Dec 05 Watch 7:52 Miami’s extravagant Art Basel reflects the new economics of art By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson This past weekend, Miami hosted Art Basel, the largest art fair in the country. The annual event draws people from across the globe: this year, 269 galleries from 29 countries participated. While the Zika scare may have suppressed attendance slightly,… Continue watching
Jul 26 Giving artists the attention they didn’t get during their lifetimes By Jackie Shafer, WOSU When under-recognized artists die, their art lives on here. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 3:08 How drawing opens up doors for this documentarian By PBS News Hour Illustrative journalist Wendy MacNaughton offers her Brief but Spectacular take on telling undertold stories through drawing. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:33 In ‘M Train,’ Patti Smith journeys to where art comes from By PBS News Hour Poet and performer Patti Smith crashed onto the rock scene 40 years ago, and made a splash in the literary world five years ago with an award-winning memoir, "Just Kids." Her newest book, "M Train," takes a trip through time… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch How the recovery of modern art ‘defamed’ by Nazis will change the art world How the recovery of modern art 'defamed' by Nazis will change the art world… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century By PBS News Hour When 'Art Danced With Music': Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 5:17 Austin Musicians Find Unique Solution for Affordable Health Care Country, rock, punk, soul. Regardless of genre, two things once united most musicians in Austin, Texas: a lack of health insurance and income averaging less than $16,000 per year. Ray Suarez reports on a how an unusual health alliance keeps… Continue watching
Jun 27 Watch Performing Artists Compete, Move, Adapt in Tough Economy A new report shows 45 percent of young adults who recently got a college degree are underemployed, and the next generation of classical performers are no exception. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how artists are adapting to hard economic… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch Flash Mob Uses Chalk as Weapon Against Gun Violence Flash Mob Uses Chalk and Canvas to Protest Gun Violence… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Among Some 2012 MacArthur Fellows, a Focus on Looking at War and the Military Among Some 2012 MacArthur Fellows, a Focus on Looking at War and the Military… Continue watching