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Chicago

Season 8 Episode 1 | 55m 16s

How does the city of Chicago inspire the artists who live there? How is the architecture, history, and character of the city interpreted and reflected in the work of Chicago-based artists? Which parts of the city are most moving and motivational? In this episode, artists reveal the ways in which their communities ignite ideas for photographs, sculptures, and drawings, and how those communities are

Aired: 09/15/16
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Internationally acclaimed artists explore the complex relationships between community and culture.
The Peabody Award-winning documentary series Art in the Twenty-First Century returns for Season 12.
An international group of artists explore fundamental questions around what it means to be human.
A group of international artists push everyday materials into the fantastical, absurd and sublime.
Artists look to friends, family and strangers to find emotional connection and community.
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A muralist paints Christine Sun Kim’s work “Time Owes Me Rest Again” at the Queens Museum.
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