INTERVIEWS

Jana Frost builds immersive, symbolic worlds through collage, animation and set design, moving between physical and digital space. Now based in London after years of relocating, her practice reflects that sense of movement and impermanence. She studied fine art at Tallinn University in Estonia, but her education has remained ongoing, shaped by continued research into symbolism, philosophy and psychology, which inform the layered visual narratives running through her work.Originally trained in ceramics and sculpture, Frost gradually shifted away from material-heavy processes as frequent moving made traditional studio practice difficult to sustain. Collage emerged as both a practical solution and a conceptual fit. Principles central to sculpture such as composition, balance and storytelling ...

After hallyu hit the global stage, South Korea’s creative imprint is ever-present. From the boom of Korean cinema and K-pop to the Gwangju Biennale if you lean more art connoisseur, the so-called soft powerhouse has proven a finesse on all cultural fronts. At the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, a new exhibition is turning back the clock to chart the artistic evolution that made this moment possible.Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared marks the first major of US exhibition of works hailing from the renowned collection of Lee Kun-Hee, the 23,000-piece strong trove assembled by the late Samsung chairman over seven decades. With over 200 works, including 14 designated National Treasures, on view, the showcase offers a rare look into one of Asia's most significant private...

Asspizza, born Austin Babbitt, has a reputation that precedes him. Like any name plucked from the fashion mythology of 2010s SoHo, it’s one that braces you for chaos.I sit opposite Babbitt at a West Village office in the hours leading up to his new art show, and, to my surprise, catch him in a serene state: putting finishing touches on a canvas, dousing it in loose, free-handed doodles. He bumps soft country music and hums back. Splayed across his all-new art car are thick Steve Jobs and Bruce Lee biographies he’s ready to open once the show wraps, he says.Next after his 2024 debut with Amanda Bynes, last week the artist-designer unveiled his second exhibition with Larry Warsh’s CART Department at its new space in lower Manhattan. On view through January 28, the show takes over Free Parkin...

Japanese contemporary artist TIDE has officially debuted EDIT, his first solo exhibition in Hong Kong, bringing his signature monochromatic world to the city for the first time. Spanning two key creative hubs - a main showcase at WKM Gallery and an exclusive takeover of BELOWGROUND - the exhibition marks a new chapter for an artist whose round-eyed cat character has become a recognizable icon of domestic life and childhood wonder.EDIT signals a shift in TIDE's practice, moving toward a more deliberate process of patience and revision. By revisiting canvases over extended periods to erase and overdraw, the artist builds a "hidden history" within each piece, adding a layer of atmospheric depth to his work.Hypebeast sat down with TIDE and William Kayne Mukai, the owner and director of WKM Gal...

Joshua Evans moves with the quiet certainty of someone who understands that growth happens over time. There is no rush in his practice and no interest in spectacle. When Hypeart visited Evans in his Brooklyn studio, where he is currently based, that mindset was easy to feel. The room was active but measured, paintings loosely leaning on corners with surfaces marked by revision. “This is the studio area. I have to keep it clean,” he says. “I cannot work in a Francis Bacon-esque studio.”Evans grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where drawing was just part of life. It was never framed as a career or an escape plan. It was simply something that felt natural. As a quiet kid, art gave him a way to stay focused and process things internally. That relationship shifted in college, when a period of depressi...

“I’m not British-Nigerian,” Slawn stresses. “People always say that shit. I’m not.”It’s a label that, to him, feels like a shortcut, glossing over his Lagos roots, just to land all-too neatly right into his life in London, where his career took off. In just a few years, Slawn's seen a meteoric ascent, with playful pop figures, now signatures across fashion, music and art. But as he tells it over a call, that version of Slawn was always incomplete, or never completely real to begin with: “I don’t want to be Slawn to Nigerians. Slawn’s a foreign figure. A ‘British-Nigerian’ figure of imagination.”For the first time, the artist born Olaolu Akeredolu-Ale is making a homecoming. On view through February 1, 2026 at Nahous, Lagos' burgeoning creative hub, Bobo marks a pivotal return after half a ...

When I first met Jacob Consenstein around 2018 or 2019, I was still building the early version of Hypeart inside Hypebeast and Jacob was already several years into a photography practice that was gaining momentum. For our latest Through the Lens feature, he recounts that period less as a linear timeline and more through the images he was making. “A lot of my memory is tied to the images I was making,” he says. “To be honest, I had to go back through photos to remember exactly what was happening, ”At the time, he was living in Harlem with close friends, shooting constantly and working retail at Snow Peak in SoHo. The job unexpectedly shaped his network. “ I was in SoHo every single day, and everyone working there was also an artist or building something on the side.” Even as commercial oppo...