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British artist David Hockney takes a picture of press photographers with his phone as he poses in front of his painting, "The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire 2011 (twenty-eleven)," at Monday's opening of his exhibition, "David Hockney RA:…

Weekly Poem: ‘Root’

Terrance Hayes is the author of four books of poems: "Muscular Music" (1999); "Hip Logic" (2002, National Poetry Series winner); "Wind in a Box" (2006); and "Lighthead" (2010), which won the National Book Award for poetry.

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Martin Luther King III speaks at the base of a statue to his father after a wreath laying ceremony yesterday at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Photo by Brendan Smialowski /Getty Images.

Conversation: Jake Shimabukuro Leading a Ukulele Renaissance

By Tom LeGro

The ukulele has just four strings, a fairly limited range and, historically, a limited appeal. But Jake Shimabukuro has been out to change that, and he seems to be leading something of a ukulele renaissance in pop music.

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A scene from the dance piece "Survivor" at London's Barbican Theatre on Wednesday.

Culture Canvas

A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.

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Nick DeLeon, a soccer player from the University of Louisville, participates in "Creating the Beautiful Game," an art exhibition Wednesday at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.

Conversation: Doc Watson

At 88, Doc Watson is a legend of folk and bluegrass music, but he hasn't yet lost the drive to hit the road and perform on stage.

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Women in Hyderabad, India, participate in a rangoli competition Wednesday. Rangoli is a traditional folk art from India in which artists create symbolic, decorative designs on the floors of living rooms and in front of doorways as a welcome for…

Around the Nation

Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.