Art 21 [videorecording (DVD)] : art in the twenty-first century : seasons one and two / a production of Art 21, Inc. ; created and produced by Susan Sollins, Susan Dowling ; directors, Catherine Tatge, Deborah Shaffer.
Hosts (season one): Steve Martin, Laurie Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson, John McEnroe ; (season two) John Waters, Jane Alexander, Merce Cunningham, Margaret Cho. Artists featured in Season One include: Laurie Anderson, Matthew Barney, Louise Bourgeois, Michael Ray Charles, Mel Chin, John Feodorov, Ann Hamilton, Margaret Kilgallen, Beryl Korot, Barbara Kruger, Maya Lin, Sally Mann, Kerry James Marshall, Barry McGee, Bruce Nauman, PepoĢn Osorio, Richard Serra, Shahzia Sikander, James Turrell, William Wegman, and Andrea Zittel. Artists featured in Season Two include: Eleanor Antin, Janine Antoni, Charles Atlas, Vija Celmins, Walton Ford, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Tim Hawkinson, Elizabeth Murray, Gabriel Orozco, Raymond Pettibon, Paul Pfeiffer, Martin Puryear, Collier Schorr, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Kara Walker.
Contents:
Disc one: Place / Spirituality / Identity / Consumption -- Disc two: Stories / Loss and desire / Time / Humor.
Summary:
"Seaons One and Two of this unique series presents 37 diverse artists working in the United States today, taking viewers behind the scenes--and beyond the museum or gallery experience--into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. Themes provide a connective thread between profiles of three to five artists per program (four hour-long programs per season). The artists, including painters, photographers, sculptors, performance, and video artists, demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice across the United States and reveak the depth of intergenerational and multicultural talent"--Container.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.