Up Next
Back to Show
The Art Assignment
Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?
Season 6
Episode 19
Artist Henri Rousseau painted The Dream in 1910, and its imagery of a woman lounging on a sofa in the middle of a jungle was as surreal then as it is today. What is it about this artwork that captivated audiences then and now?
Support Provided By
3:07
Tell us what you love about public media using #IlovePBS
9:02
This week Mike Rugnetta joins us to share five of his favorite works of art. Thanks, Mike!
3:21
Over the past 3 years, 60 artists have offered art assignments, and thousands of artworks
10:56
What is white? What is any color?
12:36
We figured it was time to come back home and try being tourists in our own town.
10:31
We introduce you to the talented and amazing JooYoung Choi.
14:04
We take an art pilgrimage to Houston, Texas, and visit the likes of the Rothko Chapel, Jam
9:08
We meet up with artist Jamal Cyrus in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
4:26
With 2017 comes great change. Assignments are ending, but the channel is not!
8:48
This week we speak to collaborating artists Mariam Ghani and Erin Ellen Kelly.
12:07
This week we explore some of the most powerful artworks ever made.
8:12
We drop in on London-based artist Peter Liversidge, who gives us proposals in the place of