Through grand scale audio-video projects in public spaces, Krzysztof Wodiczko transforms national monuments and architectural façades into “bodies” as he collaborates with communities to get people to “break the code of silence, to open up and speak about what’s unspeakable.”

Drawing inspiration from her Sámi heritage, artist Outi Pieski creates large-scale textile installations which feature tassels based on traditional clothing. Her work references ‘duodji’, an Indigenous craft practice that was marginalised in the wake of Scandinavian colonialism. Foto di Kym Ellis

According to Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk, great novels should evoke a profound sense of the passage of time. In this interview, Pamuk contemplates his own mortality while reflecting on why the experience of time is central to the art

Businesswoman, publisher, collector, and philanthropist Sangita Jindal has played a pivotal role in advancing India's art scene. Through her endeavors, Jindal exemplifies the belief that art has the power to transform society, bridging the gap between the traditional and the

Multimedia show director Willie Williams has helped redefine live entertainment in collaboration with artists ranging from David Bowie to The Rolling Stones. He gives a behind-the-scenes look at his recent epic undertaking — designing and directing the rock band U2’s

Groundbreaking sculptor Richard Serra passed away in March 2024. Here, MoMA’s Director, Glenn D. Lowry, pays tribute to him as “one of the greatest artists of the last century.” Lowry reflects on the many conversations he had with Serra over

Meet American artist Trevor Paglen and his ground-breaking work on AI and the technological systems shaping our world. “For most of my career, one of the big themes I've been trying to understand is our relationship with infrastructures and technologies.

New Yorker Nicola Vassell, who wants to share 'the idea of what the future could and should look like', on opening a business in the midst of a pandemic, the 24/7 attention required to be a gallerist, and the life

Meet American poet Ariana Reines, who has been described as one of the crucial voices of her generation. In this video, she talks openly about how extreme familial circumstances “pushed” her into poetry, and how writing lets you enter the

A private tour with the founder of Cape Town’s stunning Norval Foundation In 2018, Louis Norval, a South African property investor and art collector, founded the Norval Foundation in Cape Town to address a lack of political and economic support

“I think architecture has a power many people cannot see. I was trained in a school of architecture that was mostly focused on style and beauty, understood as something that was autonomous. But I think now we're seeing that architecture

With huge, city-wide casts from an array of communities, theater director Lear deBessonet's productions illuminate the unique power of the arts to transform our lives through collective expression. She explores the power of spectacle to inspire awe, connect individuals and

53rd Poetry International Festival Rotterdam (2023). Foto di Emmanuel Phaeton

To mark the 30th anniversary of the Korean pavilion at the Venice Biennale, artist Koo Jeong A explored the division of Korea and the potential for a common future using people’s scent memories of Korea. We followed the artist during

An early adopter of artificial intelligence, the French artist turns exhibition-making into contemporary magic Philippe Parreno never ceases to redefine the art of exhibition-making. Using film, performance, sculpture, and installation, the French artist orchestrates time and space to create environments

America is reeling from a failed war in Afghanistan, political polarisation and increasing social division. Could the superpower be in decline? Foto di Ferdinand Stöhr

A transplant from New York, Susan Rothenberg produces paintings that reflect her move to an isolated home studio in New Mexico and her evolving interest in the memory of observed and experienced events. In her early career, she became noted

“In Indigenous Kaqchikel thought,” says artist Edgar Calel, "there is almost nothing that is done alone. All the things we do are done collectively and that collectivity is what serves as the basis for discovering: what is your function? What

Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy -- and our

In the studio, Jessica Stockholder makes sculptures on the scale of furniture, assembling objects made of brightly colored plastic. At the Rice Gallery in Houston where she is working on a large exuberant installation, Stockholder’s fascination with systems is evident

Listen to artist Zanele Muholi introduce their series of powerful self-portraits, Somnyama Ngonyama. These images are acts of resistance, with Muholi turning the camera on themself to explore the politics of race and representation, combining personal stories and experiences of

A pair of glasses on an art gallery floor. Art? Or prank? What about a urinal? We compare recent pranks in art museums to art that uses some of the same strategies. Foto di Dan Farrell

There are more than 7,000 languages. The number of people speaking English, Spanish and Mandarin continues to grow, but every fortnight a langauge will disappear forever. The Economist's language expert Lane Greene explains why. Foto di Kelly Sikkema

“I like messing around with materials,” says the hugely influential Turner Prize-winning sculptor Richard Deacon in this video. Watch him talk about his diverse approaches to making abstract sculptures in a vast catalogue of materials. “The simpler the thing you’re

The US economy has been expanding wildly for two centuries. Are we witnessing the end of growth? Economist Robert Gordon lays out 4 reasons US growth may be slowing, detailing factors like epidemic debt and growing inequality, which could move

“Whatever you do, never bore your readers.” In this video, internationally bestselling novelist Håkan Nesser – one of Sweden’s most commended crime fiction writers – talks about the significance of death’s presence in a crime novel. “I had no idea

“Like a shaman dealing with death, I hoped to encounter death itself through some kind of shock waves…” Meet one of the most prominent voices of South Korean literature, award-winning poet Kim Hyesoon. In this video, Hyesoon reads and talks

As a death doula, or someone who supports dying people and their loved ones, Alua Arthur spends a lot of time thinking about the end of life. In a profound talk that examines our brief, perfectly human time on this

A massive generation of young people is about to inherit the world, and it's the duty of everyone to give them a fighting chance for their futures, says UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore. In this forward-looking talk, she explores the

"Prepare to collect your rejection slips in your cupboard in your drawer and continue writing. It's part of your mementos, it's souvenirs." Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka (b. 1934) shares his advice to emerging writers. With a career spanning decades