Art 21 themes
Season one (2001):
- Place – Introduction by artist Laurie Anderson. Featured artists are Richard Serra, Sally Mann, Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, and Pepon Osorio.
- Spirituality – Introduction by Beryl Korot and S. Epatha Merkerson. Featured artists are Ann Hamilton, John Feodorov, Shahzia Sikander, and James Turrell.
- Identity – Introduction by comedian Steve Martin, and artist, William Wegman. Featured artists are Bruce Nauman, Kerry James Marshall, Maya Lin, and Louise Bourgeois.
- Consumption – Introduction by artist Barbara Kruger, and former professional tennis player John McEnroe. Featured artists are Michael Ray Charles, Matthew Barney, Andrea Zittel, and Mel Chin.
- Stories – Introduction by filmmaker John Waters (directed by Charles Atlas). Featured artists are Kara Walker, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh, and Trenton Doyle Hancock.
- Loss and Desire – Introduction by four-time Oscar-nominated actress Jane Anderson (directed by Charles Atlas). Featured artists are Collier Schorr, Gabriel Orozco, and Janine Antoni.
- Humor – Introduction by comedian Margaret Cho. (directed by Charles Atlas) Featured artists are Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray, and Walton Ford.
- Time – Introduction by dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham. (directed by Charles Atlas) Featured artists are Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins, and Tim Hawkinson.
- Power – Introduction by actor David Alan Grier. Featured artists are Cai Guo-Qiang, Laylah Ali, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Ida Applebroog, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler.
- Memory – Introduction by actress Isabella Rossellini. Featured artists are Susan Rothenberg, Mike Kelley, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Josiah McElheny, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler.
- Play – Introduction by basketball player Grant Hill. Featured artists are Jessica Stockholder, Oliver Herring, Arturo Herrera, Ellen Gallagher, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler.
- Structures – Introduction by actor Sam Waterston. Featured artists are Matthew Ritchie, Fred Wilson, Richard Tuttle, Roni Horn, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler.
- Romance – Featured artists are Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, and Pierre Huyghe.
- Protest – Featured artists are Nancy Spero, An-My Lê, Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer.
- Ecology – Featured artists are Ursula von Rydingsvard, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Robert Adams, and Mark Dion.
- Paradox – Featured artists are Mark Bradford, Catherine Sullivan, Robert Ryman, Jennifer Allora, and Guillermo Calzadilla.
- Compassion – Featured artists are William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo and Carrie Mae Weems.
- Fantasy – Featured artists are Cao Fei, Mary Heilmann, Jeff Koons, and Florian Maier-Aichen.
- Transformation – Featured artists are Paul McCarthy, Cindy Sherman, Yinka Shonibare.
- Systems – Featured artists are Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja, and Allan McCollum.
- Change – Featured artists are Ai Weiwei, Catherine Opie, and El Anatsui.
- Boundaries – Featured artists are assume vivid astro focus, David Altmejd, Lynda Benglis, and Tabaimo.
- History – Featured artists are Glenn Ligon, Marina Abramović, and Mary Reid Kelley.
- Balance – Featured artists are Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold, and Sarah Sze.
- Investigation (10/24) – Featured artists are Thomas Hirschhorn, Graciela Iturbide, Leonardo Drew.
- Secrets (10/31) – Featured artists are Elliott Hundley, Arlene Shechet, Trevor Paglen.
- Legacy (11/7) – Featured artists are Tania Bruguera, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Wolfgang Laib.
- Fiction (11/14) – Featured artists are Katharina Grosse, Joan Jonas, Omer Fast.
- In May 2016 the schedule for an eighth season was announced, air dates to start in September of that year. Actress Claire Danes hosts each episode of the eighth season, each focusing on one of four North American cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Vancouver.[1]
- Chicago (9/16) – Featured artists are Nick Cave (performance artist), Theaster Gates, Barbara Kasten, Chris Ware.
- Mexico City (9/16) – Featured artists are Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, Pedro Reyes.
- Los Angeles (9/23) – Featured artists are Ed Arceneaux, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, Diana Thater.
- Vancouver (9/23) – Featured artists are Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen, Liz Magor, Jeff Wall.
INFORMATION PULLED FROM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art:21