Osamu James Nakagawa, “Find a Fable, Tell a Tale”, The Hold Steady

This week on Artworks, WFIU’s Yaël Ksander speaks with Associate Professor of Fine Arts Osamu James Nakagawa who was recently named a Guggenheim Fellowl. She’ll talk with him about his latest project, capturing images of the “suicide cliff” in Okinawa Japan.

Also on the program, WFIU’s Adam Schwartz explores an installation at the Mather’s Museum of World Culture which showcases the art of storytelling. And we’ll hear a group labeled “America’s best bar band” since the release of their debut album in 2004.

Stories On This Episode

Focus on a Tragic Landscape: Guggenheim Fellow Osamu James Nakagawa

The Mathers Museum’s “Find a Fable, Tell a Tale: A Story of Story Telling”

State of Play

The Hold Steady: From Bars to Ballrooms

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