Tabaimo (b. 1975), born Ayako Tabata, is a Japanese artist recognized for her distinctive animated video installations. Her hand-drawn, often unsettling animations blend traditional Japanese ukiyo-e aesthetics with surreal, contemporary narratives, exploring themes of alienation, anxiety, and the darker undercurrents of modern society.

Elias Sime (b. 1968) is an Ethiopian artist known for his intricate, large-scale assemblages crafted from discarded electronic components. His tactile works transform circuit boards, wires, and buttons into vibrant, textured surfaces that explore the intersection of technology, nature, and human civilization, often evoking landscapes or abstract forms.

Richard Long (b. 1945) is a pivotal British conceptual artist and a leading figure in Land Art. His practice involves long walks in remote landscapes, transforming natural elements like stones and mud into minimalist, site-specific sculptures and poetic text works that mark his journey and connection to the earth.

Yinka Shonibare, CBE (b. 1962), is a British-Nigerian artist celebrated for his multidisciplinary practice exploring post-colonialism, identity, and race. He famously uses vibrant "Dutch wax" fabric to create sculptures, installations, and photographs, challenging historical narratives and the complexities of cultural authenticity.

Hiraki Sawa (b. 1977) is a Japanese artist based in London, celebrated for his evocative video works that blend reality with dreamlike fantasy. His meticulous stop-motion animations and installations often feature miniature figures navigating domestic spaces, exploring themes of memory, solitude, and the surreal nature of everyday existence.

Mernet Larsen (b. 1940) is an American painter distinguished by her unique figurative style, which renders scenes with fragmented perspectives and geometric distortion. Her work creates unsettling, almost Cubist, tableaux that explore the uncanny nature of everyday life and the complexities of human interaction within a flattened, abstract space.

Matthew Ritchie (b. 1964) is a British artist whose expansive practice creates elaborate visual systems to map complex scientific and philosophical theories. His works, spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, and digital media, form intricate, interconnected networks that explore fundamental principles of information, time, and existence.

The Propeller Group was a multidisciplinary art collective based in Ho Chi Minh City and Los Angeles, known for their provocative works addressing global politics, history, and media. Through film, video, and immersive installations, they blurred lines between art, advertising, and documentary, often re-enacting historical events and media narratives.

Byron Kim (b. 1961) is an American painter renowned for his minimalist and conceptually rich abstract works. His practice often uses systematic approaches to explore themes of identity, memory, and perception, famously exemplified by his ongoing "Synecdoche" series that translates skin tones into abstract color fields.

Naudline Pierre (b. 1989) is an American painter whose work constructs vivid, fantastical realms inhabited by mystical female figures. Her canvases are richly symbolic, exploring themes of spiritual transformation, protection, and self-possession through a vibrant, expressive figurative style that draws on personal and collective mythologies.