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Guadalupe Maravilla & the Sound of Healing

July 28, 2021

Sculptor, performer, and sound healer Guadalupe Maravilla combines his personal experiences as a formerly undocumented immigrant and cancer survivor with ancient and indigenous knowledge to create new rituals for healing.

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Between the Earth and the Sky

Wangechi Mutu

July 21, 2021

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Adam Milner Takes Care of the Details

July 14, 2021

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Homemade

Phyllida Barlow

July 7, 2021

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Alex Da Corte

November 28, 2018

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Chris Ware in "Chicago"

September 16, 2016

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Routines and Rituals

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Shahzia Sikander in "Spirituality"

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Janine Antoni in "Loss & Desire"

September 10, 2003

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Wolfgang Laib in "Legacy"

November 7, 2014

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Teaching with the Great Outdoors

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.

Teaching with the Great Outdoors
by Joe FusaroMay 27, 2020 7 videos • 1:34:00 total runtime

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