Internet Vs Ocean: the essential wires we never think about
Did you know that the internet is held together by a network of undersea cables? And did you also know that these cables can trace their origin back to 1850s?…
How Walton Ford’s Large-Scale Watercolors Satirize the History of Colonialism | Art21
Art21 proudly presents an artist segment, featuring Walton Ford, from the "Humor" episode in Season 2 of the "Art in the Twenty-First Century" series. "Humor" premiered in October 2003 on…
Rug-of-War
For nearly thirty years, Afghani weavers have incorporated images of war into hand-woven rugs
Laylah Ali in “Power” – Season 3 – “Art in the Twenty-First Century” | Art21
Art21 proudly presents an artist segment, featuring Laylah Ali, from the "Power" episode in Season 3 of the "Art in the Twenty-First Century" series. "Power" premiered in September 2005 on…
Secrets of the Planet of the Apes, with Josh Friedman
The Planet of the Apes franchise spans decades and formats: it started as a French novel in 1963, and then jumped the Atlantic to become a long-running series of movies,…
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence…
Skipped Parts
Skipped Parts In 1963, liberal-minded and reckless Lydia Callahan is raising her 14-year-old son, Sam. Lydia's father Caspar, a prominent local businessman, is running for governor of North Carolina, and…
The Mushroom at the End of the World
The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins is a 2015 book by the Chinese American anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing. The book…
An Age of License
Acclaimed cartoonist Lucy Knisley (French Milk, Relish) got an opportunity that most only dream of: a travel-expenses-paid trip to Europe/Scandinavia, thanks to a book tour. An Age of License is Knisley’s comics travel…
Judy Pfaff in “Romance” – Season 4 – “Art in the Twenty-First Century” | Art21
"Romance" premiered in October 2007 on PBS. Balancing intense planning with improvisational decision-making, Judy Pfaff creates exuberant, sprawling sculptures and installations that weave landscape, architecture, and synthetic color into a…