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Emily Mae Smith
New Haven, United States
Emily Mae Smith is an American painter celebrated for her vibrant, allegorical canvases that meld art historical references with contemporary feminist critiques. Her distinctive style, often featuring anthropomorphic paintbrushes and surreal landscapes, humorously deconstructs patriarchal narratives and the male gaze.
Spencer Sweeney
New York, United States
Spencer Sweeney is an American artist known for his vibrant, expressive paintings, often depicting crowded scenes and figures in various states of revelry or introspection. His diverse practice also encompasses performance and music, characterized by a raw energy and an embrace of spontaneity and collaborative spirit.
Darren Bader
Bridgeport, United States
Darren Bader is an American conceptual artist known for his witty, often absurd, interventions and juxtapositions of found objects, text, and digital media. His practice questions artistic authorship, value, and the very definition of art through unconventional exhibitions and projects that challenge viewer expectations.
John Currin
Boulder, United States
John Currin is an American painter renowned for his provocative, technically masterful portraits of women. His work, often merging classical techniques with pop culture and erotic imagery, navigates a complex territory between beauty and grotesquery, challenging perceptions of femininity and desire with satirical wit.
William N. Copley
New York, United States
William N. Copley, known as CPLY, was an American painter and gallerist associated with Surrealism and Pop Art. His idiosyncratic style, characterized by satirical narratives and bold, graphic lines, often explored themes of eroticism, social mores, and the absurd, bridging European avant-garde with American pop culture.
Carl Andre
Quincy, United States
Carl Andre is an American minimalist artist, a pivotal figure known for his modular sculptures arranged directly on the floor. His work emphasizes elemental materials like wood, metal, and stone, engaging with space, mass, and gravity, thereby redefining sculpture as an environmental experience rather than a singular object.
Jordan Wolfson
New York, United States
Jordan Wolfson is an American artist recognized for his provocative, technologically advanced sculptures, videos, and installations. His work often employs unsettling animatronics, digital animation, and found imagery to critically examine themes of violence, desire, and the uncomfortable truths embedded within contemporary culture and technology.
Sam Durant
Seattle, United States
Sam Durant is an American artist whose conceptually driven work engages with social, political, and cultural history. His practice, spanning sculpture, installation, photography, and drawing, often re-examines historical events and their representations to critique power structures and collective memory.
Frank Benson
New York, United States
Frank Benson is an American sculptor known for his hyperrealistic figurative works, often rendered with a sleek, polished aesthetic. His practice frequently explores themes of identity, technology, and the contemporary body, capturing subjects with an uncanny precision that blurs the line between the real and the artificial.
Shannon Ebner
New York, United States
Shannon Ebner is an American artist whose practice redefines the boundaries of photography through its engagement with language, text, and architecture. Her work often presents images of letters and words found in urban landscapes, exploring how meaning is constructed and perceived within visual culture.