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October 21, 2010
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Banner: Vija Celmins in the studio. Production still from the series Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode: Time. © Art21, Inc. 2003. Left: William Kentridge in the studio. Production still from the film William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible. © Art21, Inc. 2010.
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William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible: Tune In This Week on PBS
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Be sure to tune in and/or set your DVRs to PBS this week for the broadcast premiere of William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, Art21's first full-length film to focus on a single artist. The national broadcast premiere is scheduled for tonight, October 21, at 10:00 p.m.; though broadcast times vary by region. Please remember to check your local listings to find out when the program will air on your local PBS station.
Visit the film site for additional information, including listings for national screenings, video previews and exclusives, and image slideshows. Also keep an eye out in the coming week for special educator resources, including a free downloadable 26-page educators' guide and screening companion, as well as newly commissioned essays about William Kentridge and the film.
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New Videos: Allan McCollum and Krzysztof Wodiczko
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 | | Allan McCollum: Surrogate Paintings & Plaster Surrogates
Episode #120: Filmed in his Brooklyn studio, Allan McCollum discusses his Surrogate Paintings (begun in 1978) and Plaster Surrogates (begun in 1982). Wanting to "construct an emblem" for what an artist does and demystify what it means to be an artist, McCollum's symbolic works reveal the social game of looking at, selling, and making art through theatrical installations of mass-produced objects.
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 | | Krzysztof Wodiczko: Peace
Episode #121: "You cannot work towards peace being peaceful" says artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, who explains this paradoxical position in terms of his personal experiences growing up in Poland under communist rule. Filmed at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wodiczko's interview is punctuated by the sound of sirens from outside, the city in a state of "full alert."
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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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Special Exclusive Videos: Collaborating with William Kentridge
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In celebration of Art21's new feature film William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible, the Exclusive series is devoting the month of October to telling stories about the artist's numerous collaborators. These are the first of six videos.
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Episode #122: Peter Gelb, General Manager of The Metropolitan Opera in New York, discusses the historical context and artistic sensibility of William Kentridge's 2010 production of Dmitri Shostakovich's The Nose (1928), based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol (1836). Featuring behind-the-scenes technical and dress rehearsals, as well as performances from the production's opening night.
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 | | Composer Philip Miller
Episode #123: Composer Philip Miller talks about his long-time collaboration with William Kentridge, scoring and performing original music for the artist's animated films such as Felix in Exile (1994) and the multi-channel video installation I am not me, the horse is not mine (2009).
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 | | Weaver Marguerite Stephens
Episode #124: Weaver Marguerite Stephens discusses translating the artist William Kentridge's original concepts into intricate, large-scale tapestries. Located in Diepsloot (a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa), the Stephens Tapestry Studio employs a team of local weavers, spinners, and dyers who work on vertical looms using mohair spun in Swaziland.
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 | | The Nose Opera Curtain
Episode #125: Set designer Sabine Theunissen and scenic artist John Pitts share how the opera curtain for William Kentridge's production of The Nose (2010) was enlarged, by hand, from a humble collage. Filmed on location at Kentridge's studio in Johannesburg, South Africa, and at The Metropolitan Opera's workshop in The Bronx, New York.
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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IMAGES (from top): Lisa Oppenheim, The Sun is Always Setting Somewhere Else, 2006; 35mm slide projection; Courtesy the artist. Ellen Gallagher, Wiglette (detail) from DeLuxe, 2004/2005; Photogravure and plasticine sheet: 13 x 10 inches; Image courtesy the artist and Two Palms Press. Paul Shore and Nicole Root, Double Figure (Pals) (After Mike Kelley), 2010; Marshmallow Pals; Courtesy of the artists.
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Support Art21: Back to School with William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
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Art21 announces a new William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible Back to School Campaign, designed to raise funds to support free resources for educators. By giving as little as $5, $15, or $25, you can support the delivery of education resources to teachers around the world as part of our focus on education programs accompanying the release of William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible.
A little goes a long way with your BACK TO SCHOOL donation:
- $5 will help cover the costs of supporting Art21's free screening programs in cities nationwide.
- $15 will contribute to the editing and design costs of the William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible Educators' Guide
- $25 will help provide a complimentary DVD of William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible for teachers.
Over the course of the next eight weeks we seek to raise $2,500. With your help we can do it--donate now!
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William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
The William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible DVD will be released through PBS Home Video on October 21. Pre-order the film from ShopPBS and receive 20% off this and other Art21 titles. Visit ShopPBS for more information.
Art in Twenty-First Century
Miss a season? Looking for a particular artist's segment? All 5 seasons of Art in Twenty-First Century are available on DVD, high-definition Blu-ray (Season 5 only), and digital download, giving you first-hand access to today's most compelling artists and thought-provoking themes.
Companion Books
Spanning across all 5 seasons, the Art:21--Art in Twenty-First Century companion books feature in-depth interviews with all 86 series-featured artists, in addition to high-quality images and essays from Art21 Executive Director Susan Sollins.
Visit ShopPBS.org to view all available products from Art21.
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