Amy Sherald with glasses and curly hair painting while looking at a laptop displaying an image of a person wearing yellow pants.

Director’s Notes with Ian Forster

I started working with artist Amy Sherald when filming for Season 11 of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series. In that initial segment, we focused on the iconic works that Amy is most known for, like the portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor. When revisiting the interview and footage we captured with Amy […]

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Amy Sherald with curly hair and glasses smiling, seated next to an open laptop.

Art21 to Release New Film: “Amy Sherald: Singular Moments”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 6, 2025 New York, New York – Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film, “Amy Sherald: Singular Moments,” premiering Wednesday, March 19 at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and YouTube. In this installment of Art21’s Extended Play digital series, Amy Sherald offers insights into what inspires […]

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Miranda July with curly hair smiling, wearing a light blue button-up shirt. Bookshelves with various colored books are in the background.

Art21 to Release New Film: “Miranda July: What Else Might You Do?”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 30, 2025 New York, New York – Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film, “Miranda July: What Else Might You Do?,” premiering Wednesday, February 12 at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and YouTube. In this installment of Art21’s Extended Play digital series, Miranda July describes the […]

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Two images side by side. On the left a man wearing a hat sits holding glasses in a room with framed pictures. On the right, he is crouched painting on a large canvas depicting two standing figures.

New Art21 Film To Have World Premiere at DOC NYC: “Salah Elmur: Fixing Time”

Art21 proudly announces the release of a new film, Salah Elmur: Fixing Time, which will have its world premiere at DOC NYC on Monday, November 18.

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Art21 to Release new film: “Howardena Pindell: Inner Circle”

Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film “Howardena Pindell: Inner Circle,” premiering Wednesday, November 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and YouTube.

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Art21 to Release New Film: “Amy Sillman: To Abstract”

Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film: “Amy Sillman: To Abstract,” premiering Wednesday, June 12, at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and YouTube.

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Rose B. Simpson hands clasped sitting in front of the wooden walls of her installation, "Dream House."

Art21 Set to Release New Film, “Rose B. Simpson: ‘Dream House’”

Art21 Set to Release New Film, “Rose B. Simpson: ‘Dream House’” New York, New York (Revised March 25, 2024) –  Art21 announces a change in the premiere date for “‘Rose B. Simpson: ‘Dream House’.” Originally scheduled for Wednesday, April 3rd, the premiere will now take place on Thursday, April 11th at 12:00pm ET. Please find below the updated details for […]

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Art21 to Release First Film of 2024: “Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Politics of Listening”

Art21 is proud to announce the premiere of a new film: “Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Politics of Listening” premiering Wednesday, February 7 at 12:00pm ET on Art21.org and YouTube.

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Art21 to Release final film of 2023 “Kerry James Marshall: ‘Now and Forever'”

Art21 is proud to announce the premiere of a new film: “Kerry James Marshall: ‘Now and Forever’” premiering Wednesday, December 6th at 12:00pm ET on Art21.org and YouTube.

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Art21 to Release Two New Films in October: “Paul Pfeiffer: Interrupting the Broadcast” and “Wong Ping: The Freedom of Animation”

Art21 is proud to announce the premiere of two new films in its digital film series, Extended Play, featuring artists Paul Pfeiffer and Wong Ping.

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