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ART21

Consumption

Season 1 Episode 4

Artists address the idea of consumption by questioning commonly held assumptions about commerce, mass media, and consumer society. Featuring artists Michael Ray Charles, Matthew Barney, Andrea Zittel, and Mel Chin, with an introduction by Barbara Kruger and John McEnroe.
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Compassion
54:30
Season 5 Episode 1
Compassion
Featuring artists William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, and Doris Salcedo.
ART21 Season 4
54:25
Season 4 Episode 4
Paradox
Featuring artists Mark Bradford, Catherine Sullivan, Robert Ryman, Allora & Calzadilla.
Ecology
53:36
Season 4 Episode 3
Ecology
Featuring Ursula von Rydingsvard, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Robert Adams, and Mark Dion.
Protest
53:28
Season 4 Episode 2
Protest
Featuring artists Nancy Spero, An-My Le, Alfredo Jaar, and Jenny Holzer.
Romance
53:39
Season 4 Episode 1
Romance
Featuring artists Laurie Simmons, Lari Pittman, Judy Pfaff, and Pierre Huyghe.
Play
54:09
Season 3 Episode 4
Play
Featuring artists Jessica Stockholder, Ellen Gallagher, Arturo Herrera, & Oliver Herring.
Structures
54:10
Season 3 Episode 3
Structures
Featuring artists Matthew Ritchie, Fred Wilson, Richard Tuttle, and Roni Horn.
Memory
54:10
Season 3 Episode 2
Memory
Featuring artists Susan Rothenberg, Mike Kelley, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and Josiah McElheny.
Power
54:10
Season 3 Episode 1
Power
Featuring artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Laylah Ali, Krzysztof Wodiczko, and Ida Applebroog.
Humor
53:40
Season 2 Episode 4
Humor
Featuring artists Eleanor Antin, Raymond Pettibon, Elizabeth Murray, and Walton Ford.
Time
53:40
Season 2 Episode 3
Time
Featuring artists Martin Puryear, Paul Pfeiffer, Vija Celmins, and Tim Hawkinson.
Loss & Desire
51:44
Season 2 Episode 2
Loss & Desire
Featuring artists Collier Schorr, Gabriel Orozco, and Janine Antoni.
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