We spend a morning with Arthur Jafa at Arcana Books in LA to talk obsessions and influences

Watch: The Book Voucher with Arthur Jafa: “Falling asleep in the stacks”

Watch: The Book Voucher with Arthur Jafa: “Falling asleep in the stacks”

Interview: Janelle Zara
Portrait of Izumi Kato with his untitled work at Perrotin Los Angeles Black and white portrait of Izumi Kato by Finn Constantine at Perrotin Los Angeles

How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA

How Izumi Kato’s curious creatures found fame in LA

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
“I came, I saw, I covered. I am so tired of talking about the art market.”

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Words: Janelle Zara
Bloodscape X, 1987, Andres Serrano (American, born 1950). Silver dye bleach print. © Andres Serrano, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels Bloodscape X, 1987, Andres Serrano (American, born 1950). Silver dye bleach print. © Andres Serrano, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris/Brussels
Art and blood have had a long and ferocious affair, but why do artists keep returning to blood as a subject and material?

Blood is thicker than paint

Blood is thicker than paint

Words: Emily Steer

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