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Connections with Renee Shaw

Renee talks with international artist Willie Cole during his visit to Lexington for the African American Forum Ball. A versatile creator of sculpture, paintings, photographs, assemblages, and prints that reflect on the personal and collective history of African Americans, Cole is best known for a series of works involving flatirons. He discusses his fascination with rescuing discarded household fixtures and creatively reincarnating them into unique pieces of art. A 2006 KET production.