Sophie Lee

Sophie Lee, CULTURED’s New York-based editorial assistant, received her bachelor’s degree from New York University. At the magazine, she writes regularly on authors including Sigrid Nunez and Samantha Irby, as well as filmmakers and musicians like Celine Song and Black Pumas. The Chicago native has also had work appear in publications including Interview, V Magazine, and L’Officiel.

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Design

Interior Designer Athena Calderone Spent a Year Without Furniture In Her New Manhattan Home. It Was All Part of Her Process

By Sophie Lee
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Design Parties

Brigette Romanek, Lily Kwong, Casey Fremont, and More Join Woven’s Danielle Barr and ‘CULTURED’ For a Celebration of Women in Design

By Sophie Lee
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Art

At the End of the Day, Artist Diedrick Brackens's Textiles Are About Trying to Love—And Asking to Be Loved

By Sophie Lee
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Fashion Film Video

Look Inside the Cover Shoot That Landed Gwyneth Paltrow 'Pantsless' on Page Six

By Sophie Lee
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Literature Video

Would You Believe Us if We Said Acclaimed Poet Ocean Vuong Pulls His Inspiration From Cage Fighting?

By Sophie Lee
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Film Video

Bowen Yang Chases Lasagna With Diet Coke and a Martini, and Other Revelations From the Star’s Cover Shoot

By Sophie Lee
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Fashion

7 Fashion Devotees Sort the Winners From the Losers at the Met Gala

By Sophie Lee
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Fashion Parties

Pamela Anderson, Doja Cat, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, and More Join Monse and 'CULTURED' to Toast the Met Gala

By Sophie Lee
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Fashion

Lafayette 148's Emily Smith Meets the Woman Who Inspired Her Latest Collection

By Sophie Lee
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Parties

The Butcher's Daughter Embraces Its Founding Principle of Rebellion With a New Expansion and Era of Plant-Based Eating

By Sophie Lee
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Literature Parties

Still Hungry for Print After the NY Art Book Fair? Here Are the Best Small Presses To Follow Year-Round

By Sophie Lee
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Parties

Christina Grasso, Sarah Harrelson, and Kulapat Yantrasast Join Rogan Gregory in His Bedroom for a Special Celebration

By Sophie Lee
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Art This Week in Culture

In New York For Frieze? Here Are The 10 Must-See Exhibitions On View Around the City

By Sophie Lee
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Art Film

Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore Picks His 5 Favorite Images From Prolific New York Photographer James Hamilton

By Sophie Lee
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Art People

For the Guggenheim’s Naomi Beckwith and the High Museum’s Randall Suffolk, Platforming Black Artists Is As Simple as Having the Guts To ‘Make Different Decisions’

By Sophie Lee