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Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 12 Episodes

  • 2001-2026
  • 12 Seasons
  • PBS Home Video
  • Documentary
  • TV-PG
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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.

Season 12 Episode Guide

Season 12

3 Episodes 2025 - 2026

Episode 1

Between Worlds

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

The artists in "Between Worlds" create paintings, beadwork, photographs, films, and more to reexamine histories of colonization and migration, reveal the complex relationships between their personal lives and the cultures they move between, and find ways to build connections where none before existed. This hour-long documentary features Sophie Calle, Lubaina Himid, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Dyani White Hawk.

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Episode 2

Realms of the Real

Wed, Feb 11, 2026

Artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Ragnar Kjartansson, Candice Lin, and Tomás Saraceno expand on the realities of shared history to create fantastical and speculative worlds, offering new possibilities for culture, identity, and the future.

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Episode 3

Human Nature

Wed, Jun 10, 2026

The artists in "Human Nature" explore the fundamental questions of what it means to be human. Through their work, they tackle questions of identity, labor, tradition, family, and the environment, creating works of art that reflect the fullness of the human experience. This hour-long documentary features Lenka Clayton, Josh Kline, Delcy Morelos, and Sin Wai Kin.

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