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In which we search for the quietest places within your quietest places. To see more responses, visit our website or follow us on tumblr: http://theartassignment.com.

Original assignment video: http://youtu.be/nxxpTYV2FIk.

Participants in this video: http://theartassignment.com/po....st/87210001910/quiet

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In which we explore a few of Minnesota's many fantastic art offerings. Let's take a trip through the Twin Cities!

Featuring the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Soo Visual Art Center, Soap Factory, Law Warschaw Gallery at Macalester College, Burnet Gallery at Le Meridien Hotel, and Walker Art Center.

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This week we meet with English artist Oliver Blank who explores our sense of time and place through public installations. And this time we make an artwork together. Call (718)395-7556 to participate!
We've added some international numbers as well:
UK: +44 161 850 3439
AU: +61 2 8766 0624
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THE INSTRUCTIONS - The One That Got Away
1. Call (718) 395-7556
2. Leave a message saying what you would say to the one that got away
3. Tell us you've called (using #theartassignment and your social media platform of choice) and prompt someone to do the same.
4. Your voice may be featured in a sound piece composed by Oliver Blank

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We come to you from San Francisco's Exploratorium, where we met with artist-in-residence Zarouhie Abdalian. For her assignment, she wants you to focus on boundaries and the relationships between the spaces they separate.

Sarah Green then discusses conceptual artist Michael Asher, who asks us to question the invisible boundary that art institutions create.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Find two spaces that share a boundary
2. Do something to highlight or alter the relationship between those two spaces
3. Document it in some way and upload using #theartassignment
4. Fame and glory (your work might be in a future episode)

Find out more about The Art Assignment and how to submit your response: http://theartassignment.com/

Visit the architectural mecca of Columbus, Indiana, to bask in the mid-century glory of Eliel and Eero Saarinen’s masterpieces and a series of new and innovative installations by renowned designers. We explore the first exhibition of Exhibit Columbus, an annual exploration of architecture, art, design, and community, and ask questions about the value of good design.

To support our channel, visit: http://www.patreon.com/artassignment. Thanks to our Grandmaster of the Arts Indianapolis Homes Realty, and all of our patrons, especially Lynn Gordon, Patrick Hanna, and Constance Urist.

We visit:
Miller House and Garden: http://www.imamuseum.org/page/....miller-house-and-gar
Exhibit Columbus: https://exhibitcolumbus.org/
Baker's Fine Gifts & Accessories: 433 Washington St, Columbus, IN
Le Petit Caraibes: 412 Washington St, Columbus, IN
The Commons: http://thecommonscolumbus.com/thecommons/
First Christian Church and North Christian Church: https://columbus.in.us/churches/
Mill Race Park: https://columbus.in.us/see-do/mill-race-park/

Any visit to Columbus should start here: https://columbus.in.us/

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Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h New York City offers way too many art-viewing opportunities for us to cover in a single art trip video, so this time we decided to focus on the abundant public art around the city.

Featuring:
Madison Square Park
- Teresita Fernandez: https://www.madisonsquarepark.....org/view-do/calendar
- Orly Genger: https://www.madisonsquarepark.....org/view-do/calendar
- Jaume Plensa: https://www.madisonsquarepark.....org/mad-sq-art/jaume
- Martin Puryear: https://www.madisonsquarepark.....org/view-do/calendar

City Hall Park
- Claudia Comte & Chris Watson: https://www.publicartfund.org/....view/exhibitions/610

The High Line
- Nari Ward: http://art.thehighline.org/project/nariward/
- Barbara Kruger: http://art.thehighline.org/project/barbarakruger/
- Kathryn Andrews: http://art.thehighline.org/project/kathrynandrews/
- Tony Matelli: http://art.thehighline.org/project/wanderlust/

Grand Army Plaza
- David Shrigley: https://www.publicartfund.org/....view/exhibitions/611

Socrates Sculpture Park
- Meg Webster: http://socratessculpturepark.o....rg/artist/megwebster

Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Mary Mattingly: http://www.swaleny.org/
- Pier 6: http://www.brooklynbridgepark.org/park/pier-6
- Martin Creed: https://www.publicartfund.org/....view/exhibitions/610

Public Art Fund: https://www.publicartfund.org/

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Sorted Books - Nina Katchadourian - original assignment video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24MRdNMOIA

In which we feature responses to The Art Assignment Ep. 3: Intimate, Indispensable GIF, given by New York-based artist Toyin Odutola.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTWPkK5wvo

