Youth, like art, is a mindset, not an age. The handpicked individuals that follow radiate with the energy of potential.

Embarking on our fifth annual young artists list offered a critical and, at times, joyful moment of group reflection on both the historical moment and this project’s history. Like countless other endeavors during covid, putting this list together without physical contact seemed a herculean task, yet, because of this, it is all the more rewarding to share our portfolio with you.

Our fourth annual young artists list wrote itself—made over in the vision of a more inclusive world, one in which comedians, sculptors, photographers, painters, designers and actors are no longer separated by arbitrary boundaries but rather sat next to each other in a creative support system.

Here, a look into the studios of 30 young artists leading by example.

Via screen, canvas or installation, these are the voices of a moment in time that has as much to mourn as to celebrate. We look to the youth to communicate our future—a glimpse of which we capture on these pages.

Meet 30 of the art world’s most compelling young voices representing both coasts, and operating on a totally global frequency.