Cultured Magazine

CULTURED is a leading voice for inspiration and a trusted vehicle for discovery at the intersection of art, design, and style. Since its founding in 2011 by Sarah Harrelson, CULTURED has become a bellwether showcasing emerging talents before they become household names.

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SEE THE VENICE BIENNALE THROUGH EXPERT EYES • Three art-world veterans reveal their top picks among the 88 national pavilions at the 2024 Venice Biennale.

VICTORIA SIDDALL • The London-based art executive and former Frieze Art Fair global director is leading efforts to build a greener art world. She is the founding director of Murmur, a new initiative that channels funds from creative industries into impactful environmental projects. She is also a co-founder of Gallery Climate Coalition, whose 1,100 members have committed to a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

KOYO KOUOH • As executive director of Cape Town’s Zeitz MOCAA, one of Africa’s largest museums, Koyo Kouoh not only shepherds the local art scene, but also determines which of the continent’s artists and artworks are elevated to the international stage. The curator—and founder of Dakar’s RAW Material Company residency and cultural center—arrived at the museum two years after its opening in 2017 and is largely credited with shaping its vital program and global resonance.

AUDREY OU • The New York–based, Hong Kong–born entrepreneur works at the intersection of art and tech. Ou is the co-founder and CEO of TRLab, a platform for art-collecting on the blockchain. A collector in her own right, she has also supported the growth of the Rockbund Art Museum, her family’s art institution in Shanghai.

THE HAAS BROTHERS FIND THEIR FLOW STATE • THIS SPRING, THE ART WORLD’S SWISS ARMY KNIVES MARK 15 YEARS OF COLLABORATION AND A RETURN TO THEIR TEXAN ROOTS WITH THEIR MOST MONUMENTAL SHOW YET, AT THE NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER.

ACT YOUR AGE • THE DEALERS IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES—ALL OF WHOM ARE UNDER 30—HAVE RUN THEIR SPACES FOR THREE YEARS OR THREE MONTHS. ARMED WITH A STRONG DOSE OF NERVE AND A CONVICTION BEYOND THEIR YEARS, THEY ARE GIVING THE GALLERY CIRCUIT A DESPERATELY NEEDED WAKE-UP CALL.

CAIO TWOMBLY

DAVID PAGLIARULO

CIERRA BRITTON

INSIDE NEW YORK’S LAST ARTIST LOFTS • BY KNOCKING ON COUNTLESS STRANGERS’ DOORS, PHOTOGRAPHER JOSHUA CHAROW IMMORTALIZED MORE THAN 50 HIDDEN ARTIST HAVENS PROTECTED UNDER AN OBSCURE 1980S LAW.

A SYMPHONY OF FRAGMENTS • PETRIT HALILAJ’S PRACTICE PLUMBS THE SYNERGY BETWEEN HIS HOMELAND’S PATH TO RECOGNITION AS A NATION AND HIS OWN AS A GAY MAN. FOR HIS MET ROOF GARDEN COMMISSION, THE KOSOVAR ARTIST OPENS A DIALOGUE WITH HIS NEIGHBORS—IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL PARK.

A LION IN THE LIBRARY • WHAT CAN ANIMALS TEACH US ABOUT OURSELVES? IN TWO CONCURRENT SHOWS, WALTON FORD INVESTIGATES HOW WE VIEW THE NATURAL WORLD, AND WHAT THAT SAYS ABOUT US.

PHOTOGRAPHY IS CHANGING RAPIDLY. THIS CRITIC IS STILL IN LOVE WITH IT • VINCE ALETTI, THE INFLUENTIAL WRITER, COLLECTOR, AND WINNER OF THIS YEAR’S AIPAD AWARD, UNPACKS THE MEDIUM’S EVOLUTION—AND EXPLAINS WHY HE’S SADDENED BY, BUT NOT AFRAID OF, A.I.

FURNITURE YOU WANT TO TALK TO • RAISONNÉ’S LATEST EXHIBITION CAPTURES THE ENDURING OPTIMISM OF LATE ITALIAN ARCHITECT ETTORE SOTTSASS.

A VERY ANXIOUS, SHAKY LINE • MARGARET LEE’S LATEST EXHIBITION STEMS FROM AN ENCOUNTER WITH AN OFT-SATIRIZED SELF-HELP BOOK AND A RETURN TO HER PRE-VERBAL SELF. IN HER WORK, THE ARTISTIC REINVENTION IS APPARENT.

LIFE ON THE FRINGE • PRADA’S SPRING/SUMMER 2024 READY-TO-WEAR COLLECTION CELEBRATES THE AESTHETICS OF CONTRADICTION.

IN THE DESERT, AN OASIS OF INSPIRATION • MARTIEN MULDER’S QUIET, REVERENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MARFA, TEXAS, LANDSCAPE...