Alice Gregory
Can an Artists’ Collective in Africa Repair a Colonial Legacy?
Its founders believe that they can use the tools of the Western art world to help heal the effects of more than a century of plunder.
How Did a Self-Taught Linguist Come to Own an Indigenous Language?
The Penobscot language was spoken by almost no one when Frank Siebert set about trying to preserve it. The people of Indian Island are still reckoning with his legacy.
Shirley Hazzard and the Art of Outsized Intimacy
In her fiction, Hazzard bridged extremes of scale, imbuing minor love stories with epic meaning.
Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School
An abundance of wealth and time are de-facto prerequisites for admission at the Institut Villa Pierrefeu.
The Fearless Cinema of Claire Denis
In “High Life,” the filmmaker’s English-language début, Denis set out to tell the story of the last person in the world.
Annie Duke Will Beat You at Your Own Game
I wrote to the retired professional poker player about the possibility of profiling her. We spent the next few weeks engaged in a polite game of psychological warfare.
The Sorrow and the Shame of the Accidental Killer
How do you live after unintentionally causing a death?
The Inappropriately Intimate Exchanges of Barbara Browning
On the contrived mischief in the writing, and life, of the author of “The Gift.”
The Architect Who Became a Diamond
A conceptual artist devises an ingenious plan for negotiating access to a hidden archive.
Can an Artists’ Collective in Africa Repair a Colonial Legacy?
Its founders believe that they can use the tools of the Western art world to help heal the effects of more than a century of plunder.
How Did a Self-Taught Linguist Come to Own an Indigenous Language?
The Penobscot language was spoken by almost no one when Frank Siebert set about trying to preserve it. The people of Indian Island are still reckoning with his legacy.
Shirley Hazzard and the Art of Outsized Intimacy
In her fiction, Hazzard bridged extremes of scale, imbuing minor love stories with epic meaning.
Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School
An abundance of wealth and time are de-facto prerequisites for admission at the Institut Villa Pierrefeu.
The Fearless Cinema of Claire Denis
In “High Life,” the filmmaker’s English-language début, Denis set out to tell the story of the last person in the world.
Annie Duke Will Beat You at Your Own Game
I wrote to the retired professional poker player about the possibility of profiling her. We spent the next few weeks engaged in a polite game of psychological warfare.
The Sorrow and the Shame of the Accidental Killer
How do you live after unintentionally causing a death?
The Inappropriately Intimate Exchanges of Barbara Browning
On the contrived mischief in the writing, and life, of the author of “The Gift.”
The Architect Who Became a Diamond
A conceptual artist devises an ingenious plan for negotiating access to a hidden archive.