A Book from Reginald Dwayne Betts and Titus Kaphar, Chelsea Gallery Owner Nicola Vassell, A Sumner Redstone Bio, 'Argentina, 1985'
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Art and poetry collide in the new book from poet Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar. Titled, Redaction, the book combines words from Betts and art from Kaphar to explore how incarcerated people are treated by American society. It's an expansion on their MoMA PS1 show of the same name. Betts and Kaphar join us to discuss.
As we wrap up our Black Art History month series, we meet Nicola Vassell, one of the only black female gallery owners in New York City. She opened her eponymous gallery in Chelsea in 2021. She came to the U.S from Jamaica at just 17 and worked her way up through the art world, working for big names like Pace, and has also helped curate The Dean Collection. We hear her story and what she has planned for 2023.
Sumner Redstone ran the Viacom media network for decades before his health began to fail. A new book takes you inside his family's world, which has been called a "real life 'Succession.'" Authors James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams worked on Unscripted for the last three years and join to discuss the book, their reporting, and take listener calls.
The new film, "Argentina, 1985," has been nominated for an Oscar for its portrayal of the legal team that dared to take on Argentina's military dictatorship in the 1980s. Director Santiago Mitre joins us to discuss the film, alongside Luis Moreno Ocampo, the lawyer whose story inspired the movie. "Argentina, 1985" is available to stream now on Amazon Prime.
