The Art Basel Paris Exhibits You Won’t Want to Miss This Year
When Art Basel Paris was first announced, skeptics predicted it would cannibalize its Swiss progenitor. Now in its fourth edition at the Grand Palais (October 24–26, 2025), the fair has…
What Not to Miss at Frieze London
This year, Frieze London made the very wise decision to spotlight the city’s booming young gallery scene. Articulate, nimble, and, crucially, priced for humans, London’s delightfully ambitious cohort of young…
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s Gaming Art Archives Black Trans History—and Gives Hope
On a lazy afternoon in August, I met London-born artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley at Sybil, a self-described space for “weird gaming and speculative worlding” in the Berlin neighborhood of Kreuzberg. She…
The Art Lover’s Guide to Seoul, South Korea
South Korea knows the effects of soft power all too well. Just look at how K-pop, K-beauty, and K-drama have infiltrated global pop culture. Up next is the art world,…
Rick Owens Works Out to Charli xcx and Makes Out to Disco
Rick Owens is a mood—a sound as much as a look. Sometimes his clothes are a seduction, other times, they’re an assault. The same collection can conjure the dance floor…
A Houston, Texas Travel Guide for Art Lovers
The Menil Collection. Photo by Hung Truong. As Houston works its way toward becoming the third-largest major city in the U.S. in the next decade, the city has never been…
Artist Tammy Nguyen’s New Show Finds Heaven on Earth
Pulling up to Tammy Nguyen’s picture-perfect studio on an early spring day in pastoral Easton, Connecticut, the first thing you notice is the chicken coop and the sound of a…
How ‘Shōgun’ Became Takashi Murakami’s Latest Pop Culture Muse
Even by the standards of one of the most ubiquitous figures in contemporary art, Takashi Murakami is having a banner year. After a well-received solo run at London’s Gagosian, he…
Tracey Emin on Surviving Cancer & Building Her Legacy in Margate
I Never Stopped Loving You is the title of a neon work by Dame Tracey Emin. It’s installed on the facade of Droit House, a former customs bureau on the…
Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Latest Exhibition Is a Family Affair
On May 6, Toyin Ojih Odutola unveiled her latest exhibition, Ilé Oriaku, at New York City’s Jack Shainman Gallery. Across 31 artworks, some of which were shown last year in…