Wendell Pierce on Art in the Face of Catastrophe
Wendell Pierce, star of "The Wire" and "Treme" and the author of The Wind in the Reeds (Riverhead, 2015), talks about his work rebuilding the Katrina-damaged Pontchartrain Park neighborhood in New Orleans.
→Event: Wendell Pierce will be in conversation with poet and fellow Louisiana native Yusef Komunyakaa at the 92nd Street Y today, October 29, at 8:15pm. See details and tickets here.
Now in studio: @WendellPierce talks about art as an act of resilience and resurrection in post-Katrina New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/Aq0rw4rM7b
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 29, 2015
"Art is something that is vital to our reflection on who we are. It’s the most important thing that we do." @WendellPierce
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) October 29, 2015
"Let us do something while we have the chance." @WendellPierce quoting Beckett @BrianLehrer. Makes me rise up every time I hear those words.
— Katie Freeman (@foxyhedgehog) October 29, 2015
Wendell Pierce asserting on @BrianLehrer right now that #BlackLivesMatter fundamentally reflects that all lives matter is so on point
— Marilla Li (@marillali) October 29, 2015
@BrianLehrer Thank you @WendellPierce! This is the best discussion of the intersection of art, life, and politics I've heard in ages.
— Alex Gingrow (@alexgingrow) October 29, 2015
