History / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).
This "Art in the 21st Century" episode explores how artists mine the past to explore the present and use their own histories to examine the human condition. Painter and sculptor Glenn Ligon examines American identity through found sources-literature, Afrocentric coloring books, photographs...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),
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| Series: | Art 21 ;
season 6. |
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Table of Contents:
- Whitney Retrospective (2:15)
- Artistic Inspiration (2:55)
- Literary Art (3:14)
- "Coloring Book Paintings" (3:18)
- "Negro Sunshine" (3:24)
- Playing with Black Light (2:10)
- Process of Art (2:38)
- Family Creativity (3:24)
- History Inspiration (4:08)
- Family Collaboration (3:01)
- "The Syphilis of Sisyphus" (3:29)
- Contradictory Childhood (3:03)
- Artistic Beginnings (4:02)
- Becoming a Performance Artist (3:25)
- Preserving Performance Art (3:12)
- Artistic Role (3:57)
- Credits: History (2:12)