Art21 Season 2, Ep. 2 "Loss and Desire"

How do contemporary artworks embody emotion? How do artists express longing, love, and human experience in their work? The Art:21 documentary "Loss & Desire" explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Collier Schorr, Gabriel Orozco, and Janine Antoni.
  • Runtime: 54 minutes
  • Original air date: September 17, 2003
  • Network: PBS
 
 
 
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  Episode   Original Air Date
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1. Stories
  September 9, 2003
How do artists tell stories in their work? How does contemporary art reflect and reveal narrative traditions? How does the art of today record and describe the world around us? The Art:21 documentary "Stories" explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Trenton Doyle Hancock.
 
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2. Loss and Desire
  September 17, 2003
How do contemporary artworks embody emotion? How do artists express longing, love, and human experience in their work? The Art:21 documentary "Loss & Desire" explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Collier Schorr, Gabriel Orozco, and Janine Antoni.
 
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3. Time
  September 10, 2003
How do artists evoke and transform time in their work? Can a work of contemporary art be timeless? How does contemporary art relate to art of the ancient past, to nature, and to the rhythms of the life? The Art:21 documentary "Time" explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins, and Tim Hawkinson.
 
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4. Humor
  October 1, 2003
How do artists use irony, goofiness, satire, and sarcasm in their work? Can an artwork be funny and critical at the same time? Do contemporary artists always take themselves seriously? The Art:21 documentary "Humor" explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray, and Walton Ford.
 
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Episode 2, "Loss and Desire"
Synopsis: How do contemporary artworks embody emotion? How do artists express longing, love, and human experience in their work? The Art:21 documentary "Loss & Desire" explores these questions through the work of Charles Atlas, Collier Schorr, Gabriel Orozco, and Janine Antoni.
Original air date: September 17, 2003
Runtime: 54 minutes
ASIN: B002VVG5L4
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,728 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 2
Synopsis: "Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century" is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, and it uses the medium of television to provide an experience of the visual arts that goes far beyond a gallery visit. Fascinating and intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work, watch their process as they transform inspiration into art, and hear their thoughts as they grapple with the physical and visual challenges of achieving their artistic visions.
Season year: 2003
Network: PBS
ASIN: B002VVG3PM
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