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                            Season 11
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            Episode 1
                        
                    
                
            
            
            Four contemporary artists breathe new life into some of humanity's oldest artforms, icons and monuments, creating paintings, sculptures, and films out of everyday objects and popular culture. Featuring Michelle Obama portrait painter Amy Sherald.
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            Internationally acclaimed artists explore the complex relationships between community and culture.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Featuring artists Diana Thater, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, and Edgar Arceneaux.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.
        
        
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    