In September, Art21 released the a new Extended Play film documenting Julie Mehretu’s monumental commission for the new SFMOMA.

Today the Art21 Magazine launched its September/October issue, “Invention,” investigating how artists and institutions alike are inventing new ways of creating art and connecting us to it.

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

Meet Art21 Educator Todd Elkin, and learn how he incorporates contemporary art practices in his classroom in Fremont, California.

In August, Art21 released the final two “Summer of Shorts” films, published new magazine articles and a new playlist.

Art21 Educators Stacey Abramson and Beth Williams reflect on this summer’s Art21 Educators Summer Institute. 

Art21 welcomed its biggest fans and supporters to an afternoon of cocktails, films, and conversation in celebration of our Summer of Shorts.

In a new film from our Extended Play digital series—the final premiere in our Summer of Shorts programming series—artist Chris Ware shares the anxiety he feels when writing characters whose perspectives are not his own.

In a new Summer of Shorts film from our digital series Extended Play, artist Liz Larner expands on the work of Minimalist sculptor Tony Smith by bringing color into her practice.

See what Art21 was up to in July, including four new “Summer of Shorts” films, a new interview, and a new issue of the Art21 Magazine.