Can art amend history?

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August 1, 2017 Today's TED Talk Can art amend history? 12:52 minutes · TED2017 Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17th-century Frans Hals painting, obscuring parts of the composition and bringing its hidden story into view. There's a narrative coded in art like this, Kaphar says. What happens when we shift our focus and confront unspoken truths? Watch now »   Playlist of the Day A trip to the museum Wandering a museum hall can whisk you off to another time, leave you in awe of an artist or teach you something new about our natural world. Enjoy these talks about museums. Watch » 7 talks · Total run time 1:33:50 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM Why talking about race on The Bachelorette matters We need to have more honest, open-ended conversations about race and bias -- in our own lives and in the TV shows and movies we see, says diversity consultant Vernā Myers. Read more »   Download the TED app

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