Thanks to all who posted the responses featured in this video:

Danielle DeLeon: http://danielledeleon.com/

Julian: http://37.media.tumblr.com/434....c62015f2b4d487c2e4f1

Emma: http://the-knight-bus-is-real.tumblr.com/

Anna: http://acvart.wordpress.com/20....14/03/28/my-intimate

Tesla Hernandez: http://imgur.com/x8SRhuv

Holly Holdsworth: http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0e....3c381240681ec648e7a0

Reading Glasses: http://makeagif.com/TEbIm5#kKOjRuUdf7OXUkDi.01

Hatem Aly: http://metahatem.tumblr.com/po....st/80792702423/my-ob

Hussein Salama: http://hussiens.tumblr.com/

thecreativedestructor: https://31.media.tumblr.com/a3....6e692f4c4a81211cc0e8

Mikey: http://gnaist.tumblr.com/

Zoe: http://leftmyglassesinthetardis.tumblr.com/

Natalia: http://expressopatronum.tumblr.....com/post/7953304093

grumpytoes: http://grumpytoes.tumblr.com/

Dylan Evans: http://physicynicism.tumblr.com/

heyadzam: https://24.media.tumblr.com/c3....bf756c47e61c225858e7

sheep-in-space: http://sheep-in-space.tumblr.com/

Annabel Jones: http://annadoodle.blogspot.com..../2014/03/art-assignm

Callagaintomorrow: http://callagaintomorrow.tumblr.com/

Qwirksilver: http://qwirksilver.tumblr.com/....post/79821854702/lau

Kara: http://24.media.tumblr.com/271....e7cd471d6f3dc4734528

notthathunter: http://scriptomanic.wordpress.....com/2014/04/07/the-p

charmingpplincardigans: http://charmingpplincardigans.tumblr.com/

shemustassemble: http://shemustassemble.tumblr.com/

Jennifer Hartley: http://teapartyatthemalfoys.tumblr.com/

Cooper: http://y0unique.tumblr.com/pos....t/79856903451/check-

Rebecca: http://i-create-therefore-i-am.....tumblr.com/search/t

Erin Michelle: http://erinmichelleart.blogspo....t.com.au/2014/04/san

Jennyferstrange: http://dairinn.tumblr.com/post..../81666677057/for-my-

Yasmin: http://midsummersky.tumblr.com..../post/79869912172/i-

griffindork19: http://gryffindork19.tumblr.co....m/post/79807673992/t

J Fry: http://jayfry.tumblr.com/

creationandconsumption: http://creationandconsumption.....tumblr.com/post/8043

Jennifer: http://jenniferjamboree.tumblr.com/

Emily: http://odetomyday.com/

Katie: http://threewillowleaves.tumbl....r.com/post/816375982

Nina: http://ninjaninaiii.tumblr.com/

Connor O'Keefe: http://time-sloth.tumblr.com/

Taylor Stone: http://teabeestone.tumblr.com/

eclecticjessie: http://eclecticjessie.tumblr.com/

Meg Gilbert: http://megmotherwort.tumblr.com/

pacebike: http://pacebike.tumblr.com/pos....t/79879028017/intima

Alex: http://youthinkucantellheavenfromhell.tumblr.com/

Paige: http://nerdofwhimsy.tumblr.com/

Sarah Dunn: http://apex-17-sarah.blogspot.....com/2014/03/abbey-ro

Sam: http://musiqueandelephanteaux.tumblr.com/

Merrivcat: http://merrivcat.tumblr.com/

Geeksdanz: http://www.giflike.com/embed/gNGpnsN

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

Julia: http://juliarosalinda.tumblr.c....om/post/80199655574/

just-go-to-bed: http://just-go-to-bed.tumblr.com/

ft-artcraft: http://ft-artcraft.tumblr.com/

herrfalter: http://herrfalter.tumblr.com/

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

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

valerie2776: http://valerie2776.tumblr.com/

dafidaf: http://dafidaf.tumblr.com/post..../80276329792/17-3-14 http://makeagif.com/i/jAmrcD, http://makeagif.com/i/lztGdM

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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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/.

Did you know we give out art assignments? It's true!: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLdGqz6dgvIz

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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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Guests tonight include:
Gina Beavers: https://gina-beavers-6csm.squarespace.com/
Stuart Hyatt: http://stuarthyatt.org/

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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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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.

Check out Hot Mess to learn about how we can create a better future for our planet and ourselves!: https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCsaEBhRsI6tmmz12f

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.

