‘WE SEE YOU’
“In Plain Sight” features artists and activists skytyping powerful phrases above immigrant detention centers, former internment camps, borders, and incarceration facilities.
Body Image
In her new book, Marisa Meltzer tells the life story of Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, alongside her own story of weight struggles: “My body is tragic, but also ordinary.”
Get High
Celebrities like J. Lo and Viola Davis love to wear Christian Louboutin’s shoes on the red carpet. Now a glittering exhibit in Paris shows the glamor and artistry behind the brand.
GRAPHIC STAR
Daniel Clowes, who created ‘Ghost World,’ is solitary by nature, but since what he calls ‘our horrible event,’ he’s ready to call any Trump enemy a friend.
Faux Love
While investigating how radical Islamists recruit gullible young people online, Anne Erelle began a whirlwind Internet seduction of a top-ranking terrorist.
POSH PUNK
His designs have long been considered works of art. Now, he gets the museum treatment in his beloved Paris.
@I’m Nobody
What would the 19th century poet do with Facebook, or a dating service, or Twitter? Artist Rosanna Bruno has imagined a more social Belle of Amherst.
Superficial
Amanda Filipacchi has written a novel about how we only pay lip service to the idea that beauty is skin deep. She talks about how we might break that habit and then blithely ignore what we preach.
BLANK CANVAS
In Paris, a new show aims to encapsulate what art means, with digital technology, fashion, photography, and science—but is it convincing?
Big Top
At Paris’ Cirque Phénix, the sequin-clad performers stun audiences, and seemingly defy nature, with high-flying thrills and breath-taking balancing tricks.
