Season 10 of "Art in the Twenty-First Century"

The landmark tenth season of the Peabody Award-winning Art in the Twenty-First Century television series—the longest-running television series on contemporary art—features twelve artists and one collective are presented across three episodes, charting artmaking in London, Beijing, and regions around the United States-Mexico border.

Season 10 premieres Friday, September 18, at 10:00 p.m. on PBS in the United States and online at Art21.org.

“London” (September 18, 10:00 p.m.)

Featuring: John Akomfrah, Phyllida Barlow, Anish Kapoor, and Christian Marclay

“Beijing” (September 25, 10:00 p.m.)

Featuring: Guan Xiao, Liu Xiaodong, Song Dong & Yin Xiuzhen, and Xu Bing

“Borderlands” (October 2, 10:00 p.m.)

Featuring: Tanya Aguiñiga, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Misrach, and Postcommodity

Now entering its third decade on television, the globally-revered Art in the Twenty-First Century series provides unprecedented access to the leading creative minds of our time.

“A social and political context of pressing importance…steadily emerges. It makes the grouping of these three shows unusually well-timed.”

—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times

For the first time in the show’s history, the filmmakers chronicle artists’ responses to an entire bi-national region, the U.S.-Mexico border, where artists create platforms for an assembly of voices to speak. In London and Beijing, artists contemplate disruptions caused by the rapidly changing political and architectural landscapes of their cities.

Where to Watch

Live broadcast

PBS and PBS Video app (U.S.)

Full artist segments

Available the day of each episode premiere at 10pm ET

Art21.org

Art21.live

Full episodes

PBS and PBS Video app (U.S.; available the day of each episode premiere at 10pm ET)

Art21.org (all regions; beginning October 18)