LaToya Hobbs is a painter and a printmaker whose themes are expressions of motherhood, home and cultural identity. While she often reveals her experiences as an artist and an African American woman, her work also has universal resonance.

Her monumental series, “Carving Out Time” is both personal and utterly relatable. And it’s massive. She joined The Culture Show ahead of her debut exhibition at the Harvard Art Museum.

From there, it’s into the wild world of artist Raqib Shaw. He uses porcupine quills and enamel to create landscapes that are electrified by color. They are lush, opulent and ornate. But, his paintings are also beset by a lurking menace. The Culture Show caught up with him when he was in town to open his exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Finally, we get a tour of the Arnold Arboretum’s bonsai collection.

The Grammy Award-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) led by conductor Gil Rose releases Vijay Iyer: Trouble on its eponymous label. Marking his debut recording as an orchestral composer, he joins The Culture Show to talk about this work.

In his new book, “Baseball: The Movie,” sportswriter and film critic Noah Gittell takes us through the history of the baseball movie, with a look at how those films have changed–from feel-good, to nostalgic, to cynical–are a reflection of how American values have changed.

Finally Zola Simone, who will be performing at Cambridge Crossing Summer Nights Series’ free outdoor concert, joins The Culture Show for a preview.

The Million Year Picnic is the oldest comic book store in New England and since the 1970’s it’s been a fixture in Harvard Square. This summer it marks its 50th anniversary. Tony Davis, the owner, joins The Culture Show to talk about its legacy and how they are marking this moment.

Then we’re off to Lowell by way of their annual folk festival, which features a mariachi band, parades, a yo-yo-world champion, Creole music, bluegrass, honky tonk and more. The director, Lee Viliesis, joins The Culture Show for a preview.

Finally we plumb the depths of the human imagination by plunging into the depths of the ocean with a look at Sea monsters, the subject of a new exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Peter Girguis, guest curator and Harvard professor of organic and evolutionary biology joins us to talk about it.