"I still think the social function of art is that kind of negative aesthetic. Otherwise there’s no social function for it."
—Mike Kelley
Art21 Access '12
Art21 Access '12 is a global campaign providing access to contemporary art and artists through hundreds of public screenings and events celebrating the premiere of Season Six of the Peabody Award-winning television series, Art in the Twenty-First Century.
About Season Six
Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season Six, includes 13 profiles of artists from five continents gathered into four one-hour thematic episodes: Change, Boundaries, History, and Balance. This season features pioneering artists who question tradition, create innovative forms, launch experimental media, explore natural phenomena, publicly test conceptual practices, and are amongst the most active and influential artists working today.
The artists profiled in Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season Six, are: Marina Abramović, Ai Weiwei, David Altmejd, El Anatsui, assume vivid astro focus, Lynda Benglis, Rackstraw Downes, Glenn Ligon, Robert Mangold, Catherine Opie, Mary Reid Kelley, Sarah Sze, and Tabaimo.
The U.S. public broadcast premiere of Season Six begins April 13, 2012, on PBS stations nationwide.