The Pieces of Zadie Smith
Briton, Jamaican, mother, writer, female: on becoming whole with one of this generation’s most vital literary voices.
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Briton, Jamaican, mother, writer, female: on becoming whole with one of this generation’s most vital literary voices.
By JEFFREY EUGENIDES
On the cover of this special Oct. 23 edition of T, we celebrate seven people redefining our culture. Each of our subjects not only embodies our definition of great, but our understanding of its power.
With “Joanne,” the inscrutable pop performer reveals her most arresting character yet: herself.
By DARRYL PINCKNEY
The designer rips apart and reconstructs fashion with obsessive intellect. In a rare interview, he illuminates the ideas behind his radical clothing.
By ALEXANDER FURY
Four thank-you notes to Michelle Obama, who has spent the past eight years quietly and confidently changing the course of American history.
By CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE, GLORIA STEINEM, JON MEACHAM and RASHIDA JONES
A visit with the artist reveals him to be every bit as brilliant, confounding and heartbreakingly soulful as the pictures he makes.
By AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS
The whirling dervish joyfully defies convention, whether it’s upending the traditions of Italian cooking or bringing pleasure into how we feed the hungry.
By JEFF GORDINIER
For more than 40 years, the Chicago-based artist has made it his mission to paint black figures into the canon.
By WYATT MASON
Several photographers in the artist collective Gasoline Pictures have contributed to its new project, which captures British darts competitions.
By IAN BAUMAN
Originally a state-owned table-tennis footwear brand, Startas ceased production because of Croatia’s war of independence. Now, it’s ready for a comeback.
By CHRISTINE AJUDUA
In a chat with Whitney’s Julien Ehrlich, the pop legend discusses his unusual road to fatherhood, music he loves now — and Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize.
By NATHAN REESE
In the ’80s, the American photographer Karen Knorr documented the sanctuaries for the wealthy, exploring themes of tradition, colonialism and social hierarchy.
By HATTIE CRISELL
Jerome Peel, whose shirts have become popular with skateboarders and fashion editors, began by designing for his dad.
By TAS TOBEY
The trailblazing conceptual artist, who will mount an exhibition of new work at Marian Goodman Gallery in Manhattan next month, sketched his answers with ink and pencil at his Los Angeles studio.
By GABÉ DOPPELT
This issue is dedicated to seven people whose gifts to culture we feel are exceptional.
By DEBORAH NEEDLEMAN
The Italian duo behind Studio Formafantasma make interesting and conceptually rich pieces.
By GISELA WILLIAMS
Where simplicity is luxury, time slows to the roll of the Mediterranean and meals are rivaled only by the crisp white wine.
By JOHN GASSON