Nikita Alexeev

Alexeev once spent a whole winter in a Moscow apartment with no heat, sketching the same cracked teacup until it looked like a tiny, grumpy monster. He’s the rare artist who treats everyday objects like they’re hiding secrets; his drawings turn spoons into daggers and forks into question marks. If you like art that feels like a private joke between the artist and the viewer, try Πηρούνι, his 2014 drawing of a fork that’s somehow both sharp and silly.