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CULTURE CLUB
LG Lights Up Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Party

On June 1, the Guggenheim Young Collectors Party took over the museum’s Frank Lloyd...

EVENTS
Surface, 4AM Gallery, and Gregory Siff Bring “CRZY CHMSTRY” to Miami

On view at Surface Area, Los Angeles–based artist Gregory Siff's latest collection of pop art...

ART
The Renovated LaGuardia Airport Abounds With Artwork

After an $8 billion renovation that dramatically improved the once-decrepit travel hub, its...

ARTIST STATEMENT
A Monumental Photobooth That Captures Queer Intimacy

Drawing from coexisting feelings of anxiety and catharsis, Chloe Chiasson ruminates on what was...

ART
Sicily Is Resisting Mafia Influence with Poignant Public Art

A program called Spazi Capaci organized by anti-Mafia organization Fondazione Falcone brings public

DESIGNER OF THE DAY
Designer of the Day: FreelingWaters

The decorative painter Gijs Frieling and psychedelic penmanship practitioner Job Wouters first...

ART
JR’s Latest Project Is a Big Collective iPhone “Places” Map

The award-winning artist teams up with experiential art venture Superblue and developer Niantic to...

ART
Staggering Sales Suggest a Booming Yet Cautious Art Market

A recent spate of high-value auctions and widespread fair sales suggests that the art market is...

ART
An Intimate Frieze New York’s Satisfying Return to Form

Under the wing of newly appointed director Christine Messineo, Frieze New York brings a distinctly...

Art
Teresita Fernández Creates Glimmering “Walled Garden” Made of Stainless Steel Above Brooklyn

Fernádez spoke with Surface exclusively ahead of the unveiling of Paradise Parados to discuss the...

ART
Carsten Höller’s Brutalisten Serves Up Minimalist Cuisine

The Belgian artist recently brought Brutalisten—a restaurant concept that adheres to a...

ART
Tezos’s New Permanent Collection Will Champion Unsung Crypto Artists

Amid a turbulent NFT market, energy-efficient blockchain Tezos is launching a permanent collection...

Artist Statement
Wu Tsang’s VR Film and Sound Installation Takes Viewers on a Journey Through the Eyes of a Whale

At the Venice Biennale, the filmmaker, visual artist, and MacArthur 'Genius' Fellow flips the...

Design
At Home With Japanese Graphic Artist Verdy

On the heels of leading the art direction for NTWRK's Unboxed festival, a livestream retail event...

ART
A Wild NFT of Madonna Giving Birth to Robot Centipedes

The pop superstar and Beeple join forces to launch an NFT video triptych that depicts her nude...