Harper's Bazaar December/January 2025

Every issue of Harper's Bazaar speaks to the varied interests of the discerning contemporary woman who seeks the best for her home, career and lifestyle.

WE OFTEN TALK about what art is and what is considered art. It’s a debate that cuts across cultures and traditions, across generations and eras. Some of the most important art wasn’t recognized as art in its day. Some of the most celebrated artists—the ones who make up what was once thought of as “the canon”—are now viewed very differently because of who they were and who was excluded. Institutions, like governments and museums, can provide or restrict access to art. In some places, it’s because they believe everyone has a right to see and make it; in others, it’s because they’re fearful of what might happen if they do. Because what we’re really talking about is what it means for people to express themselves and create things, to imagine…

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EDITOR’S LETTER

I love planning our annual Art issue. It is our honor to shine a light on the artists who color our world. Sometimes they are at the white-hot center of the art scene (Amy Sherald, Lauren Halsey, Theaster Gates), sometimes they are titans (Betye Saar, Jasper Johns, and the late Faith Ringgold), and often they are those we feel have not received the recognition they so deserve. Our editor at large, Stephen Mooallem, brought Barbara Chase-Riboud’s work to my attention. The sculptor, poet, and novelist first appeared in the pages of this magazine in a 1972 article titled “The Riboud Family: Collective Individualists.” That story focused more on Chase-Riboud’s renowned photojournalist husband, Marc Riboud. It wasn’t until the end of the article that the writer addressed Chase-Riboud’s work on its…

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YSEULT

FEATURED TRACKS 1. “EROTICA” Madonna 2. “EUSEXUA” FKA Twigs 3. “IT’S OKAY TO CRY” SOPHIE 4. “BIG TIME SENSUALITY” Björk 5. “BABOOSHKA” Kate Bush 6. “LA KILIÉ” Rosalía 7. “WET VAGINA” Doja Cat 8. “CLOSER” Fousheé 9. “MOSQUITO” PinkPantheress 10. “DON’T CALL ME” Alemeda 11. “I HATE YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND” Banks feat. Doechii 12. “FEMININOMENON” Chappell Roan 13. “SUNSET” Caroline Polachek 14. “IMMACULATE” Shygirl feat. Saweetie 15. “REASON WHY” Sophie feat. Kim Petras and BC Kingdom 16. “GEORGIA PEACH” Latto 17. “BOOM BAP” Doechii 18. “EVERYTHING IS ROMANTIC” Charli XCX 19. “BED CHEM” Sabrina Carpenter “For me, an ARTIST is someone who is NOT SCARED to be on THE EDGE,” says French singer and songwriter YSEULT, “not scared to share their EMOTION, their TRUTH.” Yseult, whose dramatic vocals have delivered everything…

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WHY DON’T YOU…?

RAVE ON WITH FKA TWIGS On January 24, the British singer will release her third album, Eusexua, a thrumming, techno-inspired epic that she began writing after moving to Prague and attending warehouse raves, filled with beat-heavy bangers (title track “Eusexua”) and dance-pop anthems (“Perfect Stranger”) alike. GET SPOTTED A polka-dot dress is this year’s holiday hero, as seen at Louis Vuitton, Batsheva, and Anna Sui. PAMPER YOUR NAILS Dazzle Dry, Le Mini Macaron, and Manucurist offer nontoxic lacquers that fortify and nourish nails without skimping on color and quality. READ A MEMOIR FOR THE AGES In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, the actor and model explores the nature of age-related bias and celebrates the confidence she’s found in getting older. SEE BONG JOON HO’S MICKEY 17 The…

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