MacArthur Fellow David Simon, creator of The Wire and Treme
$500,000 with absolutely no-strings-attached. The dreamiest fellowship of them all. It’s that time of year and the MacArthur Foundation has announced its list of fellows. We noticed among the list of “geniuses” a few past Studio 360 guests. Last spring Kurt Andersen spoke to David Simon, the creator of The Wire and Treme on HBO and last summer we were treated to a live in-studio performance from the jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran. Way back in 2001, Kurt had a conversation with installation artist Jorge Pardo.
The MacArthur Foundation chose 23 recipients across art, science, and the humanities: from a high school physics teacher to a fiction writer.
Hear what all these MacArthur fellows had to say about receiving their grants here.
And check out their Studio 360 segments below.
David Simon
Jason Moran
-Georgette Pierre
