The Definition of Art

What is art? How do we define art? In this episode, we explore some of the many ways that artists and writers and thinkers have defined and understood this thing we call art. Thanks to LEGO® ART for supporting PBS. For more information go to https://lego.build/ArtAssignment.
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Here is a full list of the uncaptioned artworks that appear under quotes in this video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KK2hhgAUAwXOd6SyQxZ6wrasrLvroIdjS8HcZ_Jqb8c/edit?usp=sharing

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