INTERVIEWS

arHundreds gather on a Chinatown rooftop for the opening of Alix Vernet’s EDEN at Market Gallery. Staged in a former 9-by-15-foot storage shed, the gallery, perched above the bustle below, feels like secret hidden in plain site, and even among the new class of shoebox galleries cropping up around the neighborhood, it distinguishes itself through the atmosphere it fosters. The space, housing Vernet’s crackled, spray paint delights, only fits a handful of visitors at a time, lending a more visceral intentionality to each encounter with the works. Outside, summer openings double as barbecues; in the winter, soups, a DIY favorite, simmer over the fire pit. On this night, you’ll find Adam Zhu, the man behind Market, tending the grill.Sure, New York art regulars have often seen it all when it co...

Words by Gabrielle Leung for Hypeart A queue of Londoners is forming outside of Corsica Studios on a Friday night. The air is thick with smoke, rising from jackets wrapped around bodies preparing for eight straight hours of music, the likes of fakemink, EsDeeKid and Slimzee joining Evian Christ for a legendary TranceParty night. This time, it’s a two-night event (‘TP Weekender’) and a road sign greets you at the entrance, covered in British-Finnish artist Alex Clayton’s unmistakable airbrushed figures, recognizable from the previous club night’s posters and designs.Clayton is an enigmatic but prolific figure in the underground music scene. He’s produced commissions for Yung Lean and his limited edition, hand-painted T-shirts sell out almost instantly. His distinctive imagery features on al...

For Kennedy Yanko, gravity is more of a suggestion than a rule. The St. Louis-born artist has mastered the art of sculptural alchemy, building a name for herself through her signature paint skin works – sheets of dried paint take on a leathery alterlife, later draped atop metal salvage – which earned their own double showcase in New York earlier this year. While garnering a reputation as a vital voice in the medium, Yanko insists, "I'm a painter that makes sculpture."Now, she's bringing that claim full circle with her latest exhibition at Pace Prints. On view through October 4, Without Gravity marks a sort of 2D homecoming for the now Miami-based artist, as she brings forth a family of multilayered compositions, echoing the gestural drama and perceptual essence her three-dimensional painti...

SummaryBook launch and talk with Ai Weiwei at Strand Bookstore this Sept 5'Ai Weiwei Handbook' published by No More Rulers, highlights art and activismThe Strand Book Store will host a special event this Friday, September 5, with Ai Weiwei appearing in conversation with writer Orville Schell to celebrate the launch of Ai Weiwei Handbook published by No More Rulers. The talk offers audiences a rare opportunity to hear directly from the artist about his work and activism, as well as the making of the new volume. Tickets for the event can be purchased here.Ai Weiwei Handbook is the latest release in a new series by No More Rulers spotlighting visionary artists. The book serves as a compact and affordable guide to Ai’s career, presenting his work across sculpture, photography, film, architectu...

In an exclusive interview with Hypebeast, acclaimed photographer Greg Girard discusses his new commissioned work, HK:PM, which is currently being showcased on the M+ museum's iconic façade in Hong Kong. The Canadian photographer, renowned for documenting Asia's changing urban landscapes since the 1970s, has transformed his film photographs of Hong Kong from that era into a cinematic visual epic. The installation, which features images of bustling streets and the now-demolished Kowloon Walled City, represents a journey of rediscovery for Girard, bringing his decades-old work back to the city that inspired it.In a full-circle moment, Girard describes creating HK:PM as a “journey of rediscovery,” with his decades-old work returning to the city's landscape. His most famous work, the "City of D...