The Shape of Art to Come

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 4, 2011

Juliette Binoche talks about her role in Abbas Kiarostamis’s latest film, “Certified Copy.” Art critics Ken Johnson, Irving Sandler and Amei Wallach discuss the current Armory Show and what it says about the art world today. Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev talk about their documentary on lost Russian art, “The Desert of Forbidden Art.” Plus, this week's Please Explain is all about tsunamis and earthquakes—in light of the tsunami that just hit Japan.

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