A pioneering Chinese contemporary artist, Xu Bing creates mixed-media installations that subvert viewers’ ways of thinking about language, cultural tradition, and the lessons of our past while pointing to the possibilities of our future.
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Listen to This! (Films to Listen To… Before You Watch)
Art21 Education Advisor, Joe Fusaro, explores a selection of Art21 films that can be used in the classroom with the picture off and the sound on, allowing students to develop their own thoughts and impressions on what the art may look like based on what the artist describes before they see it themselves.
by Joe FusaroMay 8, 2023 10 videos • 1:13:05 total runtime
