Art21’s Extended Play (formerly known as Exclusive) digital series provides unmediated, behind-the-scenes access to today’s leading artists. Through process-revealing footage and intimate interviews, these curatorially-driven films chronicle a diverse scale of international projects, ranging from major commissions to exploratory sketches. Produced in close collaboration with artists, Extended Play uncovers the provocative ideas, timely cultural influences, and biographical anecdotes that inspire the artists featured throughout the series.

Extended Play is presented by the Marina Kellen French Foundation, with support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Art21 Contemporary Council, and individual contributors.

Videos 1-18 of 299SeriesFeatured Artist(s)Date

Sequencing the Notes

Arthur Jafa

10:19
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Sequencing the Notes

Arthur Jafa

4/30/2025

Singular Moments

Amy Sherald

7:30
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Singular Moments

Amy Sherald

3/19/2025

What Else Might You Do?

Miranda July

7:04
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2/12/2025

Fixing Time

Salah Elmur

11:55
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Fixing Time

Salah Elmur

12/4/2024

Inner Circle

Howardena Pindell

14:56
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Inner Circle

Howardena Pindell

11/20/2024

To Abstract

Amy Sillman

8:43
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To Abstract

Amy Sillman

6/12/2024

"Dream House"

Rose B. Simpson

9:21
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"Dream House"

Rose B. Simpson

4/11/2024

Politics of Listening

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

15:03
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Politics of Listening

Lawrence Abu Hamdan

2/7/2024

"Now and Forever"

Kerry James Marshall

9:47
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"Now and Forever"

Kerry James Marshall

12/6/2023

The Freedom of Animation

Wong Ping

10:50
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10/11/2023

Interrupting the Broadcast

Paul Pfeiffer

7:29
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10/4/2023

Painting from Life

Aliza Nisenbaum

13:58
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Painting from Life

Aliza Nisenbaum

8/2/2023

Emotional Time

Sarah Sze

7:31
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Emotional Time

Sarah Sze

6/7/2023

Melting Boundaries

Shahzia Sikander

9:35
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Melting Boundaries

Shahzia Sikander

5/18/2023

Systems & Structures

Charles Gaines

10:40
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Systems & Structures

Charles Gaines

12/14/2022

What the Camera Cannot See

Richard Mosse

12:55
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11/30/2022

生 / Shēng

Song Dong

8:57
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生 / Shēng

Song Dong

10/26/2022

Never the Same

Richard Misrach

12:19
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Never the Same

Richard Misrach

5/11/2022