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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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Self Shape - Tschabalala Self
7:20
If you were a shape, what shape would you be? This week we meet with Tschabalala Self.
The Case for Ai Weiwei
5:53
Ai Weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless...
Combinatory Play - Pablo Helguera
10:06
This week we meet Pablo Helguera, an artist, museum educator, and writer.
The Case for Performance Art
9:09
Dubious of performance art? Break into a cold sweat when you realize it’s about to begin?
Vanessa Hill of BrainCraft
5:39
We interview the remarkable Vanessa Hill, creator of BrainCraft.
Exquisite Corpse - Hugo Crosthwaite
9:34
This week we come to you from Rosarito, Mexico AND Chicago, IL to bring you an assignment
Embarrassing Object Empathy
11:21
This week we share some of your excellent responses to two assignments
The Case for Abstraction
9:17
How are we supposed to deal with art completely removed from recognizable objects?
What's Your Problem? - Ghana Think Tank
9:27
This week we we head to Tijuana, Mexico to talk with Ghana Think Tank.
Art Trip!
13:08
This week we travel to Tijuana to meet with Ghana Think Tank and Torolab.
Art Happens at VidCon
7:51
This week we report to you from VidCon!
Art is Pretentious
8:40
his week we answer your questions from our art hotline*
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