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Queens artist Kevin Beasley juxtaposes sound, silence and sculpture to examine the legacy of cotton in the American South.

Immersed in books since childhood, acclaimed text-based artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed is fascinated by the written word and its power to both define and destabilize how we understand the world. With a close-up style mirroring Kameelah’s own preoccupation with the fragmentary and barely legible, this film explores the artist’s expansive ideas and miniaturist process in her Brooklyn home studio.

Provides a rare, in-depth look at the life and work of internationally acclaimed South African artist, William Kentridge. Working in a variety of media -- including sculpture, drawing, animation, tapestry, film, theater, and opera -- Kentridge tackles a broad range of subjects, from cataclysmic historical events to poignant personal moments.