Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Need to Recognize Coexisting Truths
At age 4, following the fall of Saigon, in 1975, Viet Thanh Nguyen and his family fled Vietnam and came to the U.S. as refugees. Throughout the turmoil and its aftermath, neither he nor his family cou...
15 Maj 20241h 1min
Thaddeus Mosley on Making Art to Be Appreciated for Centuries
Born and raised in Pennsylvania, the 97-year-old Pittsburgh-based artist and sculptor Thaddeus Mosley has a deep and enduring obsession with wood. In his late 20s, he began to use the material for art...
1 Maj 20241h 4min
Adam Pendleton on His Ongoing Exploration of “Black Dada”
Most widely recognized for his paintings that rigorously combine spray paint, stenciled geometric forms, and brushstrokes, the Brooklyn-based artist Adam Pendleton is also known for his “Black Dada” f...
24 Apr 20241h 2min
Paul Smith on Imbuing Clothing With Joy and Humor
The cheeky, happy-go-lucky spirit of the British fashion designer Paul Smith can be felt across everything he does, from his own clothing designs to his multifarious collaborations—Maharam textiles, M...
10 Apr 20241h 5min
Lucy Sante on on Transitioning Into Herself at Long Last
Three years ago, at age 66, the Belgium-born writer and critic Lucy Sante—known for her award-winning essays, criticism, and books, including Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York (1991)—announce...
3 Apr 202458min
Ilse Crawford on Creating Lasting, “Living” Spaces
To the cult British interior and furniture designer Ilse Crawford, interiors too often take a backseat to architecture. Through her humanistic, systems-thinking, “Frame for Life” approach, however, Cr...
20 Mars 20241h 7min
Massimo Bottura on Ethics, Aesthetics, and Slow Food
The Italian chef Massimo Bottura may be a big dreamer, but he’s also a firmly grounded-in-the-earth operator. Based in Modena, Italy, Bottura is famous for his three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Oster...
13 Mars 20241h 6min
Helen Molesworth on Museums as Machines for Slowness
To Helen Molesworth, curating is much more than carefully selecting and positioning noteworthy artworks and objects alongside one another within a space; it’s also about telling stories through them a...
20 Dec 20231h 5min
