Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Artist and educator Allison Smith shares her thoughts and library of books about art made in adverse circumstances. Featured are Vladimir Arkhipov's project Home-Made, archiving Russian artifacts made during Perestroika, and Trench Art, or art and objects made during armed conflict, highlighting works from Trench Art: An Illustrated History by Jane A Kimball.
Find the art assignment Allison Smith devised, called The Muster, here: youtube.com/watch?v=1-Nqrk8IE78
Learn more about Allison Smith's work here: allisonsmithstudio.com
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Artist and educator Allison Smith shares her thoughts and library of books about art made in adverse circumstances. Featured are Vladimir Arkhipov's project Home-Made, archiving Russian artifacts made during Perestroika, and Trench Art, or art and objects made during armed conflict, highlighting works from Trench Art: An Illustrated History by Jane A Kimball.
Find the art assignment Allison Smith devised, called The Muster, here: youtube.com/watch?v=1-Nqrk8IE78
Learn more about Allison Smith's work here: allisonsmithstudio.com
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, David Moore, Jane Quale, Gabriel Civita Ramirez, Andrew Sheeler, Boris Silantiev, Josh Thomas, Constance Urist, and Roberta Zaphiriou. To support our channel, visit: patreon.com/artassignment.
Subscribe for new episodes of The Art Assignment every other Thursday, and follow us elsewhere for the full Art Assignment experience:
Twitter: twitter.com/artassignment
Instagram: instagram.com/theartassignment
Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/artassignmentextracredit
