Episodes
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Make a Book with Meat (or other atypical materials)
S6 Ep32 |Artist and designer Ben Denzer shares an assignment to make an ATYPICAL BOOK.
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Remake The Met
S4 Ep14 |The Met Museum is a treasure trove of art, but is there a better way to organize it? - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Case for Nudity
S4 Ep13 |What's wrong with seeing the unclothed human body? And what is its place in art? - Embedded Video LinkImage
Why You Don't Like Art History
S4 Ep12 |Was your Art History class an endless succession of names and dates and movements? - Embedded Video LinkImage
Better Know: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
S4 Ep11 |One of the best loved paintings in history, let's learn about the Kiss by Gustav Klimt. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Art + Taxes = The Dirty Truth
S4 Ep9 |The art market is one of the many ways rich people game the system to save billions. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Do Not Try to Eat This
S4 Ep8 |In 1961 artist Man Ray offered this "Menu for a Dadaist Day," and we cooked it for you. - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Case for Museums
S4 Ep7 |What purpose did museums serve? And why does every city have one today?
Specials
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Public Art Trip: New York City
On this trip, we focus on the abundant public art around New York City.
About The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment is a weekly PBS Digital Studios production hosted by curator Sarah Green. We take you around the U.S. to meet working artists and solicit assignments from them that we can all complete.
