Jonathan Zawada discusses with Theme his relationship with the disciplines of art and design.

Art Stories

1. Theme A Garage Sale of Emotional Artifacts

   Leanne Shapton has been an author, columnist, editor as well as an illustrator and artist. She is a transitionist.

2. The New's Legal Shark

   The famed William Kunstler has been profiled in a film by his daughters; Emily and Sarah Kunstler. Their father represented the prisoners after the overtaking of Attica Prison in 1971, the Chicago “8” and the American Indian Movement during the standoff at Wounded Knee in 1973. 

3. The Book Review To The 5 Boros

   This is the New York I remember, before billionaire mayors and closures of major traffic areas for the walkers; Sue Kwon’s Street Level is photographic history.

4. Theme No Distinction

   The Transitionists are a movement of designers who are simultaneously working as artists: Their design work informs their artwork and vice-versa. They are not limited by their titles. Here is a conversation between Deanne Cheuk, Chris Rubino ; the curators of this issue and Shepard Fairey.