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Everyday Icons Teaser

March 6, 2023

Preview for the “Everyday Icons” episode from Season 11 of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series, featuring artists Amy Sherald, Rose B. Simpson, Alex Da Corte, and Daniel Lind-Ramos.

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Tala Madani in "Los Angeles"

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Season 8 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”

Watch each of the sixteen full segments from the latest season of Art21’s Peabody Award-winning Art in the Twenty-First Century series.

Season 8 of “Art in the Twenty-First Century”
by Art21March 21, 2023 16 videos • 3:19:29 total runtime

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