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The Art Assignment

Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials)

Season 6 Episode 32

Artist and designer Ben Denzer shares an assignment to make an ATYPICAL BOOK. He’s made books from meat, toilet paper, ketchup packets, and lottery tickets, among much else. Your challenge: 1) Make a book that is atypical in terms of its form or material + 2) Share it on Instagram or Twitter with #youareanartist.

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Remake The Met
9:20
The Met Museum is a treasure trove of art, but is there a better way to organize it?
The Case for Nudity
7:14
What's wrong with seeing the unclothed human body? And what is its place in art?
Why You Don't Like Art History
8:15
Was your Art History class an endless succession of names and dates and movements?
Better Know: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
7:35
One of the best loved paintings in history, let's learn about the Kiss by Gustav Klimt.
Art Trip: Utah
11:26
Spiral Jetty, Sun Tunnels, and Salt
Art + Taxes = The Dirty Truth
8:49
The art market is one of the many ways rich people game the system to save billions.
Do Not Try to Eat This
9:17
In 1961 artist Man Ray offered this "Menu for a Dadaist Day," and we cooked it for you.
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.
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