i spoke with photographer and artist catherine ope, who has made some of the most indelible images of our time. Her intimate portraits of queer communities in los angeles and san francisco put her on the map in the 19 nineties. I asked her specifically about a famous self portrait she did in 19 93, called self portrait cutting. She said it was something that i actually was it was, is a photograph out of mourning, my first domestic relationship.
On this special episode of Design Matters, we take a look back at 2021, revel in the collective brilliance of Catherine Opie, Ethan Hawke, Randa Jarrar, Nick Offerman, and Susan Orlean.