art21 - Season 2 - Eps 2: Loss and Desire
Part 2 (of four) connects photographer Collier Schorr, and multimedia artists Gabriel Orozco and Janine Antoni with the theme of loss and desire. Schorr describes her pictures of high-school wrestlers and the teenage boys in a German family (who pose dressed as soldiers). The objects Orozco has worked with include ping-pong tables and a Citroen, while Antoni works with such things as soap, chocolate and her own body. Jane Alexander introduces the film.
About art21
Title: art21
First Air Date: 2001-09-21
Last Air Date: 2023-10-20
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 2/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 11
Total Episodes: 41
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Contemporary artists describe their work and discuss why and how they do it. The programs are grouped according to themes of place, spirituality, identity and consumption. A PBS series, educational resource, archive, and history of contemporary art, Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century premiered in 2001 and is now broadcast in over 50 countries worldwide. Premiering a new season every two years, Art21 is the only series on United States television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists.
