CONTENTS Feb/March 2023
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THE TRUTH COMES OUT Laura Poitras’s Oscar-nominated documentary about Nan Goldin illuminates the inner world of the radical photographer and her efforts to take down the Sackler family.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD With his Los Angeles gallery, STARS, Christopher Schwartz surrenders to the enigmatic, and it’s paid off in all kinds of ways.
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LOST AND FOUND During the pandemic, artist and curator Moch Hahn added “designer” to his resume. Ever since, the orders have been rolling in for Cadis, his spirited furniture line that revels in life’s kinks.
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STILL WATERS RUN DEEP Twenty-five years after graduating from Spelman College, Calida Rawles returns to her alma mater to ignite a new generation of artists.
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EMPATHY IN BRONZE In Nifemi Marcus-Bello’s first American presentation, the Nigerian designer ties himself resolutely to his roots.
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THIS TIME TOMORROW Gaetano Pesce, who has hovered at the intersection of experimental architecture and idiosyncratic design for the past six decades, sets his sights on Los Angeles.
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CLOSE-KNIT On the façade of Harlem’s National Black Theatre, textile artist Xenobia Bailey debuts an homage to the decades of community building and artistic reinvention that have made a home on its stage.
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ARTISTS AND ACTORS Through discussions about everything from suburbia to solitude, three pairs uncover the shared references, insights, and vulnerabilities that connect their practices.
Mia Goth at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles. Photography by Rachel Fleminger Hudson.
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