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The Art Assignment
Art We Launched Into Space
Season 6
Episode 7
There is plenty of art ABOUT space, but this video explores art ACTUALLY IN space. Learn about cosmonauts sketching orbital sunrises, the Moon Museum, Carl Sagan's Golden Record, and the sculptures currently orbiting Earth today, among other works of space art
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For our second international art trip, we travel to London during Frieze Art Fair.

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We follow the Guerrilla Girls as they visit Frieze Art Fair in London.

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10:06
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9:34
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11:21
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9:17
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