Date: September 27, 2026Location: Times Square, New York CityFormat: Full-day rotation on a monumental digital screenCurator: Anna Gvozdeva In a place built to be noticed, the quietest thing on the square was a painting. On September 27, Visual Art Journal presented its twenty-sixth Times Square Bi
Where do you live: Málaga, Spain, with strong professional ties to London Your education: STF Zürich; Central Saint Martins; University of the Arts London Describe your art in three words: Sculptural, Feminine, Powerful Your discipline: Fashion Design — Luxury Womenswear Website | Instagram Your
Year of birth: 1989 Where do you live: Los Angeles, California, USAYour education: Virginia Tech; Studio Art and Marketing Management; Chicago Portfolio School, Art DirectionDescribe your art in three words: Speculative, Cinematic, SurrealYour discipline: PaintingWebsite | Instagram Your practice ex
Year of birth: 1987 Where do you live: Marseille, France Your education: Self-taught Artist Describe your art in three words: Joyful, Wild, Modern Your discipline: Graffiti Website | Instagram You began creating graffiti at the age of thirteen. How has your relationship with graffiti evolved over th
Year of birth: 1983 Where do you live: Sofia, Bulgaria Your education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Describe your art in three words: Warm, Colorful, Carefree Your discipline: Painting and Works on Paper Website | Instagram You came to painting after a background in engineering and more than a
Year of birth: 1995 Where do you live: North Shore, Massachusetts, USA Your education: BFA in Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University; MFA in Sculpture and Expanded Media, Illinois State University Describe your art in three words: Vulnerability, Boundary, Processing
Year of birth: 1997 Where do you live: Yerevan, ArmeniaYour education: School of Visual Arts, New York City, BFADescribe your art in three words: Cheerful, Dynamic, ComplexYour discipline: Painting and DrawingWebsite | Instagram You describe your art as an “unobserved reality”. What mak
On September 28-29, Captaloona Art Gallery in Madrid hosted a new exhibition organized by The Names Gallery and curated by Anna Gvozdeva. Over two days, the gallery became a space where artists from many countries, generations and backgrounds shared one room and spoke in very different visual langua
Year of birth: 2000 Where do you live: Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Your education: Master of Fine Arts Describe your art in three words: Worker, Body, Machine Instagram Your recent works explore the human body through conditions such as calcific tendinitis, COPD, and scoliosis. What first led
Year of birth: 1980 Where do you live: Munich, Germany Your education: BA in Visual Communications, Novi Sad; MA in Art Direction, Rome Describe your art in three words: Gestural, Material, Intuitive Your discipline: Painting / Works on Paper Instagram Your education combines Visual Communications a