Inside the culturally loaded works of Kapwani Kiwanga
December 8, 2017
The artist works with neon—much like Dan Flavin or James Turrell—except her works are much more politically charged.
Jen Noone uses art as a criticism on consumer culture
December 8, 2017
The 32-year-old artist’s work investigates consumer beauty culture, in beautifully jarring and unexpected ways.
Haris Epaminonda’s work transforms ordinary objects into abstract art
December 8, 2017
The artist strips meaning from objects to invite a new perspective.
Avery Singer is updating impressionism for the 21st century
December 8, 2017
Through her 3-D renditions of neo-cubist figures, the 30-year-old painter is reconfiguring how we perceive shape, light and shadow.
Eliza Douglas paints her existential issues
December 8, 2017
The 33-year-old artist’s large-scale oil paintings include depictions of disembodied hands and feet, monsters, and haunted young men.
How Sahra Motalebi’s music background informs her performance pieces
December 8, 2017
The artist’s performances incorporate elements of prose, poetry, and song.
Valerie Keane blurs the lines between art and physical environment
December 8, 2017
Taking inspiration from literature, opera, and film, the artist brings static space to life.
Maggie Lee is the multimedia artist working from the confines of her bedroom
December 8, 2017
The 30-year-old New Yorker has already been featured in the Whitney Museum of American Art and Lomex gallery.
Why Leelee Kimmel traded the silver screen for the art gallery
December 8, 2017
The former actor—who became famous after appearing in 1999’s Eyes Wide Shut—left behind the velvet ropes for a quiet career in art.
Toyin Ojih Odutola defies conventional portrayals of black bodies
December 8, 2017
The artist is currently exhibiting 17 pastel and charcoal drawings at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art.