Alain Elkann Interviews

Why Culture Matters More Than Ever - Cardinal Tolentino de Mendonça's Call to Humanity - 263 - Alain Elkann Interviews

07 Dec 2025

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José Tolentino de Mendonça is a theologian, university professor, and one of the most original voices in modern Portuguese. Born in the island of M...

Inside Global Power: Giuliano da Empoli on Trump, Putin & the New Tech Elites - 262 - Alain Elkann Interviews

30 Nov 2025

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MPERIAL PLAY. Giuliano da Empoli was born in 1973. He is an Italian and Swiss writer and political scientist living in France. He was a senior advis...

Mishal Husain: The Art of the Interview in an Age of Noise - 261 - Alain Elkann Interviews

23 Nov 2025

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A JOURNEY THROUGH JOURNALISM. Mishal Husain is a celebrated British journalist who joined Bloomberg from the BBC, where she presented its leading ne...

Architecture as a Language - Sean Griffiths on Cities, Power & Design - 260 - Alain Elkann Interviews

16 Nov 2025

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MODERN ARCHITECT. Sean Griffiths is Professor of Architecture at the University of Westminster and former Visiting Professor of Architectural Design ...

Change Yourself, Change the World: Wisdom from Buddhist Monk Nicholas Vreeland - 259 - Alain Elkann Interviews

09 Nov 2025

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PHOTOGRAPHER MONK. Nicholas Vreeland, also known as Rato Khensur Thubten Lhundup, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and the former abbot of Rato Dratsang, ...

"Half Poetry, Half Science": The Art of Food with River Cafe's Ruthie Rogers - 258 - Alain Elkann Interviews

19 Oct 2025

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EASY PEASY LEMON SQUEEZY. Ruthie Rogers CBE is an American and British chef who owns and runs the Michelin starred Italian restaurant The River Café...

Coco Brandolini: Building Dada. Small-Batch Luxury, Big Identity - 257 - Alain Elkann Interviews

12 Oct 2025

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REVOLUTIONALIZING FASHION IN MILAN. Coco Brandolini was nobly born in France. An Italian fashion executive, artist and designer, in 2022 she launche...

Inside Design Miami: Jennifer Roberts on Paris, Miami, and Beyond - 256 - Alain Elkann Interviews

05 Oct 2025

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GLOBALLY RELEVANT DESIGN. JENNIFER ROBERTS became the Chief Executive Officer of Design Miami, the global forum for collectible design, in 2015. She h...

Amos Gitai: "Our Voyage on This Beautiful Planet Is Short - Do What You Love" - 255 - Alain Elkann Interviews

28 Sep 2025

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INSCRIBING IDEAS TO MEMORY. Amos Gitai is an Israeli film-maker, internationally known for his documentaries and feature films about the Middle East,...

Caravaggio, Vermeer & the Power of Museums – Dr Caroline Campbell - 254 - Alain Elkann Interviews

21 Sep 2025

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ART FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. Dr Caroline Campbell was born and educated in Belfast, and became Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in 2022. She s...

Antonio Monfreda: A Life in Art, Fashion & Photography - 253 - Alain Elkann Interviews

14 Sep 2025

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COSINESS NEVER GOES OUT OF FASHION. Antonio Monfreda is an Italian art director and curator who has become a defining figure in the worlds of design, ...

Inside LUMA Arles: Maja Hoffmann on Art, Nature & Change - 252 - Alain Elkann Interviews

07 Sep 2025

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A VISION OF TRANSFORMATION. Explore the impact of Maja Hoffmann on contemporary culture through her LUMA Foundation and innovative art projects. M...

Thaddaeus Ropac on Passion, Purpose, and the Future of Contemporary Art - 251 - Alain Elkann Interviews

31 Aug 2025

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TOWARDS THE ULTIMATE GALLERY. Thaddaeus Ropac is an Austrian born gallerist specializing in international contemporary art. He founded the Galerie T...

Will AI Replace Writers? André Aciman on Love, Writing, and the Future of Literature - 250 - Alain Elkann Interviews

24 Aug 2025

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PASSION COMES WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. André Aciman is an Italian-American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is the New York Times bes...

Christine Orban: Inside the Heart of Princess Diana - 249 - Alain Elkann Interviews

17 Aug 2025

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MISS SPENCER. Christine Orban is a French writer who was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco. She lives in Paris and is the author of more than ...

