Planning Resources
We’ve compiled some helpful resources to guide you in planning your event and talking to your audience about Season 5 of Art:21.
Art21 Season 5 Screening Guide
The Screening Guide is a resource to help venues plan screening events. It includes detailed episode synopses, artist biographies, discussion ideas, and activities. Screening guides are designed to create dynamic public screenings, engage new audiences, and deepen appreciation and understanding of contemporary art and ideas.
Episodes 1–4: Compassion, Fantasy, Transformation, and Systems
Artists: John Baldessari, Cao Fei, Mary Heilmann, William Kentridge, Kimsooja, Jeff Koons, Florian Maier-Aichen, Paul McCarthy, Allan McCollum, Julie Mehretu, Doris Salcedo, Cindy Sherman, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Carrie Mae Weems
Season 5 Screening Guide by Episode
Episode 1: Compassion
Artists: William Kentridge, Carrie Mae Weems, and Doris Salcedo
Artists: Jeff Koons, Mary Heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen, and Cao Fei
Episode 3: Transformation
Artists: Yinka Shonibare MBE, Cindy Sherman, and Paul McCarthy
Episode 4: Systems
Artists: Julie Mehretu, John Baldessari, Kimsooja, and Allan McCollum
Art21 Season 5 Educators’ Guide
The Educators’ Guide is designed as a resource for planning lessons, facilitating discussions, introducing Season Five content, and supporting further research and exploration of contemporary art, artists, and themes. Educators are encouraged to use the broadcast series, Educators’ Guides, and Art21 Web sites in tandem to integrate contemporary art into classroom and community-based learning environments.
Learning with Art21 Guide
