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The Art Assignment
Art About Migration
Season 6
Episode 2
Migration is central to human experience, and art history reflects that. Skipping through time and geography, we explore Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series, Lapita pottery, the Akbarnama, and the MexicaN codex "Tira de la Peregrinación," and also discuss contemporary art about migration.
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This week we meet with artist and designer Jonathan Nesci in Columbus, Indiana.
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This week we're talking about Fierce Women of Art.
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We continue at ArtPrize and meet with Brooklyn-based artist Diana Shpungin.
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We met up with Minneapolis based artists Carolina Borja and Amy Toscani.
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We spent a week at ArtPrize, the world’s largest art competition.
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We gathered some friends together for our own Scramble Scrabble Dinner.
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Artist and musician Nathaniel Russell asks you to create a fake flyer.
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Son Lux invited you to collaborate with a piece of his music.
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Rectangles after rectangles after rectangles.
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Michelle Grabner works in multiple mediums, but always with a focus on pattern and color.
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We continue our stay at Mildred's Lane and talk about it's origins and vision.
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We review some of the best responses to the 'Make a Rug' assignment.