International Comfort Food & Social Media Fame: Jeremy Scheck's Culinary Journey - 248 - Alain Elkann Interviews

10 Aug 2025

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COOKING SMARTER. Jeremy Scheck has charmed a new generation of home cooks with his simple tasty recipes and reliable culinary know-how. He is the au...

Barry Diller: Either You Are or You Aren't – A Life of Bold Decisions - 247 - Alain Elkann Interviews

03 Aug 2025

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WHO KNEW. Barry Diller is an American businessman and philanthropist who recently published his life story in his book Who Knew with Simon and Sch...

David McDermott on Living in the Past: I Time Traveled Through Art - 246 - Alain Elkann Interviews

27 Jul 2025

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A TRYST WITH TIME. David McDermott is an artist whose work has been exhibited internationally since the 1980s. In his experiments with time he empha...

Hope, Friendship, and Faith: A Life of Service with Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe - 245 - Alain Elkann Interviews

20 Jul 2025

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IN CONVERSATION WITH CARDINAL TIMOTHY RADCLIFFE : A LIFE OF HOPE AND HUMANITY. Timothy Radcliffe OP is an English priest who served as Master of the O...

From Antiques to Albany: Lucy Moore on Christopher Gibbs - 244 - Alain Elkann Interviews

13 Jul 2025

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THE CHRISTOPHER GIBBS AESTHETIC. Lucy Moore is an author and historian, well-known for her engaging biographies, including of the dancer Nijinsky, t...

Inside the Mind of a True Original: Why Rolf Sachs Refuses to Copy - 243 - Alain Elkann Interviews

06 Jul 2025

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ALWAYS ON A ROLL. Rolf Sachs is an artist born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1955 who works across a diverse range of media, from photography, painting,...

The Future of Travel with David Prior - 242 - Alain Elkann Interviews

29 Jun 2025

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BUILDING EXPERIENCES FOR LIFE STORIES. David Prior is a travel writer, editor, and the founder of Prior, a travel and media company that curates imm...

Sir John Chipman on the New Global Threats: We Are Not Ready for What's Coming - 241 - Alain Elkann Interviews

22 Jun 2025

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WORKING FOR GLOBAL SECURITY. Sir John Chipman KCMG is Executive Chairman of The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).  As former Di...

Piers Secunda Turns War Zones into Art - Here's Why It Matters - 240 - Alain Elkann Interviews

15 Jun 2025

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PORTRAYING THE DESTRUCTION OF CULTURE. Piers Secunda studied painting at Chelsea College of Art in London. Since the late nineties he has developed a...

Emily Greenhouse: Leading the New York Review of Books into a New Era - 239 - Alain Elkann Interviews

08 Jun 2025

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STANDING FOR CLARITY AND COMPLEXITY. Emily Greenhouse has been the Editor of the prestigious New York Review of Books magazine since 2019. She is ...

Luc Tuymans on the Problem with Today's Art World - 238 - Alain Elkann Interviews

01 Jun 2025

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A LINEAGE OF THE REAL AND THE AUTHENTIC. Luc Tuymans is a Belgian visual artist, many of whose paintings explore people's relationship with history a...

Inside Italy's Most Romantic Hotels with Marie-Louise Sciò - 237 - Alain Elkann Interviews

25 May 2025

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CURATING THE VERY DIFFERENT IDENTITIES OF THE PELLICANO HOTELS GROUP. Marie-Louise Sciò is CEO of the Pellicano Hotels group in Italy, which today c...

Ludovico Einaudi - 236 - Alain Elkann Interviews

18 May 2025

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SINGING WITH THE PIANO. Ludovico Einaudi is an internationally celebrated pianist and composer. Born in Turin, Ludovico is the son of two exceptional...

Donatien Grau - 235 - Alain Elkann Interviews

11 May 2025

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EDITING A MAGAZINE OF MAGAZINES. Donatien Grau is a philologist who currently serves as Head of Contemporary Programmes at the Musée du Louvre, Paris...

Federico Campagna - 234 - Alain Elkann Interviews

04 May 2025

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SPEAKING TO THE DEFEATED. Federico Campagna is an Italian philosopher based in London. His research concerns the metaphysics, politics and history of ...

