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August 28, 2013
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Banner: Artist Kiki Smith works on a print at Harlan & Weaver, New York, 2002. Production still from the Exclusive film, Kiki Smith: Printmaking. © Art21, Inc. 2013. Left: Artist Jacolby Satterwhite in his New York City studio, 2013. Production still from the New York Close Up film, Jacolby Satterwhite Dances with His Self. © Art21, Inc. 2013. |
 New Videos in Exclusive and New York Close Up |
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In this film, artist Jacolby Satterwhite crafts surreal 3D animated videos while transporting characters from his virtual worlds into the streets of New York City. |
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Filmed in late 2010, artist Rackstraw Downes discusses his interest in painting altered landscapes, such as the sand hills overlooking Presidio, Texas. |
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Filmed in 2012, artist Barry McGee discusses the work of his friends, family and a younger generation of street artists that he included in his retrospective exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. |
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Filmed in 2002 at the printmaking workshop Harlan & Weaver, artist Kiki Smith discusses the challenges and pleasures of printmaking. |
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| 100 Artists: New Videos, Images, Interviews, and More |
As part of the year-long 100 Artists celebration, Art21 will release previously unpublished content from our rich archive, as well as new material produced in collaboration with the artists: films, interviews, lists, updates, and more.
In addition to the videos featured in this month's issue of Art21 News, highlights from the past month include:
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Art21 on Tumblr
Visit the Art21 Tumblr for exclusive 100 Artists-related content, including photosets and animated GIFs from Art21 films. |
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New Image Slideshows on Art21.org
New image slideshows are being added to the Art21 website on a regular basis, drawing from images featured throughout all of Art21 films. Featured this month is a new slideshow showing artist Sally Mann at work. |
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New Text Interviews on Art21.org
New to the Art21 website this month is a previously unpublished interview with Paul McCarthy, in which the artist discusses his videos, from early productions like Ma Bell (1971) up through later works like Bossy Burger (1991). Read the full interview, Paul McCarthy: Laughing His Way Into Character, on Art21.org |
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| Access 100 Artists: Host or Attend a Screening |
During the 100 Artists campaign, we want our materials in the hands of as many arts organizations and institutions as possible--as well as devoted Art21 News readers and recipients.
To date, Art21 has confirmed over 200 partners across the globe, spread over 6 continents. That is a total of nearly 950 screenings throughout 40 countries. Find a screening event near you on Art21.org.
This month, we welcome new partners in Indiana, Mauritius, Reunion Island Bangladesh, Ghana, Bolivia, and Nepal. We would also like to put out a special call for Art21 fans to host screenings in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, Minnesota, and Mississippi. Art21 viewers abroad are invited to share the enthusiasm they have for Art21 artists and films with their communities by hosting screening events.
Visit Art21.org for more information on how to host or attend a free Access 100 Artists screening.
Current Access partners: Let us know how your screening goes by sharing photos, comments, and stories across social media using #Art21Access, or by sending them to access [AT] art21.org.
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Highlights from the Art21 Blog
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| | Blogger-in-Residence
On August 1, we welcomed self-proclaimed "visual and critical studies geek" Dorothy Santos. Based in San Francisco (ground zero for digital innovation), Dorothy is writing about networks with an interest in crowd sourced artworks, social media, mobile devices, and "digital colonialism." Read her post, The Open Internet: From Virtuality to Physicality, in which she contemplates online books and what is really free to consumers. |
Want to write for the Art21 Blog? We are currently seeking thoughtful pitches on the theme "failure." Send your pitch and two writing samples to blog [at] art21 [dot] org.
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Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991. Photogravure and screenprint: 73 3/4 × 37 7/8 in. Edition no. 60/60. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Print Committee 93.94
Stephanie Syjuco, Free Texts: An Open Source Reading Room (detail), 2012. Commissioned by the ZERO1 Biennial, San Jose, CA. September 12-December 5, 2012.
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| Support Art21: Help Inspire a More Creative World |
Each year, Art21 provides free resources to 35,000 teachers for their classrooms, impacting 2.3 million students. Teachers use Art21 films in subject areas as diverse as language arts, sciences, English literature, history and, of course, visual art. With thousands of teachers and millions of students relying on Art21 to deliver high-caliber films and educational materials, today we appeal to you.
Every Art21 program depends on the generosity of individuals. Together, we make a difference.
Your donation directly supports:
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Please consider making a donation to Art21 today and helping us help teachers spark creativity worldwide. Thank you for your support.
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| Available Now: The Art in the Twenty-First Century Box Set |
The Art in the Twenty-First Century Collection
For the first time, all 24 one-hour programs spanning the all 6 seasons of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series are available in a beautiful box-set edition. The complete collection, showing how contemporary art can change how we see the world around us, is available today through ShopPBS.org and other retailers.
Single seasons of the Art in the Twenty-First Century series are also available as individual DVD sets (Seasons 1 and 2 are packaged in a 2-disc set). Each season includes 4 hours of programming featuring profiles of 12-16 of today's leading contemporary artists.
William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
Art21's Peabody Award-winning feature film 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. William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible is available on DVD from ShopPBS and other retailers.
Companion books
Spanning all six seasons, the Art in the Twenty-First Century companion books feature in-depth interviews with all 100 series-featured artists, high-quality images, and essays from Art21 Executive Director Susan Sollins. The Season Six Companion Book is available today at Art21.org
Visit ShopPBS.org to view all available products from Art21.
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