When Art is Controversial

Curate delves into the dynamic art scene within our community and throughout the region. Every week, the show showcases local artists in diverse mediums such as painting, sculpture, photography, and spoken word. Each episode provides engaging insight into the artists and their works.

Season 3 Episode 2 | 26m 46s | CC

This week we visit the Hermitage Museum and Gardens and explore art that is controversial. Our Curate 757 local artist is Norfolk painter Maggie Bush. We look at the global refugee crisis through Ai Weiwei’s documentary Human Flow, as well the Cleveland Orchestra’s controversial performance of St. John’s Passion. We visit Raleigh North Carolina to meet political cartoonist Dwane Powell.

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Support comes from The Hermitage Museum & Gardens, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), The Peninsula Fine Arts Center (PFAC), and the Norfolk Commission on the Arts and Humanities

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