PBS debuts its on 四虎影院 next month. The show features twentieth century contemporary artists from the United States, Europe, and Latin America and takes viewers to their studios and installations. At 1 p.m. on Think, host Krys Boyd will talk to , 础谤迟21鈥檚 executive producer and curator, . First, get acquainted with this season's artists.
This season will be focusing on four main topics: , , , and . Each of these topics is explored in separate episodes each of which looks at the art of four different contemporary artists. Get familiar with the featured artists:
, a Cuban performance and installation artist who spends her time between Havana and Chicago
, a conceptual artist from Mexico who is most well known for his work with found objects
, an artist based in New York who works with new materials that he purposefully ruins
, a contemporary filmmaker and video artist
, a trained graphic designer who now creates installation art
, a painter who creates collages using images, photographs, and various objects, such as string, and plastic
, a painter who creates large, spray-painted sculptural environments
, a photographer who has focused her work on exploring her own Mexican culture through landscapes and self-portraits
, a performance and video artist who works with many different mediums, such as video, drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation
, a sculptor who works with natural materials, such as pollen and rice
, a geographer and photographer who makes the invisible visible and dissects government secrecy
, a sculptor who works to push the boundaries on traditional art
Click through the slideshow above to see some of these artists鈥� work, and watch the videos in the playlist below to see previews of the artists that are highlighted in Art:21.
The season premieres on October 24 on 四虎影院 TV at 9 p.m.
Listen to Think Monday through Thursday at noon and 9 p.m. on 四虎影院 90.1. You can also
