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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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6:24
John Green discusses how Agnes Martin's paintings brilliantly capture emotion.
13:34
A look at "Girl with the Pearl Earring," with the use of innovative technology.
13:34
The good life is on display in 17th Century Dutch and Flemish still life paintings.
10:23
Banksy shredded his artwork the moment after it sold at auction.
17:50
The Diego Rivera mural, Heidelberg Project, MOCA, abandoned buildings, and much more.
10:20
Are artists really more tortured than the rest of us?
10:13
This one's in honor of all the art you used to love, and it's creators who behaved badly.
16:23
Let's cook our way through moments in Picasso's life and process our conflicted feelings.
8:17
Let's explore Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.
10:29
Sometimes art is paintings, and sometimes it's a chair. Why?.
10:50
Have you heard of Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentilschi? She's trending!
13:23
Lets explore the food-related work of George Maciunas, Yoko Ono, Alison Knowles, et al.