Artsy

For Rejina Pyo, the lines between fashion, art, and design are wonderfully blurred: “The way I design clothes is the same as designing a table or designing a space ... I’m really trying to be true to myself.” This month, the London-based designer and artist opened Rejina Pyo 86, a new shop in Notting Hill that doubles as a gallery with curated exhibitions—an expansion of her long-running interest in bringing art and fashion together. Pyo joins Artsy’s editor in chief Casey Lesser on this episode of The Artsy Podcast for a conversation about her affinity for art and artists and why fashion and art are such ideal bedfellows. Plus, Casey and senior art market editor Arun Kakar reflect on the past year in art, discuss insights from Artsy’s newly released Artsy Buyer Trends report, and share a few personal art highlights from 2025.  In tandem with the episode, Pyo curated a collection of artworks on Artsy, which you can explore here.  Rejina Pyo is a designer and artist, as well as the founder and creative director of her eponymous fashion label. Her new shop Rejina Pyo 86 is located at 86 Golborne Road in London. Artists, designers, exhibitions, and institutions mentioned in this episode: Viola Lanari Tracey Emin Debut exhibition at Rejina Pyo 86 featuring artists Joline Kwakkenbos, Ishbel Lowther, Alek Mechlinski, Daisy Douglas Miller, and Jiahe Zhang Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen “As She Is” at Soho Revue, London Chantal Joffe Antonia Showering Munch Museum National Portrait Gallery The Met The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) Leonardo da Vinci Martin Margiela Helmut Lang Hussein Chalayan Rei Kawakubo / Comme des Garçons  Jonathan Anderson Royal Academy Graduation Show Suleman Aqeel Khilji Marcus Leotaud Peter Doig Frieze Seoul Frieze London Moka Lee Jason Haam Related Reading:  Edvard Munch collection launched by fashion designer Rejina Pyo. The 2026 Met Gala theme is “Costume Art,”

According to Julia Sherman, cooking is a lot like painting: “ It’s a composition, it’s layering of materials… it works best when there’s contrasting flavors and textures and colors.”  The author and chef is bringing this philosophy to her latest venture as executive chef of the new restaurant at New York’s New Museum, opening this fall. On this episode of The Artsy Podcast, Sherman joins Artsy’s managing editor Olivia Horn for a conversation about how artists eat, why art institutions are leaning into dining, and what the art and food worlds can learn from each other.  Plus, Artsy editors Casey Lesser and Arun Kakar recap recent art fairs in Seoul and New York and discuss the artists who are on their radar this fall. Julia Sherman is a chef, artist, and author of two cookbooks—Arty Parties and Salad for President. Sherman is the executive chef and director of artists’ partnerships for the restaurant opening in the expanded New Museum in the late fall of 2025. Artists and exhibitions mentioned: Lee Bul at the Leeum Museum of Art Mark Bradford at Hauser & Wirth at Frieze Seoul Bu Shi at SARAHCROWN at Kiaf Tesfaye Urgessa at Saatchi Yates at The Armory Show Nour Jaouda at Spike Island RF. Alvarez at Martha at The Armory Show and Megan Mulrooney Ambera Wellmann at Company Gallery at Hauser & Wirth Taiki Yokote at CON_ at Frieze Seoul Laurie Anderson Larry Bell Bruce Nauman Dike Blair Sister Corita Kent Cammie Staros Daniel Gordon Ruby Sky Stiler Related reading: 5 Artists to Discover at Kiaf 2025, South Korea’s Largest Art Fair The 10 Best Booths at Frieze Seoul 2025 The 10 Best Booths at The Armory Show 2025

Michaela Yearwood-Dan is one of the buzziest young painters working today. This summer, her emergence as a new market star culminated in a major solo show at Hauser & Wirth in London. On this episode of The Artsy Podcast, Yearwood-Dan joins Artsy’s Casey Lesser for a conversation about her remarkable trajectory, the challenges that young artists face today, and how her new exhibition models ways for galleries to be more welcoming.  Plus, Artsy editors Arun Kakar and Olivia Horn share their summer reading and viewing recommendations and discuss what they’ve learned about the art market so far this year.  About our guest: Throughout paintings, works on paper, ceramics, and site-specific mural and sound installations, Michaela Yearwood-Dan (B. 1994, London) endeavors to build spaces of community, abundance, and joy. Yearwood-Dan’s unique visual language intertwines lines of text with botanical motifs and draws on a diverse range of influences, including Blackness, queerness, femininity, and healing rituals.  Exhibitions, books, and artists mentioned: Michaela Yearwood-Dan, “No Time for Despair” at Hauser & Wirth “Hope is a dangerous thing” at P.P.O.W Ithell Colquhoun and Edward Burra at Tate Britain Sheida Soleimani, “Panjereh” at International Center of Photography “A Month in the Country” by J.L. Carr “Yoko: A Biography” by David Sheff  Foundations 2025 Kuldeep Singh Rebekah Rubalcava Noah Davis Danielle McKinney Related reading: The Artsy Vanguard 2022: Michaela Yearwood-Dan Contemporary Artists Are Spellbound by the History of Sex Magic 7 Artists to Follow at Foundations 2025

