Protesters hold signs in front of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.

Artists Rally to Keep Cultural Borders Open

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 16, 2018

Nell Breyer, artist and executive director of the Association of Marshall Scholars, Tanya Selvaratnam, artist, writer, producer and filmmaker, Shirin Neshat, Iranian-born visual artist, and fashion designer Mara Hoffman talk about their work with The Federation, a group of artists and activists committed to the power of art and the importance of keeping cultural borders open.

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