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.

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT JOHAN GELPER

Johan Gelper calls his sculptures drawings in space. It is a fitting description. At Ricou Gallery he shows the frame of a chair that transforms into looping fibreglass tubes, clamped to heavy stones. Elsewhere, a large rake is held upright by a cable that runs on as an extension. A constellation of yellow plastic tubes covered in cable ties bears similarities to a sea urchin. A single leaf hangs at the centre of a steel cable oval. Everything is in balance. Everything is asking a question about balance.

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Johan Bergelin: The Perfume as Counter-Cultural Act

There is a moment, in every serious perfume, when the smell stops being a smell and becomes a place. Johan Bergelin understood this because he understood it first as a painter, a photographer, and a musician — someone who had spent decades asking how experience could be held in a form before he ever asked that question about a bottle. He founded 19-69 in 2015, on a kitchen table, with 500 euros. The first five fragrances launched at Colette in Paris and sold out within minutes.

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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