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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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If you were a shape, what shape would you be? This week we meet with Tschabalala Self.
5:53
Ai Weiwei has been called an iconoclast, a radical, a voice for the voiceless...
10:06
This week we meet Pablo Helguera, an artist, museum educator, and writer.
9:09
Dubious of performance art? Break into a cold sweat when you realize it’s about to begin?
9:34
This week we come to you from Rosarito, Mexico AND Chicago, IL to bring you an assignment
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How are we supposed to deal with art completely removed from recognizable objects?
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This week we we head to Tijuana, Mexico to talk with Ghana Think Tank.