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.

In a new film from our New York Close Up digital series, Abigail DeVille celebrates the bravery and optimism embedded within the African American experience.

In a new film from our New York Close Up digital series, Doreen Garner forces audiences to face the profound racism underlying the life and work of Dr. J. Marion Sims. Despite being hailed as the “father of modern gynecology,” Sims performed torturous procedures on enslaved Black women without anesthesia or consent.

In a new film from our New York Close Up digital series, artists Raúl de Nieves and Colin Self collaborate on the creation of their chamber opera, The Fool, staged at The Kitchen last year.

In a new film from the Extended Play digital series, Barbara Kruger reflects on her beginnings as an artist and shares how some of her most recent projects came to be.

Art21 is starting off 2018—the year of our 21st anniversary—with a special series of five new film premieres featuring five artists.

In a new film from the New York Close Up digital series, Jordan Casteel reflects on the complex dynamic between herself and her subjects while adjusting to the recent commercial success of her paintings.

In a new film from the Extended Play digital series, Tala Madani shares the crucial role that sketchbooks play in her painting practice.

In a new film from the New York Close Up digital series, artist Jamian Juliano-Villani grapples with the demands of consistently producing new and better work when she’s constantly under deadlines.

Watch Julie Mehretu create two large-scale paintings for SFMOMA in a new film from the Art21 digital series Extended Play.