This episode was made in partnership with Smarthistory, the most-visited art history website in the world (https://smarthistory.org). Subscribe to their channel today: https://www.youtube.com/user/smarthistoryvideos

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).

Thanks to our Grandmasters of the Arts Tyler Calvert-Thompson, Divide By Zero Collection, David Golden, and Ernest Wolfe, and to all of our patrons, especially Anthony Chivetta, Rich Clarey, Iain Eudaily, Tom Forwood, Patrick Hanna, Andrew Huynh, Eve Leonard, David Moore, Jane Quale, Gabriel Civita Ramirez, Andrew Sheeler, Josh Thomas, Constance Urist, Nicholas Xu, and Roberta Zaphiriou. To support our channel, visit: http://www.patreon.com/artassignment.

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Join hosts Sarah Urist Green and John Green as they meet artists Douglas Paulson and Christopher Robbins and receive the first assignment of the series. We begin at Flux Factory in Long Island City, Queens, and follow Doug and Chris as they lead us on a journey to Meet in the Middle.

EPISODE 01 INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Pick a friend, and calculate the exact geographic midpoint between where the two of you live.
You can use http://www.geomidpoint.com/ or other websites to calculate your midpoint, or even-gasp-use a paper map.

2. Decide on a date and a time to meet there, and don't communicate until then.

3. Document your experience. You can do this however you'd like, using photos, video, text, drawings, or anything else.

4. Upload your documentation and share it online using whatever social media platforms you prefer, being sure to tag it with #theartassignment so we can find it. Your response to the assignment may be included in a future episode!

Learn more about Doug's work here: http://www.douglaspaulson.com/
And more about Chris's work here: http://www.christopher-robbins.com/
And more about Flux Factory here: http://www.fluxfactory.org/, @flux_factory

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This week we meet with Jesse Sugarmann, whose artwork considers how the automotive industry shapes the way we live and construct our identities. His assignment asks you to think about the way car consumerism, and the aesthetic choices behind it, has shaped you and your family. Let's talk cars.

INSTRUCTIONS - Vehicular Palette
1. Ask members of your family what kind of cars they’ve owned and when. Make a list.

2. Select a timeframe for your data

3. Choose an element of the car you would like to focus on

4. Take these elements and create a data visualization system

5. Share using #theartassignment

6. Fame and glory (Your work might be in a future episode)

Link for the full steps: https://youtu.be/h31PemGX2zA

Learn more about Jesse's work: https://vimeo.com/user7569805

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Guests include:
John Green (@vlogbrothers)
Mark Stewart: https://soundstewart.com/
Julia Wolfe: https://juliawolfemusic.com/
(of the organization Bang on a Can: https://bangonacan.org/)
The Guerrilla Girls: https://www.guerrillagirls.com/

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Alec Soth is a photographer who works on large-scale projects that play with the boundaries between his roles as a fine art photographer and photojournalist. This week, he asks you to take on the role of a newspaper photographer and report on a story from a different perspective.

INSTRUCTIONS - News Photographer
1. Pick a story from a news source and follow up with it
2. Look for something that wasn’t covered in the story and take a photo of it
3. Write an accompanying text that pushes the viewer in a different direction
4. Upload your photo and caption with #theartassignment
5. Fame and glory (Your work might be in a future episode)




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We ventured into the Utah countryside to visit some of the best loved Land Art works of the 1970s, Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty and Nancy Holt's Sun Tunnels, and check out the art that is happening there now. Also featured: William Lamson's Mineralogy, The Center for Land Use Interpretation, and lots and lots of salt.

For more information on Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty and Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels: http://www.diaart.org/

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Thanks to our Grandmaster of the Arts Indianapolis Homes Realty, and all of our patrons, especially Lawrence Abrahamson, Patrick Hanna, M12 Studio, Robert Rupp, and Constance Urist.

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The Art Assignment continues its journey through New Orleans with Brandan "BMike" Odums, the mastermind behind "ExhibitBE", a collaborative street art exhibition that transformed an unoccupied apartment building and gave it new life. Now he's asking YOU to do something similar.

John and Sarah then discuss the movements in art history of exploring and transforming ruins and highlights Sarah's favorite artist, Gordon Matta Clark.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Find a discarded object
2. Think about where that object has been and use that story to transform it into something new
3. Upload before and after photos using #theartassignment
4. Fame and glory (Your work might be in a future episode)