Here Comes Another Impulse

An interview with Joyce Carol Oates, Nicholas Kristof's polemic op-ed in the NYT, Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil, and a round-up of this week's…

May 18 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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Design Auction #21: Daybeds and Artist Editions

When I need a break, I look through auctions. Here's the round-up.

May 18 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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April 2026

Design Auction #20: 11 Letters About T.S. Eliot

Plus a Sally Mann photograph, Etruscan pottery, and Ancient Greek Earrings.

Apr 11 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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In Conversation with Ugo Rondinone, Sanctuary

In Ugo Rondinone’s hands, an abandoned Harlem church becomes his home and studio— a place where he feels present, where living becomes the work.

Apr 10 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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Who We Are Before the World Happens

Plus Jhumpa Lahiri, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Jorge Luis Borges, and Vladimir Nabokov.

Apr 4 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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March 2026

A Family Vacation in the Den of Brazil's Drug Cartel

If the way to heaven is apocalyptic, we were driving to the end of the world.

Mar 25 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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Design Auction #19: Rei Kawakubo and Nakashima

The auction is back with a dedicated Comme des Garçons Homme Plus auction.

Mar 18 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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February 2026

In Conversation with Luc Tuymans, Reaching New Heights

The Belgian artist Luc Tuymans talks about his upcoming show "The Fruit Basket" and what it means to be an artist in today's reality.

Feb 21 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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When People Have Lost Faith in You

Plus BBC's In Our Time is back on the air, David Brooks wrote his final column for the NYT, and Carl Phillips' essay in the Yale Review.

Feb 13 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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January 2026

An Art Guide to Paris Featuring Lauren Collins and Constance Dovergne

Exhibitions, performances, and events that stand out this season.

Jan 28 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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Design Auction #18: Chairs, Tables, Accessories

When I need a break, I look through auctions. Here's the round-up.

Jan 17 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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One of The Same

Plus Anne Carson's latest poem in the LRB, David Marchese interviews Raja Shehadeh, Sheila Hicks, and essays by Gertrude Stein, Jorge Luis Borges, and…

Jan 13 • Renata Mosci Sanfourche

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