Episode [295]: For nearly six decades, artist Howardena Pindell has explored and expanded the language of abstraction while struggling against a racist and misogynistic culture. Fascinated by circles and numbers, Pindell has developed a formal language that speaks to both universal and personal experiences through her paintings and paper works. In this Extended Play film, Pindell reflects on formative childhood memories, her confrontations with systemic prejudice, and the enduring joy she finds in being an artist.

Howardena Pindell was born in 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and currently lives and works in New York City. Learn more about the artist at: art21.org/artist/howardena-pindell

CREDITS |
Director & Producer: César Martínez Barba
Executive Producer: Tina Kukielski
Series Producer: Ian Forster
Editor: César Martínez Barba
Cinematography: Sophie Feuer, César Martínez Barba
Sound: Brit Fryer, Fivel Rothberg
Motion Graphics: Serena Ajbani
Gaffer: Kevin Deming
Production Assistant: Vashi Chintalapalli
Colorist: Max Blecker
Sound Mix: Collin Blendell
Music: Joel Pickard
Associate Producer: Andrea Chung
Assistant Curator: Jurrell Lewis
Assistant Editor: Michelle Hanks
Artwork Courtesy: Howardena Pindell, Garth Greenan Gallery
Archival Images: Howardena Pindell, Lilo Raymond, Amy Stromson
Special Thanks: Julian Corbet, Katharine Delamater, Dieu Donné, Howardena's Studio Team, Amy Jacobs, Pete Quandt, Erin Weckerle

Extended Play is presented by the Marina Kellen French Foundation. "Howardena Pindell: Inner Circle" is supported in loving memory of Adrienne Beckmann by John and Deborah Beckmann and Jacob Kotzubei. Additional support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, the Every Page Foundation, the Henry Nias Foundation, and individual contributors.

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