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Immortalizing Jacolby Satterwhite

November 24, 2025

Whether voguing through the streets of NYC or riding a pegasus in cyberspace, artist Jacolby Satterwhite searches for ways to make dreams, visions, and hopes a reality.

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Meriem Bennani's Exploded Visions

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Family
生 / Shēng
Extended Play
Bryan Zanisnik Keeps It in the Family
New York Close Up
LaToya Ruby Frazier Makes Moving Pictures
New York Close Up
Tommy Kha's Bits & Pieces
New York Close Up
Family Resemblance
Extended Play
Rubbing / Loving
Extended Play
Homemade
Extended Play
57 Varieties
Extended Play
Carrie Mae Weems in "Compassion"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Daniel Gordon & Ruby Sky Stiler Take Baby Steps
New York Close Up
Meriem Bennani's Exploded Visions
New York Close Up
Natalia Almada in "Mexico City"
Art in the Twenty-First Century
Sally Mann in "Place"
Art in the Twenty-First Century

Family

For the artists in this playlist families can serve as motivation, a source of feedback, and even subjects for new work. 

Family
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Extended Play provides unmediated, behind-the-scenes access to today’s leading artists through process-revealing footage and intimate interviews, chronicling a diverse scale of projects, ranging from major commissions to exploratory sketches.

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William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and creative process of William Kentridge, the South African artist whose acclaimed charcoal drawings, animations, video installations, shadow plays, mechanical puppets, tapestries, sculptures, live performance pieces, and operas have made him one of the most dynamic and exciting contemporary artists working today.

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