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"The Essence of Things: Design and the Art of Reduction" at Philbrook

Aired on Wednesday, February 17th.

On this edition of StudioTulsa, we learn about a striking new show at the Philbrook Museum of Art, "The Essence of Things: Design and the Art of Reduction," which will be on view through May 1st. Our guest is Sienna Brown, who was appointed the Meinig Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Philbrook about six months ago. As noted of this exhibit at the Philbrook website: "This exhibition celebrates simplicity in design. Whether planning a piece of furniture, an article of clothing, or a basic utensil, many designers embrace minimalism as a way to achieve rational functionality and elegant aesthetics. 'The Essence of Things' brings together approximately 180 objects, ranging from humble everyday items like flip-flops and lip balm to more substantial chairs and lamps. In addition to these objects, photographs and video round out the offerings of architecture, fashion, and art. Among the many designers represented are such iconic names as Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, and Shigeru Ban." Also on today's program, our commentator Janet Pearson is thinking about good and bad kinds of stress.

Rich Fisher passed through KWGS about thirty years ago, and just never left. Today, he is the general manager of Public Radio Tulsa, and the host of KWGS’s public affairs program, StudioTulsa, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary in August 2012 . As host of StudioTulsa, Rich has conducted roughly four thousand long-form interviews with local, national, and international figures in the arts, humanities, sciences, and government. Very few interviews have gone smoothly. Despite this, he has been honored for his work by several organizations including the Governor's Arts Award for Media by the State Arts Council, a Harwelden Award from the Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa, and was named one of the “99 Great Things About Oklahoma” in 2000 by Oklahoma Today magazine.
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