The Definition of Art

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Published at : 19 Dec 2021
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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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Thanks to our Grandmasters of the Arts Divide By Zero Collection and David Golden, and to all of our patrons, especially Anthony Chivetta, Rich Clarey, Iain Eudailey, Tom Forwood, Patrick Hanna, Andrew Huynh, Eve Leonard, Audrey Mak Tung, David Moore, Jane Quale, Gabriel Civita Ramirez, Andrew Sheeler, Boris Silantiev, Josh Thomas, Constance Urist, and Roberta Zaphiriou. We are more grateful for you than you’ll ever know!

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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