James Daunt - 233 - Alain Elkann Interviews

27 Apr 2025

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A REMARKABLE BOOKSELLER. James Daunt is the founder of the Daunt Books chain in the UK, and has been managing director of Waterstones, the bookshop ch...

Laurence des Cars - 232 - Alain Elkann Interviews

20 Apr 2025

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A LARGE MUSEUM IS LIKE AN OPERA. Laurence des Cars is a French museum curator and art historian who President Macron appointed President and Director...

Graydon Carter - 231 - Alain Elkann Interviews

13 Apr 2025

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GOOD GOING. Graydon Carter launched his enjoyable digital weekly newsletter Air Mail in 2019. He was the editor of Vanity Fair for twenty-five y...

Guillaume Bonn - 230 - Alain Elkann Interviews

23 Mar 2025

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AFRICA: FACING THE FACTS. Guillaume Bonn is a documentary photographer who has commented on conflict, social and environmental issues for the last ...

David Veal - 229 - Alain Elkann Interviews

16 Mar 2025

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EDUCATING THE CONSUMER ABOUT COFFEE AND TEA. DAVID VEAL has been deeply involved in both the coffee industry and the tea industry for over 40 years. ...

Thomas Heatherwick - 228 - Alain Elkann Interviews

09 Mar 2025

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HUMANISE: A DEEPLY PASSIONATE MANIFESTO. Thomas Heatherwick is a British designer whose varied work over two decades is characterised by its original...

Cécile Verdier - 227 - Alain Elkann Interviews

02 Mar 2025

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ART ELEVATES YOU EVERY DAY. Cécile Verdier is President of Christie's France. She graduated from Sciences Po and Art History at Paris IV, before spen...

Professor Sheng Lim - 226 - Alain Elkann Interviews

23 Feb 2025

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RESTORING AND MAINTAINING EYESIGHT. Professor Sheng Lim is an internationally renowned ophthalmologist and consultant at St Thomas' Hospital in Londo...

Idarica Gazzoni Frascara - 225 - Alain Elkann Interviews

16 Feb 2025

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BEAUTIFULLY TRANSFORMING WALLS AND ROOMS. Idarica Gazzoni Frascara's hometown is Bologna, Italy. After she studied with Van Der Kelen in his painting...

Jonathan Reekie - 224 - Alain Elkann Interviews

09 Feb 2025

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A CROSS DISCIPLINARY WORLD FOR YOUNG ARTISTS. Jonathan Reekie has been Director of Somerset House Trust in London since 2014. During this time, the r...

Alastair Buchan - 223 - Alain Elkann Interviews

26 Jan 2025

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WORKING WITH THE BRAIN. Alastair Buchan is a British-Canadian doctor who specialises as a clinical neurologist. His main research interest is how to m...

Jussi Pylkkänen - 222 - Alain Elkann Interviews

19 Jan 2025

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CHANGING TASTE AND VALUE. Jussi Pylkkänen is now an independent art advisor. After 38 years of service, his career at Christies culminated in the g...

Andrea Wong - 221 - Alain Elkann Interviews

12 Jan 2025

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PASSIONATE ABOUT HOW PEOPLE RELAX. Andrea Wong has vast experience in the leisure and entertainment industry on both sides of the Atlantic. Wong was P...

Priscilla Rattazzi - 220 - Alain Elkann Interviews

29 Dec 2024

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BETWEEN WORLDS. Priscilla Rattazzi was born in Rome in 1956, attended Atlantic College in Wales, UK, and moved to the United States in the 1970s wher...

Giorgio Spanu - 219 - Alain Elkann Interviews

22 Dec 2024

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CREATING A CULTURAL HUB. Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu are the co-founders of Magazzino Italian Art, a museum and research center dedicated to postwa...

Dr Virgilio Sacchini - 218 - Alain Elkann Interviews

15 Dec 2024

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BELIEVING IN HOPE WITHOUT COMPROMISE. Dr Virgilio Sacchini is dedicated to caring for people with breast cancer at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer...

Michelangelo Pistoletto - 217 - Alain Elkann Interviews

01 Dec 2024

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BREAKING THE MIRROR. Michelangelo Pistoletto is one of the most celebrated artists in Europe. Born in Biella, Italy, in 1933 and a leading figure of t...

