How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art
by Julian Lucas
His runaway success began with castaway junk: a bag of bottle caps along the road. Now the Ghanaian sculptor is redefining Africa’s place in the global art scene.
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Igor Levit Is Like No Other Pianist
He’s a political activist. His repertory is vast. And, during Germany’s shutdown, he streamed more than fifty performances from home. It’s made him question what a concert can be.
by Alex Ross
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Scenes from the Life of Roz Chast
In the past four decades, the cartoonist has created a universe of spidery lines and nervous spaces, turning anxious truth-telling into an authoritative art.
by Adam Gopnik
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Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands?
She’s not a liberal icon like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but, through her powers of persuasion, she’s the key Justice holding back the Court’s rightward shift.
by Margaret Talbot
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Adam Driver, the Original Man
Why so many directors want to work with Hollywood’s most unconventional lead.
by Michael Schulman
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How Matthew Lopez Transformed “Howards End” Into an Epic Play About Gay Life
“The Inheritance,” opening soon on Broadway, reimagines E. M. Forster’s novel as a lovingly wry portrait of New York’s gay community.
by Rebecca Mead
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Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means
The roots musician is inspired by the evolving legacy of the black string band.
by John Jeremiah Sullivan
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Sam Mendes’s Directorial Discoveries
For screen and stage, Mendes works like a sculptor—continually molding and remolding space, speech, and gesture.
by John Lahr
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Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?
The most famous entrepreneur of his generation is facing a public reckoning with the power of Big Tech.
by Evan Osnos
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Christopher Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet
As the state resists the White House on issues from immigration to climate change, Governor Jerry Brown is determined to avoid a pitched battle.
by Connie Bruck