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Trey Abdella's Miserable Dream

December 10, 2025

Strolling the boardwalks of Coney Island, artist Trey Abdella gets inspiration from the camp, craft, and engineering hidden within the rides and attractions, discovering surprising new strategies for painting.

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Jamian Juliano-Villani’s Field Work

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Teaching with Three Dimensions
David Altmejd in "Boundaries"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Abigail DeVille Listens to History
New York Close Up
Family Resemblance
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Postcommodity in "Borderlands"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
John Feodorov in "Spirituality"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Ursula von Rydingsvard in "Ecology"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Martin Puryear in "Time"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool
New York Close Up
Nicholas Hlobo in "Johannesburg"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Designing a Subway Station
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Matthew Ritchie in "Structures"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
"Nelson's Ship in a Bottle"
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Art & Design
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Staying Contemporary
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Anish Kapoor in "London"
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Teaching with Three Dimensions

Art21 Educators alumnus Dennis Greenwell encourages his students to embrace the challenge of working in real space through a playlist of Art21 films.

Teaching with Three Dimensions
by Dennis GreenwellJune 22, 2021 15 videos • 2:29:31 total runtime

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