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| | Two weeks ago, we asked you, our readers and viewers, to vote for our landmark 100th Exclusive video. Hundreds of viewers responded, and with 43% of the votes--well over a nose ahead of the other candidates--one artist emerged victorious. Read on to see which artist holds the honor of being the viewers' choice 100th Exclusive video.
We invite you to join us on the Art21 Blog as we continue to celebrate this milestone all month. While there, be sure to check out our new column, Open Enrollment, journaling the experiences of graduate school art students, as well as ongoing content from our regular columns, including posts by Indianapolis Museum of Art director and CEO, Maxwell Anderson, and New York City dealer and blogger, Edward Winkleman. Read on for the latest posts from the Art21 Blog.
In this issue: Celebrating the 100th Exclusive Video Exclusive Videos: Susan Rothenberg and William Kentridge Support Art21--Join the 100 x 100 Exclusive Campaign Highlights from the Art21 Blog Shop Art21
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Banner: Carrie Mae Weems with Wynton Marsalis and Dr. Cornel West at the 20th National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Art21--Exclusive, production still, 2009.© Art21, Inc. 2009. Left: Oliver Herring photographs Davide Borella in Brooklyn. Art21--Exclusive production still, 2009. © Art21, Inc. 2009. |
Celebrating the 100th Exclusive Video
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This past week, Art21 reached a milestone: the release of our 100th Exclusive video. This achievement marks a moment of growth for the organization--doubling video production by establishing a year-round video series in addition to the biennial Art in the Twenty-First Century television program on PBS. A cumulative 4 hours in duration, the first 100 episodes are free to view and download on the Art21 Blog, as well as via YouTube, iTunes, and ArtBabble.
To date, the original Web series features stories narrated by 44 of today's leading contemporary artists while giving voice to a number of their artistic collaborators who include choreographers, designers, performers, and studio assistants.
"From its inception, Art21 was envisioned as an organization that would bring contemporary art and artists to a potentially vast media-based audience. It is electrifying to find that, a little over ten years later, Art21 has realized its goals and has indeed become a primary source of information for many millions of people around the world. It is with great pride that we embark on the next 100 Exclusive videos."
--Art21 founder and Executive Director Susan Sollins To celebrate the occasion, Art21 conducted an online viewer poll to select the 100th episode. The video, William Kentridge: Pain & Sympathy, was selected by Art21's viewers by a margin of 43%. Check out our two most recent episodes below.
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Exclusive Videos: Susan Rothenberg and William Kentridge
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Our most recent Exclusive videos explore ways that artists transform difficult personal experiences and traumatic events into moving works of art.
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Episode #099: Filmed at her home and studio in New Mexico, artist Susan Rothenberg explains how she transforms personal experiences and feelings into works that can become an "emotional moment" for the viewer. While discussing the loss of her dog, Rothenberg describes the process of recovering a memory of her pet through the act of painting.
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William Kentridge: Pain & Sympathy
Episode #100: With his video History of the Main Complaint (1996) serving as a backdrop, William Kentridge discusses how artists draw upon tragedy as subject matter for their work and how drawing itself can be a compassionate act. |
Keep up with the Exclusive series on the Art21 Blog, or subscribe to the series via RSS or iTunes (note: link opens in iTunes). A blend of newly-shot original filming and previously unreleased archival footage, videos from the weekly Exclusive series focus on singular aspects of an artist's process, significant individual works and exhibitions, provocative ideas, and biographical anecdotes.
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Support Art21--Join the 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign!
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Art21's 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign: 100 donations in 100 days to celebrate 100 Exclusive videos!
Starting today, Art21 will seek 100 donations in as many days from our online fans. For as little as $1 Art21 audiences can become part of our 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign and help underwrite the next series of Exclusive videos. All 100 x 100 Exclusive campaign participants will be listed on our Web site.
Visit our site to find out more and to join 100 x 100 Exclusive.
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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Think you have what it takes to write for us? Email interest and writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
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Season 5 Companion Book:
At 224 pages, with more than 400 illustrations, the Season 5 Companion Book
features interviews with the artists and an essay by Art21 Executive
Producer and Curator Susan Sollins. Edited by Marybeth Sollins. Visit the Art21 Shop for more information.
DVD and Blu-ray:
Season 5 is now available in both standard-definition DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc formats. Visit ShopPBS.org to view products from all 5 seasons.
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