Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “Parallel Lives”

For the April 6, 2026, issue, the artist and architect Victoria Tentler-Krylov depicted the energy it takes to keep a city humming. Maintenance crews carve up the streets while pedestrians squeeze by, each person absorbed in their own agendas. “Most people don’t stop to observe the crews’ work or the infrastructure they uncover,” Tentler-Krylov said. “But these unseen things keep the city going.”

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