 20, 2023 New York, New York – Art21 is proud to announce the premiere of “Aliza Nisenbaum: Painting from Life” on Wednesday, August 2, at 12:00 PM ET. The third 2023 release of Art21’s digital film series, Extended Play, “Aliza […]

In a new film from our Extended Play digital series, abstract painter Jack Whitten shares how he became an artist and the inspirations driving his work over nearly six decades. Filmed at work on what would become his final painting, Whitten passed away just three months after this interview—his final on-screen interview. The final painting, […]

In a new film from our New York Close Up series, Maryam Hoseini explores the spaces in between painting and drawing, figuration and abstraction, and the personal experiences embedded in her work and the multiple interpretations viewers can bring to it. The artist tracks the evolution of her style, coming to the conclusion that her […]

Last week we released a special Extended Play film on Julie Mehretu’s monumental commission for the new SFMOMA. Art21 was granted exclusive access to film the artist and her team at work over the course of a year to create this ten-minute short. While we’ve been busy releasing films online, Art21 films have been screening […]

Theaster Gates concludes our 2016 Chicago episode with a powerful statement. “When art is present, things are better,” he says, “even in the toughest circumstances.” I’ve found myself having to return to this sentiment time and time again over the last three years. Though August typically tends to be a quiet month throughout the art […]