Oct 02 The Daily Frame Atlanta-based artist Alex Brewer, also known as "Hense," paints over the exterior of a 10,000-square-foot empty building in Washington, D.C. The work is a collaboration with the art gallery Art Whino and will be completed next weekend for a showing… Continue reading
Oct 02 Writers, Photographers, Filmmakers Among 2012 MacArthur 'Genius Award' Winners Nearly half of this year's MacArthur Fellows come from arts-related fields. Among them are Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz and mandolinist Chris Thile, both of whom we've spoken to here on Art Beat this year. Continue reading
Oct 02 Writers, Photographers, Filmmakers Among 2012 MacArthur Fellows By Tom LeGro Nearly half of this year's MacArthur Fellows come from arts-related fields. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch In 'Half the Sky,' Transforming Limitations on Women's Opportunities Worldwide Transforming Women's Lives from 'Weapons of War'… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American Dream The Seismic Economic and Political Changes that Transformed the American Dream… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch What's at Stake in the Candidates' Different Visions for Medicaid What's at Stake in the Candidates' Different Visions for Medicaid… Continue watching
Oct 01 Weekly Poem: 'The Worst Thing' Sharon Olds is the author of several books of poetry, including "The Dead and the Living," winner of the 1983 National Book Critics Circle Award; "The Unswept Room," a finalist for the 2002 National Book Award and the National Book… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Weekly Poem: Sharon Olds Reads 'The Worst Thing' Sharon Olds reads her poem "The Worst Thing" from her book "Stag's Leap."… Continue watching
Oct 01 The Daily Frame A man nicknamed "Oldies" displays his tattoos by artist Josh Lin during the 8th International London Tattoo Convention on Friday. World famous tattoo artists and enthusiasts gathered for the annual event. Continue reading
Sep 28 Conversation: Junot Diaz By Tom LeGro The writer Junot Diaz is back with a new collection of stories titled "This Is How You Lose Her." They feature several characters from his first novel, "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," which won the Pulitzer Prize for… Continue reading