World Views: May 29, 2015
Rebecca Cruise and Suzette Grillot discuss the former military dictator who’s about to take over for Goodluck Jonathan as Nigeria’s new president, and two dozen looted religious artifacts recently...
View ArticleFrank Lloyd Wright's Bartlesville Skyscraper Challenges Conventions Of...
Just 20 miles south of the Oklahoma-Kansas border lies a structure that can’t be missed. The tower draws crowds from around the world and has given a little city a big name. Bartlesville’s Price Tower...
View ArticleIn Volland, Kansas, Ranchers Head To The Old General Store For A New Kind Of...
Inside the gallery, it’s a scene familiar to anyone who attends art openings: People are enjoying the oil paintings and large-scale photographs bathed in natural light, snacking on cheese and crackers...
View ArticleOU Reaches Settlement With Family Over Controversial Painting Once Looted By...
The fate of a painting at the center of a years-long dispute between its former owners and the University of Oklahoma has been settled. Attorney Pierre Ciric, who represents the family of Léone Meyer,...
View ArticleKehinde Wiley Reimagines Blackness In A Eurocentric Art World
Artist Kehinde Wiley is known for his colorful portraits of everyday African-Americans in the style of classical European paintings. Raised in South Central Los Angeles and educated at the San...
View Article'¡Murales Rebeldes!': These Disappearing LA Murals Mirror Their Community
In the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, on the corner of Soto Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue, a brightly colored mural masks the wall behind a bus stop. At the center of the image, a woman...
View ArticleWe Are What We Wear: Exhibition Examines Clothing That Changed The World
From baseball caps to saris to the little black dress, there's a social history woven into the clothing we wear. A new exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) explores that history. "...
View ArticleNew Oklahoma City Installation Immerses Its Visitors In Art
A new immersive art project could help drive business to a shopping area and create economic opportunities for Oklahoma City artists. Factory Obscura, a collective of artists, created an installation...
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