Hey Art Assignment Team, Have you ever considered a video where you sit down 10 or so established artists & ask them to respond to an Art Assignment? It would be especially interesting if they all work with different media.
+idiotsloveboxes That reminds me that when we were trying to come up with the format of the show, I considered the idea of having each artist give an assignment but then do another. I didn't go this route for a variety of reasons, but I would love to see that, too! Definitely something to consider now that the show's been going on for a while.
+The Art Assignment Weren't there a few where either the artist would demonstrate their own assignment, or you and John would carry it out? I thought those segments were quite interesting.
Something like this: www.numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/2018/10/18/the-circle-of-truth or twist the t-axis dial a little and get this: thesouthstreetgallery.com/uncategorized/small-works-from-big-hearts/
As a foodblogger, this sounds extremely interesting to me! The idea of creating new recipes, combining ingredients of which you don't if they match in the end, and eventually presenting the result in a creative manner sounds like a fun experiment! I might actually try this one with a group of friends.
This is the first Assignment I am a subscriber for, and I think this is one that is within my wheelhouse. But since food can get expensive, I'm thinking there should be some twist. Not sure what yet. Sarah, John, thank you so much for making this program! The world is better for having you both in it!
+ModestGirl79 Thanks for subscribing! Food can definitely get expensive, but the ethos of Mildred's Lane is to use what you have and be resourceful. When we played the game for the camera, "tuna" was played, but that could be either can or something fresh/ pricey. The goal is to work collaboratively with your team to come up with something imaginative but feasible. (Rice in the shape of a tuna?)
+radagastwiz You should definitely do it. Alternate assignment: HOOSH YOUR FRIDGE. And you should also show us, posting anywhere with #theartassignment.
Very very cool. I really like the deconstructivist aspects of this assignment (and Mildred's Lane!), intentionally taking apart and putting aside our usual notions of what "dinner" is, forgoing our automatic knowings about it, and following something rigorous to open up new, and fun, possibilities. A nice chance to break free. Love it!
Hey! She was a guest in our class for a week at my school last year :) We played this in small groups and it was a super fun collaboration! We made some very interesting amuse-bouches. Would highly recommend. Good to see her again!
I feel like doing this at home when I go back for the holidays. My 14 year old brother likes to cook his own dinner sometimes and I feel like it'll be a fun bonding experience.
Is this the place you were telling me about at VidCon? The game reminds me of the conversation between Hank and John about the foldy-foldy-draw-draw game. Where it seems to be a simple party game, but it has much deeper meaning and origins.
+SciJoy I don't know about the conversation, but the foldy foldy draw draw game, or foldy foldy write write is called an Exquisite Corpse and is a great deal of fun! This made me think of that as well, but you get to eat the result!
This assignment is particularly appealing to me. I'm a gastronomy student and for a while I've been thinking of making some of these art assignments in a kitchen-y way, because I've always considered gastronomy a form of art. This assignment might be my starting point on this project :)
+Kristina Buschur Yes! Yoko was associated with Fluxus as well, so it's a natrual connection. Grapefruit was something I was thinking about a lot when formulating the idea for The Art Assignment.
This assignment terrifies me. I can imagine that the algorithm part of it would be loads of fun, and then I would be an anxious mess of a control freak when it came to the execution of the dinner. Letting go of what a meal is "supposed" to be is going to be so hard. I kind of want to try it out at Christmas with my whole family.
i think this may be my favourite art assignment to date. also are we going to get a video of john and sarah doing this? because i would love to see it.
+projectpoirot We're planning on it! Have to get it on the calendar. I think we'd stage it in 2 steps: 1)have friends over for cocktails, play the game, plan, and delegate tasks/courses, and 2)get together another time to actually make/share/enjoy the meal. We'll be sure to document it, too.
This assignment is going to demonstrate how food items can be combined in unconventional ways and result in quite palatable and sometimes delightful meals. There will certainly be a few surprises!
I couldn't help but connect the idea of taking a domestic space and elevating it to art as feminist because most domestic spaces especially the kitchen are considered woman spaces but chefs at restaurants are considered artist . This concept is like a way for women to also claim artistic identity with things that were mostly elevated and dominated by men.
This assignment makes me want to get the company together and do a Scramble Scrabble Dance - we could anagram verbs and body parts instead of foods and cooking methods, and go from there...hm...
This seems very weird, but I suppose that is the point. I can see its appeal to those who enjoy wordplay and cooking challenges. I am reminded of a Hell's Kitchen challenge: roll a die with letters, very quickly come up with an ingredient that starts with that letter, combine about 5 of these into a dish.
+chiklitz It's definitely something that you have to try for it to really make sense. I was confused before actually giving it a go, and it was no trouble to sort it out. And remember that if you change it a little bit, that's ok, too.
So, for me, this video raises the following question: Is art only art if it is intentional? The lady making a salad in a museum and serving it after, was art because she intended to make people think. But is me making a salad and serving it to my friends, which then makes one of them think more deeply about the meaning of the salad, also Art?
