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Debbie Millman: Why Does Design Matter?

For Debbie Millman, host of the podcast Design Matters, design is everywhere. She joins Manoush to explore ideas and curate talks about the role of design in our lives.

September 25, 2020
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  • NPR/TED Staff
(Left) During the coronavirus pandemic, cleaning has become more intense and important. Gloves used for cleaning photographer Celeste Alonso's house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Right) Plants on Alonso's balcony.

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  • Photography

Photographer Uses Instant Images To Make Sense Of Life In Isolation

When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home in Buenos Aires. She has been asserting what control she can over daily life, one Polaroid at a time.

September 20, 2020
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  • Laura Beltrán Villamizar

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  • Fine Art

If You Have To Wear A Mask, It Might As Well Be A Masterpiece

Many museums are still closed, but their gift shops are doing lively face mask business. You can mask up with a Monet, a van Gogh or, perhaps best suited to These Times: Edvard Munch's The Scream.

September 17, 2020
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  • Susan Stamberg
Manuel Mathieu named his 2017 painting of his grandmother <em data-stringify-type="italic">Self-portrait </em>because of the role she played in making him who he is. It was purchased by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2018.

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  • Art & Design

'Can I Make Sure That I'm Not The Only One?' Artist Helps Museum Diversify Collection

Museums are facing mounting pressure to make their collections more representative. At the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, one artist created a fund to acquire other pieces by under-represented artists.

September 17, 2020
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  • Emma Jacobs
A house designed by Paul R. Williams in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. The first licensed Black architect west of the Mississippi, Williams was known for using curves to create a sense of intimacy, even in grand spaces.

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  • Architecture

'Regarding Paul R. Williams' Honors Legacy Of LA's Barrier-Breaking Black Architect

Janna Ireland's photography has focused on Black life in America. Now, she turns her lens to Paul R. Williams, the first Black architect in the American West. He put good design within reach of all.

September 17, 2020
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  • Jonaki Mehta
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be dedicated on Thursday. A stainless steel, woven "tapestry" made by artist Tomas Osinski stands behind the statues and depicts the cliffs at Normandy.

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  • Architecture

For 'Ike,' A Monument Unlike Any Other: Eisenhower Memorial Is Dedicated In D.C.

A new memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower will be dedicated just off the National Mall on Thursday. It was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry but faced an uphill battle for approval.

September 16, 2020
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  • Susan Stamberg
Architects say making the office more like the outdoors — with filtered air and good ventilation — will be a priority post-pandemic. This living wall in the Danielle N. Ripich Commons at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, is one such approach.

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  • Health

Redesigning The Office For The Next 100-Year Flu (Yes, It's Coming)

Architects are already looking beyond COVID-19 to imagine the office of 2025 and beyond — an office that will keep us safe on the job, whatever pandemic virus strikes next.

September 14, 2020
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  • Emily Vaughn
Freeman Vines and his guitars in 2015.

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  • Arts & Life

Hanging Tree Guitars: The Wood's 'Not Good, Not Bad, Not Ugly — Just Strange'

Freeman Vines is an African American luthier who creates what have been called "contemporary art sculptures hidden as guitars" out of old wood, some of it from a tree used for a lynching.

September 13, 2020
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  • Debbie Elliott

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  • Art & Design

'Subpar Parks' Artist Turns Bad National Park Reviews Into Great Works Of Art

Glacier National Park? "Too cold for me." Grand Canyon? "A hole. A very, very large hole." Illustrator Amber Share has turned one-star reviews of America's treasured lands into vintage style posters.

September 12, 2020
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  • Daniel Rayzel
Leather sandals, made by Saley, on display along with other items.

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  • World

Whatever Happened To ... The Guy From Niger Who Dreamed Of Being A Leather Maestro?

Soumana Saley has a passion for leather crafts — and for education. But the pandemic has presented challenges as he builds his reputation and his school in Niger.

September 08, 2020
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  • Marc Silver
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Africans Mourn Chadwick Boseman: 'A Great Tree Has Fallen'

For many Africans, Boseman's role as King T'Challa in 'Black Panther' was a powerful reminder of what is possible on the continent.

September 02, 2020
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  • Ifeanyi Nsofor
Monet's <em>Water Lilies,</em> 1907

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  • Fine Art

Boston's Museum Of Fine Arts Turns 150, Celebrates Monet's 'Lasting Impression'

The MFA is currently closed — hoping to re-open in the fall — but it's marking its 150th anniversary online in the exhibition "Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression."

September 01, 2020
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  • Susan Stamberg
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Park Avenue Armory Honors Women's Suffrage In New Show

"100 Years 100 Women" is the title of a new show at the Park Avenue Armory. The artists in it all created new pieces to mark the centennial of the 19th amendment.

August 30, 2020
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  • Rose Friedman
First Lady Melania Trump, center, in a bright, lime green dress at last night's Republican National Convention. It's a color begging to be photoshopped, and the Internet reliably delivered.

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  • Arts & Life

Melania Trump's Bright Green Dress On Final RNC Night Screams Meme

The first lady wore a lime-colored dress, a green screen green of sorts, at the last night of the Republican National Convention — easy meme fodder that the Internet ate up.

August 28, 2020
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  • Andrew Limbong
An exterior view of the Whitney Museum of American Art last October in New York City.

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  • Fine Art

After Protest, Whitney Museum Cancels Show By Artists It Meant To Celebrate

One of the country's leading museums of American art, the Whitney in New York City, has canceled an upcoming show on responses to systemic racism amid a storm of online protest.

August 26, 2020
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  • Neda Ulaby
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