Arts May 15 American Museum of Natural History opens stunning new expansion By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts May 14 Watch 6:24 DC art exhibit makes shoes out of trash in nod to the ‘Great Shoe Spill of 1990’ The year 1990 saw the “Great Shoe Spill" where tens of thousands of Nike shoes fell into the Pacific. The accident led to some scientific discoveries, and now, whimsical art packed with an eco-friendly message. William Brangham plunges into an… By William Brangham, Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Dec 26 Watch 5:17 At rare J.M.W. Turner show, the watercolors are as fragile as they are many British painter J.M.W. Turner was both prolific and peripatetic, producing more than 30,000 watercolors during a lifetime in which he traveled throughout Europe. But these works are extremely susceptible to light damage and can be shown only once in a… By Jared Bowen, WGBH
Arts Dec 04 Watch Nat Geo’s female photojournalists capture and share visions of the world Nat Geo's female photojournalists capture and share visions of the world… By PBS News Hour
Arts Dec 11 ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ at the Hirshhorn "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., is the first-ever North American survey of the Chinese artist's work. By Jason Kane
Dec 10 Watch Extended Interviews: ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ More from interviews with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Kerry Brougher and Alison Klayman. Continue watching
Nov 29 ‘Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop’ By Tom LeGro From simple retouching like removing red-eye to complex manipulation like removing people, Photoshop has dramatically changed the way we use the medium of photography. Or has it? An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York explores the… Continue reading
May 09 Lalla Essaydi’s ‘Revisions’ By Extra DA From "Revisions," an exhibition of Lalla Essaydi's work at the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. "My photographs grew out of the need I felt to document actual spaces, especially those of my childhood," Lalla Essaydi says. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Conversation: Henry Ossawa Tanner "Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit," at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Exhibit Brings Video Games to New Level: Art "The Art of Video Games" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Continue watching