ART:21 RSS feed for WLIW programming.http://watch.wliw.orgen-ushttp://watch.wliw.orgSat, 11 Feb 2012 00:15:09 -0500Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:15:09 -0500http://watch.wliw.org/video/1619754531/Rich in visual imagery and music, this program gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and process of William Kentridge, the South African artist whose acclaimed charcoal drawings, animations, video installations, shadow plays, mechanical puppets, tapestries, sculptures, live performance pieces, and operas have made him one of the most dynamic and exciting contemporary artists working today.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1619754531/10/22/2010A rare, in-depth look at the life and work of the internationally acclaimed artist.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1633511278/Composer Philip Miller talks about his long-time collaboration with William Kentridge, scoring and performing original music for the artist's animated films and the multi-channel video installation "I am not me, the horse is not mine" (2009).http://watch.wliw.org/video/1633511278/11/04/2010Composer Philip Miller talks about his long-time collaboration with William Kentridge.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentMusicMusicPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1573909071/"William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible" (2010) gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and creative process of William Kentridge, the South African artist whose acclaimed work has made him one of the most dynamic and exciting contemporary artists working today.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1573909071/09/14/2010"William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible" premiered October 21, 2010Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentPerforming ArtsPerforming ArtsFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1567984520/Carrie Mae Weems and David Alan Grier have an intimate discussion on a range of topics including childhood idols, the definition of blackness, race and politics during Obama's presidency, and a desire to make work that addresses not only personal identity but also the broader human condition.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1567984520/09/14/2010Carrie Mae Weems and David Alan Grier have an intimate discussion.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1534158225/The Present Perfect with Art21 featured artists Oliver Herring and Laurie Simmons in conversation with Robert MacNeil (formerly of the MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour), as well as with live and online audiences, about the role of collaboration and performance in contemporary art and everyday life.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1534158225/09/14/2010Oliver Herring and Laurie Simmons with Robert MacNeil on collaboration and performance.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1569331856/In her Beijing studio, Cao Fei reflects on the behavior of avatars in the digital environment of Second Life and the motivations behind people who explore and inhabit virtual worlds. The video showcases Cao's project RMB City and the many avatars that frequent it, including the artist's own avatar China Tracy.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1569331856/09/14/2010Cao Fei reflects on the behavior of avatars in the digital environment and virtual worlds.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1281771991/Artists invent new grammars, systems, and logics in today's supercharged, information-based society. Featuring artists Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja, and Allan McCollum.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1281771991/09/14/2010Artists invent new grammars, systems & logics in today's information-based society.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1281770054/Artists capture the sensibility of our age by satirizing society and reinventing icons of literature, art history, and popular culture. Featuring artists Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman, and Paul McCarthy.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1281770054/09/14/2010Artists satirize society & reinvent icons of literature, art history, & popular culture.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1281753428/Artists transport us to imaginary worlds and altered states of consciousness with hallucinatory, irreverent, and sublime works. Featuring artists Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen, and Cao Fei.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1281753428/09/14/2010Artists transport us to imaginary worlds with hallucinatory, irreverent & sublime works.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1281748949/Artists explore conscience and reconcile the past and present while exposing injustice and expressing tolerance for others. Featuring artists William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, and Doris Salcedo.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1281748949/12/20/2011Artists explore conscience; reconcile past & present; expose injustice; express tolerance.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1567984505/Kerry James Marshall discusses three recent paintings, all Untitled (2008), during the installation of his exhibition Black Romantic at Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1567984505/09/14/2010Kerry James Marshall discusses three recent paintings, all Untitled (2008).Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239798931/Contemporary artists address contradiction, ambiguity, and truth. Featuring artists Mark Bradford, Catherine Sullivan, Robert Ryman, and Allora & Calzadilla.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239798931/09/14/2010Contemporary artists address contradiction, ambiguity, and truth.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239788836/Artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today. Featuring artists Nancy Spero, An-My Le, Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239788836/09/14/2010Artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239798902/Artists explore how our understanding of the natural world becomes deeply cultural. Featuring artists Ursula von Rydingsvard, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Robert Adams, and Mark Dion.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239798902/09/14/2010Artists explore how our understanding of the natural world becomes deeply cultural.