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Artists who document, expose, and make sense of conflict in its many forms.

From his studio in Cairo, artist Salah Elmur sifts through memories held in the “boxes of his mind” to paint dream-like images of life in Khartoum, Sudan, the home he longs to return to. Referencing ...

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Look for the plus icon next to videos throughout the site to add them here. Save videos to watch later, or make a selection to play back-to-back using the autoplay feature. Photographer Sally Mann ...

Artist Mel Chin discusses the inspiration for his 1991 land art piece, Revival Field. And put it this way: I say that it’s the traditional sculpture that I’m interested in. Michelangelo has his ...

Ruby Sky Stiler was born in 1979 in Portland, Maine, and lives and works in New York City. Her monochromatic sculptures and reliefs draw upon a wide range of cultural references, evoking the forms of ...

John Baldessari was born in National City, California, in 1931. He received a BA (1953) and MA (1957) from San Diego State College, continuing his studies at Otis Art Institute (1957–59) and Chouinard ...

Josiah McElheny was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1966, and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and apprenticed with master ...

Susan Philipsz was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1965. Philipsz’s work explores the psychological and sculptural dimensions of sound, with recordings of her voice and a variety of reworked musical ...

Art21’s education initiatives engage audiences in a dialogue about contemporary art and the artists featured in Art21 films. Programs are based on the organization’s belief that the art and ideas of ...

Theaster Gates was born in Chicago in 1973. He first encountered creativity in the music of Black churches on his journey to becoming an urban planner, potter, and artist. Gates creates sculptures ...