| MATTHEW LYNCH,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR |
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It’s an era of great turbulence for many American art institutions. So it’s with a particular sense of relief and joy that the Studio Museum in Harlem will reopen its doors this fall. The preeminent space for Black art in New York has been on an extended break as a new building, the institution’s first purpose-built space, was under construction. Arimeta Diop this week has an exclusive preview of the museum that finds its longtime director, Thelma Golden, and the artists in its orbit reflecting on its greater meaning in uncertain times.
Elsewhere today, an exclusive first look at Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys in The Beast in Me; a primer on the Easter eggs in Taylor Swift’s album rollout; and a guide to all the fall TV on the way. More tomorrow… |
The street, the stage, the sanctuary, the stoop. The Studio Museum’s long-awaited new building will open amid a changing neighborhood and in tense political times. For many in the community, it couldn’t come soon enough: “This museum is needed and necessary in this moment and in the ones that will come in the future.” |
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Bolstered by a brilliant performance from Whishaw, Ira Sachs’s Peter Hujar’s Day brings a major artist to vivid life. “Ben said to me it was the hardest thing he’s ever done,” the director tells VF. |
We’ve got stalwart old favorites, shiny new projects, and zeitgeisty creators on the cusp of the mainstream. |
The approach to Taylor Swift’s new album announcement is a public display of association unlike anything we’ve ever seen from the singer before. |
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