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T's Oct. 21 Greats Issue

Highlights

  1. Solange, the Polymathic Cultural Force

    On the eve of her next album, the singer has hybridized her many talents — music, dance, activism, aesthetics — to inspire a new model for the modern pop artist.

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    Solange, photographed in New York City on July 30.
    CreditPhotograph by Collier Schorr. Styled by Carlos Nazario
  2. The Greats 2018

    In our Greats issue, out Oct. 21, T celebrates six people who have inspired us to forge a different world of our own.

     

    CreditScott J. Ross
  3. George R. R. Martin, Fantasy’s Reigning King

    The author of “A Game of Thrones” has expanded the realms of genre fiction and prestige television — and forever changed how we engage with an imagined universe.

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    Kit Harington as Jon Snow in “Game of Thrones.”
    CreditHelen Sloan/Courtesy of HBO
  1. How Carrie Mae Weems Rewrote the Rules of Image-Making

    Perhaps our best contemporary photographer, she creates work that insists on the worth of black women — both in art and in life.

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    A person’s — and people’s — worth has always been a through line in Weems’s work. <strong>Dior</strong> top and skirt, (800) 929-3467. <strong>Cartier</strong> earrings, bracelet and ring.
    CreditPhotograph by Mickalene Thomas. Styled by Shiona Turini
  2. 8 Artists on the Influence of Carrie Mae Weems

    LaToya Ruby Frazier, Laurie Simmons and more reflect on how the photographer helped them see things differently.

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    Carrie Mae Weems, “Untitled,” 2009-10.
    Credit© Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
  3. Viggo Mortensen, the Unlikely Leading Man

    The accomplished actor has made his career by defining himself as everything a movie star isn’t.

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    Viggo Mortensen, photographed in New York City on July 28, 2018. <strong>Jil Sander</strong> jacket, $1,340, <a href="https://www.jilsander.com/">jilsander.com</a>. <strong>Michael Kors</strong> T-shirt, $98, <a href="https://www.michaelkors.com/">michaelkors.com</a>. <strong>Giorgio Armani</strong> pants, $1,495, <a href="https://www.armani.com/us/armanicom">armani.com</a>. Mortensen’s own sneakers.
    CreditPhotograph by Jackie Nickerson. Styled by Jason Rider
  4. Bruce Nauman, the Artist’s Artist

    In the past half-century, he has created masterpieces in nearly every medium and, in the process, pushed the limits of what art can — and should — do.

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    Bruce Nauman, photographed in New Mexico on May 30, 2018.
    CreditAlec Soth
  5. Alessandro Michele, Fashion’s Modern Mastermind

    In just three years, Gucci’s creative director has shifted the industry’s course, altering the way the world sees value, gender and even identity.

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    <strong>Gucci</strong> dress, $7,200, boots, $2,590, and necklace, $1,390.
    CreditPhotograph by Michal Chelbin. Styled by Jay Massacret

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  4. Social Studies

    Frogs Are Disappearing. What Does That Mean?

    For ages, they have been symbols in human culture — of fertility, gastronomy and now the alt-right movement. But these noble amphibians are declining in numbers.

    By Ligaya Mishan

     
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  7. The Bold Sensibility of Pierre Hardy

    The designer, who launched his label in 1999, is known for his spare, graphic and utilitarian accessories. Here, he shares his many inspirations with T.

    By Lindsay Talbot

     
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