Aug 10 Watch 6:22 Michigan exhibit shows why a chair can be more than a place to sit By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin The average adult sits six and a half hours a day, but sometimes, a chair is much more. A new exhibition examines a school renowned for its influence on art and design – the very ‘look’ of post-war America. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 5:33 Artist Mel Kendrick on seeing the other side of things By Jared Bowen, GBH An "alternative perspective" is what artist Mel Kendrick has offered for 40 years. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us to the Addison Gallery of American Art in Andover, Massachusetts to see why Kendrick's art has such staying… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 4:42 Yayoi Kusama, an art auction, and a story of friendship By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo Rare works from world-renowned artist Yayoi Kusama were auctioned this week, selling for more than $15 million. The collection comprised some of her earliest works — which for over 60 years were in the possession of one of Kusama's first… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 6:31 In ‘Grief and Grievance,’ Black artists explore aspects of loss in contemporary life By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Even amid the pandemic, some art exhibitions are opening to the public. "Grief and Grievance" at New York's "New Museum," a timely examination of race and racism, is one of them. Black artists explore the aspects of loss in the… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 6:25 Record-breaking sale of digital creation makes history in art and cryptocurrency markets By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe Christie’s, the auction house, sold a work of art Thursday for a record-breaking $69.3 million for a piece that exists only digitally. The sale, reportedly made to an investor known by a pseudonym, is seen by many as history-making development… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 3:49 A new sculpture in the ‘heart’ of New York City symbolizes hope, nods to this past year By Ivette Feliciano, Sam Weber In the middle of New York City's Times Square, a new interactive sculpture was unveiled earlier this week as part of an annual Valentine's Day-themed design competition. But this year, in the middle of a pandemic, with so many communal,… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 5:54 Philadelphia DA explores new role for arts in the criminal justice system By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Lena I. Jackson Mixing art with criminal justice has become increasingly common in the U.S. The work often tackles complex subjects of redemption and reform. Jeffrey Brown traveled to Philadelphia to explore a program that brought art to an unexpected part of the… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 5:15 A Boston artist paints the backdrop to national conversation on racism By Jared Bowen, WGBH As protests and rallies against racism continue throughout the country, one Boston artist says he’ll paint the backdrop to the momentous national conversation. Robert “ProBlak” Gibbs has been creating street art for years, teaming with Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts… Continue watching
Jul 02 U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear foreign Nazi art case By Associated Press The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the descendants of a group of Jewish art dealers from Germany who say their ancestors were forced to sell a collection of religious art to the Nazi government in 1935. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 6:55 Connecting through art when a pandemic keeps us apart By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport American artists of all kinds are responding to the pandemic with new creations. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the art can serve as both a call to action and a means of healing -- for maker and audience alike. The story… Continue watching