The Art Assignment

Season 2014

[Originally released on YouTube, will follow those air dates.]

Where to Watch The Art Assignment • Season 2014

28 Episodes

  • Meet in the Middle | Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins
    E1
    Meet in the Middle | Douglas Paulson and Christopher RobbinsDouglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins offer a creative challenge.
  • Stakeout! | Deb Sokolow
    E2
    Stakeout! | Deb SokolowThe Art Assignment visits Chicago-based artist Deb Sokolow.
  • Make an Intimate, Indispensable GIF | Toyin Odutola
    E3
    Make an Intimate, Indispensable GIF | Toyin OdutolaToyin Odutola challenges you to create a GIF!
  • Make art from something you've never seen. | David Brooks
    E4
    Make art from something you've never seen. | David BrooksThe Art Assignment visits artist David Brooks in his Brooklyn studio.
  • Find the quietest place. | Jace Clayton
    E5
    Find the quietest place. | Jace ClaytonJace Clayton challenges you to explore the world in a new way.
  • Draw a Psychological Landscape | Robyn O'Neil
    E6
    Draw a Psychological Landscape | Robyn O'NeilRobyn O'Neil challenges you to draw a psychological landscape.
  • Play a game of What, How, Where | Florian Rivière & Jim Walker
    E7
    Play a game of What, How, Where | Florian Rivière & Jim WalkerTake the "What, How, Where!" challenge at www.whathowandwhere.com
  • When Art Breaks the Law
    E8
    When Art Breaks the LawThis week Sarah breaks down why The Art Assignment sign-off cannot be "Please Don't Break the Law," and discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot who have broken the law for good reasons. What should our sign off be?
  • Walk On It | Kate Gilmore
    E9
    Walk On It | Kate GilmoreWe visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio for a very mobile assignment.
  • How to Visit an Art Museum
    E10
    How to Visit an Art MuseumWe go to The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and give you some pointers on how to visit an art museum. Seems easy enough, but there are ways to maximize your experience.
  • Take a photo of a reflection. | Lauren Zoll
    E11
    Take a photo of a reflection. | Lauren ZollWe're challenged to see what we find when we turn OFF our screens.
  • Make a Rug | Fritz Haeg
    E12
    Make a Rug | Fritz HaegWe visit Fritz Haeg in Los Angeles and receive the assignment to make a rag rug!
  • How to Learn About Contemporary Art
    E13
    How to Learn About Contemporary ArtIn which we talk about ways to find out about contemporary art.
  • Make art like someone you admire. | Peggy and Garry Noland
    E14
    Make art like someone you admire. | Peggy and Garry NolandWe visit the Kansas City shop of designer Peggy Noland and talk to her about influence.
  • The Art Assignment: Vidcon Edition
    E15
    The Art Assignment: Vidcon EditionAt VidCon 2014, we hit up some of our favorite vloggers and hosts and asked them to do an Art Assignment.
  • Make an imprint. | Sopheap Pich
    E16
    Make an imprint. | Sopheap PichWe meet Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich and receive the assignment to make an imprint. !
  • Air Guitar: Book Club # 1
    E17
    Air Guitar: Book Club # 1
  • Sorted Books | Nina Katchadourian
    E18
    Sorted Books | Nina KatchadourianArtist Nina Katchadourian takes us on her journey of sorting an old book collection.
  • Find Your Band | Bang on A Can
    E19
    Find Your Band | Bang on A CanWe review some of the best responses to the 'Photo a Friend' assignment. S1 Ep33 | 7m 59s Share this video: Share this video on FacebookShare this video on Twitter Video thumbnail: The Art Assignment Photo a Friend - Tanja Hollander Photo a Friend - Tanja Hollander S1 Ep32 | 7m 53s Video thumbnail: The Art Assignment Find Your Band - Bang on A Can Find Your Band - Bang on A Can S1 Ep31 | 11m 32s
  • Photo a friend. | Tanja Hollander
    E20
    Photo a friend. | Tanja HollanderWe meet up with photographer Tanja Hollander on her epic journey around the world.
  • How to Critique
    E21
    How to CritiqueWe discuss the conventions of art critique.
  • Create a desktop monument. | Lee Boroson
    E22
    Create a desktop monument. | Lee Boroson
  • Leave a message for "The One That Got Away" | Oliver Blank
    E23
    Leave a message for "The One That Got Away" | Oliver BlankArtist Oliver Blank explores our sense of time and place through public installations.
  • Please Do Not Touch
    E24
    Please Do Not TouchArt and Architecture Conservator Richard McCoy joins us to discuss when it's appropriate to touch art, when it's not, and why.
  • Use video for an expanded moment. | Jan Tichy
    E25
    Use video for an expanded moment. | Jan TichyJan Tichy gives us the assignment to create an Expanded Moment.
  • Take a photo of a family member you don't know very well. | Laurel Nakadate
    E26
    Take a photo of a family member you don't know very well. | Laurel NakadateLaurel Nakadate makes art by connecting with strangers, and she wants you to do this, too! She gives us the challenge of finding little known family members and making their photographic portrait.
  • What's a Curator?
    E27
    What's a Curator?We ask what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today.
  • How do you convey emotion with furniture? | Christoph Niemann
    E28
    How do you convey emotion with furniture? | Christoph NiemannIllustrator and artist Christoph Niemann joins PBS Digital Studios' The Art Assignment to give out the challenge of finding the emotion in furniture.

 

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