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ART21
Legacy
Season 7
Episode 3
Why do we break with some traditions and perpetuate others? Artists in this episode use life experiences and family heritage to explore new aesthetic terrain. Featuring artists Wolfgang Laib, Tania Bruguera, and Abraham Cruzvillegas.
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![Friends and Strangers](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/595605a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2FnhtsCXz-asset-mezzanine-16x9-2ocCQqm.jpg)
55:11
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
![Bodies of Knowledge](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b5ab399/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2FV92L7rJ-asset-mezzanine-16x9-x7pWHHa.jpg)
55:12
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
![Everyday Icons](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad4b25a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2FO0BYMdO-asset-mezzanine-16x9-9ptJsFS.jpg)
55:14
Four contemporary artists breathe new life into humanity's artforms, icons and monuments.
![Borderlands](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/31ddb0a/2147483647/strip/true/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2FX9LrCV9-asset-original-hBH0Esh.jpg)
55:20
Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
![San Francisco Bay Area](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2ee5d2b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2FqHnxCaQ-asset-original-CLHHSWP.jpg)
55:13
Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.
![Johannesburg](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3607a5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2F5byZAd6-asset-original-LIBid30.jpg)
55:04
Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.
![Los Angeles](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f0ade8d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2Fpbs%2Fart-21%2F239381%2Fimages%2Foriginal_454.jpg)
55:18
Featuring artists Diana Thater, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, and Edgar Arceneaux.
![Mexico City](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2819617/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/768x432!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.pbs.org%2Fvideo-assets%2Fpbs%2Fart-21%2F238641%2Fimages%2Foriginal_259.jpg)
55:16
Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.