Sharon Stone Explains Her Second Life As an Artist

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( a long talk [Finding Her Heartbeat]( Sharon Stone walked through the valley of death and into an art supply store. Photo: Chantal Anderson John Waters once talked to me about “The curse of fame.” He was referring to the difficulty, the near-impossibility, of anyone not deeply immersed in and of the art world — an actor, a musician, etc. — to be taken seriously by the art world. Usually such people are looked at askance, or not looked at at all. They’re treated as novelty acts, ones that exist outside the serious insider art world. As someone with no degrees, who never completed school, who did not begin writing until I was 40 and taught myself to write in public, I am interested in people who took similarly unconventional routes to finding their own voices and modes of expression. Sharon Stone is one of these artists. I first noticed her work during the pandemic when [she began posting it on Instagram](. Here was this personage, this legend, this star, painting. Like many of us during the height of COVID, she had withdrawn into a condition something like the caves. She worked at home, in what looked like her bedroom, with things close at hand, using materials that were around. And she worked constantly. She was covered in paint. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Crown: [Royal Angst (Episode 5)](, [Popularity Contest (Episode 6)](, [Stalking (Episode 7)](, [Good-bye, You (Episode 8)]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [‘We’re Feeling This Whole Destruction of Spirit’ Amid the Israel-Hamas war, Ramy Youssef and Hiam Abbass reflect on centering Palestinian life in a landmark Ramy episode.]( [The Charm Offensive Inside the journey to runaway best seller for Scandoval’s most notorious artifact.]( By Molly Fitzpatrick [Hi, Jury President Barbie! Greta Gerwig will preside over the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Jury.]( By Zoe Guy [Colin Hanks Answers Every Question We Have About Orange County On what happens when a Tenacious D superfan gets his first leading role opposite Jack Black in a comedy based on Mike White’s life.]( By Derek Lawrence [Wonka … Is Pretty Good? Look, I’m as surprised as you are.]( By Alison Willmore [TikTok’s Final Girl What’s up with all the shoegaze-backed fan cams of Silent Hill 3’s teen protagonist, Heather Mason?]( By Ashley Bardhan [HBO to Curb Your Curb Your Enthusiasm Cravings for the Last Time The 12th and final season begins airing February 4.]( By Jennifer Zhan [The Traitors Season-Two Cast Is Reality Royalty Hitting Peacock beginning January 12.]( By Jason P. Frank [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 7-Down, Five Letters: “Oregon Trail” vehicle. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved