it is a reflection of what our asian art museum is contributing to the dialogue around art itself. a year ago, we had the three heads and the 6 armi buddha that was another example of international art. this lotus suggest to you the feeling of international modern art. it is one thing the that that our asian art museum begins this month with their exhibition of -- what is the spots going on in the rest of the world? i know the asian art museum did a great job with the historic artifacts. but they wanted to be much more than that. they want to contribute to what is going on in the world today. what are the international artists thinking about? what message are they sending to the rest of the world? what is going on in their mind across the world that would perhaps contribute to our own thoughts and values? this is an example of what i think will be an exciting contribution for years to come. what else can we expect from the rest of the world's throughout our asian counterparts in the far east? i have been happy to help cris andhristen -- help christen this effort. activities that wi

as a collection, these art works tell the story of the vibrant arts scene in the early 1960's throughid-1980s's. the illustrate san francisco's cultural center and a place of innovation that is recognized and the love throughout the world. one of the highlights is a series of three left tapestries. they are on view after being in storage for 20 years. these tapestries representing various gardens. from his years of living in san francisco. hydrangeas, chrysanthemums, and whilst dahlias in rich, deep shades as they make their way to the baggage area. they can access behind-the- scenes information and interviews with the artist through an audio to work. it features archival audio as well as interviews with living artists. he can be accessed on site by dialing the telephone numbers located near the artwork or by visiting the commission's web site. the public art speaks volumes of san francisco as a world-class city with world-class art and culture. for more information, visit

the visual arts project. it was especially important in san francisco because of dieggo rivera and radicalizing it. this is the coit towers. this was done under cw a. 1934. the wpa wasn't in existence. this is the very first of the relieve projects. harry hopkins said, they have to eat too. the artists should dig ditches like everybody else. this is antonio brinko. millions of americans got to hear live music for the first time. this is the federal theater project. this is maxine albroro. it's been destroyed and one of my favorites done by helen bruten. it's to remind us, while i was looking at these projects, they employed 42 percent women. it's very unusual in the art world. and then of course, in san francisco, benny lafono. we had the first and the last of the new deal. coit tower is the first. it is i think, one of the best in the country. it shows san francisco's history and that of human civilization shown through the eyes of labor. these are things that happened in san francisco's history. lynchings.

is called quadriga arts. they provide mailing lists to groups like dvnf. but drew had trouble getting answers to what it has been doing with all the money. watch. >> reporter: yeah, it is drew griffin, g-r-i-f-f-i-n. >> he is not here. >> reporter: i'm trying to reach mr. shoeloff. oh, he's not in? >> as we mentioned, drew's reporting on the disabled veterans national foundation caught the attention of the senate committee. they've launched an investigation. the committee is requesting records relating to their fund-raising and marketing activities. i spoke with senator max baucus, the chairman of the committee. >> what concerns you most about this disabled national veterans foundation? >> it sounds like it is a front. i don't think it is legit. they take about $56 million from ordinary good americans who want to help veterans, but then don't give any money to veterans, and in this case, don't give any money to disabled veterans. it is an outrage, frankly. >> have you heard about the dvnf before? >> i have no

called quadriga arts. they provide mailing lists to groups like dvnf. but drew has had trouble getting answers to what it's been doing with all the money. watc watch. >> may i ask who's calling? >> it's drew griffin. griffin. >> he is not here. what is this regarding? >> i'm trying to reach mr. shoeloff. oh, he's not in. >> drew's reporting on dvnf caught the attention of the senate finance committee and they launched an investigation into possible abuse of the ta tax-exempt non-profit status. the committee is requesting information. i spoke with senator max baucus, the chairman of the committee. >> what disturbs you the most this disabled national veterans foundation? >> it sounds like it's a front. i don't think it's legit. they take about $56 million from ordinary good americans who want to help veterans, but they don't give any of the money to veterans, and in this case they don't give any of the money to disabled veterans. it's an outrage, frankly. >> have you heard of the dvnf before? >> i have not,

