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Season 6

4 episodes · 2012

  1. 1Change

    13 Apr 2012 · 1 hr 0 min

    The Season 6 premiere focuses on Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, Ghanian sculptor El Anatsui and American photographer Catherine Opie, whose works often share thematic similarities, including a focus on transformation.

  2. 2Boundaries

    20 Apr 2012 · 1 hr 0 min

    Examining the works of sculptor David Altmejd, Japanese animation artist Tabaimo and avante-garde sculptor Lynda Benglis, which explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure through taboo subjects and the innovative use of media.

  3. 3History

    27 Apr 2012 · 1 hr 0 min

    Glenn Ligon, Mary Reid Kelley and Marina Abramovic, whose works examine historic events and often challenge assumptions about them, are profiled.

  4. 4Balancefinale

    04 May 2012 · 1 hr 0 min

    The Season 6 finale focuses on oil painter Rackstraw Downes, minimalist painter Robert Mangold and sculptor Sarah Sze. Their works explore the space that lies between art and existence, the seeing and the knowing.