Nov 18 The Daily Frame Artists perform during a body paint festival in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday. Neon lights, extravagant costumes, fluorescent paint and video transform the human body during the festival, which opened last night. Fifty artists from 18 countries will present works. Continue reading
Nov 17 Clyfford Still Museum Opens in Denver By Tom LeGro He may be the biggest name in American art history that you've never heard of, but a new museum in Denver is hoping to change that. Clyfford Still was one of the country's leading abstract expressionists of the 20th century,… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch ‘Waste Land’ Explores Artist’s Use of Garbage to Transform Lives in Brazil The film "Waste Land" follows artist Vik Muniz as he creates portraits of a band of self-designated pickers of recyclable materials in Brazil, using the trash that surrounds them. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Police, ‘Occupiers’ Clash on Day of Action in Several Cities The Occupy Wall Street movement marked the end of its second month with marches and demonstrations in several cities, but hundreds of protesters were arrested after clashing with police. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Nov 17 Who’s Happier: Conservatives or Liberals? By Diane Lincoln Estes. Just a quick note on a story we're working on… Continue reading
Nov 17 Who’s Happier: Conservatives or Liberals? Just a quick note on a story we're working on about the link between one's political beliefs, attitudes towards inequality, and personal happiness. Studies by the Pew Research Center and the General Social Survey, among others,… Continue reading
Nov 17 Denver Opens a New Home to Clyfford Still He may be the biggest name in American art history that you've never heard of, but a new museum in Denver is hoping to change that. Clyfford Still was one of the country's leading abstract expressionists of the 20th century,… Continue reading
Nov 17 The Daily Frame A woman walks past a sculpture by Stefano Pierotti titled "Berluscrotto," representing the face of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, in Pietrasanta, Italy. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trash in ‘Waste Land’ Becomes Catalyst for Transformation Photo from the film "Waste Land," Artwork Courtesy of Vik Muniz Studio. On Thursday's NewsHour, we'll feature an excerpt of the film "Waste Land," which follows renowned artist Vik Muñiz as he journeys back to his native… Continue reading