From 600+ conversations with the world’s leading thinkers.
Artists have always been part of networks; Art history is more connected than we have believed.
Authenticity- for me- is incredibly important. It's easy to spot the difference between acting and authentic performance- even though it may seem a contradiction in terms. You can tell when you see it, or when you experience it.
His practice engages the broader public sphere through architectural projects and interventions in civic space.
The endurance of games like backgammon or chess lies in their continual presentation of an interesting problem. These strategy and decision-making games are like a well from which we draw insights. As a game designer, I can attest that while creating games, most rule combinations aren't inherently fascinating. Often, a game concept might initially seem uninteresting or static, and despite efforts to invigorate it, it remains lifeless.
As actors, we are taught to show up ready to explore what might happen without a clear sense of the outcome. In a performance, you live in the unknown—you rehearse extensively, but the live performance can unfold in any number of ways. This requires you to be nimble, flexible, and curious.
The look of a film indicates the relationship you have with characters. You don't pick an aesthetic in abstract – you need to have a core point, a core reason to make a film, and the form of aesthetic springs from that necessity. Everything has to relate to that core intention.
The movements that sustain themselves the best over time are those that have culture at their core, that use art as a means of conveying a message, and use art-making as a means to mobilise a movement.
Art, for him, is a crucial means for turning thinking into doing in the world.
Grayson Perry once said that, 'art is our way of creating the narrative to what goes on around us…' and that really stuck with me. As silly as the discos are, they are actually how our family have made a story out of our world being turned upside down.
A designer is a designer, whether you're designing a dress or a toothbrush. The integrity, skill and creativity are all the same.
My work depends on knowing real India, not the 'exotic' stereotype.
Subversive, ethical, ecological, political, humorous… this is how I see my duty as a designer.