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ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Borderlands

Tanya Aguiñiga at her Los Angeles studio. Production still from the Art21 television series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Season 10, 2020.
Courtesy of © Art21, Inc. 2020.
Tanya Aguiñiga at her Los Angeles studio. Production still from the Art21 television series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Season 10, 2020.

Stream now or tune in Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

On this episode, learn how contemporary art can challenge preconceived notions of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Today's artists see the border as an open wound, theatrical stage, political podium, studio and contradictory landscape that features both ugliness and beauty.

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Tanya Aguiñiga

Tanya Aguiñiga at the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tijuana, Mexico. Production still from the Art21 television series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Season 10, 2020.
Courtesy of © Art21, Inc. 2020
Tanya Aguiñiga at the U.S.-Mexico border wall, Tijuana, Mexico. Production still from the Art21 television series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Season 10, 2020.

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in his Montreal studio. Production still from the Art21 television series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Season 10, 2020.
Courtesy of © Art21, Inc. 2020
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer in his Montreal studio. Production still from the Art21 television series ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Season 10, 2020.

Richard Misrach

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About Season 10:

Meet 12 artists and one artist collective behind some of the most significant artwork of the 21st century. These creators respond to the places they live and work, and show unabashed engagement with the world around them. Visit https://art21.org

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