The Creative Circles Defining the Culture
Whether united by outlook or identity, happenstance or choice, these communities have shaped the worlds of art, fashion, film and more.
T’s April 19 Culture Issue
Highlights
Credit The Butches and Studs Who’ve Defied the Male Gaze and Redefined Culture
Without their presence and contributions, queer aesthetics — and the arts at large — would be far less rich.
CreditPhoto by Collier Schorr. Styled by Brian Molloy. The Esteemed Black Actresses Who Finally Have the Spotlight
Though their journey in Hollywood has been hard and steep, a number of women have made it to the top. And they’re not done yet.
CreditPhoto by Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont. Styled by Shiona Turini The New Generation of Dominican Models Redefining Beauty
Lineisy Montero, Licett Morillo and others have gained an international presence while also subverting assumptions about how women should look in Latin America.
CreditPhotograph by Willy Vanderperre. Styled by Olivier Rizzo
The Fashion Crews Reinventing the Way We Dress
As Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing, Maria Cornejo, Telfar Clemens and Gucci’s Alessandro Michele prove, making clothes is the ultimate act of collaboration.
CreditNick Waplington How ACT UP Remade Political Organizing in America
The coalition that fought against AIDS stigma and worked to slow the plague changed patients’ rights and contemporary protest movements.
CreditRosie Marks Enrique Olvera and His Culinary Heirs Have Changed How and What We Eat
The influential chef has reconceived Mexican cuisine, both in his own country and beyond.
CreditTony Floyd How a Trio of Black-Owned Galleries Changed the Art World
In the 1960s and ’70s, Brockman Gallery, Gallery 32 and JAM led the way in showing the work of artists now among the most influential of our time.
CreditWayne Lawrence Human culture as we know it is still defined by the power of collective identity, the people we seek out to call our own.
Credit© Joel Meyerowitz, courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery and ICP
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The Foreign Correspondents Explaining America to the World
In this tumultuous period of U.S. politics, there are perhaps more international journalists in Washington, D.C., than ever before.
The People Who Make New York’s Party Scene Happen
Long a capital of nightlife, from ’70s discos to ’90s raves, the city is now home to a rich after-hours culture where anyone — of any race, gender or sexuality — is welcome.
What Does It Mean When an Artist Retreats From Public Life?
A small and highly influential group has chosen to disappear from society in favor of letting their work speak for itself.
How ‘Daughters of the Dust’ Sent Ripples Through the Film World
With her lyrical work, made in 1991, Julie Dash and her collaborators recentered the black female gaze.
How the 2005 Revival of ‘Sweeney Todd’ Inspired a New Wave in Theater
A minimalist staging by John Doyle of the tale of the barber of Fleet Street emphasized the raw talents of its cast.
Why ‘Hair’ Has Endured
An appreciation of the 1967 love-rock musical, which, against the odds, won over audiences across the world.
The Downtown New York Restaurant With a Who’s Who List of Devotees
From the start, Omen was a gathering place for artists, writers, actors and designers — 40 years later, in a vastly different city, it still is.
The Neighbors of Ninth Street
For decades, two blocks in Greenwich Village have been home to a disproportionate number of New York City’s writers, artists, actors and designers.
How Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts Birthed the Contemporary Avant-Garde
A city poised on the edge of Europe and the rest of the world became the incubator for talents like Dries Van Noten, Luc Tuymans and Ann Demeulemeester.
The Man Who Paved the Way for Black Directors in Hollywood
Gordon Parks’s career made it possible for the next generation to fight for their rightful place in the mainstream — only to face the same opposition he had.
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