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Better Know the Mona Lisa

Better Know the Mona Lisa

Season 4 Episode 3
5:24
Art Cooking: Futurist Meat Sculpture

Art Cooking: Futurist Meat Sculpture

Season 4 Episode 4
8:57
The Case for Copying

The Case for Copying

Season 4 Episode 5
10:16
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
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The Art Assignment

The Case for Surrealism

Season 4 Episode 1

"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory. But what IS it? Or what WAS it? Today we delve into the history of Surrealism, as it formed in post-World War I Europe and as it has infiltrated our wider culture up to today. Here's our case for what Surrealism is, and why you should care about it.

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Art Cooking: Salvador Dali
14:17
Surrealist artist Salvador Dali is well known, but what about his 1973 cookbook?
The Case for Jackson Pollock
10:30
We explore the life, evolution, and legacy of Jackson Pollock.
Art Trip!
20:17
We take a trip to LA and look at the Getty-funded initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.
Do Machines Make Art?
9:31
When art is generated by Artificial Intelligence, what or who can we call the artist?
Art Cooking: Bone Meal
15:23
The brainchild behind the infamous 1971 BONE MEAL at the artist-run NYC Food restaurant.
Art Trip: Columbus, Indiana
12:50
We explore the first exhibition of Exhibit Columbus.
Five Favorite Works of Art with Hannah Hart
8:26
We met Hannah Hart in her studio to talk about everything from painting to poetry.
Art Trip: Venice Biennale
20:15
Called the "olympics of the art world," behold the 2017 Venice Biennale exhibition.
Five Favorite Works of Art with Jon Cozart
8:11
Jon Cozart's five favorite works of art.
Art Cooking: Frida Kahlo
11:29
We explore the recipes of artist Frida Kahlo.
Art or Prank?
8:10
A pair of glasses on an art gallery floor. Art? Or prank?
Art Trip: Marfa
16:39
The epicenter of the art world is in Marfa, Texas?
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