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ART21
Fiction
Season 7
Episode 4
What makes a compelling story? How do artists disrupt everyday reality in the service of revealing subtler truths? This episode features artists who explore the virtues of ambiguity, mix genres, and merge aesthetic disciplines to discern not simply what stories mean, but how and why they come to have meaning.
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55:11
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
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55:12
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
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55:14
Four contemporary artists breathe new life into humanity's artforms, icons and monuments.
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55:20
Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
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55:13
Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.
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55:04
Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.
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55:18
Featuring artists Diana Thater, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, and Edgar Arceneaux.
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55:16
Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.