Constant by Linda Boersma

Before becoming known as the conceptual architect of the New Babylon, a utopian plan for the city of the future, Constant Nieuwenhuys had made his name as one of the most important painters of the CoBrA avant-garde movement.

Julie Mehretu by Lawrence Chua

Julie Mehretu’s sprawling, layered paintings unravel the constructs and conventions of our often violent environment. Lawrence Chua talks with Mehretu about the interstices among geography, architecture, language and media that her work articulates.

Robert Antoni by Lawrence Scott

Robert Antoni’s first novel, Divina Trace, stunned the literary world winning the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Novel. Antoni continues to explore the voluptuous and volatile Caribbean and the legacy of its New World bloodlines.

Pearl Abraham by Aryeh Lev Stollman

In The Seventh Beggar, Pearl Abraham has created a novel about the nature of storytelling beginning with Genesis. She takes us into a world that ranges from golems to robotics, mystical systems to artificial intelligence.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa by Jim O'Rourke

Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made nearly 30 films, all of which have been seen by musician and producer Jim O’Rourke. Lesser known in the US than in Japan, his films are mesmerizing, visually stunning narratives with international relevance.

Roscoe Mitchell by Anthony Coleman

Legendary composer-improviser and saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell is best known for his work with the Art Ensemble of Chicago over the past several decades, where he continues to make breakthrough innovations and influence musicians around the world.

Bruce Mau by Kathryn Simon

The president and creative director of his own design firm and the force behind a range of interdisciplinary projects and partnerships, Bruce Mau speaks with Kathryn Simon about drift, vision and his unique studio environment.

Brad Cloepfil by Stuart Horodner

Portland native Brad Cloepfil is a busy man these days. With his firm, Allied Works Architecture, he is engaged in projects including the expansion of the Seattle Art Museum and the controversial renovation of Two Columbus Circle in New York.

Adam McEwen by Angus Cook

Guillermo Kuitca by Carlos Brillembourg

Alexander Theroux

Hernán Bravo Varela

Jacob Forman

Joy Katz

Kimiko Hahn

Mei Chin

Sergio Valero

Sidney Wade

Steve Almond

Trinie Dalton