This spring, a wave of AI-generated imagery in the style of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli flooded social media. The trend renewed debate about how AI affects the way we make and experience art. On this episode of The Artsy Podcast, we tackle some of those questions with New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka, whose book Filterworld explores the impact of online algorithms on popular culture. We discuss the homogenizing effects of social media, the evolving role of curators, and the importance of cultivating personal taste at a time when culture is mediated by machines.  Plus, Artsy editors Casey Lesser and Arun Kakar share insights on the Chinese art market from Arun’s recent visit to Beijing and preview their upcoming trip to Art Basel. Kyle Chayka is a staff writer at The New Yorker, where he writes a column about the intersections of digital technology and popular culture. He is the author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture. Key topics: AI art, ChatGPT, algorithms, social media, curation, tastemaking Related reading: Gallery Weekend Beijing 2025 Defies Market Gloom with Risk and Vibrancy 30 Artists Defining Queer Art Now The Limits of A.I.-Generated Miyazaki Why AI Art Is Winning over Young Collectors

Marina Abramović built her career by testing the limits of the body. Now, she’s testing what digital art can do. On this episode of The Artsy Podcast, the groundbreaking performance artist joins us for a conversation about launching her new NFT project, bringing mindfulness to the digital realm, and using her work to reach across generational divides.  Plus, Artsy editors Casey Lesser and Arun Kakar break down everything you need to know about Frieze Week in New York—a period packed with art fairs, gallery openings, and can’t-miss museum shows. About our guest: Marina Abramović is perhaps the most famous performance artist working today. Employing duration, pain, danger, exhaustion, and viewer participation, she works at extremes and complicates the relationship between art and audience. Abramović exhibited at Documenta in 1977, 1982, and 1992 and at the Venice Biennale in 1976 and 1997, when she was awarded the Golden Lion. In her famous 2010 Museum of Modern Art retrospective, “The Artist Is Present,” visitors sat across from Abramović in silent communion. More recently, she became the first woman artist to stage a solo exhibition in the Royal Academy’s main galleries in the institution’s 255-year history. Abramović is the founder of the Marina Abramović Institute, which promotes performance art globally. Key topics: NFTs, digital art, performance art, the future of museums, advice for young artists, Frieze New York Fairs and exhibitions mentioned: Frieze New York: May 7th–11th at The Shed TEFAF New York: May 9th–13th at Park Avenue Armory NADA New York: May 7th–11th at the Starrett-Lehigh Building Future Fair: May 7th–10th at Chelsea Industrial 1-54 New York: May 8th–11th at Halo Esther II: May 6th–10th at the Estonian House Michael Armitage, “Crucible” at David Zwirner: opening May 8th Antonia Showering, “In Line” at Timothy Taylor: opening May 8th  Élise Peroi, “For Thirsting Flowers” at Carvalho Park: through May 23rd The Frick Collection Jack Whitten, “The Messenger” at MoMA: through August 2nd  Related reading: The Legacy of Marina Abramović’s “The Artist Is Present” Lives On with New Generations of Artists How Digital Art Has Fared Since the NFT Boom

In 1971, Linda Nochlin’s groundbreaking essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” posed a provocative question about the role of gender in art history. Today, we know that there have been great women artists across time and cultures—but, too often, their greatness isn’t recognized by the art market. Art historian Katy Hessel visits The Artsy Podcast for a special Women’s History Month episode to discuss the importance of talking about women’s representation in the art world, the progress that has been made towards gender parity, and the contemporary women artists she’s watching now. Plus, Artsy editors Casey Lesser and Arun Kakar discuss the month’s art news, including the scene at TEFAF, developments in AI artwork, and standout exhibitions in London, Austin, and Hong Kong.  Katy Hessel is an art historian, curator, broadcaster, and author of The Story of Art without Men. Her upcoming book How to Live an Artful Life is out in November. Key topics: Gender equality in the art world Contemporary women artists How to start collecting art Read: 5 Outstanding Artworks at TEFAF Maastricht 2025 Why AI Art Is Winning over Young Collectors These 5 Women-Led Galleries Are Championing Overlooked Women Artists Follow the artists Katy mentioned in the Artsy app: Alice Neel Käthe Kollwitz Guerilla Girls Mickalene Thomas Hilma af Klint Julie Mehretu Sarah Sze Katharina Grosse Jenny Saville Howardena Pindell Flora Yukhnovich Antonia Showering Kate Dunn Somaya Critchlow Ella Walker Charlotte Edey Sahara Longe Christina Kimeze Michaela Yearwood-Dan Anne Rothenstein Pauline Boty Simone Kennedy Doig Mary Stephenson Caroline Walker Chantal Joffe

On this episode, we take stock of the state of the art market. May was a frenzied month for the industry, with the Rockefeller and New York auctions providing key litmus tests about the health of the market. There were some objectively massive sales, including works by Picasso and Modigliani. But with big ticket works selling, why didn’t the action on the salesroom floor feel exciting? And what does that tell us about the role that expectations play when it comes to the art market? We also get a firsthand account of the sale that did electrify the art world: the $21.1 million auction of Kerry James Marshall’s Past Times at Sotheby’s. Finally, we look ahead to Art Basel in Basel, which opens to VIPs on June 12th.

