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Arthur Jafa draws from the “rich materials” present in American culture, highlighting new and unexpected relationships between Blackness and punk rock, critical theory, comic books, and more. 📺youtu.be/xpLgt_yo1Ek

“It's not a handicap. It's so funny, it's like opportunity to levitate.” In our newest film, Arthur Jafa explores the conditions that construct Blackness. 📺youtu.be/xpLgt_yo1Ek

“You know what I mean? Like everybody has their foot on our neck, but we constantly stand.” Artist Arthur Jafa explores what it means to be Black in our latest film release. 📺 youtu.be/xpLgt_yo1Ek

"AJ is...identifying what Blackness is as a way of thinking and making and existing. I hope this film offers an insight into how AJ thinks, but perhaps not what he thinks..." Jurrell Lewis, Director, “Arthur Jafa: Sequencing the Notes” 🎬 🗃️ Read more: art21.org/2025/04/30/dir…

“Nobody wants to be Black,” says Arthur Jafa. “But at the same time, we also exist as a kind of emblem of the possibility of transcending profound constraints.” 📺 Watch free: youtu.be/xpLgt_yo1Ek

Just a reminder: Screening Society is still open 🌀 Free films. Contemporary artists. You choose the time + place. art21.org/screeningsocie… #ArtFilm #ArtistsAndTheUnknown #ArtInCommunity

“The world of image felt always like never enough for me,” says Hyeree Ro in a recent Art21 film. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=X43cVh…

“At its core, it's just about how do you make a thing of beauty?” —Arthur Jafa in a new Art21 film 📺 youtu.be/xpLgt_yo1Ek

In the Studio: Maria Taniguchi 📖 Painting chance into pattern. "Once I had decided on some specific conditions for the paintings, I realized that I didn’t have to try so hard to control the outcome." 📖 Read: art21.org/read/in-the-st…

'In this documentary short, Amy Sherald offers insights into what inspires her portraits: small moments of freedom, the exhilaration of childhood exploration, and commitments to land and to community.' Singular Moments: Amy Sherald | Art21 art21.org/watch/extended…

"I'm not a narrative painter. I don't do the idea, of the painting being the illustration of an idea. It's all about the materiality of the paint." Watch the late Jack Whitten on Art21: youtube.com/watch?v=GFVsd4…

Through his "Black Monolith" series of paintings, Jack Whitten paid tribute to important Black figures such as James Baldwin, Barbara Jordan, Maya Angelou, and Muhammad Ali. Watch the film, free → youtube.com/watch?v=GFVsd4…

NEW this week on Art21→ "I Wanna Be With You Everywhere." 📅 Premieres Wednesday, 6/25 🕐 12pm ET 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=O6ZXU9… Learn more: art21.org/iwannabewithyo…

“I'm thinking about the edge between life and art, and trying to have the viewer move in and out of that all the time.” Sarah Sze builds her installations and intricate sculptures from the minutiae of everyday life.📺 Watch free on YouTube → youtu.be/xk159…

“The light in the room, it's right at the edge of what sighted people can see,” says Constantina Zavitsanos, artist of the piece we see in this clip and member of the collective IWBWYE. "It's a sound piece that you feel rather than hear. 📺Watch free → youtube.com/watch?v=O6ZXU9…

“It's like manifesting ghosts, hauling forward all of this American history.” In this “Extended Play” film from 2019, artist Stephanie Syjuco taps into the American imagination. 📺 Watch “Stephanie Syjuco: Making Time” for free → youtu.be/BKFvqKGtjvc