. >> he loved art a lot. he loved paintings and water colors and even crayons. >> her explosive theory about conrad murray. >> here did a terrible thing. there might have been others involved. >> catherine jackson in an extraordinary hour. the interview starts now. tonight an extraordinary look at michael jackson's private through his artwork. he started drawing as a child and new revelations about the iconic singer. much is kept in a airport hangar in los angeles. joining me now in an interview is michael jackson's mother and friend. >> thank you. >> we are surrounded by this incredible art, most of which has never been seen which your son michael did. what i am struck by, i love this picture which is -- how old is he there? >> about 9 or 10 there. >> he is clutching his own work of hard. he painted that. i don't know what is more impressive. the art or the hat he is wearing. very stylish. clearly from an early age, he loved art. tell me about that side of michael. >> michael loved art a lot. he loved painti

on protecting and preserving our public arts collection. the specific question of events is one that is obviously the heart of the proposition the question. we will be looking for direction from the board of supervisors. the city attorney can answer more questions about how policy measures are implemented. i think it would be fair to say that, as we move forward, all these questions about how the concession will be operated will be part of a robust discussion with the board of supervisors and the community. obviously, with the arts commission, department staff, and the concessionaire. these are exactly the type of issues we want to have. we will have them resolved when we come back to the committee with a lease. commissioner bonilla: good. i think those are excellent answers to my questions. president buell: let me observe that i want to congratulate staff. i think you have done a terrific job in the outreach and negotiations thus far. as has been pointed out, what is before us is the authorization for staff to negotiate a lease with mr. gr

the art or the hat he is wearing. very stylish. clearly from an early age, he loved art. tell me about that side of michael. >> michael loved art a lot. he loved paintings and water colors and even the crayons. he would always draw. when he was even in school he would draw pictures and they took one of his drawings and put it on the front of the year book. >> was he self-taught? >> he taught himself. just a talent that he had. i can't say too much more about him, only his father was an artist too. he loved to paint and draw. i thought maybe he might have picked it up from him, but he had a natural talent for it, michael did. >> did he always paint throughout his life. was he always painting without being aware of it? >> yes, yes. when he was just a child, when we moved to havenhurst before we remodelled, it had a house in the back and he made that into an art studio for himself. >> what do you think the art brought him? painting. what did it give him? >> you know what, i really don't -- i can't answer that question, but sometimes when he's not doing anything, he would sta

to asian art. if you this yesterday, on saturday, it will be another freed a courtesy of target. secondly, we hosted the growing of asia and america awards ceremony. in partnership with the asian pacific fund. target has been a sponsor the last few years hand-held allows students to share their individual stories, and anyone who was there yesterday would be moved. it was amazing to hear their stories of growing up asia and in america. today, we had the opportunity to visit a couple of elementary schools. these are schools with a high student population and we donated four boats each student. all of which were written by an asian author. it was a great way to partner with schools to celebrate asian it heritage month and impress upon them the future of education. we're fortunate enough to bring one of the authors to the school, kristi yamaguchi. i recognize her as a gold medalist. the student recognized her as a champion from dancing with the stars. education is the heart of targets of living. target

francisco arts commission. tom is a property manager with the department. we also had another member as the capital planner. he is also the planner who is going to be managing the $1.5 million deferred maintenance program at the tower as part of the high-level needs identified issued in the recent report. the selection panel recommendation was for terry grimm to operate concessions. as you can see, he well outscored the other panelists, receiving 88% of possible points. i wanted to give you a little bit of background on terry n.y. the selection panel thought he was most qualified for the opportunity for it since 1977, him and his wife has operated the oyster bar, a friendly neighborhood restaurant with a loyal following. they received a number of accolades and recognition from distinguish publications such as zagat's and the michlin guide. they also maintain a four-star rating on yelp. as a general contractor, terry grimm designed, built, and operated a spa until they sold it in 2006. kenwood inn and spa has re