This week, our editors sit down to chat about one of the art world’s most divisive topics: “selfie museums.” We discuss what the rise of the Museum of Ice Cream, and other similar Instagram-friendly institutions, means for the art world and the meaning of the word “museum.” As experiential art continues to explode in popularity, we also discuss whether selfie-driven art is different or similar to selfie museums—even drawing on our own recent experiences visiting one of these Instagram-friendly spaces.

The United States House of Representatives is considering expanding the Bank Secrecy Act in order to make galleries and auction houses subject to federal regulation. And the entire art market is buzzing. But the rules of the art market aren’t always written by the government. Last month, the Art Business Conference hosted a panel discussion on Art Basel’s “Art Market Principles and Best Practices,” a set of internal regulations governing the conduct of galleries participating in the fair This week, we bring you audio of that panel, along with a brief introduction. The discussion was moderated by Artsy Executive Editor Alexander Forbes and featured art advisor Elizabeth Szancer, gallerist Stefania Bortolami, and art lawyer Jo Backer Laird.

For most of us, the following scenarios probably sound familiar: you’re supposed to be focusing on an important task, but instead you’re distracted by Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook; or, you’re in a museum full of art but still find yourself glued to your iPhone. This week on the Artsy Podcast, we tackle the question of how creativity and the arts are being impacted by the digital age. On one hand, we’re constantly fending off distraction; on the other, the internet has created amazing new tools for viewing art and helping artists get their work funded.

On this week’s episode, we walk you through an alternative Art History 101 class—one where no question is too embarrassing or obvious to ask. Join us as we demystify some of the art world’s most hard-to-decipher movements (such as Conceptual Art) and dive into the nuances behind seemingly straightforward topics (like the proper way to hang an artwork).

Nearly three months into 2018, several major milestones of the art market calendar have already come and gone—including the London auctions and the release of the The Art Market | 2018 report earlier this month. Meanwhile, in China, Art Basel in Hong Kong kicked off this week. On this episode, our editors sit down to talk about what early art market signals this year are telling us about the health of the trade and what it could all mean for the future of the industry.

On this episode, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of contemporary Cuban art—a topic int with questions of history and politics and culture, both on and off the island. We’re joined from Miami by art collector Jorge Pérez and chief curator of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Tobias Ostrander, to discuss the institution’s show “On the Horizon” featuring more than 170 works of art.

Picture a cake: It’s circular, maybe rectangular, covered in a layer of single-color frosting. With the help of so-called “cake artists," however, this classic dessert is increasingly breaking the mold. On this episode, we explore the delectable, jaw-dropping world of specialty cakes. From a life-size bust of Willie Nelson to a geometric mousse confection that resembles nothing so much as a work of Op Art, these creations are increasingly sculptural. Plus, we’ll revisit the Supreme Court case that hinges on the question: Can a cake be a work of art?

The official portraits of former United States President Barack Obama, painted by Kehinde Wiley, and former First Lady Michelle Obama, by Amy Sherald, were presented at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. Upon unveiling, the portraits became two of the most widely-debated works of contemporary art in years. On this episode, we sat down with curator Eugenie Tsai and writer Antwaun Sargent to discuss the impact and legacy of these two historic portraits.

“Songs for Sabotage”—the fourth iteration of the New Museum Triennial—opened last week in New York. On this episode, we sat down with exhibition co-curator Gary Carrion-Murayari to discuss the years-long process to assemble a show of this nature. How did they decide which artists define the international cutting edge?

Almost everything can be “curated” these days—playlists, outfits, gift baskets, even salads. So what does it really mean to be an independent curator? On this episode, we’re joined by curator Jacqueline Mabey to discuss the ups and downs of a career that’s not tied to a single institution.

On today’s episode, we’re taking a deep dive into two questions at the intersection of art and law. First: Can we make a case for legally eating an artwork? And, second: How can a Houston resident own a wall in her home—but not the mural painted on it?

Artist Judy Chicago began teaching at Fresno State in 1970, where she founded the nation’s first known feminist art program. On today’s episode, we explore the story of the women artists enrolled in the radical class—and how this little-known project evolved into the now-iconic installation Womanhouse at CalArts in 1972.

In 1936, Dorothea Lange took a photograph that would go on to become one of the most defining images of the Great Depression: Migrant Mother. On this episode, we explore the backstory of this iconic photo—including the fact that it was almost never taken. Plus, what can Migrant Mother tell us about modern-day photojournalism?