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The Mystery of the Missing WPA Murals

by Judith Kampfner

November 03, 2005

In the 1930s and 40s the federal Works Progress Administration, or WPA, commissioned artists to paint murals in public buildings all over the country, and you can still see their distinctive images ....

Dancing in Bollywood Movies

by Judith Kampfner

July 05, 2005

Art house movie hits like Monsoon Wedding and Bride and Prejudice,, were intended for Western audiences. They featured some of the high energy music and dance numbers that you’d find in a pure Bol....

Actress Anne Bancroft Dies at 73

by Judith Kampfner

June 08, 2005

Most remembered as Mrs. Robinson, film and stage actress Anne Bancroft has died. She won both a Tony and an Oscar for her role as Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher, in The Miracle Worker but sh....

British Memorial Garden

by Judith Kampfner

May 14, 2005

While debate continues over what will be built at Ground Zero, work has started this week on the construction of a new Memorial park the size of a city block in the historic Wall St neighborhoo....

Party at Damaged British Consulate

by Judith Kampfner

May 06, 2005

There was a party last night at the British consulate on Third Avenue, just hours after the explosions yesterday morning. WNYC's Judith Kampfner reports that attendees were relaxed as they celebrate....

Your Truth, My Truth, The Truth

by Judith Kampfner

April 11, 2005

A new play at Columbia University is the latest work from British theater director Peter Brook. The work explores the life and teaching of a West African Sufi master. WNYC’s Judith Kampfner has....

New Burlesque

by Judith Kampfner

March 20, 2005

A few years on into the revival of Burlesque shows, there's a community of performers who have loyal audiences in clubs and bars. Increasingly dancers and performance artists are reinterpreting the t....

The Flid Show

by Judith Kampfner

February 18, 2005

In the late fifties and early sixties, the drug Thalidomide caused birth defects in many parts of the world. Americans at the time were aware of the tragedy but the impact of thalidomide was not an i....

A day at the Rubin Museum of Art

by Judith Kampfner

January 21, 2005

Businessman Donald Rubin started buying Himalayan sacred paintings twenty years ago. Now over 900 works of art from his collection are on display in the new Rubin Museum of Art. The museum opened in ....

Noguchi: Sculptor and Set Designer

by Judith Kampfner

December 15, 2004

The Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi was born a hundred years ago. He died in 1988 and left behind a museum in Long Island City to showcase the breadth and scope of his work. He had an intern....

A Number

by Judith Kampfner

December 06, 2004

When Dolly the sheep was cloned in Britain in 1999, it seemed human cloning might be right around the corner. After the media frenzy died down, British playwright Caryl Churchill decided to explore w....

Tae Guk Gi

by Judith Kampfner

September 30, 2004

Mention a movie about the Korean War to Americans and they probably think of M*A*S*H.  But while the most expensive film out of Korea is about the Korean war -its not about the experience of the....

Tae Guk Gi

by Judith Kampfner

September 30, 2004

Mention a movie about the Korean War to Americans and they probably think of M*A*S*H.  But while the most expensive film out of Korea is about the Korean war –its not about the experience of t....

New York Actors at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

by Judith Kampfner

September 20, 2004

New York actors at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival It's expensive to take a show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. It also takes guts and gumption to be part of the biggest and oldest frin....

The Theater Art of Paul Davis

by Judith Kampfner

July 29, 2004

Click here to see the posters Mentally conjure up posters for Broadway musicals and symbolic images come to mind. Little cat's eyes, a half mask, a helicopter. But the theater posters of Paul D....

Coney Island Art Invasion

by Judith Kampfner

July 17, 2004

Since the construction of KeySpan Park for the Brooklyn Cyclones, there have been several plans to draw more visitors to Coney Island. But many of the small family businesses have not had the funds to....

Governor's Island Open to Public

by Judith Kampfner

June 22, 2004

After years of being off-limits, Governor's Island is now open to the public. However, the city and state have not decided what to do with the island that sits a half mile from Manhattan and Brooklyn ....

Korean Sharing House

by Judith Kampfner

» Back to main page Cecilia Heejong Kim: I found myself interested in this issue – probably the most important issue that happened in Korean women’s history. Kampfner: An instru....

Artist Couples

by Judith Kampfner

February 13, 2004

Lovers who live and work together - that is common in New York City where many people meet through work. Such relationships have unique bonds as well as conflicts. With artists who live and work in....

Films about Indigenous People Grab Spotlight

by Judith Kampfner

January 16, 2004

Feature films about indigenous people have been winning awards at film festivals over the last five years and are starting to become box office successes. The most recent of these was Whale Rider fr....