The Art Edit: Early Fall Highlights
The Art Edit: Early Fall Highlights
The loudest art chatter lately hasn’t been from a museum or gallery—it’s from Taylor Swift. Her new album announcement references John Everett Millais’s famous Ophelia (1851–1852). I’m not a die-hard Swiftie, but I love moments like this where pop culture collides with art history. It’s a reminder that art slips into our lives in unexpected ways, shaping the way we see stories, images, even music videos.
And with summer winding down, I’m already scanning the fall art calendar. New York is about to explode with openings, and a few shows stand out as can’t-miss.
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Five Artists I’m Watching This Fall
Guimi You at Lehmann Maupin
Her dreamy, atmospheric landscapes (inspired by Jeju Island) feel like portals into memory. I love when a painting makes you want to just sit inside it—and I’m curious how these will land in her first New York show.
Ana Cláudia Almeida at Stephen Friedman Gallery
Almeida’s debut here feels long overdue. She stitches together painting, textiles, and installation with a grounding in Black Brazilian cultural resilience. It’s layered work, both visually and politically, and I think it’s going to resonate.
Sasha Gordon at David Zwirner
Gordon’s self-portraits are hyperreal, bold, and sometimes a little unsettling—in the best way. I’m excited (and honestly a bit nervous) to see how she scales this up for her first Zwirner show.
Phoebe Helander at P·P·O·W
She turns the smallest moments—a candle flickering, a room at dusk—into lush, monumental oil paintings. There’s something quietly powerful in that, and I think her first solo in New York is going to feel like a big reveal.
Dalton Paula at Lisson Gallery
Paula’s practice of reclaiming Afro-Brazilian histories is already compelling, and in this show he’s centering Black childhood. It feels urgent, necessary, and deeply human. I can’t wait to see how it unfolds.
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Artist Spotlight: Alejandro Sintura
Lately I keep noticing moons—maybe it’s the season, maybe it’s just me—but Alejandro Sintura paints them in a way that stops me in my tracks. Born in 2000, the Colombian artist creates landscapes and seascapes softened by moonlight.
What gets me is the quiet. A moon reflecting in an empty pool, or hanging low above still water—these scenes don’t need people. They’re about solitude, about pausing. I think that’s why they hit right now: in the rush of fall, his work feels like an exhale.
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Quick Picks: What’s Catching My Eye
Butter Yellow → This shade has been everywhere—from fashion to interiors—and it glows in painting and sculpture too. It’s not just a trend; it’s a mood.
Street Art Edit → I’ll never get tired of the way artists like Banksy and Shepard Fairey drag city energy into collectible works. Street edge, gallery walls—it still works.
Curator’s Picks → My own rotating mix of discoveries and old favorites. I love the balance of stumbling on something new while revisiting artists who keep evolving.
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I’ll share more as the season unfolds, but for now, these are the shows
and artists I’m most excited to keep on my radar.
The loudest art chatter lately hasn’t been from a museum or gallery—it’s from Taylor Swift. Her new album announcement references John Everett Millais’s famous Ophelia (1851–1852). I’m not a die-hard Swiftie, but I love moments like this where pop culture collides with art history. It’s a reminder that art slips into our lives in unexpected ways, shaping the way we see stories, images, even music videos.
And with summer winding down, I’m already scanning the fall art calendar. New York is about to explode with openings, and a few shows stand out as can’t-miss.
---
Five Artists I’m Watching This Fall
Guimi You at Lehmann Maupin
Her dreamy, atmospheric landscapes (inspired by Jeju Island) feel like portals into memory. I love when a painting makes you want to just sit inside it—and I’m curious how these will land in her first New York show.
Ana Cláudia Almeida at Stephen Friedman Gallery
Almeida’s debut here feels long overdue. She stitches together painting, textiles, and installation with a grounding in Black Brazilian cultural resilience. It’s layered work, both visually and politically, and I think it’s going to resonate.
Sasha Gordon at David Zwirner
Gordon’s self-portraits are hyperreal, bold, and sometimes a little unsettling—in the best way. I’m excited (and honestly a bit nervous) to see how she scales this up for her first Zwirner show.
Phoebe Helander at P·P·O·W
She turns the smallest moments—a candle flickering, a room at dusk—into lush, monumental oil paintings. There’s something quietly powerful in that, and I think her first solo in New York is going to feel like a big reveal.
Dalton Paula at Lisson Gallery
Paula’s practice of reclaiming Afro-Brazilian histories is already compelling, and in this show he’s centering Black childhood. It feels urgent, necessary, and deeply human. I can’t wait to see how it unfolds.
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Artist Spotlight: Alejandro Sintura
Lately I keep noticing moons—maybe it’s the season, maybe it’s just me—but Alejandro Sintura paints them in a way that stops me in my tracks. Born in 2000, the Colombian artist creates landscapes and seascapes softened by moonlight.
What gets me is the quiet. A moon reflecting in an empty pool, or hanging low above still water—these scenes don’t need people. They’re about solitude, about pausing. I think that’s why they hit right now: in the rush of fall, his work feels like an exhale.
---
Quick Picks: What’s Catching My Eye
Butter Yellow → This shade has been everywhere—from fashion to interiors—and it glows in painting and sculpture too. It’s not just a trend; it’s a mood.
Street Art Edit → I’ll never get tired of the way artists like Banksy and Shepard Fairey drag city energy into collectible works. Street edge, gallery walls—it still works.
Curator’s Picks → My own rotating mix of discoveries and old favorites. I love the balance of stumbling on something new while revisiting artists who keep evolving.
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I’ll share more as the season unfolds, but for now, these are the shows and artists I’m most excited to keep on my radar.