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The people on this list represent five generations and hail from the worlds of food, publishing, art, fashion, activism, and entertainment.

The 11 individuals on CULTURED’s eighth annual Young Collectors list embody a certain kind of single-minded obsession. Some were raised by storied patrons; others found a passion for art on their own, often leaving their families perplexed. All share an interest in spreading the gospel, leaving the art world a little more curious than they found it.

Over the past five years, a wave of risk-taking, sharp-eyed galleries have opened around the world. Here are 23 shaping the conversation.

Vanishingly few photographers on this list, who range in age from 24 to 35, remember life before smartphones. But their exposure to an endless stream of visual media has only strengthened their ability to discern what makes a photograph work.

The 30 artists on CULTURED’s ninth annual Young Artists list make work that is bursting with idiosyncrasy, curiosity, and gumption—all necessary ingredients for great art.

Individually, these artists' photographs are a means for reckoning with trauma, deepening and transforming the art of the portrait, relying on traditional practices to explore and experiment and take risks, among myriad other ends.

Art collecting is, above all, an act of faith. It requires faith in the vision of an individual artist, Faith in the enduring value of living with art, and faith in the collector’s ability to preserve their acquisitions for posterity. The 10 individuals on CULTURED’s seventh annual Young Collectors list show us what comes after that leap of faith.

CULTURED consulted expert contributors, gallerists, art-fair executives, and collectors from around the globe to assemble a group of trustworthy and influential advisors shaping some of the world's top collections.

What single trait unites the names on the inaugural CULT 100 list? Curiosity. These 100 luminaries shaping culture span the fields of art, film, literature, food, fashion, and more. There's a BMX athlete, a baker and a saxophonist.

Handpicked by CULTURED, the eighth annual selection of young artists covers 27 up-and-coming names you need to know.

These photographers treat images like diaries, manifestos, recipes, and field studies. They dispatch from nightclubs, restaurant kitchens, crowded beaches, and rural outposts. And they argue for everyone’s chance to be seen.

The sixth annual class of Young Collectors comprises 11 legacy and first-generation names—spanning coasts, disciplines, and collecting philosophies—who are ushering in a new era in collecting.

Handpicked by CULTURED, the eighth annual selection is comprised of six visionaries who have mastered their craft, due in part to their unique ability to ride the forward motion of the field.

Handpicked by CULTURED, the third annual selection highlights concept-driven designers and collaborative studios that are pushing the boundaries of modern architectural practice.

Handpicked by CULTURED, the seventh annual selection comprises stars of the biennials and darlings of the market, as well as brand-new talents we can’t wait to see more from.

In a long year of biennials—Whitney, Venice, Documenta—curators feel more centered in the discourse than ever before. But it's the looming changing of the guard at top art institutions that has everyone speculating: what opportunities will these seismic shifts shake out for up-and-coming founders and directors? We believe in all nine of the curators featured here and their ability to not only ascend to the next level but reshape the ladder for the better as they go.

For our second annual Young Architects List, we're going global. These 10 practices are at the forefront of the forward-thinking field and designing for what matters today: context, climate and inclusivity.

Individuals from Venice Beach to Rome share the reasons they took the plunge into art collecting and their tips on how to get into the pool.

The age of the super-curator, who makes themselves the main attraction, is over.

Our inaugural young architects list surveys the innovators transforming the field of architecture, designing for a sustainable future and working for social justice.

In assembling our annual roll call, we found ourselves pleasantly surprised by the abundance of new faces and advocates for the arts. Ambitious in their intentions and deep-pocketed in resources, together the class of 2021 embody everything that works about the current patronage system, while leaving behind its more insidious malpractices.

Youth, like art, is a mindset, not an age. The handpicked individuals that follow radiate with the energy of potential. We believe that in the next year they will all show us just what they are capable of, both inside institutions and beyond. If this annual feature has taught us anything, it is that when you invest in telling origin stories, the future opens up.

This year, in the midst of multiple, intertwined global crises, we decided to broaden the horizons of our annual round-up of young curators, focusing our efforts on the power of vision rather than the lure of youth. Here are 10 curators we see leading by example: translating their empathy and devotion into action.

A new vanguard of entrepreneurs, actors, designers and executives is getting involved in the arts and redefining what a contemporary patron looks like, from multiple vantage points. For our third annual young collectors list, we showcase the breadth of this new generation’s engagement, and ask for their best advice on how we can join them.

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.

For Cultured’s fourth annual selection of Young Curators, we present seven visionaries destabilizing the traditional models and creating space for new names to flourish within the establishment. We believe these curators are galvanizing social change—a kind of care for the soul of the world.

Art collections are as varied as the individuals that curate them—in content, origin and motivation. For our second annual selection of young collectors, we focus on a diverse group that shares a common thread: the nurturing of conversations that tie art to the larger context of the world.

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

The 9 curators you need to know in 2018.

Five young collectors prove that stories mean more than trophies.

10 young curators for 2017.

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

A future vision: 10 young curators to watch.

Legends in the making, these multi-hyphenate creatives have taken a leap from their formal origins—whether it be fashion, art, or design—traversing disciplines and expectations.