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Francesco Clemente on Painting as Poetry and Performance
Season 10 Episode 118
The artist Francesco Clemente may have been born and raised in Naples, but—having lived and worked around the world, including in Rome, India, New York City, and New Mexico—he considers himself a cit…
Published on 1 year ago
Sarah Lewis on “Aesthetic Force” as a Path Toward Justice
Season 10 Episode 117
In her new book, The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America (Harvard University Press), the historian and Harvard professor Sarah Lewis unpacks a major part of United States history that un…
Published on 1 year ago
Rita Sodi on Food as a Reflection of Home
Season 10 Episode 116
For Rita Sodi, cooking isn’t so much an art or a science, but rather an intuitive way for her to channel her Tuscan roots and provide a profound sense of home. Following a 15-year career in the world…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Edwina von Gal on Gardening as an Antidote
Season 9 Episode 115
To the landscape designer Edwina von Gal, gardening is much more than just seeding, planting, weeding, and watering; it’s her life calling. Since starting her namesake firm in 1984 in East Hampton, o…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Hiroshi Sugimoto on Photography as a Form of Timekeeping
Season 9 Episode 114
While he may technically practice as a photographer, artist, and architect, Hiroshi Sugimoto could also be considered, from a wider-lens perspective, a chronicler of time. With a body of work now spa…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Ramdane Touhami on Why He Will Never Slow Down
Season 9 Episode 113
Soon to celebrate his 50th birthday by journeying from Paris to Tokyo by car along the Southern Silk Road, the French Moroccan creative director, artist, and entrepreneur Ramdane Touhami says he’s “t…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Need to Recognize Coexisting Truths
Season 9 Episode 112
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 co…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Thaddeus Mosley on Making Art to Be Appreciated for Centuries
Season 9 Episode 111
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 ar…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Adam Pendleton on His Ongoing Exploration of “Black Dada”
Season 9 Episode 110
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” …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Paul Smith on Imbuing Clothing With Joy and Humor
Season 9 Episode 109
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, …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago