Purvis Videos

The show open for the 2009 Men's Basketball Preview Show: The Race to Indy. Edited by Wes Purvis. Music Fuel by Metellica. Distributed by Tubemogul.

James Kalm returns to Atlanta Georgia to wrap up this extraordinary report. In Part II we see major works by the legendary Purvis Young of Miami, and a sneak peek at the preparations for a sculptural exhibition of Lonnie Holley. In this section of the interview, Bill Arnett discusses the influence of this work on the American mainstream with regards to Southern artists like Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Cy Twombly.

James Kalm travels to Atlanta Georgia to allow viewers to take advantage of a generous invitation to visit one of America s most unique art collections. Bill Arnett and his son Matt have amassed one of the largest collections of vernacular African-American art in the world. Featuring works from artists like Thornton Dail, Purvis Young and Lonnie Holley, the Arnetts are committed to the further study and advocacy of this vibrant but widely overlooked aspect of American visual art. Part I includes a virtually uncut interview with the controversial Bill Arnett, as he articulately explores the cultural implications of this work.