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Art

Tschabalala Self Smashes Her Auction Record At Christie's

The 29-year-old artist's painting, "Out of Body," went for $382,000, five times its highest estimate.
Emma Specter
6.27.19
Michael Jackson

Jeff Koons and Michael Jackson’s Pet Chimp, Bubbles, Are Both Powerfully Evocative Artists

Koons sculpted Bubbles in 1988, decades before the chimp’s painting career took off in earnest.
Emma Specter
11.30.18
Art

We're Leaving America On Read and Heading to Thailand for “Ghost:2561”

Korakrit Arunanondchai’s new show answers the age-old question: "What do contemporary art and animism have in common?"
Paige Katherine Bradley
10.4.18
Fashion

A First Look at Mickalene Thomas' Newest Fashion Photographs

The Brooklyn-based artist sat down with GARAGE to discuss Shayne Oliver, James Baldwin, and her newest series of photographs, which feature Junya Watanabe, Proenza Schouler, and Fendi.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson
5.29.18
GALLERY VISIT

Jackson Shea's New Show Literally Puts His Love On A Pedestal

Photographer Joshua Aronson visits artist Jackson Shea at 195 Chrystie to talk about how a gesture for his ex became so much more.
Joshua Aronson
4.6.18
Fashion

Lorde Wore Feminist Art to the Grammys

The Best Album nominee skipped the red carpet, but her outfit still stole the show.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson
1.29.18
Art

How New Zealand's Millennial Artists are Confronting Generational Stigma

Are millennials equally lost and lamentable the world over? A recent trio of forward-looking exhibitions in New Zealand suggests that youth remains a truly international—and consistently problematic—art-world obsession.
Lana Lopesi
9.20.17