Smith, Salt, Socks

Studio 360

Kurt Andersen and curator Paola Antonelli talk about how materials drive art and design. Hear why the artist Matthew Barney obsesses over the properties of Vaseline and how a blacksmith fell in love with iron. And listen to a string quartet play instruments made from a single maple tree. Kurt also talks to architect Daniel Libeskind about his winning design proposal for the World Trade Center site.

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