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American Masters, Season 33, Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

directed by Eric Slade, fl. 1986-2017, in American Masters, Season 33 (Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 53 mins

Painter Mark Rothko is one of the most renowned figures of the Abstract Expressionist movement. This film explores Rothko’s journey and includes interviews with his children, Academy Award-nominated writer John Logan, and many others.

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1, Episode 1, Place

directed by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004; produced by Art21, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 1, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2001), 54 mins

How does contemporary art address the idea of place? How do artists working today reveal and question commonly held assumptions about land, home, and national identity? The "Art in the Twenty-First Century" documentary "Place" explores these questions through the work of Laurie Anderson, Richard Serra, Sally Mann,...

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode 1, Stories

directed by Charles Atlas, 1958-; produced by Art21, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2003), 53 mins

The artists profiled in "Stories" tell tales — autobiographical, fictional, satirical, or fantastical — through architecture, literature, mythology, fairytales, and history. These artists — Trenton Doyle Hancock, Kiki Smith, Do-Ho Suh and Kara Walker — provoke us to think about our own stories, the charact...

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode 2, Loss and Desire

directed by Charles Atlas, 1958-; produced by Art21, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2003), 53 mins

Thoughts and responses to themes of "Loss & Desire" surface in many areas of our lives, from the philosophical to the emotional. In this episode, specific works of art cause us to contemplate issues such as war and peace; the loss of community and the desire for connection; and the age-old human longing for perfec...

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode 4, Humor

directed by Charles Atlas, 1958-; produced by Catherine Tatge, fl. 2004, Art21, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 2, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2003), 56 mins

The four artists profiled in "Humor" have been influenced by the history of humor and comedy, including vaudeville, cartoons, and comic books. The artists in this hour reveal how humor and satire can stimulate laughter as well as serve as a vehicle to explore serious subjects, such as feminism, the natural environ...

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5, Episode 2, Fantasy

produced by Eve Moros Ortega, fl. 2009, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 57 mins

Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage featuring artists from around the world, speaking directly about their inspirations and ideas, Season Five shows a broad range of artistic practice, technical innovation, and experimentation, from artists tackling large-scale collaborative projects in...

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 6, Episode 3, History

directed by Charles Atlas, 1958-; produced by Art21, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 6, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 56 mins

In this episode, artists Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley and Marina Abramovic play with historical events, explore and expose commonly held assumptions about historic 'truth' and create narratives based on personal experiences.

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Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 7, Episode 4, Fiction

directed by Susan Sollins, 1939-2014; produced by Eve Laure Moros, fl. 1991, Art21, in Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 7, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2014), 55 mins

What makes a compelling story? How do artists disrupt everyday reality in the service of revealing subtler truths? This episode features artists who explore the virtues of ambiguity, mix genres, and merge aesthetic disciplines to discern not simply what stories mean, but how and why they come to have meaning.

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Civilizations, Episode 9, What Is Art Good For?

directed by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015; presented by Simon Schama, 1945-; produced by Tim Niel, fl. 2004-2015, Nutopia, in Civilizations, Episode 9 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2018), 53 mins

Explore the fate of art in the machine and profit-driven world: should art create a realm separate from the modern world, or should it plunge headlong into the chaos while transforming the way we see and live in it?

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NOVA, Season 46, Episode 21, Decoding da Vinci

produced by WGBH Boston, in NOVA, Season 46, Episode 21 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 53 mins

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential Renaissance man, accomplished in engineering, fine art, and biology, among other disciplines. Today, his centuries-old "inventions" seem to predict our modern age: contraptions similar to parachutes, army tanks, hang gliders, and robots fill his note...

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