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My Top 40 Art Reflections

My Top 40 Art Reflections

Season 6 Episode 15
9:25
Why Do Corporations Buy Art?

Why Do Corporations Buy Art?

Season 6 Episode 16
10:23
Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara

Having a Coke with Frank O'Hara

Season 6 Episode 21
15:29
Is Instagram Changing Art?

Is Instagram Changing Art?

Season 6 Episode 17
11:16
The $150,000 Banana

The $150,000 Banana

Season 6 Episode 18
11:51
Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?

Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?

Season 6 Episode 19
11:59
Art Therapize Yourself

Art Therapize Yourself

Season 6 Episode 20
12:00
The Case for Video Games

The Case for Video Games

Season 6 Episode 22
12:45
What Makes a Masterpiece?

What Makes a Masterpiece?

Season 6 Episode 23
12:35
Creativity is Overrated

Creativity is Overrated

Season 6 Episode 25
9:55
Art That Brings Me Comfort

Art That Brings Me Comfort

Season 6 Episode 26
11:38
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The Art Assignment

The Case for Impressionism

Season 6 Episode 14

Impressionism is one of the best known and loved movements in Art History, but why? We present a case for why Impressionism is interesting and worth your attention and admiration, beyond the famous names behind it of Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissaro, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, et al.

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