Art

From global group shows to local newcomers, Frieze London brings emerging and established artists together under one roof to showcase the latest in contemporary art. Here's what's of note.

A savory Chanel dupe catapulted Chloe Wise into virality when it ended up on the red carpet of the luxury label’s very real event. A decade later, the irony may be quieter, but the appeal of luscious foodstuffs in inedible manifestations has taken over.

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For its American debut, irreverent Italian art collective Canemorto is staging a faux-fish market complete with drawings and paintings that come fried, frozen, and rolled up in jars of oil.

In his new suite of paintings, Kon Trubkovich looks to the much-loved Ophelia archetype—and discovers something new about himself in contemplating her reflection.

Steve McQueen reveals a deeply personal narrative harkening to his paternal heritage in a new video at Dia Chelsea. Upstate of the city at Dia Beacon, the artist breaks film down into its most fundamental constituents.

Jeffrey Gibson debuts art installations across New York City during Climate Week NYC and Creative Time Summit 2024.

Anne Buckwalter's intricate and lived-in interiors offer an intimate window into everyday queer life. At Rebecca Camacho Presents in San Francisco, the artist's solo show and first poetry book hone in on the details.

At Anonymous Gallery in New York, Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s cryptographic works illustrate the complicated process of sense-making.

Inspired by research and self-reflection, West Bank artist Rana Samara makes beauty from taboos.

Violet Dennison tackles abstract painting as both a reflection of feelings and the sensations of living in the contemporary.

Rajiv Menon Contemporary celebrates Indian art and culture with a group show dedicated to the Onam festival, including new work by Melissa Joseph. A dinner on opening night unites Los Angeles’ art world and its South Asian community.

After an electrifying Seoul Art Week, a new crop of artists have emerged. For painter Jiwon Choi, whose detailed oil paintings of porcelain dolls took home a Kiaf Highlights Award, this is just the beginning.

Still life is not dead. Case and point: James Cohan Gallery’s group show, where the tradition is mastered, decoded, and fashioned anew by 20 contemporary artists

Ptown’s established Fine Arts Work Center celebrates its 56-year-old residency program with a group exhibition at The Armory Show in New York this week.

At David Zwirner in Los Angeles, Hilton Als presents an expansive look into the late artist's paintings documenting the queer community.

When Lena Henke enters a room, she looks at the walls, the floors, the objects on the counter, those discarded in the trash, and she sees more than just interior design: She sees history, power dynamics, traces of memories, boundless sources for inspiration.

South Korea’s oldest art fair prepares for its biggest edition yet.

In Días, Pia Riverola presents a sun-soaked collection of images taken from Japan to Rome.

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Kitchen furniture melted into a metal slab and a man made out of bubblegum. Menus written on apples and cakes that look like an ear of corn or a Christmas ornament: These 12 chefs and artists take everyday materials—say, objects in our desk drawers or our pantries—and transform these mundane items into ingredients, with results inspiring as they are surprising.

At Meredith Rosen, close-up and fragmented self-portraits by the late Swiss artist Hannah Villiger are a convergence between sculpture and photography—on view in New York City for the first time in two decades.

In the Whitney’s de facto last show of the summer, 11 artists use drawing to probe what lies inside—and beyond—the corporeal.

Doki Kim’s practice is many things at once. Cosmic and corporeal, the artist’s new exhibition looks to natural phenomena to better understand the human condition.

Through paintings rich with color and joy, Chelsea Ryoko Wong intertwines imagined interactions, poignant memories, and landscapes with stories of communities from near and far.

As a child in Montréal, Gab Bois gazed into a postcard of The Birth of Venus hanging in her bedroom and dreamed of Botticelli’s inner world. In the kitchen, she watched her father carve butterflies out of cheddar cheese with a pocketknife. Since then, carbs, grass, and soaps have become still-life sculptures enshrined in photographs. If you can eat it, Bois has likely designed it into something else, somewhere else to dive into.