The Art Assignment

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2014
2014x1
Meet in the Middle | Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins
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Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins offer a creative challenge.
2014x2
Stakeout! | Deb Sokolow
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The Art Assignment visits Chicago-based artist Deb Sokolow.
2014x3
Make an Intimate, Indispensable GIF | Toyin Odutola
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Toyin Odutola challenges you to create a GIF!
2014x4
Make art from something you've never seen. | David Brooks
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The Art Assignment visits artist David Brooks in his Brooklyn studio.
2014x5
Find the quietest place. | Jace Clayton
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Jace Clayton challenges you to explore the world in a new way.
2014x6
Draw a Psychological Landscape | Robyn O'Neil
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Robyn O'Neil challenges you to draw a psychological landscape.
2014x7
Play a game of What, How, Where | Florian Rivière & Jim Walker
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Take the "What, How, Where!" challenge at www.whathowandwhere.com
2014x8
When Art Breaks the Law
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This week Sarah breaks down why The Art Assignment sign-off cannot be "Please Don't Break the Law," and discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot who have broken the law for good reasons. What should our sign off be?
2014x9
Walk On It | Kate Gilmore
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We visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio for a very mobile assignment.
2014x10
How to Visit an Art Museum
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We go to The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and give you some pointers on how to visit an art museum. Seems easy enough, but there are ways to maximize your experience.
2014x11
Take a photo of a reflection. | Lauren Zoll
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We're challenged to see what we find when we turn OFF our screens.
2014x12
Make a Rug | Fritz Haeg
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We visit Fritz Haeg in Los Angeles and receive the assignment to make a rag rug!
2014x13
How to Learn About Contemporary Art
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In which we talk about ways to find out about contemporary art.
2014x14
Make art like someone you admire. | Peggy and Garry Noland
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We visit the Kansas City shop of designer Peggy Noland and talk to her about influence.
2014x15
The Art Assignment: Vidcon Edition
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At VidCon 2014, we hit up some of our favorite vloggers and hosts and asked them to do an Art Assignment.
2014x16
Make an imprint. | Sopheap Pich
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We meet Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich and receive the assignment to make an imprint. !
2014x17
Air Guitar: Book Club # 1
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2014x18
Sorted Books | Nina Katchadourian
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Artist Nina Katchadourian takes us on her journey of sorting an old book collection.
2014x19
Find Your Band | Bang on A Can
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We review some of the best responses to the 'Photo a Friend' assignment. S1 Ep33 | 7m 59s Share this video: Share this video on FacebookShare this video on Twitter Video .. show full overview
2014x20
Photo a friend. | Tanja Hollander
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We meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander on her epic journey around the world.
2014x21
How to Critique
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We discuss the conventions of art critique.
2014x22
Create a desktop monument. | Lee Boroson
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We review some of the best responses to the 'Sorted Books assignment'.
2014x23
Leave a message for "The One That Got Away" | Oliver Blank
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Artist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.
2014x24
Please Do Not Touch
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Art and Architecture Conservator Richard McCoy joins us to discuss when it's appropriate to touch art, when it's not, and why.
2014x26
Take a photo of a family member you don't know very well. | Laurel Nakadate
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Laurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers, and she wants you to do this, too! She gives us the challenge of finding little known family members and making their photographic portrait.
2014x27
What's a Curator?
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We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.
2014x28
How do you convey emotion with furniture? | Christoph Niemann
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Illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann joins PBS Digital Studios' The Art Assignment to give out the challenge of finding the emotion in furniture.
2014x25
Use video for an expanded moment. | Jan Tichy
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Jan Tichy gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment.

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