Ehren Tool
I met Ehren Tool in line for a cab. I was in NY to receive my United States Artists Wynn Fellowship. We were both headed to the ceremony on our own and he offered me a cup…this small, beautiful, handmade clay object, adorned with images of war. He explained that he doesn’t sell the cups,…
Read MoreAbstract, ep.1
I’ve been proselytizing this series since I first chanced upon it during a Netflix scroll. In each episode it features a single artist who is working in the world of design. This varies from typography to shoe design, architecture to bio-design. It achieves what series like this often try to do, which is take you…
Read MoreJacob Collier Explains Sir Duke
Jacob Collier is not only an accomplished innovator in music and harmony, but he also happens to be engaging as a teacher and in this video, does a wonderful job of explaining complex ideas in a way that even music novices can glean something from. Here, he geeks out on the Stevie Wonder song “Sir…
Read MoreSister Corita Kent
Corita Kent (1918–1986) was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. At age 18 she entered the religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary, eventually teaching in and then heading up the art department at Immaculate Heart College. Her work evolved from figurative and religious to incorporating advertising images and slogans, popular song lyrics, biblical…
Read MoreFashion for Bank Robbers
TREYCOOL: Tell us a little bit about yourself and your work. Carina: My name is Carina Shoshtary, I work as an artist in the field of contemporary jewellery/wearable art and I live and work near Munich, Germany. I was first trained as a traditional goldsmith and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich…
Read MoreGagosian Premieres
Established by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles in 1980, Gagosian is a global gallery specializing in modern and contemporary art that employs more than three hundred people at seventeen exhibition spaces across the United States, Europe, and Asia. In addition to its galleries, Gagosian is at the forefront of the digital marketplace with innovative online…
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