. >> michael loved art a lot. he loved paintings, he loved water colors he loved even the crayons. >> and her explosive theory about conrad murray. >> there might have been others involved. i don't know that, but i feel that. >> catherine jackson with piers morgan starts now. >> tonight, an extraordinary look at michael jackson's private life through his deeply personal artwork. he started drawing when he was a child. the pictures offer new revelations about the iconic singer. much of it is kept in a secret location in los angeles. joining me now in exclusive interviews, michael's mother, catherine jackson and his mentor and good friend, brett livingston strong. welcome to you both. we're surrounded by this incredible art, most of which has never been seen, that your son michael did. what i'm struck by, i love this picture, catherine. how old is he there, michael? >> he's about nine or ten there. >> and he's touching his own work of art. i don't know what's more impressive, the art or the fantastic hat he's wearin

it's my art studio. and we do things like art commissions. like we did an amazing commission at lax, a 58-monitor installation that shows people, this kind of fantasy of what could happen in an airport. it begins with people just walking, walking, walking, but then it starts and turns into this fantasy where people break up into dance, it becomes like a musical and people are dancing with each other. you could have a kind of la la palooza at an airport with all those people there. it could be a huge party, instead it is a huge bummer. everybody's scared, tired, upset, being slightly molested. anyway, that's what my studio did up to about 18 months ago. then the ipad came out and that really flipped me out. big part of my art i had abandoned because i couldn't find a way to distribute it. so a lot of my artwork was art on a screen. it's call it like an interactive painting or interactive movie that you would touch and something would happen like manipulating stars an drawing with stars, making music with bubbles, things like that. all of a sud

justin jibold who is the chairman of the national civic arts society. we appreciate you coming here, i think you have all been here and know the drill. the lights in front of you and the timer in front of you tells you how much you have, we're asking you to confine your oral presentations to five minutes, so the green light means everything is going, when you hit the yellow light it's like when you're driving, and you speed up very quickly so that when you get the red light you stop. so mr. whitesell, if you would like to start off, we appreciate your testimony. >> it is my pleasure to be here today to discuss the future of the national mall. i would like to summarize my statement and submit my testimony for the record. the national mall is a national designed historical landscape and is home to some of the great symbols of our country. i will -- on some current projects to improve the mall. proposals for new memorials in the district of columbia are -- the procedures set north in this law are built on four basic tenants, one it delegates decision makin

art museum.name on almost all of them. you said that your sense of being a wealthy man actually increased the more you gave money away. >> i think it's true. i don't feel i'm here to just maintain the status quo. i'm here to make things better or different. >> and you want the world to know about it by putting your name on all the things you do support. >> i don't keep it a secret, that's for sure, >> broad took us to grand avenue... this is quite a vista. which he plans to transform into a vibrant city center, rivaling new york's museum mile. disney hall, designed by frank gehry, almost did not get built. broad rescued the project by putting up his own money and putting the squeeze on fellow plutocrats. >> it's really become the symbol of our city. >> and then there's his own museum, the broad. this is a rendering. it's still a parking lot, but it will eventually hold his $1.6 billion art collection. how much is this going to cost? something approaching $1 billion? >> more. >> more? >> more. >>

>> i'm with the public arts commission.rief introduction to the item, the arts commission was approached by arch stone and the planning department with a gift of $300,000 to commission a new public artwork for a new park located on the right of way running through a planned mixed use development in the showplace square neighborhood. this would be located between sixth street, 17th street and hubbell street in district 10. this will allow the arts commission to accept and expand three fund transfers from arched down in three phases coinciding with the budget start up. i'm happy to answer any questions. supervisor chu: on the funding component -- it looks like the amount is $300,000 an amount expected for contractual services is $200,000. what is the rest for customer >> that is less the of the ministry of cost which allows the audit commission -- they allow the arts commission to implement a competitive selection process and manage the artists' contracts through the duration of the project. supervisor chu: there is no budget