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Hyeree Ro's Precise Ambiguity

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Rashid Johnson Makes Things to Put Things On

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Teaching with Improvisation and Spontaneity
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Teaching with Improvisation and Spontaneity

Art21 Educator Erica Richard inspires letting go and incorporating spontaneity into practices through a playlist of Art21 films.

Teaching with Improvisation and Spontaneity
by Erica RichardApril 30, 2020 8 videos • 1:00:58 total runtime

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