ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 5)

Compassion This episode features artists whose works explore the possibility of understanding and reconciling past and present, while exposing injustice and expressing tolerance for others.

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 5)

Fantasy This episode presents four artists whose works or personal stories transport viewers to imaginary worlds and altered states of consciousness. With works that seem at times hallucinatory, irreverent and sublime, each of these artists pursues a vision first held in the mind’s eye.

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 5)

Transformation Whether observing and satirizing society or reinventing icons of literature, art history and popular culture, the artists featured in this episode capture the sensibilities of our age while at times inhabiting the characters they have created.

ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Season 5)

Systems Artists invent new processes to convey the attitudes of today’s supercharged, information-based society, examining why we find comfort in some systems while rebelling against others. This program features artists who realize complex projects through acts of appropriation or accumulation. In some instances, they create projects vast in scope, which almost elude comprehension.