Extended Play
Art21’s digital series Extended Play (formerly Exclusive) provides an in-depth look at significant artworks and exhibitions from the artist’s unmediated perspective. Through process-revealing footage and intimate interviews, Extended Play films uncover the provocative ideas and biographical anecdotes that inspire each artist’s work.
Latest video
Collecting Theaster Gates
June 9, 2017
From his Chicago studio, Theaster Gates reflects on the various collections he has acquired and created artworks with, including the “Jet” magazine archives and the inventory of an entire hardware store.
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New Video: Theaster Gates Archives Chicago’s South Side
In a new film from our Extended Play digital series, artist Theaster Gates shares his fascination with collecting the collections of others, and the thinking behind his archive-based works.
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Announcing “Summer of Shorts”
Announcing our first-ever programming series entirely dedicated to our digital films: the Art21 Summer of Shorts. Starting today, we’re releasing ten films over the course of ten weeks, with a new film dropping every Friday from now till August.
