with 4 episodes premiered on September 21, 2001

with 4 episodes premiered on September 9, 2003

with 4 episodes premiered on September 16, 2005

with 4 episodes premiered on October 28, 2007

with 4 episodes premiered on October 7, 2009

with 4 episodes premiered on April 13, 2012

with 4 episodes premiered on October 24, 2014

with 4 episodes premiered on September 16, 2016

Season 8 provides unparalleled access to the most innovative artists of our time, revealing how artists engage the culture around them and how art allows viewers to see the world in new ways. For the… see more

with 3 episodes premiered on September 21, 2018

Season 9 charts art-making in three urban centers across three continents: Berlin, Johannesburg, and the San Francisco Bay Area. From the post-Cold War cultural and economic rebirth in Berlin, to the… see more

with 3 episodes premiered on September 18, 2020

In season 10, twelve artists and one collective are presented across three episodes, charting artmaking in London, Beijing, and regions around the United States-Mexico border.

with 3 episodes premiered on April 7, 2023

with 2 episodes premiered on October 17, 2025

Season 12 of Art in the Twenty-First Century features twelve of today’s most acclaimed contemporary artists as they use art to address the pressing questions of our time. Viewers observe the artists … see more