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View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS MATTHEW LYNCH, EXECUTIVE EDITOR It's an era of great turbulence for many American art institutions. So it's with a particular sense of relief and joy that the Studio Museum in Harlem will reopen its doors this fall. The preeminent space for Black art in New York has been on an extended break as a new building, the institution's first purpose-built space, was under construction. Arimeta Diop this week has an exclusive preview of the museum that finds its longtime director, Thelma Golden, and the artists in its orbit reflecting on its greater meaning in uncertain times. Elsewhere today, an exclusive first look at Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys in The Beast in Me; a primer on the Easter eggs in Taylor Swift's album rollout; and a guide to all the fall TV on the way. More tomorrow… Harlem Homecoming BY ARIMETA DIOP The street, the stage, the sanctuary, the stoop. The Studio Museum's long-awaited new building will open amid a changing neighborhood and in tense political times. For many in the community, it couldn't come soon enough: "This museum is needed and necessary in this moment and in the ones that will come in the future." READ MORE Read All About It FILM Ben Whishaw Gets Behind the Camera BY DAVID CANFIELD Bolstered by a brilliant performance from Whishaw, Ira Sachs's Peter Hujar's Day brings a major artist to vivid life. "Ben said to me it was the hardest thing he's ever done," the director tells VF. READ MORE TELEVISION 24 TV Shows We Can't Wait to See This Fall BY VANITY FAIR We've got stalwart old favorites, shiny new projects, and zeitgeisty creators on the cusp of the mainstream. READ MORE CELEBRITY Travis Kelce Is Not Like the Rest BY KASE WICKMAN The approach to Taylor Swift's new album announcement is a public display of association unlike anything we've ever seen from the singer before. READ MORE First Look The Delightfully Dark Beast in Me BY DAVID CANFIELD Emmy winners Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys go big in a juicy Netflix thriller centered on a lonely author and her new subject, a wealthy scion accused of killing his missing wife. Ahead, VF's David Canfield chats with the stars of the eight-episode Netflix limited series, premiering November 13. READ MORE Yesterday's Top Read A Mission Divided at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan built the charitable behemoth in their image: science-based, research-backed, and driven by empathy. Now some staff question whether that's changed. MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.