The Art Assignment

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  • Premiered: Feb 2014
  • Episodes: 212
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Season 2017
2017x1
Bring a sound to life. | Jamal Cyrus
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Jan 19, 2017
The Guerrilla Girls are asking, nay demanding, that we complain! But we must do so in ways unique and memorable. We met up with them in London at Tate Modern's new Tate Exchange space, .. show full overview
2017x2
Art Trip: Houston
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Jan 26, 2017
We take an art pilgrimage to Houston, Texas, and visit the likes of the Rothko Chapel, Jam
2017x3
Create an imaginary friend. | JooYoung Choi
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Feb 02, 2017
We introduce you to the talented and amazing JooYoung Choi, who shares tales of her fictional realm The Cosmic Womb and beckons us to create our own IMAGINARY FRIEND.
2017x4
Art Trip: Indianapolis
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Feb 09, 2017
We figured it was time to come back home and try being tourists in our own town.
2017x5
Explore variations of white. | Odili Donald Odita
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Feb 16, 2017
What is white? What is any color? Philadelphia-based abstract painter Odili Donald Odita talks with us about his work and offers us an assignment about color.
2017x6
The Case for Surrealism
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Mar 16, 2017
"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory. But what IS it? Or what WAS it? Today we delve into the history of Surrealism, as it formed in .. show full overview
2017x7
Better Know the Mona Lisa
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Apr 06, 2017
She's probably the most famous artwork of all time, but what do you know about her? It's time to better know the Mona Lisa.
2017x8
Art Cooking: Futurist Meat Sculpture
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Apr 20, 2017
Exploring the intersection of art and food, we prepare two dishes from the 1930s devised by the pasta-hating Italian Futurists. BEHOLD: 1) MEAT SCULPTURE and 2) LIKE A CLOUD.
2017x9
The Case for Copying
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May 04, 2017
Sampling, appropriating, borrowing, stealing. Whatever you want to call it, artists have been copying since time immemorial. We look into the history of the practice, and share our theories of why it is done, and what it can offer us.
2017x10
Better Know the Great Wave
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May 19, 2017
It's an omnipresent image that has inspired music, tattoos, and even an emoji on your phone. But Hokusai's Great Wave is a woodblock print that was made to be reproduced. What's its story? Let's better know the Great Wave.
2017x11
Art Cooking: Georgia O'Keeffe
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Jun 11, 2017
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2017x12
The Case for Land Art
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Jun 15, 2017
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2017x13
Five Favorite Works of Art with April Richardson
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Jun 29, 2017
Comedian and writer April Richardson shares with us five of her favorite works: 1) Billy Bragg's 1988 album “Workers Playtime” 2) Any zine made by Molly Kalkstein 3) Robert C. Wiles' .. show full overview
2017x14
Art Trip: Marfa
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Jul 13, 2017
The epicenter of the art world is in Marfa, Texas? We visit this small town where Minimalist artist Donald Judd settled in the 70s, and sowed the seeds for its glorious present, worthy of a pilgrimage.
2017x15
Art or Prank?
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Jul 27, 2017
A pair of glasses on an art gallery floor. Art? Or prank? What about a urinal? We compare recent pranks in art museums to art that uses some of the same strategies.
2017x16
Art Cooking: Frida Kahlo
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Aug 10, 2017
We explore the recipes of artist Frida Kahlo, whose work celebrated Mexico's history, vivid colors, and it's FOOD. On the menu: 1) Chiles Stuffed with Cheese aka Chiles Rellenos 2) White Rice with Plantains 3) Nopales Salad 4) Tequila.
2017x17
Five Favorite Works of Art with Jon Cozart
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Aug 24, 2017
Jon Cozart talks to us about classical music, internet videos, Lord of the Rings, and of course, musicals. Here are Jon's five favorite works of art: 1) Spring Awakening 2) Mozart's .. show full overview
2017x18
Art Trip: Venice Biennale
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Sep 08, 2017
Behold the 2017 Venice Biennale. Called the "olympics of the art world," the exhibition invades historic (and tourist clogged) Venice, Italy, every two years, and has since 1895. .. show full overview
2017x19
Five Favorite Works of Art with Hannah Hart
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Sep 21, 2017
We met Hannah Hart in her studio to talk about everything from painting to poetry -- here are Hannah's five favorite works of art: 1) Little By Little by Hannah Gelb (available here as a .. show full overview
2017x20
Art Trip: Columbus, Indiana
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Oct 05, 2017
Visit the architectural mecca of Columbus, Indiana, to bask in the mid-century glory of Eliel and Eero Saarinen’s masterpieces and a series of new and innovative installations by .. show full overview
2017x21
Art Cooking: Bone Meal
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Oct 20, 2017
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943 - 1978) was one of the most influential artists of his generation, and was also the brainchild behind the infamous BONE MEAL in 1971 at the artist-run Food .. show full overview
2017x22
Art is Pretentious*
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Nov 02, 2017
*and other things I learned about art from the internet.
2017x23
Do Machines Make Art?
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Nov 16, 2017
When art is generated by Artificial Intelligence, what or who can we call the artist? We look to art history to consider the long collaboration between humans and technology.
2017x24
Art Trip: PST: LA/LA
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Nov 30, 2017
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2017x25
The Case for Jackson Pollock
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Dec 14, 2017
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2017x26 Season finale
Art Cooking: Salvador Dali
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Dec 28, 2017
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