Playlist

Using art history to examine modern day

Observe our modern times through the lens of art history with these compelling, masterful talks.

Anthony D. Romero

This is what democracy looks like

Dread Scott

How art can shape America's conversation about freedom

Alexander MacDonald

How centuries of sci-fi sparked spaceflight

Titus Kaphar

Can art amend history?

Camille A. Brown

A visual history of social dance in 25 moves

Ariana Curtis

Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary

Paul Rucker

The symbols of systemic racism -- and how to take away their power

Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Revelations from a lifetime of dance

Alexis Charpentier

How record collectors find lost music and preserve our cultural heritage

Françoise Mouly

The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers