Volume.

Issue 12 / The Friction Edit

London — New York

Cover Story

The Illusion of Scarcity.

Calling out the blue-chip machine: Why the secondary market is failing emerging talent, and how the studio ecosystem is fighting back.

Editorial Note

Female empowerment in raw materials.

Zheni discusses the alchemy of her studio, wearing the chemical mask, and breaking the boys' club of heavy industrial art.

The Melting Pot

Studio 54 Energy.

Lawyers, celebrities, and the raw creative class. Why the modern gallery opening needs to feel like a riot.

the airwaves.

Curiat Audio Exclusives
Episode 01 / 45 Mins

Art Leaders × Vaughan Ollier

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Show Notes

In this series of The Airwaves, Vaughan Ollier sits down with Art Leaders to dissect the archaic structures of the traditional art world. They explore the democratization of patronage, why the gallery model is broken, and how visual artists should be treated with the same commercial reverence as tech founders.

"The art world thrives on making you feel like you don't belong. We are here to kick the door down."
  • 12:05 The plight of the starving artist.
  • 24:30 Why corporate lobbies are the new museums.
  • 38:15 Building the Studio 54 renewal.

Archival Index

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Critique

The Waning of the White Cube.
Culture

Carlos: The Dazed Interview.
Market

Investing in the visceral.