Curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has spent over twenty years in conversation with artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, and thinkers all over the world who are making work that matters. These are the conversations.
Interviews from the Archive
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Kristian Schmidt - Living the Dream
Kristian Schmidt was born in New York, raised in Paris, spent summers in Sweden, then packed his bags for Tokyo. His stepmother was Ingrid Bergman. His first wildlife gallery show sold out in one night. He has since photographed whale sharks in deep ocean with models in red ballgowns, shot Manta rays at midnight in 40 feet of dark water, and collaborated with WildAid on work that makes it impossible, once seen, to look away from what is being destroyed. He is living the dream. He has something up his sleeve that no one has ever seen before.
G1RL5 by Jessica Lichtenstein
She's a Yale-educated lawyer who makes art about female sexuality, anime dolls, and the male gaze — cheerfully and ironically. Jessica Lichtenstein's G1RL5 series places women on a stage for public inspection and asks the viewer to confront their own gaze.
Typozon
He started with a spray can and a tag called Ozon. He ended up at TypeMedia in The Hague. Along the way: graffiti crews in Bogotá, a Rubén Fontana workshop that introduced him to Fontographer, Type@Cooper in New York, and a typeface called Salvaje that became one of the most recognised releases to come out of Colombia. The name was always there: Type + Ozon = Typozon. Bought the domain in 2005. Still using it now, except now it is a studio, a foundry, and a broader point of view on design shaped by collaborators on two continents
“Visibility has never been our measure of significance. We seek out artists and inspiring individuals whose work sparks curiosity, challenges assumptions, and leaves a lasting impression.”