COAGULATING ON THE DUSTY OLD ROAD LIKE A TRUCK SQUISHED TOAD. .. LISTENING TO 999 AND THE RAIN DROPS ON THE ROOF WHILST SCRUB-A-DUB-DUB YOUR HEAD IS IN THE TUB ! ..Morgan
You've created a great game for my ELL students. Thank you. But it's not art. In response to the Fluxus manifesto, Why all the obsession about artists and purity? It's a bit like the notion people espoused in the early 1900's that giving women the vote would lead to purity in politics. Why can't an artist be professional? How does paying her in any way corrupt her or make her a parasite? Should every artist have a day job, separate from the arts? How much time should be available for an artist to work on her art? weekends? An hour before bed? Can we please stop spreading the myth that making art shouldn't be a professional career? And please define elitism. Because I've sold around 20 works in my life, and I feel in no way elite, whatsoever, nor do most artists panning their wares at art walks and such. And, regarding art that anyone can do... Why don't we encourage everyone to learn a skill first, and then make something they can be more proud of than a kitchen fiasco that no one wants to eat? I'm afraid I might be critical of this show for a long time to come, but let me be clear, I enjoy these ideas very much, especially the chance to think about something new.
Hey Art Assignment Team,
Have you ever considered a video where you sit down 10 or so established artists & ask them to respond to an Art Assignment? It would be especially interesting if they all work with different media.
+idiotsloveboxes That reminds me that when we were trying to come up with the format of the show, I considered the idea of having each artist give an assignment but then do another. I didn't go this route for a variety of reasons, but I would love to see that, too! Definitely something to consider now that the show's been going on for a while.
+The Art Assignment Weren't there a few where either the artist would demonstrate their own assignment, or you and John would carry it out? I thought those segments were quite interesting.
Something like this:
www.numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/2018/10/18/the-circle-of-truth
or twist the t-axis dial a little and get this:
thesouthstreetgallery.com/uncategorized/small-works-from-big-hearts/
As a foodblogger, this sounds extremely interesting to me! The idea of creating new recipes, combining ingredients of which you don't if they match in the end, and eventually presenting the result in a creative manner sounds like a fun experiment! I might actually try this one with a group of friends.
+TheLuluTrue You should! We'd love to see what you do. Post on your social media platform of choice with #theartassignment.
This is the first Assignment I am a subscriber for, and I think this is one that is within my wheelhouse. But since food can get expensive, I'm thinking there should be some twist. Not sure what yet. Sarah, John, thank you so much for making this program! The world is better for having you both in it!
+ModestGirl79 Thanks for subscribing! Food can definitely get expensive, but the ethos of Mildred's Lane is to use what you have and be resourceful. When we played the game for the camera, "tuna" was played, but that could be either can or something fresh/ pricey. The goal is to work collaboratively with your team to come up with something imaginative but feasible. (Rice in the shape of a tuna?)
I have the sudden urge to curate a refrigerator.
+radagastwiz You should definitely do it. Alternate assignment: HOOSH YOUR FRIDGE. And you should also show us, posting anywhere with #theartassignment.
+radagastwiz - Just Eat everything in the frig., and Hoosh it'll all come out the other end !
You have done a remarkably good job of explaining this complex assignment and how it constitutes contemporary art.
This is so beyond my ability, and it is wonderful. This is the human experience refined! This how culture grows. This is good stuff. "Hoosh."
Very very cool. I really like the deconstructivist aspects of this assignment (and Mildred's Lane!), intentionally taking apart and putting aside our usual notions of what "dinner" is, forgoing our automatic knowings about it, and following something rigorous to open up new, and fun, possibilities. A nice chance to break free. Love it!
Some of the most beautiful AA footage yet!
Hey! She was a guest in our class for a week at my school last year :) We played this in small groups and it was a super fun collaboration! We made some very interesting amuse-bouches. Would highly recommend. Good to see her again!
+0justBETHANY Very cool. Lucky you!
I feel like doing this at home when I go back for the holidays. My 14 year old brother likes to cook his own dinner sometimes and I feel like it'll be a fun bonding experience.
The videography at the beginning is amazing. Mildred's Lane is gorgeous. I also love the collaboration you're encouraging in these recent videos!
Is this the place you were telling me about at VidCon? The game reminds me of the conversation between Hank and John about the foldy-foldy-draw-draw game. Where it seems to be a simple party game, but it has much deeper meaning and origins.
+SciJoy lol I totally thought of foldy foldy draw draw too!
+SciJoy I don't know about the conversation, but the foldy foldy draw draw game, or foldy foldy write write is called an Exquisite Corpse and is a great deal of fun! This made me think of that as well, but you get to eat the result!
+SciJoy Yes indeed!
