Over 1,000 interviews · Since 2003
We are curious about
their work,
not the moment.
Leila Antakly has been talking to the artists, designers, musicians and thinkers shaping culture since 2003. This is the archive of those conversations, and where they led.
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ARTIST CLEMENT MANCINI
He pours liquid plaster onto canvas laid on the floor, pulls it with a spatula, and lets the gesture make its own decisions. Painter Clément Mancini — inspired by Joan Mitchell, COBRA, and the rust on iron curtains — on the freedom of not knowing where a canvas will go.
“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.”
Every project, image, and story is about framing a series of questions that are deeply important to me as a human being.- Shirin Neshat