Est. New York, 2003  ·  Leila Antakly  ·  A ninunina production
Over 1,000 interviews  ·  Since 2003

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.

Artwork: Violeta Galera  ·  ninunina.com

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PHOTOGRAPHER FABIO BOTTIROLI

He didn't train as a photographer. He sat in on campaign shoots for a sportswear brand until the lens claimed him. Now based near Milan, Fabio Bottiroli makes images built on collaboration, preparation, and a stubborn refusal to let quantity win over quality. In an age of content overload, that's its own form of radicalism.

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ARTIST KOTTIE PALOMA

Most of his icons are dead. He's lived in San Francisco, Berlin, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and now a small town at the northern tip of Bavaria — and through all of it, he's been in the studio. Kottie Paloma makes paintings that function like fossils: gritty, humorous, archetypal records of what it means to be alive right now. We spoke with him about process, the art world's secondary market madness, and why the Pink Panther is quietly becoming one of his heroes.

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PHOTOGRAPHER MONDHER MEJRI

He found refuge in art. Now photographer Mondher Mejri — Tunis to Lyon, shaped by a feminist mother and a painter uncle — invites you to go beyond appearances. A conversation about music as an image stimulator, 360° artists, and why anyone who puts themselves forward is already making a difference.

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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.
— Leila Antakly