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Two Angelenos win "Genius" grants
LA’s Mark Bradford and Elyn Saks are among this year’s 24 recipients of $500,000 “genius” grants from the MacArthur Foundation. Bradford, a mixed media artist, creates collages with found objects. Saks is a USC law professor whose own battle with schizophrenia has informed her advocacy for those suffering from mental illness. Larry finds out more about their work and how they’re going to spend all that cash.
LA’s Mark Bradford and Elyn Saks are among this year’s 24 recipients of $500,000 “genius” grants from the MacArthur Foundation. Bradford, a mixed media artist, creates collages with found objects. Saks is a USC law professor whose own battle with schizophrenia has informed her advocacy for those suffering from mental illness. Larry finds out more about their work and how they’re going to spend all that cash.
Guests:
Dan Socolow, director of the MacArthur Fellows Program
Elyn Saks, Professor of Law and Psychiatry at USC Law School, recipient of 2009 MacArthur “Genius” Grant