ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 4)

Romance The premiere hour features four distinctly different artists whose works pose questions about the role of emotion, regret, fantasy and nostalgia in contemporary art: Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff and Pierre Huyghe.

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 4)

Protest The second installment examines the ways in which four artists use their work to picture war, express outrage and empathize with the suffering of others: Nancy Spero, An-My Lê, Alfredo Jaar and Jenny Holzer.

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 4)

Ecology This program introduces viewers to four artists whose works pose questions about the relationships between nature and culture: Ursula von Rydingsvard, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Robert Adams and Mark Dion.

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 4)

Paradox The final episode of the series showcases five artists who, through uniquely different styles of work, address and respond to contradiction, conflict and ambiguityand examine the relationship between mystery and meaning in art: Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Robert Ryman, Mark Bradford and Catherine Sullivan.