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Global warming, suburban sprawl and urban life are all over the art world right now (see this show at the New Museum). Those concerns were on the mind of the wide-ranging designer/inventor Buckminster Fuller, who died in 1983. Fuller’s work is on display within the walls of the Whitney Museum. WNYC’s Collin Campbell reported on his history – and the relevance of his work today. Listen:

Check out this video of Fuller in action, from a 1975 lecture called Everything I Know. He’s part charismatic leader, part absent-minded professor.
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I spoke with design and culture writer Phil Patton, who reviewed the Whitney show for the design blog Core 77. Listen here:

And you might spot some of Fuller’s inheritors up at MoMa’s new exhibition, which takes a stab at making pre-fab sexy. WNYC’s Siddhartha Mitter profiled one of the architects in the show. Listen: