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March 17, 2011
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Banner: Fred Wilson in his New York studio. Production still from the series Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 3, Episode: Structures. © Art21, Inc. 2005. Left: James Turrell's Skyspace at Live Oak Friends Meeting House, Houston, Texas, 2000. Production still from from the series Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1, Episode: Spirituality. © Art21, Inc. 2001.
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 Art21 Videos Go Mobile |
Art21 videos are now available on the go courtesy of the PBS mobile apps. Each Monday and Friday in March, we will release two full-length episodes to PBS mobile viewers. Download the app today to watch full programs from the entire Art21 catalog, including William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible (2010), Stories (Season 2, 2003), Identity (Season 1, 2001), Fantasy (Season 5, 2009), Paradox (Season 4, 2007), and Loss & Desire (Season 2, 2003).
In addition to over 300 videos from PBS producers, the PBS mobile app gives you access local TV schedules, allows you to set calendar reminders, and much more. The PBS mobile app is currently only available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Visit PBS to learn more and to download the PBS mobile apps.
Mobile viewers using the YouTube app can also view Art21 Exclusive and preview videos by accessing our YouTube channel through the app.
Finally, don't forget that full-length videos from Art21 and other PBS programs are available for free streaming from your desktop browser through the PBS Video portal.
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| New Videos: An-My Lê and Allan McCollum |
| | An-My Lê: "29 Palms"
Exclusive Episode #136: "I just wanted to approach the idea of war in a more complicated and more challenging way" says artist An-My Lê, whose photographic series and film "29 Palms" (2003-04) explore the training exercises and desert landscape near Joshua Tree National Park as a staging ground for the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| | Allan McCollum: "Lost Objects" & "Natural Copies"
Exclusive Episode #137: Filmed in his Brooklyn studio, artist Allan McCollum discusses two projects utilizing dinosaur fossils-"Lost Objects" (begun 1991) and "Natural Copies (begun 1994)-and his interest in how both scientific and local communities define the historical value of objects.
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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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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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IMAGES (from top): Fred Wilson, E Pluribus Unum, artist's rendering, Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Thornton Dial at Dial Metal Patterns, 2009; Photo by Tad Fruits. Marcus Coates, Journey to a Lower World, 2004; Performance still; Courtesy the artist, photo by Nick David.
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| Art21 Educators 2011-2012: Apply Now |
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Application deadline extended to Monday, March 28, 2011--apply today!
Art21 Educators is launching its third year as an intensive, year-long professional development initiative and learning community. The program is designed to support K-12 teachers of visual arts, language arts, humanities, social studies, and media arts who are interested in bringing contemporary art, artists, and themes into their classrooms.
For the 2011-2012 year, the program is expanding its focus to discover new ways that contemporary art can support teaching and learning both in the arts and when arts are combined with other disciplines such as language arts, social studies, and history.
Applications must be received in the Art21 office by Monday, March 28, 2011. We will notify applicants by Friday, April 22, 2011.
Visit our site for more information about the program, to download an application form, and to read the program FAQs.
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| Art21 at the 2011 National Art Education Association Convention |
Are you headed to Seattle for the National Art Education Association Annual Convention this weekend? Art21 will present a series of workshops, presentations, and events including the convention's opening keynote address, featuring artist Mark Dion on Friday, March 19. Join us and hear from artists and educators engaged in making and thinking about the art and ideas of our times.
Visit our site for the full list of programs organized by Art21 at this year's NAEA convention, and visit the NAEA site for more information about the convention.
IMAGE: Mark Dion, American, born 1961. Neukom Vivarium, 2006. Installation view: Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle. Mixed-media installation; Greenhouse structure: 80 ft. L overall (24.38 m). Seattle Art Museum, Gift of Sally and William Neukom, American Express Company, Seattle Garden Club, Mark Torrance Foundation, and Committee of 33, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum, 2007.1. Photo: Paul Macapia. Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum.
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| Support Art21 |
Every Art21 project--from the Art in the Twenty First Century PBS television series to the online short-format video series Exclusive to Art21's free workshops for educators--depends on the generosity of individuals and foundations who choose to invest in Art21's vision. These donations directly support the costs of:
- Filming artists in settings ranging from a foundry in China to an arid mountainside in Texas to galleries and museums in London
- Presenting hundreds of free screening events in community centers, museums, and schools each year
- Producing and distributing Art21's free education resources to teachers and students worldwide
Gifts from individuals and foundations amount to an average of 55% of Art21's annual budget and are essential building blocks for Art21 programs as well as a key to our organization's longevity.
We hope that you will consider making a donation to Art21 today and join us in bringing audiences around the world unprecedented access to the work and process of today's leading artists. Thank you for your support of Art21!
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| Shop Art21 |
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
This DVD provides an in-depth portrait of South African artist William Kentridge as he creates a series of new works, including a staging of Shostakovich's The Nose at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Miss a season? Looking for a particular artist's segment? All five seasons of Art in the Twenty-First Century are available on DVD and digital download, giving you first-hand access to today's most compelling artists and thought-provoking themes. (Season 5 is also available in high-definition Blu-ray.)
Companion books
Spanning all five seasons, the Art in the Twenty-First Century companion books feature in-depth interviews with all 86 series-featured artists, 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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