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Fixing Time Salah Elmur

December 4, 2024

From his studio in Cairo, artist Salah Elmur sifts through memories held in the “boxes of his mind” to paint dream-like images of life in Khartoum, Sudan, the home he longs to return to.

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Diana Al-HadidXu BingEl AnatsuiAnish KapoorSally MannWangechi MutuRachel RossinShahzia SikanderNancy SperoSalman ToorJames Turrell
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An Open Horizon (or) the Stillness of a Wound

Firelei Báez

February 10, 2021

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Teaching with the Power of Words
Jenny Holzer in "Protest" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Glenn Ligon in "History" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Mark Bradford in "Paradox" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Part of the Discourse Extended Play
Barry McGee & Margaret Kilgallen in "Place" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Printing Two Perspectives Extended Play
Raymond Pettibon in "Humor" Art in the Twenty-First Century
Chris Ware in "Chicago" Art in the Twenty-First Century
"The Former and the Ladder or Ascension and a Cinchin'" Extended Play

Teaching with the Power of Words

Art21 Educators alumnus Alex Mendez challenges students to carefully reconsider the power of words through a playlist of nine Art21 films.

Teaching with the Power of Words
by Alex MendezAugust 26, 2020 9 videos • 1:47:16 total runtime

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