Rashid Johnson

‘It’s like sending out a small poem or a piece of oneself into the world,’ he says of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art charitable edition

Johnson’s work employs a wide range of media - items such as CB radios, shea butter, literature, record covers, gilded rocks, black soap and tropical plants - to explore themes of art history, individual and shared cultural identities, and philosophy

Adam Pendleton, Nicolas Party, Dana Schutz, Jim Hodges, KAWS and other major artists donate work to a high-profile auction, benefitting the New York City AIDS Memorial

Careers advisers suggested this American artist should become a soldier or an athlete. In response, he worked those roles into drawings of normative masculinity

New survey showcases 100 of the best contemporary artists, capturing the beautiful range of new works created in this oldest of media

The artist also tells us what’s on his reading list, about next year’s upcoming MoMA show, and how art has helped him through this difficult year

For Artspace's trusted art advisor, artists like Zoe Leonard, Rashid Johnson, and Wolfgang Tillmans are at the very top of the wish list.

Here are nine artists to keep on your radar while you sip margaritas pool-side this August.

With the fall art season getting into swing, it's a great time to see shows in New York's reigning gallery hub. Here are the pieces that caught our editors' eyes.

Curator Adrienne Edwards discusses the heady ideas animating her latest group show, which features 29 A-list artists from Robert Rauschenberg to Wangechi Mutu.

On the occasion of his new show of figurative paintings at Jack Shainman, which alludes to the Black Lives Matter movement and the current political climate, the artist shares some frustrations about the reception of his work.

The collectors of, and advocates for, contemporary art by African American artists give Artspace's Karen Rosenberg a tour of their Lower Manhattan apartment.

On the occasion of the release of Phaidon’s Body of Art, the incisive artist explains why the physical process of art making can be as illuminating as the finished artwork itself.

From the world-class museums of the Loop to the edgy galleries of Wicker Park, these are year-round destinations that the art lover should not miss.

While the blinding numbers tallied by the evening sales get the most attention, we scoured the day sale results for indicators of the direction the market for emerging artists is taking.

The former Deitch Projects dealer walks us through her much-discussed pop-up exhibition, providing insights into the artworks on view.

In his latest column, Walter Robinson considers a new show of work by black artists in light of the diversity of the Whitney Biennial, and the art world in general.

We spoke to the Chicago artist about the origin of his exuberant work, his interest in custom culture, and why he's so into nail art.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we've compiled a list of some of the more prominent couples whose hearts have been intertwined by the aesthetic ribbons of contemporary art.

We spoke to the versatile Chicago-born artist about the philosophically rich themes in his work and the complex evolution of his approach to art.