AAU Library Blog

The brand new season of the amazing contemporary art series, Art:21 – Art in the 21^st Century, starts this Wednesday, October 7^th at 10 p.m. on PBS! The first episode entitled Compassion features the artists William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and Carrie Mae Weems.

Please check out the Art:21 blog for more information, including previews from the first episode and an interview with William Kentridge.

And, did you know:

The  library has Art:21 Seasons 1-4 on DVD, available for checkout from the Slide/Video Desk. All copies are under the call number VIDEO-FA ART TWENTY ONE.

Also available for checkout are the following titles for William Kentridge and Doris Salcedo, two of the artists highlighted in Wednesday’s episode, which can be found in the following locations:

William Kentridge: Five Themes – New Book Shelf, Call Number N7396.K46 A4 2009 (ask for accompanying DVD-ROM at the Circulation Desk)

William Kentridge: Black Box/Chambre Noire – Exhibition Catalogs, Call Number  N7396.K456 A4 2005

William Kentridge – Exhibition Catalogs, Call Number N7396.K45 A4 2001

Doris Salcedo – Circulating Stacks, Call Number NB379.S25 A4 2000

The following titles for William Kentridge and the third artist, Carrie Mae Weems, are Library Use Only and can all be found in the Reference stacks:

William Kentridge – Call Number N7396.K47 A4 1999

Carrie Mae Weems: Recent Work, 1992-1998 – Call Number TR647 .W382 1998

Carrie Mae Weems – Call Number TR647.W383 .K57 1993

If you have any questions about where to find these items, please contact the Circulation Desk.  If you would like more information about these and other contemporary artists, please contact the Reference Desk.