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239665588/Artists explore the roles that intuition, emotion, fantasy, and escapism play in contemporary art. Featuring artists Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, and Pierre Huyghe.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239665588/09/14/2010Artists explore intuition, emotion, fantasy, & escapism in contemporary art.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239627128/Spontaneous and joyful, subversive or amusing, play can take many forms in daily life as well as in contemporary art. Featuring artists Jessica Stockholder, Ellen Gallagher, Arturo Herrera, and Oliver Herring, with an introduction by Grant Hill and an original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239627128/09/14/2010Play can take many forms in daily life as well as in contemporary art.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239615688/Artists explore how we organize life and the ways in which we capture knowledge and attempt greater understanding. Featuring artists Matthew Ritchie, Fred Wilson, Richard Tuttle, and Roni Horn, with an introduction by Sam Waterson and an original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239615688/09/14/2010Artists explore the ways in which we attempt greater understanding.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239603168/Artists explore how memory functions and how to frame the past in their work. Featuring artists Susan Rothenberg, Mike Kelley, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Josiah McElheny, with an introduction by Isabella Rossellini and an original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239603168/09/14/2010Artists explore how memory functions and how to frame the past in their work.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239603151/From politics to mass media, the theme of power pervades daily life and is reflected in the ideas and concerns of contemporary artists. Featuring artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Laylah Ali, Krzysztof Wodiczko, and Ida Applebroog, with an introduction by David Alan Grier and an original video artwork by Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239603151/09/14/2010The theme of power pervades the ideas and concerns of contemporary artists.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionFilm & TelevisionEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1239552786/Artists use irony, goofiness, satire, and sarcasm in their work, being funny and critical at the same time. Featuring artists Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray, and Walton Ford, with an introduction by Charles Atlas and Margaret Cho.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1239552786/09/14/2010Artists are both funny & critical in their work by employing various elements of humor.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1237723563/Artists express longing, love, and human experience in contemporary work. Featuring artists Collier Schorr, Gabriel Orozco, and Janine Antoni, with an introduction by Charles Atlas and Jane Alexander.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1237723563/09/14/2010Artists express longing, love, and human experience in contemporary work.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1237794459/Artists evoke and transform time in their work, relating to art of the ancient past, to nature, and to the rhythms of the life. Featuring artists Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins, and Tim Hawkinson, with an introduction by Charles Atlas and Merce Cunningham.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1237794459/09/14/2010Artists transform time in their work, relating to art of antiquity, to nature, & to life.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1237715781/Artists tell stories in their work, reveal narrative traditions, and record and describe the world around us. Featuring artists Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Trenton Doyle Hancock, with an introduction by Charles Atlas and John Waters.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1237715781/09/14/2010Artists reveal narrative traditions & tell stories in their work.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1237601764/Artists address the idea of consumption by questioning commonly held assumptions about commerce, mass media, and consumer society. Featuring artists Michael Ray Charles, Matthew Barney, Andrea Zittel, and Mel Chin, with an introduction by Barbara Kruger and John McEnroe.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1237601764/09/14/2010Artists question commonly held assumptions about commerce, mass media, & consumer society.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1237561998/Artists address the idea of identity by questioning commonly held assumptions about stereotypes, self-awareness, portraiture, and what it means to be an artist. Featuring artists Bruce Nauman, Kerry James Marshall, Maya Lin, and Louise Bourgeois, with an introduction by William Wegman and Steve Martin.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1237561998/09/14/2010Artists question assumptions about stereotypes, self-awareness, portraiture, & identity.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1237561674/Artists address the idea of spirituality by questioning commonly held assumptions about faith, belief, meditation, and religious symbols. Featuring artists Ann Hamilton, John Feodorov, Shahzia Sikander, and James Turrell, with an introduction by Beryl Korot and S. Epatha Merkerson.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1237561674/09/14/2010Artists question common assumptions about faith, belief, meditation, & religious symbols.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFine ArtsFine ArtsModernModernEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1230660017/Artists explore the idea of place by questioning commonly held assumptions about land, home and national identity. Featuring artists Richard Serra, Sally Mann, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, and Pepon Osorio, with an introduction by Laurie Anderson.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1230660017/09/14/2010Artists question commonly held assumptions about land, home and national identity.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesFine ArtsFine ArtsLiterature & WritingLiterature & WritingModernModernEpisode