Ruth Asawa
From internment to avant-garde art institute: the rare life story of Ruth Asawa, the “fountain lady” of San Francisco.
From internment to avant-garde art institute: the rare life story of Ruth Asawa, the “fountain lady” of San Francisco.
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We invite leadership coach Kari Uman and clinical psychologist Murray Nossel to advise on collaborating more constructively.
Architect Sophie Hicks discusses how she keeps her competitive impulses in balance.
Acclaimed Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto discusses his new work on the self-inflicted demise of humanity.
Canadian designer Philippe Malouin shares his way to beat beating around the bush.
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When Theresa Traore Dahlberg realized that she couldn’t relate to narratives about women in West African films, she decided to make her own.
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A self-described introvert, rising architect Bernard Dubois is like his work—not as serious as he first appears.
If good things come to those who wait, what happens to those who keep others waiting? A slightly overdue defense of procrastination.
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Esperanza Spalding continues to challenge expectations and classifications—particularly her own.
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Just as our bodies cast shadows on the ground, our conscious minds cast shadows over certain elements of our persona.
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With designs as colorful as the muses that influence him, Peter Jensen confronts the fashion world with a gentle dose of eccentricity and humor.
Andrea Codrington Lippke examines the ways in which our most ordinary household objects continue their lives after we’re gone.
Once host to Picasso, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, Villa Santo Sospir now stands as a living monument to the Dionysian excess of 1950s France.
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