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art21

2001 · 12 seasons

A calm, thoughtful look at people making things, inviting you to slow down and see the world through an artist's eyes.

Created by
Susan Sollins, Susan Dowling
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Claire Danes, Sophie Calle, Lubaina Himid
Overview
The first series on television in the U.S. to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists, "Art in the Twenty-First Century" is a Peabody Award-winning biennial program that allows viewers to observe the artists at work, watch as they transform inspiration into art, and hear how they struggle with both the physical and visual challenges of achieving their visions. "Art in the Twenty-First Century" airs on PBS and online in the U.S. Full episodes are available to watch on Art21.org and YouTube.

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Created by
Susan Sollins, Susan Dowling
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Claire Danes, Sophie Calle, Lubaina Himid
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • work
  • ambition
  • memory
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Susan Sollins, Susan Dowling
Starring
Claire Danes, Sophie Calle, Lubaina Himid, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Dyani White Hawk, Ragnar Kjartansson, Candice Lin, Tomás Saraceno
Music
Joel Pickard
Cinematography
Eric Phillips-Horst, Miasarah Lai
Length
12 seasons, 43 episodes, 60 min each
Network
PBS
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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