CANVAS - The Play "Life of Pi"

"A look inside the acclaimed new theater production of ‘Life of Pi’" PBS NewsHour 1/27/2023

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SUMMARY:  The play "Life of Pi" opened this winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  You may know the story from the bestselling book or the Oscar-winning film.  But the creative team of the play wants you to reconsider what you thought you knew.  Jared Bowen of GBH Boston has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

COMMENT:  I am a fan of SiFi and Fantasy therefore no surprise I prefer the fantasy interpretation that the animals are real.

CANVAS - Contemporary Native American Arts

"Filmmaker Sky Hopinka’s unconventional ways of telling Native stories" PBS NewsHour 1/23/2023

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SUMMARY:  The artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Genius Award last fall, celebrating a decade of his experimental work focused on Indigenous people.  Jeffrey Brown met Hopinka in New York’s Hudson Valley for the final story in our series on contemporary Native American Arts.  It’s part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

NEW EXHIBIT - Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach

"How Judy Baca’s murals help recover history through ‘public memory’" PBS NewsHour 11/30/2021

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SUMMARY:  A new exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, looks at the monumental scale and achievement of an artist capturing the untold stories of Los Angeles.  Jeffrey Brown took a look at the work of Judy Baca for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

A MAINE ARTIST - Robert Indiana

"The complicated life and legacy of Robert Indiana, artist behind iconic ‘LOVE’ sculpture" PBS NewsHour 10/6/2021

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SUMMARY:  When most people think of the artist Robert Indiana, they think of the iconic “LOVE” sculpture with a tilted “O.”  While his art endures, a new book also paints a portrait of him as a troubled, isolated artist.  Maine Public’s Jennifer Rooks has a look for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

AMERICAN BASEBALL - Latino Immigrants Brought it Here

"Latino immigrants brought baseball to America.  This new exhibition aims to recognize that" PBS NewsHour 7/23/2021

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SUMMARY:  As ballparks fill up around the country due to an easing of pandemic restrictions, Jeffrey Brown looks at a new exhibit on the long history of Latinos playing baseball and how they changed the sport fundamentally in the U.S.  It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

PANDEMIC - Applying Lessons of the Past and the Toll

"Applying the lessons of Ebola to the fight COVID-19" PBS NewsHour 2/17/2021

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SUMMARY:  Dr. Paul Farmer has worked for decades to bolster public health care around the globe.  His new book, “Fevers, Feuds and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History,” looks at the 2014 Ebola crisis and what we can learn from it during our current pandemic.  Jeffrey Brown spoke with Farmer as part of our ongoing arts and culture series, "CANVAS."

 

 

"Battered by the pandemic, communities of color experience sharp drop in life expectancies" PBS NewsHour 2/18/2021

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SUMMARY:  The pandemic's toll was highlighted in stark terms again Thursday as the expected life spans fell in the U.S. by a year on average in the first half of 2020.  It is the largest drop since World War II, and gaps along racial lines are profound.  Dr. Reed Tuckson, Washington, DC's former Public Health Commissioner and a leader in the Black Coalition Against COVID-19, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

AT THE MOVIES - In 2020 So, What Are You Watching?

"Two critics on the shows and movies that got us through 2020" PBS NewsHour 12/28/2020

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SUMMARY:  Even though most theaters remain closed, a regular lockdown conversation starter begins with “so what have you been watching?”  Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times and Ann Hornaday from the Washington Post help Jeffrey Brown sort out the year’s best entertainment in TV, movies and streaming.

RESTITUTION - For Nazi Ceased Art?

"Heirs to medieval art collection sold to Nazis seek restitution" PBS NewsHour 12/07/2020

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SUMMARY:  The heirs to a 11th-century collection of art say their Jewish ancestors were forced to sell some of the collection in 1935 to Nazi agents.  They are now seeking restitution in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.  John Yang reports.

PBS NEWSHOUR'S CANVAS - New Book “The Seekers”

"‘Path is the key:’ The Doors’ drummer on what lights his fire" PBS NewsHour 12/06/2020

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SUMMARY:  50 years ago this month, The Doors played its final show in New Orleans.  For the band's drummer, John Densmore, the ensuing years have been a continued artistic exploration - one that has included music, but also an examination into the meaning of creative fulfillment.  He spoke with NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker about his new book, “The Seekers.”

PBS NEWSHOUR'S CANVAS - Artemisia Gentileschi

"Renaissance master painter breaks gender barriers centuries later" PBS NewsHour 12/02/2020

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SUMMARY:  Artemisia Gentileschi, a woman who painted her way to fame in the 1600s was largely forgotten for centuries.  But more recently she is getting her full recognition at an exhibition in London's National Gallery.  Jeffrey Brown has the story.

"I will show your illustrious lordship what a woman can do."