The Art Assignment
The $150,000 Banana
Artist Maurizio Cattelan duct taped a banana to a wall, titled it "Comedian", and sold 5 editions of the artwork for as much as $150,000 each. Why did it capture our attention, curiosity, and memes? What does it mean?
The Art Assignment
Walk On It | Kate Gilmore | The Art Assignment
In which we visit artist Kate Gilmore in her Brooklyn studio and receive the assignment to Walk on It.
Curated Video
CAN782 SALVADOR DALI PERFORMANCE ART BY SAGRADA FAMILIA
Artist Salvador Dali does a performance art piece inside of a transparent plastic, bubble-like dome outside of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Dali painted the inside of the dome as a woman in a gold evening gown dances ballet - also...
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Behind the scenes of performance art piece 'Requiem for Aleppo'
SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSLondon, 20 March 20171. Various behind the scenes - dancers rehearsing for "Requiem for Aleppo"ASSOCIATED PRESSLondon, 20 March 20172. SOUNDBITE: (English) David Cazalet,...
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Bartering for art work to beat the recession
Brussels, Belgium - February 1, 2013
1. Close of female performance artist covered in human hair drinking water
2. Mid of male performance artist painting woman's leg in PVC glue and sticking on hair
3. Close of woman's face
4. Close...
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Climate activists use performance art to spread their message
Environmental activists in Egypt are using performance art to try get their message heard.
They've put on a night time light show in Cairo as part of a worldwide day of climate change protests.
About 20 climate activists gather with...
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A British performance artist staged a bizarre protest against the royal family on Tuesday - by eating a dead dog in the middle of a busy street in London.
CAPTION: A British performance artist staged a bizarre protest against the royal family on Tuesday - by eating a dead dog in the middle of a busy street in London. (May 30)
[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
[Notes:wide shot man eating]
This man...
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International contemporary art festival opens
1. Wide shot St Marco Piazza
2. Boat pulling in to Giardini
3. People entering the exhibit
5. Mid shot man laying on floor
6. Exterior main pavilion
7. Various of 'Platform Of Thought'
8. Various of installation with small figures...
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Art Attack - contemporary London fair embraces performance art.
It's art but not as many know it.
Here at Frieze London contemporary art fair, visitors are watching these two performers recreate an old performance work by German artist Franz Erhard Walther.
He's been a pioneer of action-based...
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Art installations from rubbish and street performance Geometry at Biennale
Music and art - Marrakesh is alive with the sounds and sights of this year's Biennale.
Entitled 'MurMurMure' by Gabriel Lester, this is one of the many works on show using traditional Moroccan Gnawa instruments.
The Marrakesh Biennale...
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Wall painted adverts making a comeback in New York
AP Television
New York, US - May 23, 2012
1. Close of hand painting a wall advertisement
2. Wide tilt down of wall advertisement
3. Close of hand painting
4. SOUNDBITE: (English): Art Pastusak, walldog:
"On a wall you can overlap. You...
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Four Australians live in glass capsule as human zoo
1. Various of paper being cut off windows from the inside by performers
2. Crowds outside watching
3. Various of Australian men dancing inside glass
4. Policeman outside laughing at drawing one of the Australian drew of him, seen behind...
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Two New York City performance artists have turned themselves into human hamsters for 10 days to illustrate people's interdependence. Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder coordinate their every movement while living on a giant wooden hamster wheel. (March 5)
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(SOT: Alex Schweder, performance artist):
"We're living on a wheel that is essentially a two bedroom apartment. One apartment, one of the two bedrooms, is on the outside and the second one...
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Artists build giant hamster wheel to illustrate people's interdependence
Two Brooklyn artists have turned themselves into human hamsters for 10 days to illustrate people's interdependence.
Ward Shelley and Alex Schweder built a giant hamster wheel where they're now sleeping, eating and performing other...
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Voters react in town where Le Pen voted
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST: ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYHenin-Beaumont - 23 April 20171. Wide of local Front National headquarters 2. Mid of Front National poster in window3. Close of Front National sign4. Wide of...
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Old Town of Jakarta nominated for UNESCO World Heritage List ++REPLAY++
LEADIN
The Old Town of Jakarta is one of 30 sites to be nominated for inclusion on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
Local people are delighted at the prospect of the area attracting more tourists.
...
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Reenactment to honor slave rebellion
A costume room is abuzz with sewing machines whirling and designers applying finishing touches to the hundreds of costumes and props that will be used to create Slave Rebellion Reenactment, a live performance that will reimagine the...
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Part of Vilnius celebrates its own Republic
31 March, 2007
1. Wide of Uzupis Republic
2. People sitting at the riverside
1 April, 2007
3. Road sign reading "Uzupis republic"
4. Border guards checking cars
5. Various of border guard stamping passports
6. Border guard checking...
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A new exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art is causing discomfort among some visitors by bringing them close to nude performers, some might say too close.
HEADLINE: Nudity shocks! NYC exhibit with naked performers
CAPTION: A new exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art is causing discomfort among some visitors by bringing them close to nudity. Two nude performers stand inches apart in a narrow...
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Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami is honoured with black tie dinner and performance by Kanye West
AP Entertainment
New York, 4 April 2008
1. Wide shot of Brooklyn Museum exterior
2. Medium shot interior dinner
3. Pan Brooklyn Museum exterior
4. Push in reveal Louis Vuitton Artistic Director Marc Jacobs in green suit
5. Wide shot...
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Performance artist eats corgi dog in anti-royal family protest
AP Television
London - 29 May 2006
1. Wide of Mark McGowan preparing to eat corgi on street
2. People pass by as McGowan prepares to take first bite of corgi
3. McGowan sticks fork into corgi meat
4. Photographers take pictures
5....
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Dashanzi is a booming arts centre but the threat from developers is growing
1. Wide of street scene in art district
2. Wide of converted factory art gallery, pan
3. Medium Dashanzi Art District sign, zoom out, people walking
4. Medium of festival crowd, pan to wide crowd, performance artists
5. SOUNDBITE:...