ART21

Season 12 Preview

Art21 produces features focusing exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists throughout the world, including the Peabody Award-winning biennial series "Art in the Twenty-First Century." Intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work and watch their process as they transform inspiration into art.

ART21

Season 12

Season 12 Preview

October 17, 2025

The Peabody Award-winning documentary series Art in the Twenty-First Century returns for Season...

Season 11

Bodies of Knowledge

S11E2

Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art....

Extended Preview

S11E1

Twelve of America's most innovative artists rise to the challenge of our current moment.

Everyday Icons

S11E1

Four contemporary artists breathe new life into humanity's artforms, icons and monuments.

Season 10

Borderlands

S10E3

Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity...

Beijing

S10E2

Featuring artists Guan Xiao, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong, Xu Bing, and Yin Xiuzhen.

London

S10E1

Featuring artists John Akomfrah, Phyllida Barlow, Anish Kapoor, and Christian Marclay.

Season 9

San Francisco Bay Area

S9E3

Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.

Johannesburg

S9E1

Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.

Berlin

S9E2

Featuring Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Olafur Eliasson, Hiwa K, and Susan Philipsz.