The artist Frida Kahlo is a larger-than-life icon, known for the masterful self-portraits she made during her turbulent life (1907 - 1954). We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas), and consider what it tells us (and doesn't) about her as a person and her wider body of work. Preorder You Are an Artist by Art Assignment creator Sarah Urist Green (available April 14): http://bit.ly/2kplj2h.

This episode is voiced by Rosianna Halse Rojas (http://www.youtube.com/missxrojas).

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This week we tackle the intersection of art and our changing climate. Throughout history, art has helped reveal the climate around us and highlight our fragile relationship to it. We look at navigational charts from the Marshall Islands, Katsushika Hokusai’s "Under the Wave off Kanagawa", Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s "Hunters in the Snow", Mali's Great Mosque of Djenné, the Ise Shrine in Japan, steadily sinking Venice, the cave paintings of Lascaux, and Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty, among others.

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Thanks to our Grandmasters of the Arts Vincent Apa and Ernest Wolfe, and all of our patrons, especially Iain Eudaily, Patrick Hanna, Nichole Hicks, Eve Leonard, David Moore, Frame Monster Design Laboratory, Jane Quale, Constance Urist, and Nicholas Xu. To support our channel, visit: http://www.patreon.com/artassignment.

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Let's recreate a lavish spread of fine cheeses, pretzels, and the trappings of the good life on display in 17th Century Dutch and Flemish still life paintings. To support our channel, visit: http://www.patreon.com/artassignment.

Recipe for pretzels: https://www.splendidtable.org/....recipes/pennsylvania

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Latin American and Latinx Art is celebrated across Southern California with the Getty-funded initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Catch a glimpse of as much of the art, artists, experiences, and tacos as we could pack into three days. Thanks to LA Promise Fund for supporting this episode of the Art Assignment.

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Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA: http://www.pacificstandardtime.org
LA Promise Fund: http://www.lapromisefund.org
Self Help Graphics & Art: http://www.selfhelpgraphics.com
Grand Park: http://grandparkla.org/
Craft and Folk Art Museum: http://www.cafam.org
The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles: http://www.moca.org
The Getty Center: http://www.getty.edu
Central Library: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/exhibits/oaxaca
LA Plaza: http://lapca.org/
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: http://www.theicala.org
Hammer Museum: https://hammer.ucla.edu/

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Guests tonight include:
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Stuart Hyatt: http://stuarthyatt.org/

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Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h Today we're going to continue our discussion of public art, this time focusing on murals. We've invited Richard McCoy back to the studio to share with us what exactly murals are, where they came from, and how they can contribute to the betterment of the community.

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We addressed the myth, and now it's time for the truth of the tortured artist. Some art is born of pain and suffering, and reflects the darkest side of human experience. We like that about it. If you need help with mental and/or substance use disorders, contact SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or go to https://www.samhsa.gov/.

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Corrections:
2:22 is not Roberto Matta but Nicolas Carone in his Rome studio, 1950
3:41 this list originated with Sister Corita Kent!: https://www.brainpickings.org/....2012/08/10/10-rules-

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Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h On this international art trip, we travel to Tijuana to meet with Ghana Think Tank and Torolab, explore the city, and visit artist Hugo Crosthwaite's studio.

Ghana Think Tank: http://www.ghanathinktank.org/
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Hugo Crosthwaite:http://www.hugocrosthwaite.com/

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What is video art? How is it any different from all the other moving pictures that are apparently not-art? Let's explore its history and present. // And we have new merch! Check out our limited edition Agnes Martin inspired sweatshirt: https://store.dftba.com/collec....tions/the-art-assign

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In which we feature responses to The Art Assignment Ep. 3: Intimate, Indispensable GIF, given by New York-based artist Toyin Odutola.
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Sarah Dunn: http://apex-17-sarah.blogspot.....com/2014/03/abbey-ro

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Joss: http://artassignmentsbyjoss.tumblr.com/

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Jason Lin: http://obeserhino.tumblr.com/p....ost/79842504530/the-

Emily Eifler: http://blinkpopshift.tumblr.com/

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What is art? How do we define art? In this episode, we explore some of the many ways that artists and writers and thinkers have defined and understood this thing we call art. Thanks to LEGO® ART for supporting PBS. For more information go to https://lego.build/ArtAssignment.
#art #arthistory #artists

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There is a huge range of ways that gender has been understood and represented in the history of art. We look at a few examples that show us gender is a concept that has never been fixed: Hermaphroditos by the ancient Greeks, Titian's Venus of Urbino, Baule portrait masks, the photographs of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, and Maya stone carvings.

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In which Jace Clayton, aka DJ /Rupture, challenges you to take a walk from where you live and find the quietest place. Once you're there, take it in for a moment and then make a short video or take some photos there.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Go outside and walk in the direction that is the quietest

2. Continue until you're in the quietest place possible

3. Take a moment to absorb it. Then document it through photography or video.

4. Upload it using #theartassignment

4. Fame and glory (your work might be in a future episode)

Learn more about Jace's work here: http://www.jaceclayton.com/

And hear him talk about his work here: https://vimeo.com/74155229

Artworks mentioned include John Cage's 4'33" (1952/53) and Charles Baudelaire's essay The Painter of Modern Life (1863).

Thanks to all of our participants!:

- Hank Green: @hankgreen, http://www.hankgreen.com

- Hannah Hart: @harto, http://www.helloharto.com/‎

- Brian DeGraw: http://www.beedeegee.com/

- Ransom Riggs and Tahereh Mafi:
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@TaherehMafi, http://www.taherehbooks.com

- The Gregory Brothers @gregorybrothers, http://www.thegregorybrothers.com/

Jace was in town as an artist in residence with the organization
We Are City: http://www.wearecity.us/

This episode was filmed in Indianapolis at Indy Reads Books: http://www.indyreadsbooks.org/

In 1958, scientists from Russia left a plastic bust of Vladimir Lenin at the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, and as of 2007 it was still there. What does it mean? Guest host John Green ponders his fascination with this object and the changing nature of art.

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What is Art Therapy? How can you use aspects of it in your next art encounter? We explore these questions at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art with art therapist Lauren Daugherty. #arttherapy #art #museums

Learn more about the Art Therapy program at the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University Bloomington: https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/....teach-learn/art-well
See more of El Anatsui's work: https://www.jackshainman.com/artists/el-anatsui/

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Do you question your ability to talk about art in a coherent way? Here are tips for how to sound like you understand art, even if you've never taken a class or set foot in a museum. And please take the PBS Digital Studios survey here!: https://www.pbsresearch.org/c/r/AA_YTvideo.
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Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h This week we're reunited with Oliver Blank, who shares his thoughts on the incredible response to his assignment and announces some exciting plans for the messages you left to the one who got away.

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Journey through the life and eating habits of artist Vincent Van Gogh in four courses: potatoes, bread, absinthe, and a decent meal. For a more thorough exploration of his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz908BHg55Y.

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Recipes:
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- Pain Noir from Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads
- How to Serve Absinthe Correctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPj6CX4h5U
- Stewed Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce from Van Gogh's Table: At the Auberge Ravoux

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