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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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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In our Greats issue, out Oct. 21, T celebrates six people who have inspired us to forge a different world of our own.
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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The writer discloses where he gets his signature hats and the “Game of Thrones” character that reminds him the most of Trump.
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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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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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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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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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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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Machu Picchu is the area’s most popular tourist stop, but the land beyond is home to lesser-known ruins, artisanal crafts and an innovative food scene.
By Gisela Williams
When T sent the artist a Polaroid camera and asked her to send back photos, she took a characteristically unexpected approach.
We toasted our new issue with Champagne, flower clouds and wearable sculptures by the artist Joshua Werber.
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
We sent the actor a camera and asked him to document his travels ahead of the release of his new film, “Green Book.”
The “Green Book,” a travel manual published between 1936 and 1967 — and now the premise of a film by the same name — feels as necessary as ever.
By Kaitlyn Greenidge
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
T’s cultural compendium of what’s new.
There are some traditions that are universal. Here, we highlight a single craft — and how it’s being adapted, rethought and remade for the 21st century.
By Deborah Needleman
In the early ’50s, Robert Rauschenberg and Cy Twombly traveled together through Italy and Morocco, transforming more than just their own careers.
By Tom Delavan
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