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Watch the 2018 Season Highlights

Watch the 2018 Season Highlights
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Dr. Atul Gawande
April 25, 2018

Dr. Atul Gawande<br />April 25, 2018

The surgeon, writer, and public health researcher speaks about the "Changing Human Life Span"

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Making Art & Music
October 19, 2018

Making Art & Music<br />October 19, 2018

Metallica's Lars Ulrich in conversation with photography duo Herring & Herring (Dimitri Scheblanov A'05 and Jesper Carlsen



 

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Rewriting Painting
April 19, 2018

Rewriting Painting<br />April 19, 2018

Lois Dodd A'48, Thomas Nozkowski A'67, and Philip Taaffe A'77 discuss the state and shape of contemporary painting



 

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Wynton Marsalis
January 17, 2018

Wynton Marsalis<br />January 17, 2018

Highlights of  the internationally acclaimed musician, composer and bandleader, educator, and leading advocate of American culture, delivering the Benjamin Menschel Distinguished Lecture

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Ai Weiwei
October 12, 2017

Ai Weiwei<br />October 12, 2017

The internationally-known artist speaks with Public Art Fund Director & Chief Curator Nicholas Baume about the citywide exhibition "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors"

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