Arts Jan 06 ‘Green Patriots’ Get Straight to the Message with Enviro-Friendly Poster Art Green Patriot Posters, an environmental sustainability advocacy organization that uses graphic art to raise awareness for green causes, has just published a new collection of purposeful poster art.
Arts Dec 23 Conversation: Best Unsung (Critically, Not Literally) Music of 2010 Jeffrey Brown discusses the best under-appreciated music of 2010 with critic Jim DeRogatis, co-host of WBEZ's Sound Opinions.
Arts Dec 21 A Seasonal Standby, Re-envisioned to Reflect Local Flair The Nutcracker is the cash cow of ballets, with performances raising between a third to the entire amount of a company's annual budget. Companies big and small put their own spin on their productions to differentiate it from others nearby…
Arts Dec 16 Happy Birthday, Art Beat!…And a Special Request to You Art Beat has turned 2 years old! To mark the occasion and the end of the year, we'd like to hear from you about your favorite books, sounds and sights of the year.
Arts Dec 10 Conversation: Andrew Jarecki, Director of ‘All Good Things’ In his latest film director Andrew Jarecki, who says he has always been drawn to true stories, has picked to re-imagine an infamous unsolved mystery involving a wealthy and powerful New York family.
Arts Dec 07 Boston’s Museum Makes More Room for Art of the Americas In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened the doors to a brand new expansion that houses its collection of American Art, in every meaning of the word "American."…
Arts Dec 02 Conversation: Martin Sullivan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery Jeffrey Brown talks to Martin Sullivan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, about the decision to remove a work of art from the current exhibit "Hide/Seek" after complaints from a religious organization.
Arts Nov 19 Conversation: Filmmaker Lucy Walker Documents an Artist’s ‘Waste Land’ In 2007, New York-based artist Vik Muniz returned to his native country of Brazil to set up shop at the world's largest garbage dump in Rio de Janiero. His story is told in the new documentary "Waste Land" by director…
Arts Nov 16 War Photographer Tim Hetherington Captures Combat and Downtime in ‘Infidel’ In 2007 and 2008, British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington traveled to the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan to capture images of American soldiers serving in the war -- not just in combat, but also relaxing, playing, sleeping. His photographs…
Arts Nov 11 Will the Real Author (Bill Wyman) Please Stand Up? A (creative nonfiction) review of Keith Richard's new book, supposedly written by Mick Jagger, is mistaken for the real thing…