visual arts

Arts, Culture & Media

Trisha Ziff

April 29, 2008

Faith talks to Trisha Ziff, a curator of contemporary photography, about "Chevolution," her new documentary on the origins of the iconic Che Guevara image that graces so many posters and T-shirts.

Arts, Culture & Media

Garth Jennings

April 25, 2008

Director Garth Jennings is known for memorable music videos such as Blur's "Coffee & TV" and Beck's "Hell Yes." He speaks with Faith Salie about his new film, "Son of Rambow."

Environment

Eco Art

Studio 360

April 18, 2008

Photographer Brandon Ballengee hunts for frogs with extra legs and missing eyes. Andrea Polli translates hurricane data into soundscapes. By seeking out these (sometimes bizarre) ecological phenomena, they hope to bring environmentalism to new audiences. Produced by Studio 360's Trey Kay.

Arts, Culture & Media

Art for Keeps

Studio 360

April 11, 2008

At Art Basel Miami, real ink tattoo designs by top-notch artists were offered up for sale, and are impossible to resell. Tania Ketenjian followed collector Ronnie Pirovino through the acquisition process.

Arts, Culture & Media

National Secrets

Studio 360

April 04, 2008

Photographer Taryn Simon spent five years quietly gaining access to all sorts of secret hazardous places across the U.S., including a munitions test site, a nuclear waste storage facility, and a wildlife refuge. The images are collected An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar. Produced by Matthew Cavnar.

Arts, Culture & Media

New York Rococo exhibition (Geo answer)

The World

March 07, 2008

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Nancy, France. It's the French city known as a center for Rococo art. A new exhibition featuring Rococo works is opening today at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the curators, Sarah Coffin and Ellen Lupton.

Arts, Culture & Media

The Big Gondry

Studio 360

March 07, 2008

Inspired by his new film "Be Kind Rewind," director Michel Gondry created a special exhibit of movie sets at the Deitch Projects art gallery in New York, where people can walk in and make their own movies. So Studio 360's Michele Siegel gathered her co-workers to remake The Coen brothers cult hit, "The Big Lebowski" -- starring Kurt in the title role. (With production help from Katie Rolnick.)

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