David Altmejd
David Altmejd was one of the youngest artists ever to represent a country (his native Canada) at the Venice Biennial. He incorporates crystals, flowers and taxidermy to form phantasmagoric creatures, all of which can be seen in galleries and museums worldwide,
Lisa Anne Auerbach
Lisa Anne Auerbach is putting a new spin on political apparel by creating hand-knitted sweaters with facetious slogans like “Save America from Socialism.” Her stylish wares have been displayed in galleries from L.A. to the U.K., and are much easier to
Keren Cytter
Keren Cytter’s experimental films, inspired by subjects like incestuous impulses and the murder of an 11-year-old boy, pair sparse sets with poetic dialogue in order to create a shadowy realism. Cytter’s celluloid nightmares will soon be screening at the
Daniel Gordon
Daniel Gordon soars over fields, snowscapes and suburban backyards in a photo series titled Flying Pictures, which recently came out in book form. Gordon, whose work has appeared in galleries from New York to Switzerland, creates these images without the aid
Barak Marshall
Barak Marshall, eclectic dancer-cum-choreographer, combines traditional and modern dance to create stories like 2008’s Monger, the surprisingly humorous tale of servants trapped in a basement by a wicked overseer. With a new piece already in the works for
Ceci Moss
Yael Reinharz
Yael Reinharz heads Artis, a New York/Israel-based nonprofit that works to call attention to the careers of Israeli contemporary artists. By developing programs and grants designed to bring such art to an international audience, Reinharz proves once and
Joshua Seidner
Joshua Seidner, formerly of arts magazine Useless, decided to cut out the middleman and become the art himself—writing, directing and acting in a series of performance pieces. His latest, Powderburn, infuses the theme of being the “other” in America with
Allison Schulnik
Allison Schulnik uses a process of molding paint to create rich texture on both canvas and film—her claymation videos bring her paintings to life, as in the eerie Hobo Clown, in which a bereft bozo warms himself by the fire. With her slightly askew
Nicholas Weist
Nicholas Weist sees the world as his gallery. Whether he’s curating shows online at Why and Wherefore or turning destitute spaces like abandoned buildings and military bases into exhibitions as marketing director of New York nonprofit Creative Time, Weist is
