Artbound
Gary Baseman and Watts Towers
TV-PG
S3 • E4 Nov 7, 2013 56mThis episode of Artbound features Paul Turounet, a photographer whose site-specific photographic portraits explore the various migrant peoples found traveling along the U.S.-Mexico Border. Next we go to on a visit to the Watts Towers to catch up on how scientists and community activists are seeking to preserve the Towers against the elements. Artbound reflects on Gary Baseman's mid-career retrospective "The Door is Always Open", which examines a long and varied career while focusing on his family and the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. Then, Artbound the travels to the High Desert where visual artist Diane Best personifies the creative spirit found throughout the Joshua Tree region. Also, featuring a live studio performance by indie band Best Coast.