As Black History Month continues, we're spotlighting a lineup of Black artists who deserve a permanent place on your radar. Too often overlooked in mainstream conversations, these boundary-pushing creatives are reshaping the art world with distinctive techniques, powerful themes and personal stories -- and we're spotlighting some of our favorites.From painters and photographers to mixed-media moguls, there are plenty of different disciplines to pay attention to, so we've rounded up the best of t...

It's no secret that AI is testing our psychological boundaries, and no one really knows what will happen as a result of our intellectual and emotional reliance on a machine. Swedish artist Arvida Byström's new show, "PET: Projected Emotional Technologies," dives headfirst into this gray area, unpacking the concept of AI companionship with digital representations of femininity trained on male desire.Created in collaboration with YWGI Studio, the artist uses a surreal cast of human-animal hybrid ...

Did you know that in London, you’re literally twice as likely to find a statue of an animal than a named woman? (Let that sink in for a minute.) Thankfully, there’s a powerful new figure taking up space. Meet Mother Vérité, a seven-foot bronze monument to the unfiltered, unvarnished truth (hence the name) of the postpartum experience.Conceived by Chelsea Hirschhorn, CEO and founder of Frida, and brought to life by British artist Rayvenn Shaleigha D’Clark, Mother Vérité is a testament t...

In a world increasingly mediated by screens and simulations, Ruby Chen's work feels startlingly alive. A multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture and painting, Chen explores the friction between instinct and the false promise of innovation. Her practice examines how primal desires persist within and against the systems that try to contain them, often using skin-like wax, tangled hair and pulsing sounds that echo the rhythm of the body.In August, Chen presented her exhibition "As It Turn...