NaN/100 votes#1 - Compassion
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2009
The Season 5 premiere highlights artists who seek to reconcile past with present, expose injustice and celebrate tolerance in their works, including South African native William Kentridge, who creates poetic allegories on stage and film. Also: visual artist Carrie Mae Weems, who reflected on how the 1960s influenced the 2008 presidential election in a photo-video series, and Doris Salcedo of Colombia, who honors her country's marginalized peoples through sculptures and installations.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - Fantasy
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2009
Artists who mine the world of fantasy are featured, including Jeff Koons, who explores notions of taste and pleasure; abstract artist Mary Heilmann; German-born landscape photographer Florian Maier-Aichen, who spices photographs with computer-enhanced imagery; and Chinese artist Cao Fei, who explores perception.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Transformation
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2009
Artists who observe and satirize society are featured, including Yinka Shonibare, who's shown creating a piece about the 2008 economic meltdown; Cindy Sherman, who creates photographic series and films in which she portrays various characters; and Paul McCarthy, who pokes fun at cultural icons ranging from Disney characters to Queen Elizabeth II.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Systems
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2009
Artists who tackle projects that are complex and/or vast in scope are featured, including Ethiopian-American painter Julie Mehretu, who's shown creating a large work about the history of market-based capitalism; John Baldessari, who mixes photomontage, painting and language in his pieces; Korean-born Kimsooja, whose art combines techniques of video, performance and installation; and Allan McCollum, who creates large quantities of almost identical objects.
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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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Compassion" is the best rated episode of "art21" season 5. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/2009. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Fantasy".