Jan 25 House Republicans push for investigation into Hunter Biden's art sales By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House Republicans have renewed an investigation into the art dealings of Hunter Biden, pushing for details as part of the party's long-promised probe of President Joe Biden and his family. Continue reading
Jul 19 Claes Oldenburg, artist who created massive urban sculptures, dies at 93 By Associated Press Pop artist Claes Oldenburg has died at 93. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 5:01 'Wallace the Brave' cartoonist provides a glimpse into the coastal town that inspires him By David Wright, Barbara Dury Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz offered this piece of advice to the next generation: “learn to laugh at yourself.” Cartoonist Will Wilson has taken that lesson to heart. His syndicated comic "Wallace the Brave" appears in more than 100 newspapers nationwide. Continue watching
May 30 Man in wig throws cake at glass protecting Mona Lisa, shouting 'Think of the Earth!' By Associated Press A man seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to "Think of the Earth."… Continue reading
May 12 Watch 5:58 'Philip Guston Now' portrays art of controversial and confrontational painter By Maureen Barillaro, Robert Judge and Jared Bowen, GBH Two years ago, four museums were set to present a retrospective of painter Philip Guston. But then, in one of the biggest controversies to hit the art world in the last few years, it all imploded. Now, the show has… Continue watching
May 10 Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe sells for $195 million, most for any U.S. artist By Associated Press Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" has sold for $195 million, making the iconic portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever auctioned. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 5:11 Painter Christopher Volpe connects environmental conditions to our historic, literary past By Maureen Barillaro, Jacob Garcia, Robert Judge and Jared Bowen, GBH The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts is hosting the new exhibit "Loomings," inspired by the title of the first chapter of "Moby-Dick." Painter Christopher Volpe has created works prompted by the novel that take on an apocalyptic tone, with… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 6:23 Singer-songwriter Tori Amos on music, creativity and grief By Christopher Booker Singer-songwriter Tori Amos usually takes a trip for inspiration when she begins a new record—but these last couple years, that was not in the cards. She speaks with NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker about writing through the pandemic, and how staying… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 5:30 These quilts weave together America's rich, complicated history By Delores Edwards and Jared Bowen, GBH Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts holds a patchwork of American stories — assembled one quilt at a time. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston has a look as part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Nov 22 Prominent poet Robert Bly, author of 'Iron John', dies at 94 By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Bly published his first book of poems, "Silence in the Snowy Fields," in 1962. He won the National Book Award in 1968 for "The Light Around the Body," a book of Vietnam War protest poems. Bly donated the $1,000 prize… Continue reading