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  • Tom Sachs: I Was Made to Make Sculpture

    Tom Sachs: I Was Made to Make Sculpture

    Whether it's installation art about outer space voyages, a sculptural celebration of the streets of New York City or designing one of the world's most coveted sneakers, artist Tom Sachs aims to create objects and experiences that serve and enrich his studio and community. Tom joins host Howie Kahn to talk about the cost of…

  • Helen Cammock: Feel Me Breathe

    Helen Cammock: Feel Me Breathe

    Helen Cammock's first major public commission, currently installed across 7 London Underground stations, invites commuters to gain perspective and empathy while reflecting upon living through the tumult of recent times. Cammock joins Common Decency host Howie Kahn to discuss this ambitious public installation and how her earlier pursuits as a social worker and as a singer inform who she is as an artist.…

  • Martin Parr: Photography and the Meaning Of Life

    Martin Parr: Photography and the Meaning Of Life

    On NoMad London's new podcast, Common Decency, award-winning writer and podcast host Howie Kahn sits down with leading artists, performers, writers and more to discuss what’s at stake in their work, which details matter most and how their lives and processes converge.The conversation is an attempt to grapple with and illuminate the fascinating building blocks…

  • Shelf Life: Inside The NoMad Library Collection

    Shelf Life: Inside The NoMad Library Collection

    On a visit to NoMad New York this winter, Kwasi Hope Agyeman spent some time perusing the books on the shelves in the Library. What ensued was a series of wonderful social media videos exploring the collection and the histories contained within it; at a time when travel is limited, the videos transported us to the…

  • Robin Standefer: Releasing The Ghosts

    Robin Standefer: Releasing The Ghosts

    Roman and Williams cofounder Robin Standefer talks about the unique and complicated design challenges of turning London's historic Bow Street Magistrates' Court and Police Station into the new NoMad hotel. Listen here...