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Better Know the Great Wave

Better Know the Great Wave

Season 4 Episode 6
6:58
Art Cooking: Georgia O'Keeffe

Art Cooking: Georgia O'Keeffe

Season 4 Episode 7
9:19
The Case for Land Art

The Case for Land Art

Season 4 Episode 8
8:55
Art Trip: Marfa

Art Trip: Marfa

Season 4 Episode 10
16:39
Art or Prank?

Art or Prank?

Season 4 Episode 11
8:10
Art Cooking: Frida Kahlo

Art Cooking: Frida Kahlo

Season 4 Episode 12
11:29
Art Trip: Venice Biennale

Art Trip: Venice Biennale

Season 4 Episode 14
20:15
Art Trip: Columbus, Indiana

Art Trip: Columbus, Indiana

Season 4 Episode 16
12:50
Art Cooking: Bone Meal

Art Cooking: Bone Meal

Season 4 Episode 17
15:23
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The Art Assignment

The Case for Copying

Season 4 Episode 5

Sampling, appropriating, borrowing, stealing. Whatever you want to call it, artists have been copying since time immemorial. We look into the history of the practice, and share our theories of why it is done, and what it can offer us.

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Never Seen, Never Will - David Brooks
8:35
The Art Assignment visits artist David Brooks in his Brooklyn studio.
Intimate, Indispensable GIF - Toyin Odutola
7:56
Toyin Odutola challenges you to create a GIF!
Meet in the Middle: Highlights
3:27
We review some of the best responses to the 'Meet in the Middle' assignment.
Stakeout! - Deb Sokolow
9:17
The Art Assignment visits Chicago-based artist Deb Sokolow.
Meet in the Middle - Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins
9:05
Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins offer a creative challenge.
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