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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Guadalupe Maravilla with a patterned jacket and hat stands inside a white empty bus, reaching towards a large metallic gong.

Director’s Notes with César Martínez Barba

The first time I connected with Guadalupe, we spoke about the bus, Mariposa Relámpago, and what its presence in Marfa, Texas was going to look like. I felt that there was a lot of poignancy and emotion in Guadalupe’s intentions for Marfa, and I wanted the film to reflect that. We thought a lot about […]

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Guadalupe Maravilla stands in front of a white wall with a white horse statue on top, a blue building in the background.

Art21 to Release New Film: “Guadalupe Maravilla’s ‘Mariposa Relámpago'”

Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film: “Guadalupe Maravilla’s ‘Mariposa Relámpago’” premiering Wednesday, February 26 at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and YouTube

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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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Hadi Falapishi looks up at a large, painted ceramic with animal and hand designs in a dimly lit space.

Art21 to Release new film: “Sincerely Yours, Hadi Falapishi”

Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film “Sincerely Yours, Hadi Falapishi,” premiering Wednesday, October 23rd at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and YouTube.

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Art21 to Release New Film: “Ilana Harris-Babou’s Guide to Health & Happiness”

Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film: “Ilana Harris-Babou’s Guide to Health & Happiness” premiering Wednesday, September 4th 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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