ART21 News
April 23, 2015
IMAGE: Katharina Grosse. Wunderblock, detail, 2013. Installation view at Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX. Production still from the ART21 Exclusive episode, Katharina Grosse: Painting with Color. Artwork courtesy of the artist. Artwork © Katharina Grosse and VG Bild-Kunst Bonn. Photo © ART21, Inc. 2015.
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In this issue of ART21 News:

New Videos Featuring Katharina Grosse & Rashid Johnson

Featured Videos from the ART21 Collection

Highlights from the ART21 Magazine 

For Educators: Download the Learning with ART21 Guide 

Support ART21 Films and Programs

Shop ART21 

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New Videos Featuring Katharina Grosse & Rashid Johnson
VIDEO: Katharina Grosse: Painting with Color
From the series, ART21 Exclusive
Katharina Grosse discusses her use of color when painting on three-dimensional and flat surfaces.
Premiered on April 17, 2015

VIDEO: Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool
From the series, ART21 New York Close Up
Rashid Johnson charts a decade-long aesthetic and professional development from his early portrait photographs to his later conceptually-based sculptures made from glass, wood, and tile.
Premiered on April 3, 2015


Watch full episodes from the ART21 Exclusive series and the ART21 New York Close Up series on ART21.org. Join our communities on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr to catch new episodes as they premiere.

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Featured Videos from the ART21 Collection
VIDEO: Mary Heilmann in "Fantasy"
From Season 5 of Art in the Twenty-First Century
"An artwork can transport a person in a soulful, rich way without having any fear of punishment-or Hell, or sin, or any of those other good things." --Mary Heilmann
Premiered on October 14, 2009

VIDEO: Eleanor Antin in "Humor"
From Season 2 of Art in the Twenty-First Century
"I've got this love affair with the past. When I was a kid, I was fascinated with Greek mythology, and I was passionately in love with the sculptures. ... All those pathetic broken people. It was sort of like a mausoleum of cripples." --Eleanor Antin
Premiered on October 1, 2003



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Highlights from the ART21 Magazine
New in the current "Ruin" issue:
Contributor Abigail Levine recounts her experiences performing Marina Abramović's "Imponderabilia" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 2010.
Writer-in-residence John McKissick traces themes of "ruin" through vignettes illustrated by art and art history.
Columnist Jacquelyn Gleisner investigates the narratives on displacement seen in the work of artist Kameelah Rasheed.

IMAGE: Minerva Cuevas. Offshore, 2014. Oil on compressed wood covered in tar; 40 x 36 ½ inches. Photo by John McKissick.

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For Educators: Download the Learning with ART21 Guide
Download the Learning with ART21 Guide
The Learning with ART21 Guide is a new downloadable resource offering starting points for introducing contemporary art and artists into classroom and community-based learning.

ART21 offers this and additional free resources to spur dialogue, facilitate critical inquiry, support research and exploration, and enhance curricula in a wide range of subject areas.


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Support ART21 Films and Programs
Support Art21
Giving to the ART21 Annual Fund enables the development of new initiatives and provides support for ongoing programming. Examples of Annual Fund dollars at work include the latest ART21 Exclusive episode Katharina Grosse: Painting with Color and the recent ART21 New York Close Up film Rashid Johnson Keeps His Cool.

A donation to ART21 today ensures the release of new films on a continual basis.

Your gift makes a difference.


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Shop ART21
ART21 Season 7 DVD
ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 7
Add ART21's latest PBS-broadcast season to your video collection. Season 7, featuring twelve artists across four new hour-long episodes, is available to purchase on DVD through ShopPBS.org and other retailers, and as digital downloads through iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and Google Play.

Companion Books
The ART21 Art in the Twenty-First Century companion books feature in-depth interviews with the featured artists, high-quality images, and essays from ART21 founder Susan Sollins. Available for Seasons 1 through 6 from ShopPBS.org and other retailers.

ART21 William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible
This Peabody Award-winning feature film provides an in-depth look at South African artist William Kentridge, including his staging of Shostakovich's The Nose at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The film is available on DVD from ShopPBS.org and other retailers.

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