YcXpAHVAxwY the-art-assignment-the-case-for-video-art The Art Assignment | The Case for Video Art 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. dM2QZwhPgtk art-cooking-dutch-and-flemish-still-life-painting Art Cooking | Dutch and Flemish Still Life Painting 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. q4leoa9gKKY art-trip-detroit-the-art-assignment Art Trip | Detroit | The Art Assignment Forget the hype and experience the art and history that Detroit offers up in spades. We visit the Diego Rivera mural, Heidelberg Project, MOCA, abandoned buildings, and much more. Os6i6fneV-E the-art-assignment-the-case-for-realism The Art Assignment | The Case for Realism What's the point of making realistic paintings when photography can do the trick? We look at the history of artists recreating the world as we see it and ponder why it's still happening. 2TlBAVm2vvU art-cooking-picasso Art Cooking | Picasso Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time, but was also an inveterate womanizer and misogynist. Let's cook our way through moments in Picasso's life and process our conflicted feelings. 6wrKxlZBcig art-trip-london-the-art-assignment Art Trip | London | The Art Assignment For our second international art trip, we travel to London during Frieze Art Fair. We saw a lot of art! Almost too much. (Definitely too much.) sXY7hsIo2CM art-trip-venice-biennale-the-art-assignment Art Trip | Venice Biennale | The Art Assignment Behold the 2017 Venice Biennale. Called the "olympics of the art world," the exhibition invades historic (and tourist clogged) Venice, Italy, every two years, and has since 1895. Contemporary art abounds, with installations and exhibitions occupying the c tStzWPK_n9U top-10-iconic-paintings Top 10 Iconic Paintings For the following ten or so minutes, your monitor is a museum as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Famous Paintings!