Claude Monet had a very unique eye, and it can teach us a bit about the science of vision

Iranian-born artist Shirin Neshat explores the paradox of being an artist in exile: a voice for her people, but unable to go home. In her work, she explores Iran pre- and post-Islamic Revolution, tracing political and societal change...

How do we decide who we are? Hetain Patel's surprising performance plays with identity, language and accent -- and challenges you to think deeper than surface appearances. A delightful meditation on self, with performer Yuyu Rau, and...

There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for decades: how much should an artist's intention affect your interpretation of the work? Do the artist’s plans and motivations affect its meaning? Or is...

Meet Lucy. She was a math major in college, and aced all her courses in probability and statistics. Which do you think is more likely: that Lucy is a portrait artist, or that Lucy is a portrait artist who also plays poker? How do we know...

How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice paper, sumi-e ink, and brushes in order to create gyotaku: elaborate rubbings of freshly...

If you haven't had a chance to play with Microsoft's Kinect, you're missing out on some great video games and some amazing art! The Kinect is a crazy awesome piece of XBox 360 hardware that maps your physical movements onto any screen....

African artifacts shown in museums worldwide are often not borrowed, but stolen -- and TED Fellow Jim Chuchu is on a mission to get them back. Learn the sordid history behind how many of the collections in the West came to be, Chuchu's...

Rhiannon Giddens pours the emotional weight of American history into her music. Listen as she performs traditional folk ballads -- including "Waterboy," "up Above My Head," and "Lonesome Road" by Sister Rosetta Tharp -- and one glorious...

Like Beat writers who composed their work by shredding and reassembling scraps of writing, artist Jean-Michel Basquiat used similar techniques to remix his materials. Pulling in splintered anatomy, reimagined historical scenes and...

How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? Ben Cameron offers a bold look forward to a world where live arts matter more than ever -- to link humans together at a primal level of shared...

New ReviewLearn all about the Cubist artist Pablo Picasso: his life, influences, famous works and why he is important in art.

From funding rehearsals and practices to covering massages and therapy, Saweetie believes artists deserve treatment more in line with professional athletes. Hear her full perspective and morein this episode of Boardroom Talks.

Before phones and the internet, there was the telegraph—a revolutionary invention that let people send messages over long distances using electric signals. Samuel Morse, an artist turned inventor, helped make this possible with his...

This video explores the different ways artists can express the same idea through poetry and music, highlighting the power of artistic choices in evoking specific emotions in the audience. It prompts viewers to consider whether art...

The video explores the concept of artistic mediums and how artists adapt myths into various forms of expression such as paintings, stage plays, and movies. By comparing different mediums, viewers gain a deeper understanding of the...

This video challenges the common misconception that creativity is reserved for artists and highlights how everyone possesses the ability to be creative in various aspects of their lives. It emphasizes that creativity is not just about...

Personification is a figurative language device that is often used in creative writing. It gives human characteristics to things that are not human.In this lesson, we walk through what personification is, why it's used and we have a go...

What’s the line between inspiration and flat-out appropriation? In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we grapple with questions about artistic originality and authenticity that have plagued the art world for hundreds of years....

In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll hold a mirror to our bodies…in art, anyway. We’ll learn what portraits and self-portraits can tell us about the people they represent and about artists who’ve used bodies to critique...

In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll keep digging into the myth of the Great Artist, with whether we can—or should—separate artists’ personal actions and beliefs from the art they create. Art historians are exploring new...

How long do you typically look at an artwork, and what can you learn in that time? In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll acquire a toolbox of terms to help us discover how all art is influenced by the time and place it was...

This July, GIVĒON shines as Boardroom's Cover Star on the heels of his latest album, Beloved. The singer and songwriter joins Boardroom’s Vinciane Ngomsi to discuss a variety of topics that culminated in an album that took more than 1000...

This July, GIVĒON shines as Boardroom's Cover Star on the heels of his latest album, Beloved. The singer and songwriter joins Boardroom’s Vinciane Ngomsi to discuss a variety of topics that culminated in an album that took more than 1000...