James Snyder - 216 - Alain Elkann Interviews

29 Nov 2024

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James Snyder was Deputy Director of MoMA from 1986 to 1996. He then led the Israel Museum in Jerusalem through 22 years of dramatic growth, securing...

Ai Weiwei - 215 - Alain Elkann Interviews

17 Nov 2024

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COMPLETELY FRESH. Ai Weiwei is a contemporary artist, writer and humanitarian activist. Born in China in 1957, from 1981 to 1993 he lived in the Uni...

Sir Norman Rosenthal - 214 - Alain Elkann Interviews

10 Nov 2024

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STILL PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES. Sir Norman Rosenthal celebrated his 80th birthday on November 8th 2024. ​A curator and art historian, he was Exhibit...

Joseph Rykwert - 213 - Alain Elkann Interviews

03 Nov 2024

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IN MEMORIAM. Joseph Rykwert CBE died on October 18th 2024 at the age of 98. One of the foremost architectural historians and critics of his generat...

Lorenzo Fiaschi - 212 - Alain Elkann Interviews

27 Oct 2024

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CONTINUING THE RENAISSANCE. Lorenzo Fiaschi is one of the three friends who founded the very prestigious Galleria Continua art gallery in San Gimigna...

Alexandra Mousavizadeh - 210 - Alain Elkann Interviews

13 Oct 2024

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INDEXING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Alexandra Mousavizadeh is a Danish economist and CEO of Evident, an intelligence platform that benchmarks and track...

Thomas Persson - 209 - Alain Elkann Interviews

06 Oct 2024

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AN HOMAGE TO FRIENDSHIP. Thomas Persson is a creative director, editor and brand consultant. His understanding of fashion, culture and corporate iden...

Erdem Moralioglu - 208 - Alain Elkann Interviews

29 Sep 2024

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CELEBRATING INDIVIDUAL SELF-EXPRESSION. Erdem Moralıoglu is a British fashion designer and the eponymous founder of London-based fashion label Erdem,...

Dr Amin Jaffer - 207 - Alain Elkann Interviews

22 Sep 2024

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EXPLORING HYBRIDITY. Dr Amin Jaffer is Director of The Al Thani Collection. He is responsible for working with the Centre des Monuments Nationaux ...

Gad Elmaleh - 206 - Alain Elkann Interviews

15 Sep 2024

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A MISSION TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH. Gad Elmaleh is a stand-up comedian. Born in Morocco, after attending French schools in Casablanca he went to Montreal ...

Kamel Mennour - 205 - Alain Elkann Interviews

25 Aug 2024

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WRITING NEW CHAPTERS. Kamel Mennour is an Algerian-born French art dealer. In 1999 he founded Galerie Kamel Mennour in Paris. Today Mennour is a cont...

Leonardo Ferragamo - 203 - Alain Elkann Interviews

11 Aug 2024

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REINTERPRETING HERITAGE IN THE NEW WORLD. Leonardo Ferragamo, the fifth son of Salvatore and Wanda Ferragamo, is the Chairman of Salvatore Ferragamo ...

Jeremy King - 202 - Alain Elkann Interviews

03 Aug 2024

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A RESTAURATEUR ON THE FLOOR. Jeremy King is a well-known London restaurateur. He created some of London's most iconic restaurants with his former bus...

Amanda Levete - 201 - Alain Elkann Interviews

28 Jul 2024

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AN ARCHITECTURE OF OPTIMISM. Amanda Levete CBE is a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize winning architect and founder and pri...

Judy Chicago - 200 - Alain Elkann Interviews

21 Jul 2024

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A FIGHTER FOR EGALITARIANISM AND JUSTICE. Judy Chicago is an artist, author, feminist, cultural historian, and educator who lives and works in New Mex...

Charles Zana - 199 - Alain Elkann Interviews

14 Jul 2024

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CLASSIC WITH A MODERN TWIST. Charles Zana is a highly sensitive architect who imagines each project through the lens of a French lifestyle. He is al...

Yinka Shonibare - 198 - Alain Elkann Interviews

07 Jul 2024

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THE ARTIST IS UTOPIC. Yinka Shonibare CBE RA is a celebrated British artist whose work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism ...

