Art in the Twenty-First Century
Timely and timeless, global and local, beautiful and provocative, contemporary art challenges the viewer to look at the world in new ways. Contemporary artists grapple with the complex issues of our time, ask tough questions and make works that delight, amaze, and sometimes unsettle audiences worldwide. In its fifth season, Art in the Twenty-First Century invites audiences to experience firsthand the complex artistic process behind some of today’s most intriguing and controversial art, featuring 14 of today’s most accomplished artists — spanning five continents — in their own environments and in their own words.
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 Compassion
The first episode features artists whose works explore conscience and the possibility of understanding and reconciling past and present, while exposing injustice and expressing tolerance for others. Pictured: Doris Salcedo’s Shibboleth, 2007. Installation at Turbine Hall in Tate Modern, London. Concrete and metal, 548 feet long.
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 Fantasy
The second episode presents artists whose works defy convention and transport the viewer to unreal worlds and altered states of consciousness. Pictured: Jeff Koons’ Bear and Policeman, 1988. Polychromed wood, 85 x 43 x 37 inches.
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 Transformation
The third episode features artists who inhabit the characters they create and capture the sensibilities of our age. Pictured: Yinka Shonibare’s The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Asia), 2008. Type C photograph mounted on aluminum, 72 x 49½ inches. Edition 5/5, CB Collection, Tokyo, Japan.
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 Systems
The fourth episode features artists who realize complex projects, whether through acts of appropriation or accumulation, or through the creation of projects so vast in scope as to nearly elude comprehension. Pictured: Kimsooja’s To Breathe - A Mirror Woman, 2006. Installation at The Crystal Palace, Madrid. Diffraction grating film, mirror, and sound performance piece by the artist from The Weaving Factory, 2004.
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