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The Art Assignment

The Art Assignment is a weekly PBS Digital Studios production hosted by curator Sarah Urist Green. We explore art and art history through the lens of things happening today.

The Art Market and taxes
The Art Market and taxes
by The Art Assignment
Why Is This Woman in the Jungle? Henri Rousseau’s <em>The Dream</em>
Why Is This Woman in the Jungle? Henri Rousseau’s The Dream
by The Art Assignment
Why Do Corporations Buy Art?
Why Do Corporations Buy Art?
by The Art Assignment
The $150,000 Banana
The $150,000 Banana
by The Art Assignment
How Climate Changes Art
How Climate Changes Art
by The Art Assignment
Art and empathy
Art and empathy
by The Art Assignment
Should Art Be Publicly Funded?
Should Art Be Publicly Funded?
by The Art Assignment
What does art tell us about gender?
What does art tell us about gender?
by The Art Assignment
What does resistance look like?
What does resistance look like?
by The Art Assignment
Behind the Banksy Stunt
Behind the Banksy Stunt
by The Art Assignment
Art about Migration
Art about Migration
by The Art Assignment
Trending artists
Trending artists
by The Art Assignment
The Case for Conceptual Art
The Case for Conceptual Art
by The Art Assignment
Better Know: Manet’s Bar
Better Know: Manet’s Bar
by The Art Assignment
Remake the Met
Remake the Met
by The Art Assignment
The case for Realism
The case for Realism
by The Art Assignment
The case for nudity
The case for nudity
by The Art Assignment
Art must be beautiful
Art must be beautiful
by The Art Assignment
The Case for Copying
The Case for Copying
by The Art Assignment
Why you don’t like art history
Why you don’t like art history
by The Art Assignment
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