PBS has the Art:21 series available streaming online. Each of the 16 available episodes loosely focuses on a different theme such as humor, paradox, romance, and time with a few awkward celebrity intros scattered throughout that are easily fast-forwarded.
This show is really amazing. I watched a few episodes last week and was left with my mind wandering through the weekend. Cowboy plants fence post, old southern lawyer installs white paintings, and I swear one of the artists says “Game recognize game.” This a broad description of course. Louise Bourgeois is fantastic as always and I’m glad they don’t focus on her severed penis sculptures for to long.
“Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century” is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, and it uses the medium of television to provide an experience of the visual arts that goes far beyond a gallery visit. Fascinating and intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work, watch their process as they transform inspiration into art, and hear their thoughts as they grapple with the physical and visual challenges of achieving their artistic visions.”
Watch.
Lots of other great series’ by PBS to stream. Art:21 is just a gateway drug.