Ranked #1
"Sound Thoughts on Art" trailer
"Sound Thoughts on Art" trailer
Hosted by musician and journalist Celeste Headlee, each episode focuses on a work of art in the National Gallery’s colle... Read more
3 Feb 2021
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1min
Ranked #2
Daniel Bernard Roumain and "American Gothic"
Daniel Bernard Roumain and "American Gothic"
Composer Daniel Bernard Roumain works with performance poet Lady Caress to respond to this iconic photograph with a comb... Read more
21 Feb 2021
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23mins
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Lara Downes and "Tomorrow I May Be Far Away"
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For classical pianist and activist Lara Downes, Romare Bearden’s collage is a puzzle full of questions and unfinished bu... Read more
21 Feb 2021
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25mins
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Bora Yoon and "Ommah"
Bora Yoon and "Ommah"
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Bora Yoon considers whether we carry the sounds and memories of our people within us.... Read more
21 Feb 2021
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25mins
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Jasiri X and Kerry James Marshall’s "Untitled (Man)"
Jasiri X and Kerry James Marshall’s "Untitled (Man)"
Hip-hop artist Jasiri X looks at Kerry James Marshall’s woodcut almost like he’s looking into a mirror. It captures the ... Read more
7 Mar 2021
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27mins
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Kamala Sankaram and Mark Rothko’s "Untitled"
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When her sister was dying, composer Kamala Sankaram was drawn to Mark Rothko’s painting: it both captured her grief and ... Read more
21 Mar 2021
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24mins
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Emily Wells and David Wojnarowicz’s "Untitled (Falling Buffalos)"
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Composer/producer Emily Wells sees us as the buffalo: frozen before downfall, but still alive—which is why she includes... Read more
4 Apr 2021
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24mins
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Vijay Iyer and I.M. Pei’s "National Gallery of Art, East Building"
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Composer-pianist Vijay Iyer describes the East Building as a work of art that does what music does: invites you in—to in... Read more
18 Apr 2021
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Rafiq Bhatia and James Turrell’s "New Light"
Rafiq Bhatia and James Turrell’s "New Light"
Musician Rafiq Bhatia feels compelled to capture his improvisations—fleeting moments of sound—in recordings. Like sound,... Read more
2 May 2021
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27mins
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Nathalie Joachim and Carrie Mae Weems’s "May Flowers"
Nathalie Joachim and Carrie Mae Weems’s "May Flowers"
Composer Nathalie Joachim sees her childhood memories in May Flowers. The photograph also evokes the uniquely spiritual ... Read more
16 May 2021
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32mins
