Oct 22 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, more than 100 Brillo boxes said to be works by Andy Warhol have been declared "copies."… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Edwidge Danticat on the Luxury of Creating Art Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat speaks with Jeffrey Brown about her earthquake-ravaged homeland, feeling guilty for having the time and security to create art and her new collection of essays, "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work."… Continue watching
Oct 21 Conversation: MacArthur Fellow, Community MusicWorks Founder Sebastian Ruth By Tom LeGro One of this year's MacArthur Foundation fellows is Sebastian Ruth, founder and artistic director of Community MusicWorks. Continue reading
Oct 21 Around the Nation Roundup Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Oct 21 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the arts are not escaping historic government spending cuts in Britain as Arts Council England is having its budget cut by almost 30 percent. Continue reading
Oct 20 Conversation: William Kentridge By Tom LeGro Premiering nationwide Thursday on PBS is art:21's latest film, "William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible." Kentridge, a South African artist, is well known for his wide dynamic range of works: charcoal drawings, animations, video installations, sculptures and performance pieces. Continue reading
Oct 19 Conversation: Poet Elizabeth Alexander By Tom LeGro On January 20, 2009, Elizabeth Alexander was vaulted onto a stage few poets ever see when she was asked to compose and read a poem, "Praise Song for the Day," at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Her latest book… Continue reading
Oct 18 Weekly Poem: ‘The Elders’ By Tom LeGro Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, raised in Washington, D.C., and attended Yale University, where she now teaches African American Studies. She is the author of six books of poems, including most recently, "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010."… Continue reading
Oct 18 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, New York's Chelsea Art Museum has lost the deed to its building. Continue reading
Oct 15 Conversation: Musician Evan Ziporyn, Composer of ‘A House in Bali’ By Molly Finnegan Based on the memoirs of Colin McPhee, a musicologist who, in the early 20th-century, spent several years in Bali studying traditional music, "A House in Bali" is a blend of western opera and the music of that island. Continue reading