Season 8 poster

Season 8

(2016)

Overview

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 first time in the show’s history, the sixteen featured artists are grouped into four one-hour episodes by their unique and revealing relationships to the places in which they live—Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Vancouver.

Cast

Claire Danes as Herself - Host
Claire Danes

as Herself - Host

Episodes

Chicago poster

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September 16, 2016

The Season 8 premiere spotlights artists in Chicago, including Nick Cave, who creates "Soundsuits"; installation artist…

Mexico City poster

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September 16, 2016

Mexico City artists exit their homes and studios to use the growing megalopolis as their canvas. The artists present ev…

Los Angeles poster

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September 23, 2016

While sprawling Los Angeles has world-class museums and art schools, artists working in the shadow of the entertainment…

Vancouver poster

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September 23, 2016

By recreating historical moments, staging photos of vernacular scenes, and crafting intricate sculptures that trick the…