Rashid Johnson is a rising star in the art world. Using signature materials like shea butter and black soap, he explores themes of race, yearning and escape, and grapples with what it means to come of age as a black artist and intellectual.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Do you ever wish you could reinvent yourself? This hour, we hear from four noted artists who experienced pivotal turns in their own lives: artist Rashid Johnson, writer/photographer Teju Cole, singer Nikka Costa, and musician Michael Nesmith.
For more than 40 years, Marina Abramovic has been testing what’s permissible — and physically possible — in art.
The former Talking Heads frontman is one of those artists who just keeps reinventing himself.
"Twin Peaks" co-creator Mark Frost takes a deep dive into the history of the strange Pacific Northwest town and its surreal residents in “The Secret History of Twin Peaks.”
Despite pining for landline telephones, writer Virginia Heffernan sees magic in the potential of the internet.
Aside from acting and woodworking, Nick Offerman has another obsession — the Kentucky writer Wendell Berry. Offerman told Steve Paulson that his admiration of Berry is rooted in their shared belief in the enduring value of craftsmanship and hard work.
Siri Hustvedt on developing voices on new platforms, all while coping with old-fashioned sexism.
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