Hilton Als on Artist’s Artists

Kurt Andersen and writer Hilton Als discover what exactly we mean by “an artist’s artist.” Als is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes about music and film and literature. His most recent book is The Women. His next book, The Group, is about the writer James Baldwin and his devotees.

Kurt Andersen and writer Hilton Als discover what exactly we mean by “an artist’s artist.” Als is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes about music and film and literature. His most recent book is The Women. His next book, The Group, is about the writer James Baldwin and his devotees.