Speakers

• David Platzker

  David Platzker is Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Museum of Modern Art. Previously, David was the director of Specific Object, an innovative gallery, bookshop, and storehouse for a range of items, from artists’ publications, multiples, and unique works of art to literature, music, and counterculture. Before founding Specific Object, David was the Executive Director of Printed Matter, a nonprofit institution dedicated to the promotion of artists’ books and publications.

• Emily Spivack

  Emily Spivack is creator and writer of Threaded, the Smithsonian’s fashion history blog. Editor of Worn Stories, a collection of stories about clothing and memory; and Sentimental Value, a blog comprised of noteworthy stories about clothing found on eBay. Former executive director of Shop Well with You, a not-for-profit organization that helps women with cancer improve their body image and quality of life by using their clothing as a wellness tool.

• Yancey Strickler

  Yancey Strickler is cofounder and CEO of Kickstarter, a global crowdfunding platform that was dubbed “the people’s NEA” by The New York Times. Prior to Kickstarter, Yancey was the editor-in-chief of eMusic, and his writing appeared in The Village Voice, New York magazine, Pitchfork, and other publications. In 2007 Yancey cofounded the eMusic Selects record label.

• Neri Oxman

  Neri Oxman is an architect, designer, and the Sony Corporation Career Development Professor and associate professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, where she founded and directs the Mediated Matter design research group. Her goal is to enhance the relationship between built and natural environments by employing design principles inspired by nature and implementing them in the invention of novel digital design technologies.