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Better Know the Great Wave

Better Know the Great Wave

Season 4 Episode 6
6:58
Art Must Be Beautiful

Art Must Be Beautiful

Season 4 Episode 25
9:40
The Case for Museums

The Case for Museums

Season 4 Episode 26
8:28
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
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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.