U.S. Department of State Honors Five Art21 Featured Artists
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Beginning in November 2012, the U.S. Department of State celebrates the 50th anniversary of Art in Embassies (AIE), a program that facilitates the Department of State’s public diplomacy through the power of the visual arts.
As part of the celebration, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will honor five artists—Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems—by awarding each artist with the U.S. Department of State's inaugural Medal of Arts. The Medal of Arts is given in recognition of each artist’s outstanding commitment to the AIE program and international cultural exchange.
Over the last decade, Art21 has worked closely with all five honorees, each of whom has extended their relationship with our organization beyond their initial filming sessions for the Art in the Twenty-First Century series. We have experienced first-hand each artist's passionate commitment to facilitating dialogue through visual art, across many cultures. Through our own international screening programs, we have witnessed conversations generated by the work and words of these artists in communities around the world.
Art21 is proud to support these artists in their commitment to cross-cultural dialogue, and we congratulate each artist—Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems—for receiving this very special recognition for their efforts from the U.S. Department of State.
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| Season | Episode number |
Episode name |
Artists | Duration | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1 (2001) | 4 | Consumption | Andrea Zittel | 0:00 | 09/28/2001 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1 (2001) | 4 | Consumption | Mel Chin | 0:00 | 09/28/2001 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4 (2007) | 3 | Ecology |
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0:00 | 11/11/2007 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4 (2007) | 3 | Ecology | Ursula von Rydingsvard | 0:00 | 11/11/2007 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4 (2007) | 3 | Ecology | Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle | 0:00 | 11/11/2007 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4 (2007) | 3 | Ecology | Robert Adams | 0:00 | 11/11/2007 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4 (2007) | 3 | Ecology | Mark Dion | 0:00 | 11/11/2007 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5 (2009) | 2 | Fantasy |
Cao Fei, Florian Maier-Aichen, Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann |
0:00 | 10/14/2009 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5 (2009) | 2 | Fantasy | Jeff Koons | 0:00 | 10/14/2009 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5 (2009) | 2 | Fantasy | Mary Heilmann | 0:00 | 10/14/2009 |
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