Aug 09 Watch Art or evidence? After appeal, court rules violent rap lyrics not a confession By PBS News Hour In a ruling that could have national implications, the New Jersey State Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Vonte Skinner's rap lyrics should not have been admitted at a murder trial, ruling that those graphic lyrics weren't sufficient evidence to prove… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Graffiti artists take to the streets of Brazil to combat violence against women By PBS News Hour Brazilian street artists used the spotlight of the World Cup to highlight a problem close to home. Special correspondent Sophia Kruz of Detroit Public Television reports on a movement in Brazil to spread awareness of domestic violence through the art… Continue watching
Jun 29 Rapper appeals verdict after lyrics used to sway jury By Saskia de Melker, William Brangham The case against Vonte Skinner hinged primarily on two eyewitnesses, though their stories had changed several times. Near the end of the trial, the prosecution introduced 13 pages of violent rap lyrics to demonstrate Skinner’s motive and intent to commit… Continue reading
Jun 17 Picasso’s ‘Blue Room’ painting hides another masterpiece By Colleen Shalby Using infrared technology, scientists and researchers have discovered a painting of a man hidden below the “Blue Room.”… Continue reading
May 22 FBI confirms sighting of stolen Gardner masterpieces By News Desk The FBI agent in charge of the investigation of $500 million worth artwork stolen from a museum in Boston nearly 25 years ago has confirmed sightings of the missing artwork from credible sources. Continue reading
May 13 Detroit Institute of Arts says bankruptcy appraisals would harm ‘irreplaceable’ art By Chelsea Coatney On Tuesday, the Detroit Institute of Arts told a bankruptcy judge that allowing potential buyers to come into the museum for a “yard-sale-like” bankruptcy appraisal would be harmful to the 1,741 pieces of art currently hanging in the… Continue reading
Apr 21 100-foot-tall steel horses pay tribute to Scotland’s equine past By Lorna Baldwin The massive horse heads tower over the landscape, glinting in the sun or glistening in the rain, depending on what the ever-changing Scottish skies have in store. Named "The Kelpies," the 100-foot tall, 300-ton structures officially opened to the public… Continue reading
Apr 14 New exhibit of Matisse’s cut-outs shows how artist began ‘painting with scissors’ By Ellen Rolfes 120 of Matisse's paper cut-outs -- created between 1936 and 1954 -- have been collected and will be on display at the Tate Modern in London. Continue reading