Interview

Interview

Four Questions for the Demonstrators Outside Zwelethu Mthethwa's Trial

One of the most prominent aspects of artist Zwelethu Mthethwa's trial has been a group of (mostly) women who've demonstrated outside the courthouse for the last two years, dressed often in orange and holding handmade signs.

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Protesters Infiltrate Tony NYC Restaurant to Remind Patrons #BlackLivesMatter

On Friday a collective known as Never 21 staged a performance and action at the 21 Club, a high-end eatery in Midtown Manhattan, calling attention to the police killings of black youth.

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Beer with a Painter, LA Edition: Henry Taylor

The painter Henry Taylor welcomed me into his live-work loft with particular openness. It didn’t take long for us to get real and talk about family, the stories behind the paintings, and the daily struggles.

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Photographing Queer Life in Port-au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities have long kept a low profile because of a strong social stigma that sparks fear of physical violence or social isolation.

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Four Decades of Photographing the Relationships Between People

Leaving New York City so your kids can have more green space doesn't sound like a promising start to an artistic career, but Tina Barney isn't typical.

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Toward a Theory of Transcendental Black Metal

Hunter Hunt-Hendrix is the creator of Liturgy, the band from Brooklyn that plays “transcendental black metal music.”

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A Painter Who Cuts Up Figures with "Knife-Edge Stuff"

After beginning his career as a social “insider” who painted the upper echelons of British society, Justin Mortimer relaunched himself by painting dark, difficult, and disjointed works.

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Beer with a Painter: Thomas Nozkowski and Joyce Robins

Tom Nozkowski and Joyce Robins are married, and I have admired the work of both for years. When I asked them to be the first “Beer with a Painter” subjects interviewed jointly as a couple, they were completely game.

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Jessica Jackson Hutchins on Furniture, Found Ceramics, and the Stories of Our Stuff

Portland-based artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins works with paint, ceramics, and furniture to create pieces that are personal, conceptual, and formal.

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A View of the Global Art World, from a Mexico City Curator

MEXICO CITY — Critic and historian Cuauhtémoc Medina serves as chief curator at the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporanea, one of Latin America’s and Mexico City’s most progressive contemporary art institutions.

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On Film’s Alter-Cinematic Experience: An Interview with Trevor Tweeten

Trevor Tweeten's new piece "Running in Eight Directions" (2013–15) is part of a two-person exhibition with Clive Murphy, titled II Machines, currently on view at the Knockdown Center.

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Artist Confronts Our Fear of Strangers with Intimate Daily Gestures

George Ferrandi rides the subway. As passengers push and squeeze and avert their eyes, Ferrandi relaxes her joints and muscles, relinquishing any discomfort or fear that might linger in her posture.