Art:21 - Art in the 21st Century

What role do intuition, emotion, fantasy, and escapism play in contemporary art? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary “Romance” explores these questions in the work of the artists Pierre Huyghe, Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, and Laurie Simmons.

How do contemporary artists engage politics, inequality, and the many conflicts that besiege the world today? How do artists use their work to discuss or oppose misery, turmoil, and injustice? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary “Protest” explores these questions in the work of the artists Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, An-My Lê, and Nancy Spero.

How is our understanding of the natural world deeply cultural? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary “Ecology” explores these questions in the work of the artists Robert Adams, Mark Dion, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and Ursula von Rydingsvard.

How do contemporary artists address contradiction, ambiguity, and truth? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary “Paradox” explores these questions in the work of the artists Allora & Calzadilla, Mark Bradford, Robert Ryman, and Catherine Sullivan.