Art-21 : Art in the Twenty-First Century - Film June 19, 2009

Art-21 : Art in the Twenty-First Century - Film. This programme is organised by the NCPA's Mohile Parikh Center for the Visual Arts in association with Art, Resources and Teaching (A. R. T.), Bangalore . Art:21 : Art in the Twenty-First Century is a series that focuses on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States . Fascinating footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work as they grapple with the challenges in transforming inspiration to art. This is a view of the creative process up close. Place and Contemporary Art: How do today's artists respond to commonly held assumptions about land, home and national identity? Place explores these questions through the work of Laurie Anderson, Richard Serra, Sally Mann, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, and Pepn Osorio. Consumption and Contemporary Art: How does consumption get featured in contemporary art, along with notions of commerce, mass media and a society hooked on material goods? The works of artists Barbara Kruger, Michael Ray Charles, Matthew Barney, Andrea Zittel and Mel Chin are used in illustration.

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