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The Most Exciting Rising Stars in Contemporary Art: Who’s Who and What’s Next, featuring 107 artists born since 1980, chosen by a new generation of art leaders and experts. This richly illustrated survey brings together over 100 of the most innovative and exciting contemporary artists working across all media and around the world. These are the art superstars of tomorrow as chosen by the art world’s future leaders: curators, writers, and scholars with a pulse on contemporary art and culture. Featured artists include: Lawrence Abu Hamdan; Farah Al Qasimi; Korakrit Arunanondchai; Firelei Bez; Meriem Bennani; Amoako Boafo; Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley; Jordan Casteel; Jesse Darling; Jad Fadojutimi; Louis Fratino; Lauren Halsey; Kudzanai-Violet Hwami; Joy ​​Labinjo; Lina Lapelyte; Carolyn Lazard; Ad Minoliti; Tyler Mitchell; Toyin Ojih Odutola; Ima-Abasi Okon; Thao Nguyen Phan; Christina Quarles; Tschabalala Self; Paul Mpagi Sepuya; Shen Xin; Avery Singer; Martine Syms; Salman Toor; Zadie Xa. The more than 100 candidates come from institutions such as: Baltimore Museum of Art; Bellas Artes Projects (Manila); ESPAC (Mexico City); The Factory Contemporary Arts Center (Ho Chi Minh City); KW Institute of Contemporary Art (Berlin); MoMA (New York); Museum of Modern Art (Medellin); Museums Victoria (Melbourne); Raw Materials Company (Dakar); Sharjah Art Foundation; Studio Museum in Harlem (New York); Tai Kwun Contemporary (Hong Kong); Tate Modern (London); Whitechapel Gallery (London); Whitney Museum of American Art (New York); and X Museum (Beijing).