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Packed in a suitcase - the museum on the move
LEADIN A group of Georgian artists has launched a Portable Museum of Contemporary Art in Tbilisi, in order to show case a forty year collection of photos and videos. The museum is in fact a suitcase, the contents of which are explained...
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PUSHKIN MUSEUM 100 YEAR'S OLD
Moscow's Pushkin State Museum of Fine Art is marking its hundreth anniversary. It houses world renowned art and artefacts from antiquity to the modern day. Jacques-Louis David's painting - the Portrait of Alphonse Leroy shows his subject...
The Art Assignment
Art World Pretension, Etc. | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we answer your questions from our art hotline* and talk about the distinction between art and craft (if any), art world pretension, the proliferation of images, imposter syndrome, and more.
The Art Assignment
When Art Breaks the Law
This week Sarah breaks down why The Art Assignment sign-off cannot be "Please Don't Break the Law," and discusses artists Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot who have broken the law for good reasons. What should our sign off be?
The Art Assignment
How to Learn About Contemporary Art | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Are you overwhelmed by the plethora of art and art-related activities going on in the world? We’re here to help! Here are some ideas for how to learn about what’s going on in the world of contemporary art.
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Personal collections become private museums
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4030074LEAD IN: Private museums run by eccentric and passionate owners dot Beijing's backstreets and its suburbs. Their collections are grand and mundane, from items salvaged from the rubbish to a car...
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UNESCO team tour antiquities musuem damaged last week in attack on police headquarters
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) called on Friday for a joint plan to restore the Islamic Art Museum in Cairo, after it was severely damaged by a truck bomb last week. Mohammed Ibrahim,...
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Architect Oscar Niemeyer receives Legion of Honour
FILE: Brasilia, Brazil - Recent 1. Brasilia's state plaza designed by Oscar Niemeyer 2. Pan of Brasilia 3. Medium night shot of Planalto Palace FILE: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 24 September, 2007 4. Close up of model drawing of new...
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100 Lebanese artworks on display in Rome
LEADIN One hundred artworks by Lebanese artists have gone on display at a museum in Rome. 'Home Beirut - Sounding the Neighbors' shows Beirut as a symbol of resistance at a time when Lebanon is gripped by political turmoil. STORYLINE...
The Art Assignment
Art Trip: Los Angeles | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
In which we explore sunny Los Angeles and take in its enormous range of art offerings, from the eclectic campus at LACMA to an incredible exhibit at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel. It's all worth the drive. Featuring: Ramen Yamadaya Hammer...
The Art Assignment
Try combinatory play with books. | Pablo Helguera | The Art Assignment
This week we meet Pablo Helguera, an artist, museum educator, and writer, at the Indianapolis stop of his Spanish language bookstore Librería Donceles. His assignment challenges you to give old books new lives through combinatory play.
The Art Assignment
Art Trip: Richmond, Virginia | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
In which we explore the great city of Richmond, Virginia, and think about its history as well as its present. Featuring: The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Quirk Hotel Rappahannock Restaurant Lamplighter Roasting Company Early Bird Biscuit...
The Art Assignment
What's a Curator? | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
PBS Digital Studio's The Art Assignment asks what the title "curator" really means, both traditionally and as it is used today. Can you be a curator of vintage sneakers? Let's talk about it in the comments.
The Art Assignment
Public Art Study: Fred Wilson's E Pluribus Unum | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
What is public art? Who funds it, owns it, and shapes it? Who does it serve? And why is it important? We try to answer some of these questions by looking at an example of public art that never came to be - Fred Wilson’s E Pluribus Unum.
The Art Assignment
Artline Bling: Tattoos, Shia Labeouf, & Laughing at Art | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we answer your questions from our art hotline* and talk about the legitimacy of celebrity artists, the embarrassment of being called an "artist", why we laugh at art, and more.
The Art Assignment
What is ArtPrize? | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
We spent a week in Grand Rapids absorbing everything that was ArtPrize 2015, the world’s largest art competition. Here’s a taste of what we found. Many thanks to Kevin Buist for talking to us about the event!
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Rubens' Baroque art celebrated in Antwerp
LEADIN A new festival in Belgium is paying homage to the Baroque style of master painter Peter Paul Rubens. In the 1600s Rubens' bold and dramatic approach to art burst into life across hundreds of canvasses. STORYLINE An oversize...
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Museum commemorates "holy war" against Soviet Union
AFGHANISTAN JIHAD MUSEUMSOURCE: AP TELEVISIONRESTRICTIONS: MIDDLE EAST EXTRA CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 3:56SHOTLIST:AP Television Herat City - 12 April 2015 1. Various of scene showing model of a house bombed by Soviet forces during invasion...
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Out of this world art celebrates 50 years since first space flight
AP Television Kiev, Ukraine - April 5, 2011 1. Various of painting of Elvis Presley in a space outfit 2. Close of painting of Marilyn Monroe in a space outfit 3. Mid of visitor in front of paintings of Hollywood stars Marilyn Monroe and...
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A small educational museum about prostitution opened in Amsterdam Thursday in the heart of the red light district to show the reality of the industry from the other side of the glass. (Feb. 6)
SOUNDBITE (Dutch) Melcher de Wind, Museum organiser: "Some people are coming here to visit the prostitutes, some people are just ordinary tourists and some of them never saw a prostitute. In the museum you can see what is going on in the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nolan Bushnell - Education Lighting the Fire
Nolan Bushnell is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur and scientist. Often cited as the father of the video game industry, he is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater. Mr. Bushnell is...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
José B. González - The Art of Flipping
Jose B. Gonzalez is one of the most sought after speakers in the U.S today. He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador and immigrated to New London, Connecticut at the age of eight. He knew no English and now holds a Ph.D. in English. A...
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Yohuru Williams - Preserving Public Education
Described in Diverse Issues in Higher Education as “one of the most exciting scholars of his generation,” Dr. Yohuru Williams is the History Department Chair and the Director of Black Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, CT. He...
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New Dr. Seuss Museum Opens Its Doors
NEW DR. SEUSS MUSEUM OPENS ITS DOORSFrom the squiggly, pink handrails outside the entrance to the front hall decorated with scenes from "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street" - a real street just blocks away - the new Amazing...