Around the Nation

Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.

MN Original profiles visual artist Kate Casanova: “Ever wonder how you get mushrooms to grow out of chairs? Kate Casanova shows her process of planting mushroom spores in the Victorian chair she is reupholstering for an international show at the Katherine E Nash Gallery on the University of Minnesota campus. A graduate student at the University of Minnesota, Casanova’s work explores the notions of the beauty and discomfort that exist between humans and the rest of the natural world.”

WHYY’s “Friday Arts” looks at a light installation in Philadelphia: “Like something out of ‘Star Trek,’ the effect of ‘Open Air’ is like a benevolent alien.”

Watch Friday Arts for November 2012 on PBS. See more from Friday Arts.

Here’s a preview of American Masters’ “Inventing David Geffen,” which premiers nationally on Tuesday, Nov. 20, on PBS: “David Geffen’s far-reaching influence — as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist — has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. Notoriously press and camera-shy, Geffen reveals himself for the first time in the new two-hour documentary.”

Watch Inventing David Geffen: Sunset Blvd. on PBS. See more from American Masters.

The election is over, but it’s not too late to talk about election GIFs. Idea Channel asks, “How will the Animated GIF affect the Presidential Election?”
“The animated GIF has had a long and fascinating history, but the GIF took a giant leap forward this year when it became part of the 2012 Presidential Election!!! This election season, GIFs of Obama, Romney, Biden and Ryan, populated not only Tumblr and Buzzfeed, but also media heavyweights like The Atlantic, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal. Will the GIF swing the election?”

Watch How will the Animated GIF affect the Presidential Election? on PBS. See more from Idea Channel.