Rashid Johnson photographed Jay-Z for the cover of GQ's new special global issue, which features an extensive interview with the rapper and mogul. Johnson, a contemporary art star known for exploring Black male identity, was chosen for his artistic alignment with Jay-Z's career-long challenge of simplistic notions of Blackness in American culture.
Brandon John Harrington, a collector and Google executive, is featured in Cultured magazine for his role in the art world and his advocacy for queer visibility. The article highlights his collection and his work at Google, where he intersects technology with art patronage.
Miguel Escobar has been selected as the first winner of the Ian Rosenfeld Fund, a £7,500 annual award created by Gallery Rosenfeld. The Colombian-born artist was chosen from over 1,300 global applicants for his conceptually clear and psychologically charged paintings, which often feature animals in theatrical environments.
The Salzburger Kunstverein and ArtReview have announced the four writers selected for their 2026 Writer-in-Residence Programme. The winners—Hana Elhaddad, Sharmilla Ganesan, Olga Hohmann, and Eshwari—were chosen from a large pool of applicants for their distinctive voices and engagement with the conceptual theme 'CAPTCHA Realism'.