But as the rapper Tyler, the Creator notes in an interview that lives rent-free in my head, promoting our work doesn’t have to be a chore — it’s an opportunity for us to honor what we worked so hard to make:
This isn’t just a memoir—it’s poetry disguised as prose. Smith’s portrait of her friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe is a love letter to art, to New York, and to the courage it takes to live authentically. It’s a reminder that even in our most uncertain years, there’s beauty on the path, in the making of something raw and... See more