This assignment is particularly appealing to me. I'm a gastronomy student and for a while I've been thinking of making some of these art assignments in a kitchen-y way, because I've always considered gastronomy a form of art. This assignment might be my starting point on this project :)
oooh, I love the new intro/establishing shots
+The Game of Knowing Me too! Mark Olsen, our director, did an awesome job with this one.
Recently saw many similar scores (Grapefruit) in the Yoko Ono exhibit at the MoMA. Really glad to learn some of the context for this work!
+Kristina Buschur Yes! Yoko was associated with Fluxus as well, so it's a natrual connection. Grapefruit was something I was thinking about a lot when formulating the idea for The Art Assignment.
This assignment terrifies me. I can imagine that the algorithm part of it would be loads of fun, and then I would be an anxious mess of a control freak when it came to the execution of the dinner. Letting go of what a meal is "supposed" to be is going to be so hard. I kind of want to try it out at Christmas with my whole family.
I can actually do this art assignment! lol ^_^ looking forward to trying this out!
You should collab with Hannah Hart on this and make a MDK episode!
+wolverinenerdfighter Oh my, that is a really good idea. We'll have to see if we can make that happen.
This sounds extremely fun! I can't wait to get people together to do this with, hopefully more than once. :D
I like the idea of curating a refrigerator.
Very beautiful shots at the beginning there. :)
i think this may be my favourite art assignment to date.
also are we going to get a video of john and sarah doing this? because i would love to see it.
+projectpoirot We're planning on it! Have to get it on the calendar. I think we'd stage it in 2 steps: 1)have friends over for cocktails, play the game, plan, and delegate tasks/courses, and 2)get together another time to actually make/share/enjoy the meal. We'll be sure to document it, too.
i immediately thought of Rirkrit Tiravanija. Relational Aesthetics too!
Please talk about Bas Jan Ader, and art as failure, futility and existential.
Going to try this out with my nieces of 8 and 10yrs old - no slobber carrots allowed LOL
This assignment is going to demonstrate how food items can be combined in unconventional ways and result in quite palatable and sometimes delightful meals. There will certainly be a few surprises!
I couldn't help but connect the idea of taking a domestic space and elevating it to art as feminist because most domestic spaces especially the kitchen are considered woman spaces but chefs at restaurants are considered artist . This concept is like a way for women to also claim artistic identity with things that were mostly elevated and dominated by men.
This assignment makes me want to get the company together and do a Scramble Scrabble Dance - we could anagram verbs and body parts instead of foods and cooking methods, and go from there...hm...
This seems very weird, but I suppose that is the point. I can see its appeal to those who enjoy wordplay and cooking challenges. I am reminded of a Hell's Kitchen challenge: roll a die with letters, very quickly come up with an ingredient that starts with that letter, combine about 5 of these into a dish.
I wonder how this relates performance art, game, and ritual-because they all seem engaged here more or less
I am gonna try it!
It's an art commune. Cool.
Im a little intimidated by this, but I like the challenge!
+chiklitz It's definitely something that you have to try for it to really make sense. I was confused before actually giving it a go, and it was no trouble to sort it out. And remember that if you change it a little bit, that's ok, too.
So, for me, this video raises the following question: Is art only art if it is intentional? The lady making a salad in a museum and serving it after, was art because she intended to make people think. But is me making a salad and serving it to my friends, which then makes one of them think more deeply about the meaning of the salad, also Art?
Rigorous & Whimsical Toilet Cleaning - Join the Army, YOU NEED SOMETHING to Do
We definitely need a correct spelling of "hoosht." Help!
+Ara Lucia Ashburne "Hooshed" would be the spelling in that case!
COAGULATING ON THE DUSTY OLD ROAD LIKE A TRUCK SQUISHED TOAD. .. LISTENING TO 999 AND THE RAIN DROPS ON THE ROOF WHILST SCRUB-A-DUB-DUB YOUR HEAD IS IN THE TUB ! ..Morgan
Reminds me of Stone Soup:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Soup
Sad timing that they get this publicity and their website is down to accept visitors.
You've created a great game for my ELL students. Thank you. But it's not art. In response to the Fluxus manifesto, Why all the obsession about artists and purity? It's a bit like the notion people espoused in the early 1900's that giving women the vote would lead to purity in politics. Why can't an artist be professional? How does paying her in any way corrupt her or make her a parasite? Should every artist have a day job, separate from the arts? How much time should be available for an artist to work on her art? weekends? An hour before bed? Can we please stop spreading the myth that making art shouldn't be a professional career? And please define elitism. Because I've sold around 20 works in my life, and I feel in no way elite, whatsoever, nor do most artists panning their wares at art walks and such. And, regarding art that anyone can do... Why don't we encourage everyone to learn a skill first, and then make something they can be more proud of than a kitchen fiasco that no one wants to eat? I'm afraid I might be critical of this show for a long time to come, but let me be clear, I enjoy these ideas very much, especially the chance to think about something new.
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