Hot buttons is a show about the future of fashion and culture on a changing planet. Hosted by renowned journalist christina binkley and rachel kibby and shilla kim parker, two fashion anchpurners and change makers. Listen and follow hot buttons on apple pod casts, spotify or wherever you get your shows. Support for this podcast comes from wise, the smart way to move money internationally. Join 13 million people in businesses who are already saving and try wise for free at ise dot com.
Art can move us in deep, meaningful ways. A beautiful song, a good book, or a great film can change our perspectives and attitudes toward ideas, and sometimes people. Where does that magic come from–and how can we channel it when we’re creating? JR is an artist famed for his enormous black and white portraits that tell stories and adorn surfaces from the Louvre to the favelas of Brazil. His ambitious projects, like a recent massive mural outside a supermax prison in California or the boy who peers curiously over the wall at the Mexico–United States border, put a deeply human face to things we might have only read in the news while also highlighting and celebrating the connections between us humans. In this episode, JR talks about the importance of joy in his art-making process, speaks to the value of community and curiosity, and shares how his unique working style developed over the years.