Jennifer Clement - 197 - Alain Elkann Interviews

30 Jun 2024

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THE PROMISED PARTY. Jennifer Clement is the President Emerita of PEN International and the author of multiple books, including Widow Basquiat and Gu...

Minsuk Cho - 196 - Alain Elkann Interviews

23 Jun 2024

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ENJOYING A NEW CHALLENGE. Minsuk Cho is the South Korean architect who has envisioned the Serpentine Pavilion 2024, the 23rd pavilion in the series, i...

Paul Theroux - 195 - Alain Elkann Interviews

16 Jun 2024

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WRITERS ARE UNBALANCED PEOPLE. Paul Theroux is an American novelist and travel writer known for his highly personal award-winning observations on many...

Robert Verkaik - 194 - Alain Elkann Interviews

09 Jun 2024

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AGENT JOSEPHINE: A BETRAYAL TOO FAR. Robert Verkaik is a British author and award-winning journalist. He was the Home Affairs Editor of the Indepen...

Vera Michalski-Hoffmann - 193 - Alain Elkann Interviews

26 May 2024

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FOR THE SAKE OF THE WRITTEN WORD. Vera Michalski-Hoffmann spent her childhood in the Camargue, France, then studied at the Graduate Institute in Genev...

Sergio Roger - 192 - Alain Elkann Interviews

19 May 2024

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SCULPTING WITH FABRIC. Sergio Roger graduated from Berlin's Art Academy (UdK) where he studied Sculpture and New Media Art. He has received several i...

Andrea Califano - 191 - Alain Elkann Interviews

12 May 2024

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EDUCATING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE. Andrea Califano is President of the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York. He is the Clyde and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical...

Victoria Siddall - 190 - Alain Elkann Interviews

04 May 2024

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ART, SUSTAINABILITY & FUNDRAISING. Victoria Siddall is a non-executive Director of Frieze, a co-founder and trustee of Gallery Climate Coalition, and...

Gilles Kepel - 189 - Alain Elkann Interviews

27 Apr 2024

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BUILDING A GLOBAL NARRATIVE. Gilles Kepel is a university professor, political scientist and Arabist. His books include Terror in France: The Rise of...

Graham Steele - 188 - Alain Elkann Interviews

21 Apr 2024

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GOING THROUGH STAGES. Graham Steele is a private art dealer, adviser and collector who lives between Los Angeles and Brazil with his husband, Ulysses ...

Joel Mesler - 187 - Alain Elkann Interviews

14 Apr 2024

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HERE TO SERVE. Joel Mesler is an artist whose career in the art world started as an art dealer and gallerist.  A Master of Fine Arts graduate of the...

Steve McQueen - 186 - Alain Elkann Interviews

07 Apr 2024

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WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE. Sir Steve McQueen CBE is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and video artist. Over the last 30 years...

Pauline Bebe - 185 - Alain Elkann Interviews

31 Mar 2024

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THE DIFFICULT HAPPINESS OF BEING JEWISH. Pauline Bebe is the rabbi of Communauté Juive Libérale (CJL), a Progressive Jewish congregation in Paris,...

Ambrogio Beccaria - 184 - Alain Elkann Interviews

24 Mar 2024

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POWER IS NOTHING WITHOUT CONTROL. Ambrogio Beccaria was born in Milan in 1991 and gained a degree in nautical engineering. In 2019 he became the first...

Hans Ulrich Obrist - 183 - Alain Elkann Interviews

17 Mar 2024

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I WANT TO CREATE JUNCTIONS. Hans Ulrich Obrist is a Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian who lives and works in London where he is Artistic D...

Inigo Lambertini - 182 - Alain Elkann Interviews

10 Mar 2024

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TRADITION AND INNOVATION. Inigo Lambertini was appointed Ambassador of Italy to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by the Italia...

Tim Marlow - 181 - Alain Elkann Interviews

03 Mar 2024

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DESIGN OF THE PRESENT INTO THE FUTURE. Tim Marlow OBE is the Chief Executive and Director of The Design Museum which since 2016 is housed in the forme...

Jasper Conran - 180 - Alain Elkann Interviews

18 Feb 2024

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TASTEMAKER AND HOTELIER. Jasper Conran is a British designer who studied at Parsons School of Art and Design in New York. He has worked on collections...

