I usually try to avoid both The New York Press and The Village Voice with equal fervor, but I always make a beeline, as they say, for Steven Psyllos' column exploring the creative process. I spoke with him about it briefly when it was still coming together, and it's nice to see that it's turned out so well.
My recent favorites are his interviews with intriguing artist Ernesto Caivano ("The idea is that different mediums will allow the story to become more rich, or real."), Brazilian Girls' Sabina Sciubba ("We live in a world where security is such a priority for people that they will live their entire lives without realizing themselves in order to avoid all struggles."), graf great WEST ONE ("I see two schools. There are young writers, who in my view are not producing much that is really exciting. Then there are other kinds of street artists using stencils, wheat-pasting posters, tiling, etc., following the same principles of bombing, but with a fresh meaning."), sleek choreographer Noemie LaFrance ("I compare [choreographing] to focusing the lens of a camera. First, I have an image in my mind that I see clearly, like when you close your eyes and imagine something or when you dream."), and of course, Masta Killa of the Wutang Clan (" I think when you chase things, you never really grasp them. If you stay true to your craft and build on your foundation, you will draw things to you.").
The newest edition comes out with the paper each week, but the archive can be found here. Of all my regular reading, this is the one thing I most recommend to anyone who has ever labored to bring something new into the world. Do check it out.
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