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Tuesday, May 7, 2019: Carrie Mae Weems, Brian Cox and more

Today on q: photographer and multimedia artist Carrie Mae Weems, fashion historian Bronwyn Cosgrave on the Met Gala, Smash Mouth's Greg Camp on the 20th anniversary of All Star, physicist Brian Cox.
Photographer and multimedia artist Carrie Mae Weems, Lady Gaga at the 2019 Met Gala, rock band Smash Mouth, physicist Brian Cox. (Jerry Klineberg, Getty Images, Interscope Records, Getty Images)

Today on q, with host Tom Power:

  • World-renowned photographer Carrie Mae Weems talks about art, class and culture as she headlines the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival in Toronto — her first major solo show in Canada.
  • Fashion historian Bronwyn Cosgrave recaps the best and campiest looks from the 2019 Met Gala.
  • Smash Mouth's Greg Camp takes us through the creation All Star, the band's biggest hit, on the song's 20th anniversary.
  • Physicist Brian Cox discusses the commonality between science and the arts — and how he once wanted to be a pop star.

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