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The Myth of the Tortured Artist

The Myth of the Tortured Artist

Season 5 Episode 15
10:20
ART TRIP: DETROIT

ART TRIP: DETROIT

Season 5 Episode 16
17:50
Behind the Banksy Stunt

Behind the Banksy Stunt

Season 5 Episode 17
10:23
Art I Can't Show You

Art I Can't Show You

Season 5 Episode 20
6:24
Art You Can't Get To

Art You Can't Get To

Season 5 Episode 21
7:42
The Case For

The Case for Video Art

Season 5 Episode 22
9:33
The Truth of the Tortured Artist

The Truth of the Tortured Artist

Season 5 Episode 23
7:59
Artists in Love

Artists in Love

Season 5 Episode 24
7:59
These Farmers Weren't Farmers

These Farmers Weren't Farmers

Season 5 Episode 25
8:21
Art + Life Rules from a Nun

Art + Life Rules from a Nun

Season 5 Episode 26
13:12
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The Art Assignment

The Case for Realism

Season 5 Episode 14

What's the point of making realistic paintings when photography can do the trick? We look at the history of artists recreating the world as we see it and ponder why it's still happening.

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Notes from New Orleans
5:29
We visited New Orleans for the Prospect.3 exhibition.
Encounters / Encuentros - Dignicraft
7:14
Dignicraft gives us the assignment to facilitate an Encounter / Encuentro.
Imprint: Highlights
7:06
We review some of the best responses to the 'Imprint' assignment.
Movement Telephone - Ryan McNamara
9:36
Performance artist Ryan McNamara asks you to play a game of Movement Telephone.
Emotional Furniture - Christoph Niemann
7:01
Christoph Niemann offers a challenge of finding the emotion in furniture.
What's a Curator?
5:33
We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.
Relative Strangers - Laurel Nakadate
7:21
Laurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers.
Under the Influence: Highlights
9:07
We review some of the best responses to the 'Under the Influence' assignment.
Expanded Moment - Jan Tichy
7:04
Jan Tichy gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment.
Please Do Not Touch
8:48
When is it appropriate to touch art?
The One That Got Away - Oliver Blank
7:17
Artist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.
Walk On It: Highlights
3:19
We review some of the best responses to the 'Walk On It' assignment.
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