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Boundaries

Season 6 Episode 2
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History

History

Season 6 Episode 3
54:30
Balance

Balance

Season 6 Episode 4
54:28
London

London

Season 10 Episode 1
55:03
Beijing

Beijing

Season 10 Episode 2
55:01
Borderlands

Borderlands

Season 10 Episode 3
55:20
Everyday Icons

Everyday Icons

Season 11 Episode 1
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Bodies of Knowledge

Bodies of Knowledge

Season 11 Episode 2
55:12
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Friends and Strangers

Season 11 Episode 3
55:11
Investigation

Investigation

Season 7 Episode 1
54:35
Secrets

Secrets

Season 7 Episode 2
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Legacy

Legacy

Season 7 Episode 3
54:43
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ART21

Change

Season 6 Episode 1

How do artists respond to a world in flux? In what ways do artists act as agents of change, and what kinds of aesthetic choices do they make to express it? This episode features artists who bear witness, through their work, to transformation--cultural, material, and aesthetic--and actively engage communities as collaborators and subjects.

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