For the past five years, Nassima Landau’s annual exhibition High Voltage has identified and championed new voices in the art world. Across four editions, the show introduced 46 emerging artists from around the globe, many of whom have since earned international museum acquisitions, blue-chip gallery representation, and strong auction results.
We put together a special publication highlighting twelve artists who, since participating in High Voltage, have become leading voices of their generation.
Hilary Pecis continues to rise as one of the most prominent painters of her generation. Since her participation in High Voltage, her work has entered the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and she presented a widely praised solo exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery in Los Angeles. Her market remains robust, with strong auction performance and sustained institutional interest.
Yanai has been enjoying a surge in interest in recent years, with solo shows in Seoul, Berlin, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv. This year, it was announced that he will join the roster of the prestigious Lelong Gallery in Paris. At auctions, Yanai’s works have a sell-through rate above 90% over the last years, and have sold for an average of 77% above estimate. His works are offered on the secondary market at the major international auction houses.
Danielle Orchard has quickly become one of the defining figurative painters of the moment. Following High Voltage, she embarked on an impressive series of solo exhibitions across Perrotin’s global spaces in Paris, New York, Shanghai, Seoul, Los Angeles, and Tokyo. In 2024, the Whitney Museum of American Art acquired her painting Sad Tulips, marking an important institutional endorsement.
Since HV 2021, Umar Rashid has had an extraordinarily productive period, with his landmark MoMA PS1 solo exhibition, multiple international solo shows across Brussels, Paris, Lagos, Los Angeles, and London, participation in major group exhibitions at institutions like the Brooklyn Museum and LACMA, and continued expansion of his museum collection placements.
In recent years, Julia Jo’s work has been acquired by the High Museum of Art and ICA Miami, two major American institutions. She has also presented a series of gallery exhibitions, with four solo shows across New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco in 2023–2024.
In the past years, Jason Boyd Kinsella has joined the global roster of Perrotin and staged solo exhibitions across Seoul, New York, Paris, Dubai, and Shanghai. His work also entered the collection of the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and he consistently sets new auction records.
Henni Alftan’s work has been added to the collections of prestigious institutions such as the Hammer Museum, LACMA, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the High Museum of Art, and she has participated in solo and group exhibitions in major institutions worldwide. In 2023, she was nominated for the Ars Fennica Award, Finland’s most important visual arts prize.
After collaborating with several major fashion houses prior to her participation in High Voltage, Kelly Beeman continued to expand her international reach through a series of solo exhibitions across Perrotin’s spaces in Paris, Seoul, New York, and Shanghai. Her work was auctioned at major auction houses, one even selling 340% above mid-estimate.
Since participating in High Voltage, Hartmann secured representation with BLUM, presenting solo exhibitions in the gallery’s Los Angeles space, as well as in a historical venue in Paris during Art Basel week, organized in collaboration with Nassima Landau. In addition, this year, a work of his sold at auction 52% above the auction estimate, marking him as an artist on the rise.
Michelle Blade has experienced significant institutional and market growth since participating in High Voltage 3. She has presented solo exhibitions at Asia Art Center in Beijing and Taipei, as well as a museum-scale show at Powerlong Art Museum in Shanghai. Her work was also featured in a notable group exhibition at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art.
Since participating in High Voltage, Zio Ziegler has had multiple solo exhibitions worldwide with his now-representing gallery Almine Rech, and participated in the group show The Echo of Picasso at Museo Picasso Málaga, Spain. His work is included in numerous museum collections, including the Rubell Museum in Miami.
Since participating in High Voltage 2, Maurice Mboa has presented a significant solo exhibition at Pace Gallery in Geneva and held his first major exhibition in Tel Aviv at Nassima Landau. A recent work of his sold at auction 103% above mid-estimate.
