Dana Schutz by Mei Chin

Violence and whimsy, satire and surrealism coexist in vibrant color on Dana Schutz’s large canvases. Writer Mei Chin talks with Schutz about her paradoxical mix of tenderness and detachment.

Harrell Fletcher by Allan McCollum

Artist Harrell Fletcher has taken it upon himself to turn the spotlight onto others. With astounding generosity and a dedicated, empathetic intelligence, Fletcher surprises our expectations of what art and the figure of the artist can be.

Tacita Dean by Jeffrey Eugenides

At the early age of 40, British-born, Berlin-based artist Tacita Dean has accomplished a lifetime’s worth of work: each of her films, sound pieces, installations and drawings contains a world of references unto itself.

Paula Fox by Lynne Tillman

A national treasure, Paula Fox’s novels were rediscovered by Jonathan Franzen in the mid-’90s. Brought back into print, Desperate Characters, The Widow’s Children and Poor George rank among the best of American literature.

Yehuda "Judd" Ne'eman by Janet Burstein

Israeli filmmaker Judd Ne’eman has unflinchingly analyzed the collective distress of Jews and Arabs since the ‘70s. Scholar Janet Burstein caught up with Ne’eman to discuss his dedication to his land and its peoples.

Antony by Charles Atlas

Antony and the Johnsons thrilled the music world with their debut album, I Am a Bird Now (2005), but Antony’s work has been confounding the establishment ever since he arrived in New York in 1990. He met filmmaker Charles Atlas soon after.

Adam Rapp by Marsha Norman

Adam Rapp’s moody plays take place in the underbelly of American life; his characters, searching for a way out, often fail. His latest, Red Light Winter, played to raves at Chicago’s Steppenwolf and just came to New York’s Barrow Street Theatre.

Bernard Henri-Lévy and Frederic Tuten

In American Vertigo, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy follows in the footsteps of Tocqueville to bring us a provocative analysis of the American experience. This exchange with novelist Frederic Tuten delves into Lévy’s own passionate journey.

Brian Wood by James Casebere

Louise Lawler by James Welling

Corban Walker by Amanda Means

Kate Manheim by David Salle

Randy Wray by Keith Mayerson

Ned Sublette

Roberto Bolaño

Brad Kessler

Delisa Mulkey

Etgar Keret

Jaime Manrique

William S. Monaghan

Juan Carlos Galeano

Matthea Harvey