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In her review of Jared Buckhiester's exhibition, Continent of Misbelief, Paige Greco writes, "Jared Buckhiester stages American masculinity as a ritual of collapse and works inside what’s left of American power." Read more here.

Derek Fordjour's visionary Los Angeles exhibition, Nightsong, was selected by Frieze as one of the ten best exhibitions in the Americas in 2025. Read more here.

Mario Ayala spoke with Texas Monthly about his solo exhibition, Seven Vans, on view through June 21, 2026 at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Read more here.

Tristan Unrau discussed his painting practice in a major Artnet feature, ahead of his upcoming exhibition opening in March 2026 at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles. Read more here. 

Lucy Bull is featured in Harper's Bazaar as one of seven painters redefining a classical art for the digital age and expanding the possibilities of one of the most traditional forms of art-making. Read more here.

Jenna Gribbon is featured in Harper's Bazaar as one of seven painters redefining a classical art for the digital age and expanding the possibilities of one of the most traditional forms of art-making. Read more here.

For his most memorable exhibition of 2025, David Salle selects Martha Diamond: After Image, noting, "Her pictures evidence a kind of paradox of painting: They have gravitas, but their ingenuity and distinctive point of view make for a lightness of spirit." Read more here.

Rashid Johnson spoke to Essence about his major mid-career survey, A Poem for Deep Thinkers, which explores nearly 30 years of his prolific, multidisciplinary practice exploring themes of Black identity, intellectual inheritance, and spiritual introspection through vulnerability and self-examination, on view at the Guggenheim Museum through January 19, 2026. Read more here.

Work by Lauren Halsey and Deana Lawson were included in Dazed's feature on The Studio Museum in Harlem's reopening. Read more here.