LaToya Ruby Frazier
Award-winning photographer | Associate professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago | MacArthur Genius
Art is a weapon. Photos can change society—our view of ourselves and our communities.
A speakers bureau that represents the best original thinkers,
writers, and doers for speaking engagements.
From the art of revolution to the art of spirituality, re-imagined urban spaces to the crossroads of technology and environmentalism, Lavin’s visual arts speakers inspire wonder, overturn stereotypes, and help us tap into the creative process.
Award-winning photographer | Associate professor of photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago | MacArthur Genius
Art is a weapon. Photos can change society—our view of ourselves and our communities.
Professor of Creative Writing at Harvard | Author of Open City and Tremor | Former Photography Critic for NYT Magazine
This is a time for protest and activism, but it is also a time for subtlety, ambiguity and complexity.
Acclaimed Writer & Director of Rafiki | Co-Founder of AFROBUBBLEGUM
Embracing joy is an act of resistance, power, and creativity.
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet | Executive Producer of Strange Planet
The road to creativity is right beneath our feet—we just need to learn how to walk it.
Author of Living in Data | Former Library of Congress Innovator in Residence | Former NYT Data Artist-in-Residence
The future of data is about to be written—and it’s up to us to imagine a more just data democracy.
Urban space artist behind the "Before I Die" walls
With powerful public art, we can engage communities in real conversations.
2018 MacArthur Fellow | Author of Redaction | Award-Winning Painter and Sculptor
Art has the power to reframe our history—revealing the past we've lost and the future we're working towards.
Award-winning photojournalist | TED Senior Fellow
We need to bring the other’s side into focus to recognize our shared humanity.
World-renowned photographer | Winner of the TED Prize
Photographs are the reflecting pools of our time.
Award-winning artist and journalist | Author of Brothers of the Gun
Beauty is survival, not distraction—a way of fighting, a reason to fight.