ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: SEASON 5 [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Timely and timeless, global and local, beautiful and provocative, contemporary art challenges us to look at our world in new ways. Contemporary artists grapple with the complex issues of our time, ask tough questions, and make works that delight, amaze, and sometimes unsettle audiences worldwide. Yet rarely are we provided access to the artists who create the art of our time.; ; Season Five of the Peabody Award-winning documentary series presents 14 internationally renowned artists filmed worldwide, at work and speaking in their words -- direct, accessible, and unfiltered -- as they create new art and reveal their perspectives on current affairs, politics, economics, history, popular culture, and more. Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage, ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY allows viewers to experience first-hand the complex processes behind some of today's most intriguing and thought-provoking art.
• Cast: William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, Doris Salcedo, Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen, Cao Fei, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman, Paul McCarthy, Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja, Allan McCollum, Charles Atlas, Catherine Tatge, Susan Sollins, Eve Moros Ortega, Migs Wright, Lizzie Donahue, Mark Sutton
• Director: Charles Atlas
• Runtime: 4:00
• Company: PBS
• Media Format: Series