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An installation by Spanish artist Pilar Albarracin on the opening day of the International Contemporary Art Fair at the Grand Palais in Paris.

Around the Nation

Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.

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A woman walks past a painting by American artist George Condo titled "Pink and Orange Abstraction," in the Mental States exhibition of his work at The Hayward Gallery on Oct. 17 in London.

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A young laborer dips earthen lamps into paint Monday in Amritsar, India, ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali. Photo by Narinder Nanu /AFP /Getty Images.

Weekly Poem: ‘See You Tomorrow Night’

By Tom LeGro

Terri Witek is the Art & Melissa Sullivan Chair in Creative Writing at Stetson University. She is the author of "The Shipwreck Dress," (2008, Florida Book Award Winner), "Carnal World" (2006), "Fools and Crows" (2003), and "Courting Couples" (2000 Center…

Architect Moshe Safdie Uplifts the Skyline and Spirit of Kansas City

By Saskia de Melker, Mary Jo Brooks, Jeffrey Brown

Jeffrey Brown speaks to Moshe Safdie, architect of the Kauffman Center in Kansas, about the moral purpose of architecture and the need for a building to reflect the cultural essence of its location.

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The Radio City Rockettes rehearse in New York October for this year's production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Photo by Timothy A. Clary /AFP /Getty Images.

Culture Canvas

A roundup of the week's art headlines.

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Traditional Chham dancers in Bhutan perform during a dress rehearsal for the royal wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancee Jetsun Pema. Photo by Prakash Singh /AFP /Getty Images.

Negotiating Asian-American Identity Through Portraiture

The work of seven visual artists in the recent exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter, highlights the unique and diverse experiences of Asian American identity.