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In the creation of the garden for the Suzhou Museum, the area most central to any Chinese building, I.M. Pei uses a variety of techniques to create a rock design that is both minimal and modern as well as a reflection of traditional Chinese aesthetic ...

Pei discusses the difficulties acheiving his creative vision for The Bank of China Building in Hong Kong, a place where traditional feng shui and cultural values came in conflict with elements of his modern design in a clip from I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. A ...

While in Paris in 1957, Miles Davis was invited by the great French film director Louis Malle to score his new film, Elevator to the Gallows. A 24 year-old Malle was in the midst of creating a “different cinema,” one that utilized non-professional actors in ...

Miles Davis' son Erin talks about the Prince album that his father played over and over while on a road trip in his Rolls-Royce in California.

All of the songs heard in the new Miles Davis documentary film by Stanley Nelson airing on American Masters on PBS on February 25 at 9PM. Also includes the brand new recording “Hail To The Real Chief.” Miles's bold disregard for tradition, his clarity of ...

Miles Davis didn't provide sheet music for his musicians during the recording of his iconic album "Kind of Blue." He said that "I didn't write out the music for 'Kind of Blue.' But brought in sketches 'cause I wanted a lot of spontaneity in the ...

Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews. American Masters Presents Stanley Nelson’s Grammy-nominated Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool February 25 ...

In this clip from American Masters — N. Scott Momaday: Words From a Bear, the writer discusses how riding his horse on the same plains as his ancestors opened up his imagination.

As a Kiowa filmmaker, I feel it is my duty to present my Kiowa people in the most compelling manner, visually and sonically. I also believe it is my duty as an Indigenous filmmaker to bring these stories to a larger audience in the most ...

Originally published on Great Performances. Three-time Academy Award nominee John Logan wrote Red as a fictionalized version of Rothko's creative process during his work on a commissioned project: The Seagram Murals. The play, set in Rothko's art studio in Manhattan, follows Rothko and his assistant ...