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Everyday Icons

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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Friends and Strangers
55:11
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
Bodies of Knowledge
55:12
Contemporary artists use history, science and politics as the raw material for potent art.
Borderlands
55:20
Featuring artists Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity
Beijing
55:01
Featuring artists Guan Xiao, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong, Xu Bing, and Yin Xiuzhen.
London
55:03
Featuring artists John Akomfrah, Phyllida Barlow, Anish Kapoor, and Christian Marclay.
San Francisco Bay Area
55:13
Feat. Creative Growth Art Center, Katy Grannan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, & Stephanie Syjuco.
Berlin
55:04
Featuring Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Olafur Eliasson, Hiwa K, and Susan Philipsz.
Johannesburg
55:04
Featuring artists David Goldblatt, Nicholas Hlobo, Zanele Muholi, and Robin Rhode.
Vancouver
55:16
Featuring artists Liz Magor, Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen, and Jeff Wall.
Los Angeles
55:18
Featuring artists Diana Thater, Liz Larner, Tala Madani, and Edgar Arceneaux.
Mexico City
55:16
Featuring artists Natalia Almada, Minerva Cuevas, Damián Ortega, and Pedro Reyes.
Chicago
55:16
Featuring artists Nick Cave, Theaster Gates, Barbara Kasten, and Chris Ware.
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