William Kentridge was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1955. He attended the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1973–76), Johannesburg Art Foundation (1976–78), and studied mime and ...

“What is the difference between art as a hobby & ‘living an artful life’?” was a question I posed recently to a class of students in one of the high school art classes I teach on the Upper West Side ...

Educator Guides are designed to be used as a resource in the classroom before, during, and after viewing Art21 films. These guides provide information about selected artists and themes, questions for ...

Artist Laylah Ali discusses her work’s relationship to portraiture and the role of performance, symmetry, and violence in her paintings. Art21: Do you think that the term portrait accurately describes ...

Robert Adams discusses his personal motivations for art-making, as well as his own understanding of beauty and the purpose of art. Art21What would you say making art is about, for you? Adams: Recently ...

In 2008, twenty of Cindy Sherman’s History Portraits (1989–1990) were exhibited at Skarstedt Gallery in New York City. In the following interview, Sherman walks Art21 through the exhibition and ...

Look for the plus icon next to videos throughout the site to add them here. Save videos to watch later, or make a selection to play back-to-back using the autoplay feature. Paul Pfeiffer discusses his ...

Look for the plus icon next to videos throughout the site to add them here. Save videos to watch later, or make a selection to play back-to-back using the autoplay feature. Paul Pfeiffer discusses the ...

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Artist Janine Antoni discusses her video piece Touch and her sculptural installation Moor. ART21: Can you tell me about your piece, Touch? Where did the idea come from for this work? ANTONI: While ...

Abigail DeVille was born in 1981 in New York, where she lives and works. Maintaining a long-standing interest in marginalized people and places, DeVille creates site-specific immersive installations ...