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artists — a to z
Creative innovators whose works resist categorization, the
visual artists in the Art:21 documentary series represent a striking
variety of backgrounds and philosophies. Viewed individually, each
offers
a unique perspective
on what it means to be an artist. Taken as a whole, their
work is testament to the astonishing richness and scope of
artistic production in the United States today.
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Robert Adams | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1937 in Orange, NJ
Lives: Northwestern Oregon, OR
Art:21 Episode: “Ecology” |
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Laylah Ali | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1968 in Buffalo, NY
Lives: Williamstown, MA
Art:21 Episode: “Power” |
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Allora & Calzadilla | BIOGRAPHY
Born: A-1974 in Philadelphia, PA
C-1972 in Havana, Cuba
Live: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Art:21 Episode: “Paradox” |
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Laurie Anderson | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1947 in Chicago, IL
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Place” |
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Eleanor Antin | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1935 in New York City, NY
Lives: San Diego, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Humor” |
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Janine Antoni | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1964 in Freeport, Bahamas
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: Loss & Desire |
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Ida Applebroog | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1929 in Bronx, NY
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Power” |
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Charles Atlas | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1958 in St. Louis, MO
Lives: New York City & Paris
Art:21 Episodes: Season Two |
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Matthew Barney | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1967 in San Francisco, CA
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Consumption” |
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Louise Bourgeois | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1911 in Paris, France
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Identity”
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Mark Bradford | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1961 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives: Los Angeles, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Paradox” |
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Cai Guo-Qiang | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1957 in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, China
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Power” |
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Vija Celmins | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1938 in Riga, Latvia
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Time” |
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Mark Dion | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1961 in New Bedford, MA
Lives: Pennsylvania, PA
Art:21 Episode: “Ecology” |
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Walton Ford | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1960 in Larchmont, NY
Lives: Hillsdale, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Humor” |
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Ellen Gallagher | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1965 in Providence, RI
Lives: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Art:21 Episode: “Structures” |
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Trenton Doyle
Hancock | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1974 in Oklahoma City, OK
Lives: Houston, TX
Art:21 Episode: “Stories” |
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Tim Hawkinson | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1960 in San Francisco, CA
Lives: Los Angeles, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Humor” |
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Arturo Herrera | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1959 in Caracas, Venezuela
Lives: NY, NY & Berlin, Germany
Art:21 Episode: “Play” |
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Oliver Herring | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1964 in Heidelberg, Germany
Lives: Brooklyn, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Play” |
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Jenny Holzer | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1950 in Gallipolis, OH
Lives: Hoosick Falls, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Protest” |
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Pierre Huyghe | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1962 in Paris, France
Lives: NY, NY & Paris, France
Art:21 Episode: “Romance” |
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Hubbard & Birchler | BIOGRAPHY
Born: H-1965 in Dublin, Ireland
B-1962 in Baden, Switzerland
Live: Austin, TX
Art:21 Episodes: Season Three |
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Alfredo Jaar | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1956 in Santiago, Chile
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Protest” |
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Mike Kelley | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1954 in Detroit, MI
Lives: Los Angeles, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Memory” |
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Margaret Kilgallen | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1967 in Washington, D.C.
Died: 2001 in San Francisco, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Place” |
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Barbara Kruger | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1945 in Newark, NJ
Lives: New York City & Los Angeles
Art:21 Episode: “Consumption” |
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An-My Lê | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1960 in Saigon, Vietnam
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Protest” |
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Maya Lin | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1959 in Athens, OH
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Identity” |
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Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1961 in Madrid, Spain
Lives: Chicago, IL
Art:21 Episode: “Ecology” |
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Sally Mann | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1951 in Lexington, VA
Lives: Lexington, VA
Art:21 Episode: “Place” |
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Kerry James
Marshall | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1955 in Birmingham, AL
Lives: Chicago, IL
Art:21 Episode: “Identity” |
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Josiah McElheny | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1966 in Boston, MA
Lives: Brooklyn, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Memory” |
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Barry McGee | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1966 in San Francisco, CA
Lives: San Francisco, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Place” |
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Elizabeth Murray | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1940 in Chicago, IL
Died: 2007 in Upstate New York
Art:21 Episode: “Humor” |
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Bruce Nauman | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1941 in Fort Wayne, IN
Lives: Galisteo, NM
Art:21 Episode: “Identity” |
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Gabriel Orozco | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1962 in Jalapa, Mexico
Lives: NYC, Mexico City, & Paris
Art:21 Episode: “Loss & Desire” |
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Pepón Osorio | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1955 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Lives: Philadelphia, PA
Art:21 Episode: “Place” |
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Raymond Pettibon | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1957 in Tucson, Arizona
Lives: Hermosa Beach, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Humor” |
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Judy Pfaff | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1946 in London, England
Lives: Kingston and Tivoli, New York
Art:21 Episode: “Romance” |
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Paul Pfeiffer | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1966 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Time” |
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Lari Pittman | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1952 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives: Los Angeles, CA
Art:21 Episode: “Romance” |
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Martin Puryear | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1941 in Washington, D.C.
Lives: Hudson Valley, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Time” |
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Matthew Ritchie | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1964 in London, England
Lives: New York, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Structures” |
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Susan Rothenberg | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1945 in Buffalo, NY
Lives: Galisteo, NM
Art:21 Episode: “Memory” |
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Robert Ryman | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1930 in Nashville, TV
Lives: NY, NY & Pennsylvania, PA
Art:21 Episode: “Paradox” |
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Richard Serra | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1939 in San Francisco, CA
Lives: NYC & Nova Scotia, Canada
Art:21 Episode: “Place” |
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Shahzia Sikander | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1969 in Lahore, Pakistan
Lives: NYC & Houston, TX
Art:21 Episode: “Spirituality” |
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Laurie Simmons | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1949 in Long Island, NY
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Romance” |
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Kiki Smith | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1954 in Nuremberg, Germany
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Stories” |
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Nancy Spero | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1926 in Cleveland, OH
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Protest” |
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Jessica Stockholder | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1959 in Seattle, WA
Lives: New Haven, CT
Art:21 Episode: “Play” |
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Hiroshi Sugimoto | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1948 in Tokyo, Japan
Lives: NYC & Tokyo, Japan
Art:21 Episode: “Memory” |
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Do-Ho Suh | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1962 in Seoul, Korea
Lives: NYC & Seoul, Korea
Art:21 Episode: “Stories” |
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Catherine Sullivan | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1968 in Los Angeles, CA
Lives: Chicago, IL
Art:21 Episode: “Paradox” |
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Richard Tuttle | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1941 in Rahway, NJ
Lives: New Mexico and NYC
Art:21 Episode: “Structures” |
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Ursula von Rydingsvard | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1942 in Deensen, Germany
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Ecology” |
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Kara Walker | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1969 in Stockton, CA
Lives: New York City, NY
Art:21 Episode: “Stories” |
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William Wegman | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1943 in Holyoke, MA
Lives: NYC & Maine
Art:21 Episode: “Identity” |
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Krzystof Wodiczko | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1943 in Warsaw, Poland
Lives: Cambridge, MA & NYC
Art:21 Episode: “Power” |
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Andrea Zittel | BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1965 in Escondido, CA
Lives: Joshua Tree, CA & NYC
Art:21 Episode: “Consumption” |
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