The Art Assignment
Artists in Love
Art History of full of amazing artist couples. Let's look at a handful of talented individuals who joined forces either for a lifelong collaboration or a finite but fruitful romance: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, Merce Cunningham and...
Curated Video
What Technique and Materials Did da Vinci Use to Create the Mona Lisa?
Why do Mona Lisa's eyes seem to be looking at us, no matter where we stand? The answer has to do with a set of meticulous artistic choices that da Vinci used for this portrait. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci used the verdaccio, chiaroscuro,...
Mr. Beat
The Lost Generation Writers (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time there was city, named Paris, France. During the 1920s, lots of Americans moved there to escape institutionalized racism and the associated race riots, xenophobia, censorship, materialism, and Prohibition. Perhaps most...
Curated Video
Singer Freya Ridings: ‘I was an outcast until I found out I could sing’
Brit-nominated artist Freya Ridings joins us on Love Lives to discuss her second album, Blood Orange, the pressure she faced to write new material, and why we love listening to sad music when we’re feeling down.The “Lost Without You”...
Curated Video
We tried to recreate this famous photo of a ghost
William Mumler claimed he could photograph ghosts ... and no one could prove he couldn’t. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In the mid-1800s, the development of exciting new forms of...
Curated Video
Ellen Terry: The Painter's Actress
Ellen Terry: The Painter's Actress will be the first exhibition to explore how the influence of Britain's most famous Victorian actress reached beyond the stage to inspire generations of visual artists. Bringing together paintings,...
Tate
John Baldessari – Pure Beauty | Tate
In the late 1960s John Baldessari was part of a group of West Coast American conceptual artists whose work was characterised by a deadpan wit. Based in Los Angeles since, he has become one of the most influential artists of his...
Tate
Michael Landy – Joyous Machines | TateShots
The exhibition 'Joyous Machines' at the Tate Liverpool focused on the connection between the work of Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), and British artist Michael Landy, who has been significantly influenced by Tinguely and his constructive and...
Curated Video
A story of blue
Blue has long proved a problem for artists. There are few blue materials in nature that can serve as pigment for painters. During the Renaissance period artists used a pigment called natural ultramarine, lauded for its rich and striking...
Tate
How to Print Like Warhol | Tate
Discover how artist Andy Warhol made his colourful and iconic silkscreen prints. From Brillo boxes and black bean soup to portraits of films stars, Andy Warhol is famous for his bright and bold paintings and prints that celebrate 1960s...
TED-Ed
The Chaotic Brilliance of Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
In 2017 a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat was actioned off for over 110 million dollars. So who is he and what makes his art so special? Find out with a short video that details his background, influences, and his process.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conservation: Pollock, "One: Number 31, 1950"
In this video [2:47] you will see how they clean and restore a painting of Jackson Pollock. You can experiment with Pollock's famous painting technique and those of other Abstract Expressionist artists by enrolling in our online course:...