ArtDesk magazine is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2023 and in September of this year, the magazine won the 2022 Folio: Eddie Award and Ozzie Award for Best Full Issue (Nonprofit/Charity) and Best Design (Nonprofit/Charity). In its Winter 2023 issue (published December 18, 2022) it announced the names of 100 early to mid-career voices in contemporary art, performance, theater, animal well-being, and social innovation that it recognizes having pushed “new frontiers in creative work.” Of these 100, eight are originally from California, and a total of 16 whose discipline is in the art of dance. The artists come from numerous countries including Nigeria, Venezuela, Brazil, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Sweden, Canada, Puerto Rico, Germany, South Africa, The Netherlands, Finland, Australia, Russia, Mexico, Bulgaria, Nassau, Switzerland, Jamaica, Tajikistan, and the United States.
“Everyone included in the ARTDESK 100 has clear, demonstrated bona fides to merit inclusion on our inaugural list,” said editor in chief Louisa McCune, co-founder of the magazine with publisher Christian Keesee and dance editor Larry Keigwin. “We started with about 180 high-quality candidates and then set the editorial parameter of age 45 and under. We especially wanted to shine a light on up-and-coming creative leaders who will define arts and culture in the coming decades.”
The eight artists who hail from California are:
Tauba Auerbach far right – Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan
Tauba Auerbach (VISUAL ARTIST) b. 1981, San Francisco, California. This Bay Area artist works across media, including painting, glass sculpture, video, and musical-instrument design, exploring perceptions of structure and pattern. Auerbach’s work has been exhibited globally, from MoMA to the Centre Pompidou.
Christaan Felber – Photo courtesy of the artist.
Christaan Felber (VISUAL ARTIST) b. 1985, Thousand Oaks, California. Felber got his break photo-graphing the Vaccines on tour. He is based in Brooklyn and his dynamic portraiture has appeared in The New York Times and Rolling Stone. Other high-profile clients have included The North Face and Nike.
Buck Ellison – Photo courtesy of the artist.
Buck Ellison (VISUAL ARTIST0 b. 1987, San Francisco, California. Ellison’s large format photographs interrogate American wealth and whiteness. Based in Los Angeles, his work has shown at Balice Hertling in Paris, Carl Kostyàl in Sweden, and the Sunday Painter in London.
Lex Liang – Photo courtesy of the artist.
Lex Liang (DESIGNER) b. 1982, Orange , California. From innovative theatrical shows to major live events, Liang’s scenic and costume designs can be seen across the world. He founded LDC Design in 2010.
Lauren Halsey – Photo by Stefanie Keenan
Lauren Halsey (VISUAL ARTIST) b. 1987, Los Angeles, California. Halsey creates vibrant found-object-inspired art that honors her hometown. Her critically acclaimed 2022 solo show at David Kordansky Gallery will be followed by a 2023 installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Hilary Pecis – Photo courtesy of the artist.
Hilary Pecis (VISUAL ARTIST) b. 1979, Redding, California. Pecis studied at the California College of Arts in Oakland and is known for her paintings of detailed yet calming interiors. She opens a show of new work at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles in March 2023.
Tiler Peck – Photo by Erin Baiano
Tiler Peck (DANCER) b. 1989, Bakersfield, California. Peck entered the esteemed School of American Ballet at age twelve and is now a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. She has also danced in the film Donnie Darko and television series Tiny Pretty Things.
Kamasi Washington – Photo by Arturo Holmes
Kamasi Washington (MUSICIAN) b. 1981, Los Angeles, California. A Grammy-nominated saxophonist, bandleader, and composer known for genre-scrambling works of jazz fusion like The Epic and Heaven and Earth, Washington has performed with diverse collaborators, from Herbie Hancock to Run the Jewels.
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The other dance artists who made the ArtDesk 100 include: Aran Bell – Dancer; Kyle Abraham (Choreographer); Camille A. Brown (Choreographer); Silas Farley (Choreographer); Rena Butler (Choreographer); Denys Drozdyuk (Dancer); Jovani Furlan (Dancer); Alexander Ekman (Choreographer); Alexander Haquia (Dancer); Raja Feather Kelly (Choreographer); Skye Mattox (Dancer); Natalia Osipova (Dancer); Justin Peck (Dancer); Antonina Skobina (Dancer); and Melissa Toogood (Dancer).
To read about all 100 of the artists listed, please click HERE.
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Written by Jeff Slayton – information gathered from press release by Michelle Tabnick Public Relations.
Featured image: Artist Collage built by LADC from separate images provided by Art Desk
