Six Artists to Watch in 2013

These artists are about to go stratospheric this year, with prominent exhibitions or other star turns poised to make them household names (in the art world, at least). Get to know these artists, and collect their work now—before it's too late.

JESPER JUST

Expect to hear plenty about this artist when his powerful videos fill Denmark's pavilion at the Venice Biennale (he also has a new survey at Denmark's HEART museum).

LAURA OWENS

Insiders tout this widely admired painter's new works as among her best—and they'll get wide exposure when Gavin Brown opens a pop-up show for her in L.A. early this year.

ALEXANDRE SINGH

Just signed by powerhouse gallery Metro Pictures and already well-known in Europe, this artist is poised to break out with his upcoming Drawing Center show.

WALEAD BESHTY

Newly a free agent, this in-demand sculptor and conceptual photographer—and 2008 Whitney Biennial artist—will try on a curator's hat this month, organizing two shows at the Bass Museum.

LIZ MAGIC LASER

As a follow-up to her much-praised 2011 Performa commission, the artist will retake New York by storm as the official artist of the Armory Show art fair when it opens in March.

ADAM PENDLETON

Another Performa vet, this closely watched artist will return for the performance biennial's 2013 edition, to be followed by his first solo museum show at CAM St. Louis next year.