The Greats
T Magazine celebrates four talents who, in mastering their crafts, have changed their fields — and the culture at large.
T’s Oct. 20 Greats Issue
Highlights
CreditCraig McDean; Renée Cox; Nobuyoshi Araki; Pieter Hugo Rachel Weisz Is Performing for Herself
Through more than 40 intense and idiosyncratic roles — often in films a world away from typical Hollywood fare — the actress reveals a woman in complete command.
CreditPhoto by Craig McDean. Styled by Marie Chaix Shigeru Ban Is Changing the Priorities of Architecture
Rather than going from one high-profile commission to the next, the architect has an alternative focus: designing shelters for the displaced.
CreditNobuyoshi Araki Nick Cave Is the Most Joyful, and Critical, Artist in America
Using materials that range from twigs to crystals to rainbow-colored hair, the artist makes sculptures that, for all their beauty, are visceral and necessary critiques of racial injustice.
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CreditRenée Cox
Nicolas Ghesquière Is Playing ‘the Big Game’
The Louis Vuitton designer’s rigorous vision has shaped fashion for this era, with a reach that’s as wide-ranging as it is deep-seated.
CreditPieter Hugo The Chefs Reinventing the Midwestern Supper Club
Once a mainstay of midcentury dining, the convivial establishments have reappeared, even as the meaning of “all-American” has become more complicated.
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CreditMatt Harrington Food MattersCash, Credit or Painting? How, and Why, Artists Exchange Work
The shadow economy of trades is both a holdover from the past and a vital practice that keeps artists honest — or at least competitive with their peers.
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CreditPhoto by Adrien Didierjean © 2019 Succession H. Matisse/ARS N.Y. © RMN-Grand Palais/Art Resource Notes on the CultureTheir Friends Come for Dinner — and Remake Their Home
In their New York apartment, Laila Gohar and Omar Sosa have created an urban oasis filled with art and design pieces created by their cherished guests.
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CreditPhotograph by Blaine Davis. © 2019 Ray Johnson Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York (lower framed art on right wall); © Man Ray 2015 Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY/ADAGP, Paris (desk lamp on top right of fireplace) The Artist’s Life
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By DesignA Designer’s Williamsburg Apartment Bursting With Curios
Over 15 years, Sean McNanney has transformed his small railroad apartment in Brooklyn into a life-size mood board.
By Alice Newell-Hanson
TimesVideoHouse Tour | Sean McNanney
The textile designer invites T into his Brooklyn apartment.
By Scott J. Ross
A Pioneering Architect Shares a Glimpse Into His World
Shigeru Ban documents a week in his life, in which he walks through Paris, visits his latest building in Switzerland and has a rare moment of rest.
By Merrell Hambleton
In Fashion: The Season’s Most Voluminous Jackets
Oversize down coats and underlayers take a protective, sculptural shape for fall.
By Samuel Bradley and Malina Joseph Gilchrist
About Last Night: T Celebrates the Greats
We toasted our new issue in a townhouse transformed into an enchanted forest — complete with topiary rabbits and papier-mâché squirrels.
By Merrell Hambleton
Inside T’s Greats Party
All the highlights from our annual celebration, held this year in honor of Rachel Weisz, Nicolas Ghesquière, Nick Cave and Shigeru Ban.
Nick Cave Photographs Two Colorful Days in His Life
We sent the artist an instant camera, and he shared a characteristically joyful glimpse into his world.
By Janelle Zara
TimesVideoMy Favorite Artwork | Nick Cave
The artist recalls the first time he saw Barkley L. Hendricks’s painting “Steve” (1976).
By Scott J. Ross
Notes on the CultureAn Eclectic German Getaway, Utilitarian Fall Boots and More
T’s roundup of people, places and things to know now.
Of a Kind: Alison Loehnis’s Vintage Jewelry Collection
Loehnis’s collection of earrings, cuffs, pendants and rings dates from the 19th century onward.
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