The stars of “God’s Creatures” talk about focusing on the work and not being “the hot new thing.”
Category: Tculture2023
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Two Artists on the Sacred Sisterhood of Trans Women
Tourmaline and Xoài Phạm talk about time travel, the importance of pleasure and how the young can mentor, too.
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What Unites the Writers Sigrid Nunez and Weike Wang
What began as a mentor-mentee relationship between the writers has become more “equal” and “relaxed.”
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A Connection That Began When Sarah Ruhl Made Paula Vogel Cry
Sarah Ruhl met Paula Vogel as a student in her class. Thirty years later, they still exchange first drafts.
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What Laura Dern and Diane Ladd Have Learned From Each Other
Ladd wasn’t sure she wanted her daughter to act. But Dern grew up going to work with her mother — and soon they were sharing the screen.
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How Sybil Lamb Helped Imogen Binnie Shape Her Creative Identity
The “Nevada” writer came across Sybil Lamb’s illustrations two decades ago and thought, “Someone out there is doing this thing that I don’t even know how to articulate.”
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A Fashion Designer and a Writer on Unlikely Allegiances
In reading Raven Leilani’s novel, Ulla Johnson recognized a commonality in their respective crafts. Leilani did, too.
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Why Shirin Neshat Knew She Had to Collaborate With Emel Mathlouthi
When the filmmaker Shirin Neshat heard the singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi, she knew she’d found a fellow artist whose work was “truly international.”
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How Two ‘Yellowjackets’ Actresses Created the Same Character, Decades Apart
In sharing a role on the Showtime series, Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher took cues from each other about never going for the obvious choice.
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Laurie Simmons and Lena Dunham Argue About Earrings, Not Art
For mother and daughter, their relationship has been one of mutual — but not stifling — dependence.
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What a Playwright and Tap Dancer Are Teaching Each Other
The playwright and actress doesn’t think of the tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman as a mentee — because she’s learning from her, too.
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Two Artists Who Are ‘Coming Out of the Same River’
When they follow their creative instincts, Wangechi Mutu and Priscilla Aleman find themselves working in parallel.