This playlist is meant to bridge the gaps between past and present. The essential questions explored over the course of the AP Art History curriculum are standard, but the expectation is for students ...

New York, New York – Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film: “Ilana Harris-Babou’s Guide to Health & Happiness” premiering Wednesday, September 4th at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and ...

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. Drawing upon the aesthetics ...

As an art history educator, I have enjoyed finding ways to make personal connections with artists from the past with artists of the present. When starting a new school year, I continuously ask myself, ...

New York, New York – Art21 is proud to announce the release of a new film: “Ilana Harris-Babou’s Guide to Health & Happiness” premiering Wednesday, September 4th at 12:00 p.m. ET on Art21.org and ...

Catherine Opie was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1961. Opie investigates the ways in which photographs both document and give voice to social phenomena in America today, registering people’s attitudes and ...

Kiki Smith was born in 1954 in Nuremberg, Germany. The daughter of American sculptor Tony Smith, Kiki Smith grew up in New Jersey. As a young girl, one of Smith’s first experiences with art was ...

Arlene Shechet was born in 1951 in New York City. Fascinated by the way things are made, Shechet likens her studio to both farm and factory. Employing an experimental approach to ceramic sculpture, ...

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 ...

Abigail DeVille was born in 1981 in New York, where she lives and works. Maintaining a long-standing interest in marginalized people and places, DeVille creates site-specific immersive installations ...

Mark Dion was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1961. He received a BFA (1986) and an honorary doctorate (2003) from the University of Hartford, School of Art, Connecticut. Dion’s work examines ...