Best of Design Matters: Thelma Golden

Renowned portrait photographer Platon and acclaimed designer, editor, and filmmaker Scott Dadich have spent more than 25 years collaborating to create some of the most compelling imagery in contemporary culture. Part one of their conversation focuses on Platon's journey from a ch ... Show More

Acclaimed costume designer Debra McGuire has helped shape some of television and film's most iconic looks, from Friends and The Morning Show to Anchorman and Idiocracy. She joins to discuss her remarkable journey through art, fashion, and Hollywood, the creative collaborations th ... Show More

Craig Elimeliah—Chief Creative Officer of the global creative and technology agency Code and Theory—is a creative leader whose work has pushed the boundaries of design, technology, advertising, and culture. He joins to discuss his unconventional path into design, the early days o ... Show More

<p>Host Marina Granger speaks about how you can manifest your dreams and re-airs an interview with some of the artists who have worked with her inside The Artist Academy<span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'O ... Show More

Kelly shares the remarkable story of Armia Khalil, a Metropolitan Museum of Art security guard with a secret talent. As a child, Armia played in the mud and created little sculptures by the Nile River. Years later, the artistic young man immigrated to the US with just $375 and a ... Show More

With a career in illustration and art stretching back to 1960, Barbara Nessim has been a trailblazer in multiple ways (albeit unintentionally). We talk about the 2013 retrospective of her work at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the process of seeing her oeuvre distilled by a cur ... Show More

Edward Goldman talks about fond art memories from hosting KCRW’s Art Talk for 31 years. 

Today’s quote comes from an artist who was bedridden by injuries at a young age, and who used her art to unleash herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Hilma af Klint was a painter making abstract art years before men like Kandinsky and she was exploring automatic drawing long before the surrealists. She knew she was well ahead of her time, which is why she stipulated in her will, that many of her greatest works were not to be d ... Show More

This week, Lauren Elkin takes an artistic stroll in the footsteps of Gertrude Stein; and Maria Margaronis goes in search of Willa Cather deep in the Midwest.'Gertrude Stein et Pablo Picasso: L'invention du langage', at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, until 28 January 2024'Chasing ... Show More

<p>In this episode, I sit down with award-winning illustrator and lettering artist Jess Goldsmith to talk about building a career that celebrates experimentation, authenticity, and community. Jess shares her journey from working with major brands to founding <em>Women of Type</em ... Show More

In this special episode of Art Smack, host Hilde takes you on a candid journey as she reflects on her evolution from a Hooters waitress to a prominent figure in the art world, all while heading to the 10th Christie’s Art+Tech Summit at the iconic Radio City Music Hall in New York ... Show More

We're going back to our 2013 coverage of this iconic artist who turned her pain, passion, fear, and unique outlook on life into remarkable and memorable art. Her bold subject and color choices (as well as her bold life choices) defied convention and sent her to the heights of int ... Show More