CONTENTS

Feb/March 2023

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Artists And Actors

Through discussions about everything from suburbia to solitude, three pairs uncover the shared references, insights, and vulnerabilities that connect their practices.

Hidden Treasures

Bruce Weber, legendary fashion photographer and chronicler of an era, made a discovery in a tiny gallery in Rome that altered the latest chapter of his career.

The Butterfly Effect

History-making actor and producer Marsai Martin speaks to columnist Rachel Cargle about building an empire from the age of five, and enjoying every stop along the way.

WHEN YOU CAN WATCH

Anything

ANYWHERE,

Why Are Film Festivals

STILL SO IMPORTANT? Ever since online streaming’s radical disruption of the entertainment industry, many have forecasted the demise of the indie cinema circuit. But the two worlds have a much more collaborative relationship than one might think.

Social Networking

Creatively connects emerging talent with the broader creative economy and shines a light on the talented, lesser-known individuals working alongside world-renowned artists.

License To Be Vulnerable

As Mia Goth prepares for the X trilogy’s third and final installment, MaXXXine, she ruminates with her castmate, Kid Cudi, on artistic vulnerability, creative challenges, and evolving her approach.

Making Hollywood Their Own

These eight performers—some of whom came to the craft through years of auditions, others through chance encounters on the street—are doing more than meeting the moment. They’re making it their own.

Too Weird And Too Much

Jim Shaw eschews minimalism and defies the limits of normalcy. How else could the artist capture the absurdity of Hollywood?

REFIK ANADOL’S DATABASE OF DREAMS

The Turkish digital artist trains his bespoke artificial intelligence models to dream, coaxing his machines to produce mind-melting visual fantasies that appear briefly on a screen before fading away, never to be repeated.