IN CONVERSATION
Robin F. Williams and Jenna Gribbon on Cults, Motherhood, and Queer-Coded Horror
September 16, 2024
The two artists got to chat about their respective exhibitions after a wild trip to Fire Island.
SISTERS
Inside Photographer Brianna Capozzi’s Ode to Sisterhood
September 11, 2024
Before the release of her new monograph, “Sisters,” the renowned photographer told Myth Magazine editor Haley Wollens how she convinced her subjects to let their guards down.
OPENING
Artist Amy Bravo Takes Us Inside Her Cabinet of Curios
September 9, 2024
For the inaugural show at Swivel Gallery, the multi-media artist conceived of an immersive exhibition of sculptural works that reflect her Cuban family’s history.
OPENING
“Bombshell Is Tits Up”: A Dispatch from the Opening of Ethan James Green’s Bombshell
September 6, 2024
Interview’s fashion director Dara reports from the buzzy opening of “Bombshell,” a new show of glamorous black-and-white portraits by photographer Ethan James Green.
IN CONVERSATION
FUTURA 2000 and Marc Jacobs on Graffiti, Gen Z, and Old School New York
September 6, 2024
Before the largest ever retrospective of his work opens at the Bronx Museum, the graffiti legend called his collaborator to talk authenticity and New York’s halcyon days.
SMOKE BREAK
“That’s So Cowgirl”: A Nine-Minute Cig With Artist Emma Stern
September 6, 2024
In this week’s Smoke Break, we smoke Marlboros and talk magic with the painter outside her new solo show, “The Rabbit Hole,” now on view at Half Gallery.
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.
STUDIO VISIT
Taylor Ashby Hawkins Shows Richie Shazam the Innards of His Sculptures
September 4, 2024
Richie Shazam visited the artist at his Ridegwood studio to hear about the many inspirations for his new solo exhibition at Ashes/Ashes, from Cronenberg to “Dune.”
IN CONVERSATION
Christine Tien Wang and Kenny Schachter Get Real About Art World Economics
August 30, 2024
Ahead of their respective solo shows, the artists got together for a frank conversation about narcissists, social media brain rot, and the art world’s money problem.
IN CONVERSATION
Nadya Tolokonnikova Tells Vladimir Sorokin About Life Inside a Russian Prison
August 28, 2024
The activist and founding member of Pussy Riot talks to Russia’s most famous living novelist about war, censorship, and the bisexual awakening she experienced in prison.
SUMMIT
Inside Artist Ryan Trecartin’s Aspen Art Week Ensemble
August 23, 2024
For Audience Plant 2024, artist and musician Ryan Trecartin gathered collaborators atop Aspen Mountain to premiere a newly composed score of electronic and orchestral music.
MOTHER
“I’m Like a Picasso, Distorted and Expensive”: Ivana Vladislava Gets Freaky With Anna Uddenberg
August 22, 2024
At a cafe in Berlin, artist, muse, and eternal mother Ivana Vladislava talked to Anna Uddenberg about the politics of celebrity and what it means to be an it-girl.
ORAL HISTORY
“At Night Was When We Lived”: The Life and Death of Disco Doorman Haoui Montaug
August 21, 2024
In this oral history, friends, family, and acquaintances of the legendary doorman and artist Haoui Montaug look back on his life and legacy.
SMOKE BREAK
“Very Demure, Very Mindful”: A Ten-Minute Cig With Performer Nile Harris
August 13, 2024
After wrapping his weekend show “minor b” at The Shed, artist and performer Nile Harris told us how he maintains his artistic integrity while dancing with the devil.
MEN
Peter Vack on Jesus, Male Rage, and Why He’s Not Really a Party Boy
August 12, 2024
“There’s a misperception about me that I’m a party guy,” says the multi-hyphenate, who sat down with Madeline Cash after publishing his debut novel, “Sillyboy.”
OPENING
Adam Green of The Moldy Peaches Still Thinks Art Can Save the World
August 9, 2024
The indie rocker joined us at DIMIN Gallery downtown to talk about chaos magic, using ketamine for inspiration, and his new show, “Transfiguration of the Comedian.”
STUDIO VISIT
Why Travis Fish Took Three Baths a Day While Painting His New Solo Show
July 31, 2024
To mark his solo exhibition, “That Dog In Me,” at Jupiter Gallery, the painter talked to art multi-hyphenate Josué Thomas about the weirder aspects of his creative process.
SMOKE BREAK
“No Free Toes”: A Cigarette Break With Photographer Emilio Tamez
July 29, 2024
For this week’s Smoke Break, the photographer stepped outside with us at her downtown monograph launch to talk diamonds, couture, and chameleonic muses.
IN THE FAMILY
How Mother-Daughter Duo Suleika Jaouad and Anne Francey Turned Adversity Into Art
July 17, 2024
As the mother and daughter prepared to open a joint show at ArtYard, they explained how Jaouad’s leukemia diagnosis inspired her to paint.
BEAUTY
Inside a New Monograph Celebrating the Legacy of Photographer David Armstrong
July 15, 2024
The latest issue of MATTE Magazine is dedicated to the work of the iconic fashion photographer David Armstrong, who died in 2014.