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) | 1 | Place | Sally Mann | 0:00 | 09/21/2001 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1 (2001) | 1 | Place | Pepón Osorio | 0:00 | 09/21/2001 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2 (2003) | 1 | Stories |
Charles Atlas, Do-Ho Suh, Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Trenton Doyle Hancock |
0:00 | 09/09/2003 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 3 (2005) | 1 | Power |
Cai Guo-Qiang, Hubbard/Birchler, Ida Applebroog, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Laylah Ali |
0:00 | 09/16/2005 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 4 (2007) | 1 | Romance |
Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, Laurie Simmons, Pierre Huyghe |
0:00 | 10/28/2007 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5 (2009) | 1 | Compassion |
Carrie Mae Weems, Doris Salcedo, William Kentridge |
0:00 | 10/07/2009 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1 (2001) | 1 | Place | Laurie Anderson | 0:00 | 09/21/2001 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1 (2001) | 1 | Place | Richard Serra | 0:00 | 09/21/2001 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2 (2003) | 1 | Stories | Charles Atlas | 0:00 | 09/09/2003 |
| Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2 (2003) | 1 | Stories | Kara Walker | 0:00 | 09/09/2003 |
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