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The Case for Yoko Ono

The Case for Yoko Ono

Season 3 Episode 2
6:45
The Muster Highlights

The Muster Highlights

Season 3 Episode 3
4:35
Blow Up - Assaf Evron

Blow Up - Assaf Evron

Season 3 Episode 4
8:42
Art Trip: Chicago

Art Trip: Chicago

Season 3 Episode 5
9:21
Art Hotline

Art Hotline

Season 3 Episode 6
9:14
The Case for Minimalism

The Case for Minimalism

Season 3 Episode 7
4:36
Body in Place - Maria Gaspar

Body in Place - Maria Gaspar

Season 3 Episode 8
8:29
Why Murals?

Why Murals?

Season 3 Episode 9
9:17
Art Trip: Richmond, Virginia

Art Trip: Richmond, Virginia

Season 3 Episode 10
8:26
Measuring Histories - Sonya Clark

Measuring Histories - Sonya Clark

Season 3 Episode 11
8:56
Fierce Women of Art 2

Fierce Women of Art 2

Season 3 Episode 13
10:34
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The Art Assignment

Public Art Study: Fred Wilson's E Pluribus Unum

Season 2 Episode 44

What is public art? Who funds it, owns it, and shapes it? Who does it serve? And why is it important? We try to answer some of these questions by looking at an example of public art that never came to be - Fred Wilson’s E Pluribus Unum.

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