Dan Murphy was a reporter for the Bloomberg News Bureau in Jakarta and Far Eastern Economic Review, covering Indonesia/East Timor in the 1990s. In 2000, he joined The Christian Science Monitor as a staff writer, reporting from numerous continents and countries including Southeast Asia and Iraq. Hear about his experience reporting from nations in conflict and the emotions he felt upon his return to the U.S. We recommend viewing "...OUT OF HERE: The Veterans Project" before the program.

American poet Emily Dickinson has inspired artists across disciplines—Aaron Copland, Martha Graham, not to mention Roni Horn. Celebrate National Poetry Month with a conversation with Cindy Dickinson (no relation), Director of Interpretation and Programming at the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts. We recommend viewing "Roni Horn AKA Roni Horn" before the program.

From cave walls to touch screens, no surface is off limits to the creativity of artists and designers. What about the most accessible surface of all, our own bodies? See the tattoo-inspired work of Dr. Lakra, then hear from the artist and others whose work brings them in close contact with skin as we ask, what are the challenges of creating the most personal and intimate of designs? Featuring Dr. Lakra, Allen Zadeh, Sandy Poirier, and Stephanie Murg.

Join Dr. Lakra and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo in the galleries for a conversation about Lakra’s ICA exhibition and the role of tattooing in his art. FREE

Although tattooing was first introduced to Bostonians in the 1840s, it was just 10 years ago that a Massachusetts ban on tattooing (except by medical physicians) was deemed unconstitutional by a Suffolk Superior Court judge. Helping to overthrow this ban was Sarah Wunsch, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Join Wunsch and exhibition curator Pedro Alonzo for a look back at the commonwealth’s long and complicated history with this art form.

The more we look at Roni Horn’s portraits of taxidermied birds, the more mysterious they seem. Get a fresh perspective from someone who looks closely at birds every day: Scott V. Edwards, whose study of avian DNA has led to insights into the behavior and ecology of birds. Edwards is Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. We recommend viewing "Roni Horn AKA Roni Horn" before the program.