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Alfredo Jaar discusses his works Rwanda Rwanda and The Silence of Nduwayezu, both part of the artist’s six-year Rwanda Project. JAAR: It was my most difficult project. That’s why The Rwanda Project ...

Artist Jenny Holzer and poet Henri Cole discuss how their collaboration began, and the ways in which their work together has evolved since. ART21: How did the collaboration between you two start? COLE ...

Artist Judy Pfaff discusses the inspiration for and elements of her 2006 installation piece, Buckets of Rain. ART21: Can you talk about Al Held’s influence on your work and your show, which went up ...

“Technology is not neutral. We’re inside of what we make, and it’s inside of us. We’re living in a world of connections—and it matters which ones get made and unmade.” – Donna Haraway We are connected ...

New York, New York – Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film “Howardena Pindell: Inner Circle,” premiering Wednesday, November 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET ...

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Artist Martin Puryear discusses his work’s connection to the history of abstraction and the inspiration for his 1996 installation piece, “Ladder for Booker T. Washington.” ART21: Your work is often ...

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Julie Mehretu was born in 1970 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She studied at University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar (1990–91), earned a BA from Kalamazoo College, Michigan (1992), and an MFA from Rhode Island ...

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 ...

Art21’s Extended Play (formerly known as Exclusive) digital series provides unmediated, behind-the-scenes access to today’s leading artists. Through process-revealing footage and intimate interviews, ...