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The Case for Surrealism

The Case for Surrealism

Season 4 Episode 1
10:17
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
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The Art Assignment

Look What We've Done

Season 3 Episode 46

Over the past 3 years, 60 artists have offered art assignments, and thousands of artworks have been made in response. Here's a brief glimpse of what we've all made together over the course of this series so far. So KEEP ASSIGNMENTING!

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Five Favorite Works of Art with April Richardson
8:03
Comedian and writer April Richardson shares with us five of her favorite works.
The Case for Land Art
8:55
Look at what it means to make art out in nature and in the world from the 1960s to today.
Art Cooking: Georgia O'Keeffe
9:19
GEORGIA O'KEEFFE was a groundbreaking artist, but also a serious health food enthusiast.
Better Know the Great Wave
6:58
Hokusai's Great Wave is a woodblock print that was made to be reproduced.
The Case for Copying
10:16
Sampling, appropriating, borrowing, stealing.
Art Cooking: Futurist Meat Sculpture
8:57
Exploring the intersection of art and food, we prepare two dishes from the 1930s devised b
Better Know the Mona Lisa
5:24
She's probably the most famous artwork of all time, but what do you know about her?
The Future of The Art Assignment: Extra Credit! T-Shirts!
4:55
Subscribe for new episodes of The Art Assignment every other Thursday!
The Case for Surrealism
10:17
"Surrealism" has become shorthand for the bizarre, the irrational, the hallucinatory.
We Love PBS | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
3:07
Tell us what you love about public media using #IlovePBS
Whitescapes - Odili Donald Odita | The Art Assignment | PBS
10:56
What is white? What is any color?
Art Trip: Indianapolis
12:36
We figured it was time to come back home and try being tourists in our own town.
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