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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FOR MATTHEW BARNEY, ART-MAKING IS A CONTACT SPORT • THE VISIONARY ARTIST LOOKED BACK TO HIS FOOTBALL PAST, AND A MOMENT THAT CHANGED THE SPORT FOREVER, FOR HIS 2023 FILM SECONDARY. WITH A SUITE OF NEW EXHIBITIONS, THE MASTER OF EXTREMITY IS TAKING THE NEW WORK IT GENERATED ON A WORLD TOUR.

A RISK, NOT A RECIPE • OVER THE LAST SIX DECADES, MARTHA JUNGWIRTH’S ARTISTIC PRACTICE HAS TEETERED BETWEEN IMPULSE AND INTENTION. THIS SUMMER, TWO EUROPEAN SHOWS CEMENT HER STATUS AS A SINGULARLY DEFT ARTICULATOR OF THE PAINTERLY PROCESS.

NINA CHANEL ABNEY’S LABYRINTH OF FALSE COMFORTS • WITH A RAPIDLY GROWING SPHERE OF CREATIVE OUTLETS, AND HER MOST COLOSSAL SHOW YET ON VIEW AT JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY’S THE SCHOOL THIS SUMMER, THE ARTIST IS CEMENTING HER PLACE IN THE CONTEMPORARY CANON.

HAVE YOUR FLOWERS AND EAT THEM, TOO • GROWING UP, ALEX W. CROWDER SPENT HER FREE TIME IN THE FOREST. NOW, SHE’S THE FOUNDER OF DESIGN-WORLD DARLING FIELD STUDIES FLORA—A BOTANICAL “LABORATORY” THAT DRAWS ON CHILDHOOD MOMENTS OF WONDER TO CREATE OTHERWORLDLY ARRANGEMENTS.

A GRAND VISION COMES TO LIFE: CIPRIANI RESIDENCES MIAMI • MAST CAPITAL CEO CAMILO MIGUEL JR. HAS BORNE WITNESS TO A TRANSFORMATION IN THE LANDSCAPE OF HIS COASTAL HOMETOWN. WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GLEAMING NEW TOWER IN BRICKELL, THE MIAMI NATIVE LEAVES A LASTING MARK.

IT’S A MARTHA STEWART SUMMER • THE PATRON SAINT OF GOOD LIVING OFFERS CULTURED’S DESIGN EDITOR-AT-LARGE, COLIN KING, A PEEK INSIDE HER SEASONAL RITUALS.

OBSESSIONS DURGA CHEW-BOSE • IN HER WRITING, DURGA CHEW-BOSE REVELS IN THE MINUTE. STANDING ON THE PRECIPICE OF HER OWN FILMMAKING DEBUT, SHE EXPOUNDS ON THE HUMID MELANCHOLY OF OLIVIER ASSAYAS’S 2008 FILM SUMMER HOURS.

THE CULTURED REPORT

LOUIS VUITTON STEPS INTO THE LIGHT

JEWELRY AS OBJECT AS JEWELRY • Jewelry is imbued—perhaps more than anything else we wear—with potent emotional power.

BEAUTY IN THE BROKEN PIECES • When jewelry designer Savannah Friedkin founded her eponymous brand this spring, she set her sights on two goals: environmental sustainability and personal significance.

IN LOEWE’S FIRST-EVER EXHIBITION, CRAFT IS KING • THE SPANISH FASHION HOUSE’S TRAVELING PROTO-RETROSPECTIVE, “CRAFTED WORLD,” CHARTS ITS HISTORY AND AESTHETIC WEB WITH A CHEEKY, DETAIL-ORIENTED EYE AND A STRONG DOSE OF OPTIMISM.

A FRESH TAKE ON A TIMELESS MEXICAN ART • SEVEN YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDERS CRAFTED THEIR FIRST BATCH OF TEQUILA FOR A FRIEND’S WEDDING, LALO REMAINS COMMITTED TO ITS SMALL-BATCH ROOTS—AND TO BEING THE DRINK THAT BRINGS FRIENDS TOGETHER.

STANDING ON THE PRECIPICE STEVE O SMITH • IN THE WHIRLWIND YEAR SINCE STEVE O SMITH DEBUTED HIS THESIS COLLECTION, HIS DESIGNS HAVE MADE THE RED CARPET ROUNDS. UP NEXT? LEARNING TO SIT STILL.

MEET THE REGULARS • FIVE NEW YORKERS REFLECT ON HOW THEY ATTAINED THE CITY’S MOST COVETED ACCOLADE.

THE BELLY OF THE BEAST WHERE THE ART WORLD EATS • Podcasting It-boys Nate Freeman and Benjamin Godsill have had their fair share of martinis and sashimi on the concentric art fair, gallery opening, and biennale circuits. Here, they share an insider’s list of establishments—from the down and dirty to the white glove—that feed the art world.

ART CRITICISM IS IN CRISIS THESE THREE WRITERS AREN’T GIVING UP • Emily Colucci, Johanna Fateman, and Siddhartha Mitter represent three different approaches to art criticism. Here, they compare notes on the...