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  1. Artist’s Questionnaire

    Adam Pendleton Holds Our Attention

    The artist discusses his work routine, selling paintings as a teenager and the first piece that made him cry.

     By Nicole Acheampong

    The artist Adam Pendleton in his studio in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
    The artist Adam Pendleton in his studio in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
    CreditEric Chakeen
    1. T 25

      The 25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age

      A group of experts met to discuss the images that have best captured — and changed — the world since 1955.

       By M.H. Miller, Brendan Embser, Emmanuel Iduma and Lucy McKeon

      Credit© The Gordon Parks Foundation
    2. Artist’s Questionnaire

      Charles Gaines, by the Numbers

      The artist on his new work at the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Alabama, the development of his practice and taking drum lessons from Jimmie Smith.

       By Adam Bradley

      Charles Gaines photographed at his studio in Los Angeles.
      Charles Gaines photographed at his studio in Los Angeles.
      CreditPhilip Cheung
    3. The T List

      Chantal Joffe Paints Moments of Motherhood and Grief

      Plus: silk lounge sets, a San Francisco film festival and more recommendations from T Magazine.

       By Zoe Ruffner

      Chantal Joffe’s “Bedside (Small Version)” (2024), one of several self-portraits on view in New York.
      Chantal Joffe’s “Bedside (Small Version)” (2024), one of several self-portraits on view in New York.
      Credit© Chantal Joffe, courtesy of the artist, Skarstedt, New York and Victoria Miro. Photo: Jack Hems

  1. An Artist’s Collection of Eerie Spiritual Ephemera

    Over the past half-century, Tony Oursler has amassed thousands of esoteric pieces, from polaroids of apparitions to paintings of Satan.

     By Julia Halperin

    Tony Oursler in his New York City studio, with his collection of occult-related memorabilia, including various masks, voodoo objects and an early 20th-century Spectro-Chrome machine (left), which was purported to cure almost any human ailment.
    CreditChase Middleton
    My Obsession

  2. A Mural That Honors Black Performers at Rest

    In Los Angeles, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi has taken over the Hammer Museum’s lobby with paintings of larger-than-life gymnasts who refuse to pose.

     By Gloria Oladipo

    CreditGabriel Noguez
    On View

  3. Why We’re All Living in Matthew Barney’s Sticky, Slimy World

    Five trends the artist has spawned, from men baring it all to waterfalls of ooze.

     By M.H. Miller

    Credit© Matthew Barney, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery. Photo: Michael James O’Brien
    Person of Influence

  4. An Artist Whose Knits Are an Antidote to Loneliness

    Patrick Carroll began making textiles during lockdown. Last year, several of them appeared at a JW Anderson runway show.

     By Kurt Soller

    The textile artist Patrick Carroll, photographed at his Los Angeles studio on Feb. 21, 2024, surrounded by some of his pieces.
    CreditAbdi Ibrahim
    T Introduces

  5. The Black Female Artists Redefining Minimalism

    A new generation of painters and sculptors is finding creative freedom by making rigorously pared-down work.

     By Adam Bradley

    “Liquid A Place,” a 2023 sculpture by Torkwase Dyson that was installed in Palm Desert, Calif.
    CreditLance Gerber
    arts and letters

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Artist’s Questionnaire

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  1. An Artist Who’s Been Making Work About Life and Death Since Childhood

    Sarah Sze discusses her practice, pet adoption and winning second prize in a painting contest.

     By Marisa Mazria-Katz

    Sarah Sze, photographed in her New York studio with an in-progress painting.
    CreditChase Middleton

  2. Betye Saar Remains Guided by the Spirit

    The 97-year-old artist’s newest works reflect her decades-long interest in cultural artifacts and self-emancipation.

     By Evan Nicole Brown

    Bird cages and boats figure greatly into the artist’s newer works, which explore themes like captivity and American history. Her 1984 piece “Oasis” was on view at this year’s fifth edition of Frieze Los Angeles via Roberts Projects.
    CreditMax Hemphill

  3. Ellen Gallagher’s Futuristic Archives

    The artist discusses marine life and African American myth from her studio in the Netherlands.

     By Kadish Morris

    The American artist Ellen Gallagher in her studio in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
    CreditMarlena Waldthausen

  4. Pat Steir’s Blue Period

    The painter discusses her latest work, her previous career in the New York City welfare department and why she tries to make a brushstroke every day.

     By Coco Romack

    The artist Pat Steir in her studio in New York.
    CreditEmiliano Granado

  5. An-My Lê Seeks Herself in the Landscape

    The artist reflects on witnessing war up close — and then photographing it at a distance.

     By Will Matsuda

    The artist An-My Lê in her Downtown Brooklyn studio.
    CreditRamona Jingru Wang

On View

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  1. An Artist Who Turned Her Bedroom Closet Into a Safe Haven

    At 52 Walker in New York, Diamond Stingily’s site-specific installations tell a story of desire, shame and coming-of-age.

     By Gloria Oladipo

    CreditCourtesy of Diamond Stingily, Greene Naftali, New York; Cabinet London; and Isabelle Bortolozzi Galerie, Berlin. Photo: Farah Al Qasimi

  2. A Modern, Tragic Portrait of the Sea

    At Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, Wardell Milan’s works — which blend drawing, painting and collage — depict scenes of both comfort and chaos.

     By Yaniya Lee

    CreditPhoto: © Stan Narten

  3. A Painter Inspired by Islamic Art and Rural New York Life

    Uman’s vibrant abstract works, currently at Hauser & Wirth in London, are shaped by her childhood memories.

     By Anakwa Dwamena

    CreditPortrait of Uman and her cat Shaka Zulu in her studio. Photo: Joe Perez

  4. An Artist Who Uses Plants as Camouflage

    At the Guggenheim in New York, Joiri Minaya's digital collages reveal the power of concealment.

     By Chrystel Oloukoï

    CreditElliott Jerome Brown Jr.

  5. On View: A Photographer Visits With Her Younger Self

    In her first gallery show, Carla Williams shares an intimate trove of images she made nearly four decades ago.

     By Lovia Gyarkye

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  4. 30 L.G.B.T.Q. Artists Look Back on the Pleasures and Pain of Being 30

    For Pride Month, we asked people ranging in age from 34 to 93 to share an indelible memory. Together, they offer a personal history of queer life as we know it today.

    By Nicole Acheampong, Max Berlinger, Jason Chen, Kate Guadagnino, Colleen Hamilton, Mark Harris, Juan A. Ramírez, Coco Romack, Michael Snyder and John Wogan

     

  5. Kara Walker Is No One’s Robot

    At SFMOMA, the artist enacts a parable about trauma and healing in Black life — and makes her first foray into robotics. “I went down a little sci-fi rabbit hole the last couple years working on this piece.”

    By Hilarie M. Sheets

     
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