January 9, 2024

It’s been nearly a year since The Embrace –the larger than life tribute to Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King–was unveiled on Boston Common. As we approach this anniversary, Tufts history professor Kerri Greenidge joins us to talk through the power of public art –how it can connect us to our history and introduce us to the people who have shaped who – and where – where–we are today. From there we look at how central memory, history and identity is to artist Yu-Wen Wu. Her work wrestles with immigration, examining what it means to assimilate, to be subsumed by another culture and to hold on to your roots. My conversation with her kicks off our series of interviews with the ICA’s foster prize winners. Finally, it’s the return of the Silver Screen. As we head into Oscar season, we look at how one beleaguered and beloved movie theater has rebounded with a Hollywood ending.