provocateur
Artist Tom Sachs on Chainsaws, Cybertrucks, and Egg McMuffins
November 21, 2024
At Acquavella, where his new show is currently on view, the artist opened up about everything— except the recent exposé accusing him of running a cult-like workplace.
OPENING
“Acid at the Country Club”: Painter Witt Fetter Examines Image Overload at Derosia
November 5, 2024
While surveying her latest batch of meme paintings, now on view at Derosia, the artist talked to us about country club culture and the “Brat-ification” of Kamala Harris.
COLLECTOR
Former Interview Editor Joan Agajanian Quinn Shows Us Her Treasured Art Collection
October 24, 2024
Interview’s former west coast editor welcomed us into her Beverly Hills home to show us her cherished art collection and reminisce on the good old days working alongside Andy Warhol.
STUDIO VISIT
Sculptor Brian Oakes on Fedora Guys and Sorting Machines
October 7, 2024
At Blade Study, where his show “SEED” is on view this month, the artist talked to us about dioramas, “fedora guys,” and why pressing buttons is compulsive.
SCREEN TIME
How Lauren Greenfield Captured the Reality of Growing Up Online in Social Studies
October 4, 2024
The master documentarian joined us at New York’s Roxy Cinema to talk Instagram-face, comparison culture, and her sobering new mini-series, “Social Studies.”
PICABIA
“I Don’t Believe in Meaning”: Getting Existential With the Painter Harold Ancart
October 3, 2024
“I don’t think that painting is by any means an extremely serious activity,” says the artist, who walked us through his new show at Fleiss-Vallois, “7 Paintings and 1 Painting.”
SMOKE BREAK
“There Are No Rules”: 15 Minutes in Arkansas with the Artist Awol Erizku
September 20, 2024
At the opening of his major retrospective at The Momentary, the artist talked to us about following in the Black radical tradition and what he calls “trap-conceptualism.”
PREMIERE
The Cast of Monsters Takes Us Inside the Infamous Menendez Murders
September 19, 2024
To mark the latest installment of Ryan Murphy’s true crime anthology, we went to Hollywood to track down its stars Chloë Sevigny and Javier Bardem.
SEARCH HISTORY
We Asked TikTok’s Dowsing Rod Expert to Predict the Future
September 10, 2024
In this week’s Search History, we asked Solar Glow Meditations, the TikToker who uses divining rods to see the future, our most pressing political questions.
OPENING
Painter Hasani Sahlehe Tells Us How Alice Coltrane Inspired His Show at CANADA
September 5, 2024
At the opening of his new show at CANADA gallery, we caught up with the Atlanta-born artist to find out exactly how he paints his giant canvases.
RORSCHACH TEST
Brian Jordan Alvarez on Stalking, Spanking, and Fire Island
September 2, 2024
In this week’s Rorschach Test, the actor, writer and star of “English Teacher” on FX takes the hot seat to sound off on lying, douching, and queer-baiting.
RORSCHACH TEST
Ivy Wolk on Adderall, iPad Babies, and Bisexual Awareness
August 28, 2024
We asked the chronically online and proudly unfiltered actress, who appears in Sean Baker’s “Anora” this fall, to sound off on lying, twinks, 5150’s, and democrats.
SOUND ADVICE
The Boys of La Femme Made Us a Sexy, Olympics-Inspired Summer Playlist
August 8, 2024
Before setting off on their North American tour, Sacha Got and Marlon Magée of the psychedelic rock band made us a playlist full of funky French summer sounds.
SHARE LOCATION
Atlanta Rappers Coco & Clair Clair Get Drunk and Hit the Mall
July 30, 2024
To mark the release of their new album, “Girl,” the Atlanta pop-rap duo gave us a tour of their city.
RORSCHACH TEST
Zosia Mamet on Orgies, Boils, and Flat-Earthers
July 23, 2024
Before the release of her new medieval dramedy “The Decameron,” we asked the “Girls” star and self-proclaimed horse girl about filler, peasants, and on-screen sex.
DROP
Petra Collins and Richard Kern Talk Armpits, Addison Rae, and Hollywood Crushes
July 19, 2024
To celebrate the relaunch of her tongue-in-cheek fashion label I’m Sorry, Petra Collins joined photographer Richard Kern to take us behind the scenes of the campaign.
SOUND ADVICE
“Weird Al” Shares His Zany Summer Playlist. And His Social Security Number.
July 18, 2024
To mark the release of his new single, “Polkamania!,” the musician and comedian made us an eccentric playlist and revealed the secret to his perfect curls.
IN STUDIO
The Girls Of SC103 Take Us Behind The Scenes Of Their Solo Show At Theta
July 12, 2024
Shortly after “Chimera” opened, the duo behind the indie fashion brand got on the phone to tell us about transforming their scraps and studies into a gallery show.
SEARCH HISTORY
The Celebrity Serenader Harry Daniels Is Just Trolling. Maybe.
June 17, 2024
In this week’s Search History, the 20-year old TikTok star who serenades celebrities without warning tells us what life is like after going viral (again and again).
PANEL
Photographers Zanele Muholi And Catherine Opie On Capturing The Harsh Realities Of Queer Life
June 14, 2024
Shortly after her eponymous exhibition opened at Southern Guild, Zanele Muholi joined Catherine Opie on a panel moderated by LACMA curator Britt Salvesen.