ART Finding “The Flesh of the Earth” at the Edge of Manhattan In a new group exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, breakout curator Enuma Okoro makes sense of...
ART How Women Artists Are Responding to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer, Marilyn Minter, and more weigh in on the Supreme Court’s...
ART Artists Are Skeptical About the COP26 Climate Conference Though the conference aims to set ambitious goals to curb the devastating effects of climate...
NFT Announcing Surface’s First-Ever Covers NFT Auction: Azzedine Alaïa. We're thrilled to announce an NFT auction of one of our most distinguished covers, the late fashion
Art Virgil Abloh’s Commercial Prowess is on Full Display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago The fine art institution opens “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech,” a new exhibit that delves...
Creative Collaborations A Wave of the World’s Leading Artists Combat Marine Pollution Julian Schnabel, Jenny Holzer, Ed Ruscha and more design reusable tote bags for Parley for the...
Art Bright Orange Blocks, Translucent Trees, and Rainbow Arches Pop Up in California’s Desert The second edition of Desert X turns the Coachella Valley into a vast sculpture park, with works...
Art Jenny Holzer Teams Up with March For Our Lives to Get Out the Vote The artist's mobile installation traversed L.A. displaying a rotating montage of political...
Gallery On the Eve of the U.S. Election, a New Exhibition Explores the Relationship Between Art and Conspiracy The Met Breuer's "Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy" takes a look at alternative...
Design 10 Unforgettable Surface Moments Our outgoing editor-in-chief, Spencer Bailey, fondly recalls some of his most life-changing...
Exhibition Katja Novitskova’s New York Landing Public Art Fund’s latest commission materializes sci-fi and the internet.
Art Jenny Holzer: Louder Than Words Artist and activist Jenny Holzer confronts dark realities in search of truth and hope.
Art Reflecting on AIDS in New York City: Jenny Holzer in Collaboration with Surface In the lead up to the opening of the New York City AIDS Memorial, Surface spoke with notable...
Architecture How the Mansion From “The Big Lebowski” Wound Up in LACMA’s Collection Thanks to owner James Goldstein, a Los Angeles personality known for his eccentric style and...
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DESIGNER OF THE DAY Designer of the Day: Dean Levin With two Malbon storefronts under their belt and a number of office, retail, and residential...
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