Jul 01 'I'm contemporary, I'm Native American and I'm an artist' By Carrie Saldo and Lisa Olken, Rocky Mountain PBS Too many people think only of "beads and feathers" when they hear Native American art, says Merritt Johnson, a multi-disciplinary artist of Mohawk and Blackfoot descent. But her sculptures, paintings and performance art go well beyond that. Johnson was one… Continue reading
Jun 30 Weekly Poem: Peter Cole reads 'Song of the Shattering Vessels' By artsdesk "The Invention of Influence" is Peter Cole's fourth book of poetry. A named a MacArthur Fellow in 2007, Cole is also known for his translations, including "The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition" and "The Dream of… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 'Degenerate Art' exhibit explores Nazi assault on modern art By PBS News Hour A new exhibit at the Neue Galerie in New York juxtaposes the classical 19th century paintings and sculptures that Adolf Hitler loved, with the abstract art that he hated and labeled "degenerate." The Nazis put on a show of so-called… Continue watching
Jun 27 Aaron Swartz's story inspires and infuriates in 'The Internet's Own Boy' By Victoria Fleischer For Aaron Swartz, the teen tech prodigy who became a leader in the fight against regulation and privatization of information on the internet, social activism wasn't a choice, but a calling. Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger characterizes Swartz's mission this way: “If… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Pulitzer Prize winning author of '3 Sections' on seeing the big picture with poetry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 A five-year journey in 'The Case Against 8' By Victoria Fleischer "The Case Against 8" captures reaction to the unexpected coalition of Ted Olson, the lead counsel for the Republicans in the 2000 Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision, and David Boies, his opposing counsel, in the case against California's Proposition… Continue reading