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art21 - Season 6 (2012)

Audience Score
20

Season 6 Episodes

1. Change

April 13th, 20121 hr

The Season 6 premiere focuses on Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, Ghanian sculptor El Anatsui and American photographer Catherine Opie, whose works often share thematic similarities, including a focus on transformation.

2. Boundaries

April 20th, 20121 hr

Examining the works of sculptor David Altmejd, Japanese animation artist Tabaimo and avante-garde sculptor Lynda Benglis, which explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure through taboo subjects and the innovative use of media.

3. History

April 27th, 20121 hr

Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley and Marina Abramovic, whose works examine historic events and often challenge assumptions about them, are profiled.

4. Balance

May 4th, 20121 hr

The Season 6 finale focuses on oil painter Rackstraw Downes, minimalist painter Robert Mangold and sculptor Sarah Sze. Their works explore the space that lies between art and existence, the seeing and the knowing.

All Seasons

Season 11
Apr 7, 2023
Season 10
Sep 18, 2020
Season 9
Sep 21, 2018
Season 8
Sep 16, 2016
Season 7
Oct 24, 2014
Season 6
Apr 13, 2012
Season 5
Oct 7, 2009
Season 4
Oct 28, 2007
Season 3
Sep 16, 2005
Season 2
Sep 9, 2003
Season 1
Sep 21, 2001