Arts Nov 22 How friendly experiments led Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to record ‘Raise the Roof’ Legendary singers Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, two of music's greats, have teamed up again for a new album with plans to tour internationally — for the first time in 12 years. Jeffrey Brown went to Nashville to talk about…
Nation Nov 11 ‘Unknown’ : A diverse musical commemoration of unidentified slain soldiers On this Veterans Day, in celebration of its centennial, Jeffrey Brown reports on a new look at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier through music. This report is part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Arts Nov 08 How photographer Jeff Wall’s pictures duplicate ‘magic’ of large-scale paintings Photographer Jeff Wall has helped change the perception of his art form. Jeffrey Brown goes to Glenstone Museum outside of Washington to look at the unusual process behind Wall’s large-scale works. This segment is part of our arts and culture…
Arts Nov 05 Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ explores racial tensions in a divided Minneapolis 2020 was a time of upheaval in Minneapolis — from the pandemic, to the police killing of George Floyd. A new novel, ‘The Sentence,’ by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Minneapolis resident Louise Erdrich, reflects on that tumultuous period. Jeffrey Brown…
Arts Nov 03 David Driskell’s art spotlighted Black life. It’s ‘about time’ America saw his work Artist David Driskell died last year of COVID-19 at age 88, but he's finally getting his due. For the first time, his paintings are the center of attention in a major way. Driskell was best known for his work as…
Arts Oct 15 Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life In the summer of 1969 cameras captured a series of concerts in Harlem featuring artists who would go on to become musical legends, like Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Gladys Knight. But for decades no one was interested in the…
Arts Oct 14 Industrial sites often create toxic waste. Julie Bargmann uses it to transform landscapes Landscape architect Julie Bargmann, a woman who has made a career of turning toxic and industrial sites into usable, community spaces, has won the first prize of its kind in landscape architecture. Jeffrey Brown has more for our arts and…
Arts Oct 08 How Bill T. Jones’ ‘Deep Blue Sea’ explores the collective ‘we’ of the American people Jeffrey Brown reports on a story of choreography and community, as renowned dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones explores who the “we” referred to in the Preamble to the United States Constitution represents. This segment on his "Deep Blue Sea"…
Arts Sep 29 The show must go on: Broadway hopes reopening boom will pay off debts worsened by pandemic There's no business like show business, but for 18 months during the pandemic, Broadway theaters had virtually no business at all. Jeffrey Brown recently visited the theater district's artisans who are making sure Broadway puts its best face forward and…
Arts Sep 27 Black experience, culture finds its way to the Met stage as opera vows more diversity History is being made Monday night at the Metropolitan Opera — one of the country’s most important cultural organizations — and for several of the artists involved. Jeffrey Brown has a preview for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.