Up Next
Back to Show
The Art Assignment
Embarrassing Object - Geof Oppenheimer
Season 2
Episode 20
This week's assignment comes to you from Chicago based artist Geof Oppenheimer. Geof's work reflects personal experience and the social and political atmosphere they were created in, and he wants you to make an object that does the same.
Support Provided By
4:36
You may have seen a few cubes in an art gallery and questioned why they were there.
9:21
We explore the city of Chicago and see more art in one day than is probably advisable.
6:45
Who is Yoko Ono? And why should you take her seriously? This is the case for Yoko Ono.
7:36
What is public art? Who funds it, owns it, and shapes it?
11:08
We explore Washington DC's vast collection of landmarks, museums, and galleries.
7:59
David Rathman’s paintings pair atmospheric landscapes with carefully selected phrases.
8:53
This assignment explores the boundaries between the natural and unnatural.
