Curator Catherine Morris surveys the career of Judith Scott, a celebrated Creative Growth Art Center artist with developmental disabilities.
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William Kentridge discusses how his family history in politics and previous employment in the film industry influenced his animations, in an interview originally published in the Art21 book, Being an Artist.
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Art21 Educator Alisa Rodny explains how she encourages students to take agency in their art-making and shares the story of two students who used artistic voice to express their stories of immigration to the United States.
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Educator Joe Fusaro illustrates how contemporary art and artists can have a local and global effect through the lens of works by Creative Growth Art Center, Olafur Elliason and Robin Rhode.
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Lucia Hierro recites her path to becoming an artist. From investigating the cultural histories not available in art history to vindicating a career in the fine arts to her family, Hierro explains how she came to bring Caribbean iconography into the forefront in her work.
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