Fanny Minesi - 179 - Alain Elkann Interviews

04 Feb 2024

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A MISSION TO STOP EXTINCTION. Fanny Minesi is General Director of Friends of Bonobos - Les Amis des Bonobos du Congo (ABC). Her organisation operates ...

Edward St Aubyn - 178 - Alain Elkann Interviews

28 Jan 2024

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DESIRE FOR FREEDOM. Edward St Aubyn is a British novelist. Five of his books - Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope, Mother's Milk and At Last - form the s...

Rob Ashford - 177 - Alain Elkann Interviews

21 Jan 2024

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AT HOME IN TANGIER. Rob Ashford is an American stage director and choreographer. He is a Tony Award, Olivier Award, Emmy Award, Drama Desk Award and O...

Edward Carey - 176 - Alain Elkann Interviews

14 Jan 2024

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STRIKINGLY INVENTIVE STORYTELLER. Edward Carey is an English playwright and illustrator who settled in Austin in 2006 and teaches at the University ...

Costis Maglaras - 173 - Alain Elkann Interviews

25 Dec 2023

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POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AT A TIME OF TECHNOLOGY AND TENSION. Costis Maglaras is the Dean of Columbia Business School, and the David and Lyn Silfen ...

Santiago Calatrava - 169 - Alain Elkann Interviews

19 Nov 2023

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ART PRECEDES SCIENCE. Santiago Calatrava is a visionary architect, a structural engineer, a sculptor, and a painter based in Switzerland. In his archi...

Francine Lacqua - 167 - Alain Elkann Interviews

22 Oct 2023

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CHRONICLING CAPITALISM. Francine Lacqua is the London-based award-winning anchor of the Bloomberg Television daily weekday programme The Pulse with Fr...

Dambisa Moyo - 160 - Alain Elkann Interviews

27 Aug 2023

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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND HUMAN PROGRESS. Dambisa Moyo is a Zambian-born economist and writer whose books, articles, and public lectures centre on the cre...

Lina Ghotmeh - 157 - Alain Elkann Interviews

06 Aug 2023

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BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. Architect Lina Ghotmeh was born and raised in Beirut, where she studied at the American University. In 2005, while working i...

Stephen Buchmann - 156 - Alain Elkann Interviews

30 Jul 2023

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INSPIRED BY BEES. Stephen Buchmann is a pollination ecologist specializing in bees. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Entomology and Ec...

Antoine Compagnon - 155 - Alain Elkann Interviews

23 Jul 2023

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A SENSE OF TIME. Antoine Compagnon is a literary critic, writer, and professor emeritus at the Collège de France, specializing in Marcel Proust. He i...

Lee Bul - 152 - Alain Elkann Interviews

18 Jun 2023

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CREATING A WEB THAT HOLDS DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TOGETHER. Lee Bul is a contemporary sculpture and installation artist who was born in 1964 to dissident...

Jimmy Robert - 148 - Alain Elkann Interviews

19 Mar 2023

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CONSTRUCTING A SELF THROUGH ART. Jimmy Robert is a visual artist who places the question of the body, racialised, queer, at the centre of his work. ...

Chemi Peres - 147 - Alain Elkann Interviews

12 Mar 2023

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INNOVATION IS THE PATH TO PEACE. Chemi Peres is a Managing Partner and was Co-Founder in 1993 of Pitango, Israel's largest venture capital fund with o...

Giuliano da Empoli - 145 - Alain Elkann Interviews

26 Feb 2023

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THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN. Giuliano da Empoli is an Italian and Swiss political essayist, journalist and novelist. The founding chairman of Volta, a t...

Lynn Garafola - 144 - Alain Elkann Interviews

19 Feb 2023

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THE TALENT OF LA NIJINSKA. Lynn Garafola is a dance historian and critic. Professor Emerita of Dance at Barnard College, Columbia University, she is t...

John A. Paulson - 143 - Alain Elkann Interviews

12 Feb 2023

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A MAJOR PHILANTHROPIST. John A. Paulson founded Paulson & Co., an investment management firm based in New York. In 2007 his multi-billion payoff short...

Gianfranco Maraniello - 142 - Alain Elkann Interviews

05 Feb 2023

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A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR MILANO. Gianfranco Maraniello is an art historian, contemporary art critic and curator. In May 2022 he was selected to be th...