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Clockwise from upper left: Phonkey, 2011; Tom with his cat, Monkey; the studio entrance in downtown Manhattan; an installation view from Sachs' recent exhibition, "American Handmade Paintings," at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris; TIE, 2013; McDonald's, 2013 88 CULTURED STUDIO Tom Sachs, New York, NY 10013 BY BRENT LEWIS Tom Sachs' studio is totally amazing, challenging and fun. It is a made-up patchwork of interconnected spaces wherein everything: all surfaces, ma- terials, tools, objects and people are aligned, signified and utilized in the service of experiencing art making. It's an "art-world" unto itself. Sachs' references and subjects are institutional, corporate and ubiquitous, but his approach is subjective, personal and intimate. In every room there is new work underway, for example downstairs, a new series of handmade boomboxes, which is extraordinary. Though everything is infused with wry humor, the overall effect is intense and serious. It's been said, and it may be true, that no one has a better studio than Tom Sachs. PHOTOS BY BRENT LEWIS; INSTALLATION VIEW COURTESY THADDAEUS ROPAC, PARIS

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• Contributors: We asked our contributors to share their cultural highlights of the summer
• Cultured 25: Here's what to do, where to be and what to see
• Driven by Design: Zesty Meyers, co-founder of R & Company, sits down with Dennis Freedman, a long time collector of design and curator of Design Miami's new Design at Large platform.
• Grand Gesture: Governors Island becomes New York's latest public art canvas.
• Painterly Awakening: After nearly a decade, Aaron Curry returns to his first love, the canvas.
• Next in Line: The former Barry Friedman gallery gets a second life as Kasher Potamkin.
• Back to Bronze: Mattia Bonetti showcases his latest designs at David Gill Galleries.
• Master Builders: The architecture edition of the Venice Biennale tends to fly under the radar, but that's about to change with Rem Koolhass curating this summer's show.
• Her Next Move: Marianne Boesky Gallery expands with a new outpost downtown.
• Scene Stealer: Artist Jacolby Satterwhite draws a crowd with his original combination of animation and performance.
• The Talented Mr. Hoffman: Eric Hoffman helps art and design brands finds their voice.
• Linked In: Studio Link-Arc is upending the Chinese architecture stigma one elegant project at a time.
• Palms Away: Sarah Gavlak returns to Los Angeles to open a new gallery.
• Studio: Tom Sachs, New York, NY 10013
• Material Girl: At just 23 years old, Paris-based Julie Richoz already has the design world taking notice of her porcelain and glass creations.
• Urban Decay: Rachel Feinstein talks " Folly," fantasy and mining the past.
• Boy Wonder: The art world is asking: Is Oscar Murillo the next Basquiat?
• New Venture: After 13 years at the helm of Christine's, art world powerhouse Amy Cappellazzo gets ready for the next phase with Art Agency, Partners.
• Armed and Just a Little Dangerous: Watch out for Arme De L'Amour; a new line of sculptural jewelry.
• The Company of Others: Being one's best self comes with a little from your friends, a mentality Pharrell Williams champions in his latest art adventure.
• The Big Picture: With nearly a decade under its belt and under new leadership, Design Miami looks to expand further into the culture of design.
• The Art of Axel: The celebrated designer, curator and antiquarian, Axel Vervoordt, creates cerebral, sublime style but never for its own sake.
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• Paper Trail: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban combines ingenuity, compassion and fiercely independent streak.
• Point of View: From institution to start-up and points in between, an intelligent group of young women are shaping the way we experience, interpret and buy design.
• Paradise Found: A new Cy Twombly retrospective presents the artist's work in Latin America for the first time.
• Bio-Bofill: Barcelona-based architect Ricardo Bofill takes a page from nature for his Venice Biennale exhibition.
• Growth Spurt: Much like a great art collector, Enzo Enea couldn't part with some of his most prized trees-- so he built a museum for them.
• Heavy Metal: Gabrielle Shelton's Brooklyn-based metal fabrication shop climbs to new heights.
• Well Thread: The Parisian duo behind Combray Design will have you in stitches.
• Meaningfull Expression: Los Angeles artist Brenna Youngblood stands out in an era of often-tenuous creation.
• Cultural Affairs: About town with the Cultured crowd.
• Cultured x Errazuriz: Sebastian Errazuriz presents a playful take on VIP access with his limited-edition walkie talkies for the latest Cultured Commission.