Sanja Marusic for Marie Lamberechts

“It all sort of happened unexpectedly. I just started doodling one day and it sort of snowballed into a painting career. Whatever, I’m riding the wave…Most people don’t know I’m still sort of a beginner. There was a big stretch of time, like 15 years, that I didn’t touch a brush. I painted in high…

“A primary figure among the concept-based artists who emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, Agnes Denes is internationally known for works created in a wide range of mediums. A pioneer of several art movements, she is difficult to categorize. Investigating science, philosophy, linguistics, psychology, poetry, history, and music, Denes’s artistic practice is distinctive in terms…

“Agnes Lloyd-Platt spent the first 18 years or so of her life wanting to be an astronaut. Eventually, though, the now 26-year-old reconsidered, and it’s a good thing she did: After months of voting from both W readers and a panel of judges including photographers Inez & Vinoodh, Hugo Boss creative director Jason Wu, W senior photo editor Esme…