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The Art Assignment
Art That Was Never Finished
Season 6
Episode 29
Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him so deeply. Featuring work by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Edgar Degas, Alice Neel, Kerry James Marshall, and very many presidential portraits.

8:11
Jon Cozart's five favorite works of art.

11:29
We explore the recipes of artist Frida Kahlo.

8:10
A pair of glasses on an art gallery floor. Art? Or prank?

16:39
The epicenter of the art world is in Marfa, Texas?

8:03
Comedian and writer April Richardson shares with us five of her favorite works.

8:55
Look at what it means to make art out in nature and in the world from the 1960s to today.

9:19
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE was a groundbreaking artist, but also a serious health food enthusiast.

8:28
What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?

6:58
Hokusai's Great Wave is a woodblock print that was made to be reproduced.

9:40
We revisit ancient philosophers' thoughts on beauty.

10:16
Sampling, appropriating, borrowing, stealing.

14:07
The life and eating habits of artist Vincent Van Gogh,