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.
Interviews from the Archive
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Meet Melissa Pinto, the Designer Who Turns Every Space into a Story
Colombian-born, Diamond Baratta–trained, New York–refined — Melissa Pinto on jet planes, grandmother's clocks, and why every second in this city is a precious inspiring moment.
Diary of a City — Nina Mouritzen Photography
Copenhagen-born, New York–formed. Apprenticed under Mary Ellen Mark, documented a generation — Nina Mouritzen on the diary-like intimacy of portraiture, buskers in New Orleans, and why work and hanging out are always the same thing.
“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