Playlists
With voters in the United States expected to show up in record-breaking numbers for the general election, extended waits are anticipated in some districts across the country. Stay inspired with this playlist of Art21 films.
With voters in the United States expected to show up in record-breaking numbers to vote in the general election, extended wait times are anticipated in districts across the country.
In partnership with PlanYourVote.org, we present a playlist of films to help fuel your energy and enthusiasm as you prepare to exercise your voting rights.
Whether enjoyed before heading to your polling site, on location as you wait to vote, or in celebration after casting your ballot, stay inspired with this playlist of artists—each of whom has contributed artwork on PlanYourVote.org.
Art21 Educators alumnus Alex Mendez challenges students to carefully reconsider the power of words through a playlist of nine Art21 films.
Teaching with examples of contemporary artists who use text as part of their art requires dialogue and discussion about meaning and intent. Students often don’t see words as possible materials or subject matter for art. Showing students the different ways that some artists incorporate text into their work helps them to see the possibilities of doing something similar in their own art. To help students analyze what the artists are doing, I often ask two questions: How do these artists use text in their work? What role does text play in their work? I want students to discover how words can have power in the art that they make and to find the best way to show it.
Barbara Kruger and Jenny Holzer both use text as the major inspiration and primary source material for their work. The work of these artists requires that one read the message in the context that it is displayed. Both of these artists take great care in how words are displayed and focus on the messages that are presented. Showing students works by Holzer and Kruger helps them to see how working with meaning specifically through text can play out in the making of art. Students respond to these artists’ works because they can read and understand the literal meaning of the text and at the same time enjoy the creative ways that these artists relay their messages.
Teaching with the artists in this playlist has challenged some students to think about what art can be, and it has led to careful reconsideration about the power that words have in written form, in spoken form, and in the form of art.
Art21 senior education advisor Joe Fusaro collects seven Art21 films showing artists who find ways to work in—or work for—the benefit of the great outdoors.
With so many places closed to the public these days, one that remains available is the great outdoors. While certain parks or public spaces have closed, others are open for everyone to get a little fresh air or exercise. In the streets outside our homes, we see our neighbors more often than we used to.
Our students have transformed areas in their homes into places that they use for learning and schoolwork each day, and increasingly educators are looking toward getting students more physically engaged, in learning outdoors as well as indoors. Featured here are seven artists who find ways to work in—or work for—the benefit of the great outdoors. Each artist finds ways to weave an individual practice with natural elements and utilizes nature to realize certain ideas.
In one film, Mark Dion takes us through the life cycle of a fallen hemlock tree, and he brings this gigantic “nurse log” to Seattle in order to create an endlessly teachable moment: Neukom Vivarium. Sarah Sze follows her sensibilities to the High Line in Manhattan for a special installation that feeds and houses the birds of New York City. Notice how her signature style—which includes using movement, angular lines, and interconnected forms—plays out in a work that serves as a functional habitat.
Whether one is looking for artists who record the majesty and history of particular places (as Rackstraw Downes and David Goldblatt have done) or seeking artists who engage with public spaces in ways that are unexpected (such as Robin Rhode), this is a collection that presents broad possibilities for learning from contemporary artists working in and with the great outdoors.
All Playlists
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Teaching with Improvisation and Spontaneity
by Erica RichardApril 30, 2020 8 videos • 1:00:58 total runtime -
Teaching with Love and Loss
by Ty TalbotFebruary 12, 2020 10 videos • 1:34:30 total runtime -
Teaching with Community
by Miranda BestJanuary 15, 2020 10 videos • 1:55:03 total runtime -
Taking a Stand
by Art21January 9, 2020 14 videos • 2:02:55 total runtime -
Which Latin America?
by Diego del Valle RíosOctober 9, 2019 12 videos • 1:54:14 total runtime -
Human Touch
by Art21September 20, 2019 14 videos • 1:51:35 total runtime -
Must-See Contemporary
by Art21July 22, 2019 16 videos • 1:49:57 total runtime -
Pride Unveiled
by Art21June 11, 2019 10 videos • 1:29:34 total runtime -
The World Is Yours
by Art21April 22, 2019 12 videos • 1:25:34 total runtime -
Tools of the Trade
by Art21March 14, 2019 12 videos • 1:17:00 total runtime -
Essence of a History
by Art21February 14, 2019 15 videos • 1:42:34 total runtime -
Don’t Sweat The Technique
by Art21January 23, 2019 12 videos • 1:27:47 total runtime -
Under the Influence
by Art21January 9, 2019 14 videos • 1:30:36 total runtime -
Going Home
by Art21December 20, 2018 15 videos • 2:00:32 total runtime -
America Now
by Art21December 5, 2018 15 videos • 2:08:54 total runtime -
Season 9 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”
by Art21September 29, 2018 12 videos • 2:33:01 total runtime -
Consumption Revisited
by Art21May 15, 2018 15 videos • 2:41:02 total runtime -
Then & Now
by Art21April 11, 2018 21 videos • 2:31:43 total runtime -
The Future is Female
by Art21March 14, 2018 12 videos • 1:21:52 total runtime -
Portraying the Black American Experience
by Art21February 14, 2018 14 videos • 1:42:55 total runtime -
Boundary Crossing
by Art21January 31, 2018 15 videos • 2:00:19 total runtime -
Slow Unfolding Moments
by Art21December 20, 2017 14 videos • 2:11:00 total runtime -
Starting from Sketches
by Art21November 13, 2017 12 videos • 1:25:57 total runtime -
Sacred Grounds
by Art21October 25, 2017 12 videos • 1:12:37 total runtime -
Call & Response
by Art21October 11, 2017 12 videos • 1:37:56 total runtime -
Playing with Tension
by Marela ZacaríasSeptember 28, 2017 8 videos • 55:51 total runtime -
Site-Specific
by Art21September 13, 2017 12 videos • 1:50:54 total runtime -
California Girls
by Art21August 9, 2017 10 videos • 1:14:51 total runtime -
“Summer of Shorts”
by Art21August 7, 2017 10 videos • 57:00 total runtime -
En Route
by Art21July 26, 2017 14 videos • 1:49:15 total runtime -
Blockbusters
by Art21July 12, 2017 12 videos • 1:00:42 total runtime -
The Music Lovers
by Mac McCaughanJune 28, 2017 12 videos • 1:48:15 total runtime -
Deterioration and Decay
by Art21June 21, 2017 10 videos • 1:27:53 total runtime -
Summer of Biennials
by Art21June 14, 2017 10 videos • 2:00:30 total runtime -
The Anarchic Potential of Color
by Art21May 24, 2017 16 videos • 1:59:28 total runtime -
Take Action
by Art21April 26, 2017 10 videos • 1:30:39 total runtime -
Working with Ugly
by Arlene ShechetMarch 8, 2017 7 videos • 1:01:50 total runtime -
Super Heroines
by Art21March 1, 2017 11 videos • 1:03:09 total runtime -
Origin Stories
by Art21March 1, 2017 14 videos • 1:07:19 total runtime -
Beating Writer’s Block
by Art21March 1, 2017 10 videos • 33:53 total runtime -
History Reimagined
by Art21March 1, 2017 9 videos • 48:29 total runtime -
Artists and Pets
by Art21March 1, 2017 6 videos • 40:15 total runtime -
Declassified: The Untold Stories
by Art21March 1, 2017 9 videos • 1:16:04 total runtime