Noah Verrier’s painting of a sandwich (minus one bite) sold for $4,999. Accused by some of being too commercial, he said he prefers objects “connected to who we are today.”
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Voice Stunned the World (and Will Again)
“Chain of Light,” an album of four qawwalis the Pakistani singer recorded in 1990, are arriving after being discovered in the vaults of Peter Gabriel’s label.
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Why Are Museums So Afraid of Hans Haacke?
As cultural institutions face an existential crisis over who funds them and how, the 88-year-old artist Hans Haacke is still making curators and collectors clutch their pearls.
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Herb Alpert’s 50th Album Is Here. What’s Kept Him Going Places?
The trumpeter, now 89, is at work on albums, live shows and sculptures, driven by the joy of creating and communicating. “I don’t look back,” he said. “I go forward.”
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Kenny Bednarek’s Headbands Help Him Stand Out Among Sprinters
Kenny Bednarek isn’t as flashy as some runners, but his Olympic medals, and a vast collection of anime-themed headbands, make him stand out.
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The Lijadu Sisters, Nigeria’s Twin Musical Pioneers, Are Celebrated Anew
Taiwo and Kehinde were groundbreaking for their funky songs, as well as their feminism. Five years after Kehinde’s death, their albums will be reissued.
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Margaret Qualley Is Getting the Hang of Being a Movie Star
The actress is seemingly everywhere this year, and in “The Substance,” she delves into an unusually disturbing new role.
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Michael Kiwanuka Makes the Simple Profound on ‘Small Changes’
The English songwriter will follow up his Mercury Prize-winning 2019 LP with his fourth album, “Small Changes,” in November.
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The Song That Connects Jackson Browne, Nico and Margot Tenenbaum
Browne wrote “These Days” at 16. Now 75, he and some famous admirers reflect on his unexpected mainstay: “If a song is worth anything, it’s about the life of the listener.”