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Esteban Cabeza de Baca's Time Travels

September 20, 2023

Painter Esteban Cabeza de Baca quietly defies the laws of space and time, blending past, present, and future in richly layered landscapes of the American Southwest that mirror the myriad histories of the terrains they depict.

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The Art21 Library includes every film produced by Art21 since its first broadcast in 2001. Over 75 hours of full episodes from each of Art21’s television and digital series are always on view, free of charge.

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Here I Am

Luchita Hurtado

June 26, 2019

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Then & Now
Real Biography Extended Play
Trenton Doyle Hancock in "Stories" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Janine Antoni in "Loss & Desire" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Milagros Extended Play
Kara Walker in "Stories" Art in the Twenty-First Century
"A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby" Extended Play
Do Ho Suh in "Stories" Art in the Twenty-First Century
"Rubbing / Loving" Extended Play
Beauty & Seduction Extended Play
Paintings Extended Play
Master Printer Craig Zammiello Extended Play
"Osedax" Extended Play
Workday Extended Play
Politicized Landscapes Extended Play
Maya Lin in "Identity" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Disappearing Bodies of Water Extended Play
Gabriel Orozco in "Loss & Desire" Art in the Twenty-First Century
"Samurai Tree" Extended Play
"Mirror Crit" Extended Play
Legacy Extended Play
"TASK" Extended Play

Then & Now

By revisiting artists at various stages throughout their careers—in many cases, nearly a decade apart—we have watched their development as creative thinkers unfold over time. The films in this playlist reveal the evolution of these artists’ practices—tracing experiments with material, scale, and overall ambition, and demonstrating that the path of an artist’s growth is never stagnant.

Then & Now
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Art in the Twenty-First Century

The only series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, Art in the Twenty-First Century is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program that follows artists at work as they transform inspiration into art.

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William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and creative process of William Kentridge, the South African artist whose acclaimed charcoal drawings, animations, video installations, shadow plays, mechanical puppets, tapestries, sculptures, live performance pieces, and operas have made him one of the most dynamic and exciting contemporary artists working today.

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