Arts Jul 25 Conversation: Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011 A conversation with writer Sophie Heawood about the life and career of Amy Winehouse.
Arts Jul 22 Conversation: Martin Gayford, Friend and Model to Lucian Freud, Remembers Artist The artist Lucian Freud died Wednesday night in London at age 88. Critic Martin Gayford, author of a book about sitting as a model for Freud, discusses the life and work of his friend.
Arts Jun 30 Artist Ai Weiwei’s Clashes with the Chinese Government Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was arrested in early April and held for nearly three months. Accused of tax evasion, he was released on June 22 and ordered to pay nearly $2 million. Here are images of the artist detailing…
Arts Jun 24 Brooke Gladstone’s Graphic Commentary of Media’s ‘Influencing Machine’ Brooke Gladstone is the long time co-host and managing director of WNYC's On The Media. Her new book about media in society is "The Influencing Machine," a comic book illustrated by Josh Neufeld.
Arts Jun 21 Preview: Director Robin Hessman Explores Last Soviet Generation in ‘My Perestroika’ This week on the NewsHour, "My Perestroika," a documentary that looks at the last Soviet generation, will be airing as part of our partnership with The Economist Film Project. Jeffrey Brown talks to director Robin Hessman.
Arts Jun 09 U.S. Athletes Are Part of the Art at Venice Biennale This year's Venice Biennale features installations by artists Allora and Calzadilla, who recruited U.S. Olympic athletes to become part of the exhibit.
Arts May 13 Conversation: McQueen’s ‘Savage Beauty’ An exhibition of the work of designer Alexander McQueen has just opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City.
Arts May 04 Conversation: 2011 Tony Award Nominations Critic Linda Winer of Newsday discusses the 2011 Tony nominations in a year of many strong new productions.
Arts May 03 A Reading List for the Post-9/11 Era A roundup of NewsHour conversations with writers over the last decade about books that address, directly and indirectly, how 9/11, Osama bin Laden and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have influenced how we live today.
Arts Apr 29 Conversation: More Reflections on Writing from Roger Rosenblatt We've invited Roger Rosenblatt, author of 'Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing', back to our newsroom to continue a conversation we began in January.