Spark
Spark: Read Kurt’s Foreword
Spark: How Creativity Works doesn’t hit bookshelves until February 15. But to get you in the mood, we’ve got a sneak-preview. In his foreword to the book, Kurt describes how he embraced Daniel Boorstin’s “Amateur Spirit” and summoned the courage to keep trying new things. Igraduated from college with no job in the offing and […]
Spark: More Stories About Art in Hard Times
Listen to full interviews with Donald Hall, Joel Meyerowitz, and Lynn Nottage. Sometimes great art comes out of great struggle. This week, Kurt talks with Julie Burstein about artists with the power to transform: Lynn Nottage searches for moments of humor in a country at war; Donald Hall celebrates the life of his late wife […]
Spark: More Stories About Getting to Work
Listen to full interviews with Isabel Allende, Chuck Close, and Tony Kushner. Think you could make a masterpiece if you could just force yourself to get to work? You’re probably right. “Inspiration is for amateurs, and the rest of us just show up and get to work,” says the painter Chuck Close. This week, Kurt […]
