The opening celebration of FLOWERS inside the Temple of Flowers by Austin Young 2025

PRESS

“His digital collage on fabric bursts into a chromatic map that unites pop, spirituality, self-representation, and queer imagination.”

— Art Frame

RECENT PRESS

Selected press coverage, reviews, and interviews addressing the work of Austin Young and the collaborative practice Fallen Fruit.

Art Frame

“Dentro Amore chiama colore alla Fondazione D’ARC: un prisma sull’arte contemporanea,” Mucciaccia Gallery Project. (Austin Young)

Artribune

“L’artista Austin Young realizza un’installazione permanente in una chiesa di Cosenza.” (Italian)

MASH India

“Austin Young in Conversation with Shalini Passi.”

Artribune

“Austin Young / Fallen Fruit a Venezia per la Biennale.” (Austin Young Solo Project)

AD Italia

“Cosa vedere a Venezia durante la Biennale d’Arte 2024.” (Austin Young)

STIRworld

“LA-based collective Fallen Fruit envisions cities as communal gardens.” (Fallen Fruit)

A white art gallery with colorful floral and butterfly curtains framing the view of a colorful geometric painting on the wall and a red sculpture in the center. The text at the bottom reads "Dentro Amore chiama colore alla Fondazione D'ARC: un prisma sull'arte contemporanea."

“With Austin Young, beauty blossoms within exhibition spaces, becoming an act of vision and resistance.” — Il Messaggero

SELECT PRESS (ARCHIVE)

V&A BLOG AND VIDEO: Fallen Fruit at the V&A

ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: The Subversive Beauty of Fallen Fruit

ARTRIBUNE:  La nuova installazione dei Fallen Fruit per i Vallarta Botanical Gardens in Messico

ARTERRITORY: What Artists Are Doing Now

ART NEWS:  Cover winter 2019

ART NEWS: "15 LA Artists to Watch"

NY TIMES MAGAZINE: Consumed 

NY TIMES:   A City at the Crossroads Examines Migration, Through Art

NY TIMES: TASTY AND SUBVERSIVE TOO 

NPR: This Art Group Installs Pick-Your-Own-Fruit Parks Around Los Angeles

LA WEEKLY- TRANIMAL: 2010'S TOP 10 FASHION TRENDS IN LA

LOS ANGELES TIMES : FALLEN FRUIT TEAMS WITH LACMA

ART IN AMERICA : FALLEN FRUIT

LA TIMES : FALLEN FRUIT REVIEWED BY CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT

“Austin Young transforms color into a force that moves through life, the body, and perception itself.”
— ARTFRAME

“The eccentric, vibrant, and original Austin Young.”
— Artribune

“Austin Young reconstructs tropes of Pop Art and pop culture into alarmingly brilliant new icons.”
— Shana Nys Dambrot

“An emerging cohort is challenging what it means to play with the most essential material.”
— The New York Times (on Fallen Fruit)

“Intrepid.”
— Cinqué Hicks, Artforum (on Fallen Fruit)

“His work captures beauty at its most vital, carnal, visceral, alive. His exuberant intensity is matched by his innate sense of balance. His work will be seen as an important historical reference for our times, and his name will be legend.”
— Margaret Cho

“A fresh approach to produce.”
— Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times (on Fallen Fruit)

“The Los Angeles–based artist collective Fallen Fruit has gained the attention of the art world and local community alike with a fusion of populism, relational aesthetics, and adolescent antics.”
— Annie Buckley, Art in America (on Fallen Fruit)

“I’m pretty unabashed in my enthusiasm for Austin Young’s work. I think he’s the most original photographer to emerge in America since David LaChapelle.”
— Richard Metzger

Religious sculpture of Jesus Christ on the cross surrounded by animals, human figures, and various objects against a colorful background.

Austin Young, Visione di Pietro in Artribune.

Cover of 'Issues in Science and Technology' magazine, Spring 2022 issue, featuring a vibrant floral and plant pattern background with titles about science, biosecurity, health tech, space junk, autonomous weapons, and an interview with Daniel Kahneman.
Three people preparing food with lemons and pineapples on a counter outside a building, with a blackboard behind them displaying a schedule and social media info.

Fallen Fruit on the cover and feature story of Issues in Science and Technology Magazine's spring 2022 publication!

Fallen Fruit on the cover and feature story of Issues in Science and Technology Magazine's spring 2022 publication!

Book cover titled 'The Subversive Beauty of Fallen Fruit' by Shirley Watts, featuring a colorful collage of flowers, birds, butterflies, and plants against a gradient background from orange to purple.

David Burns, Zoeey Deschanel and Austin Young. still from ‘What Am I Eating’ on HBO MAX

The Kelly Clarkson Show set with three people: two men on the left sitting on a gray sofa, and a woman on the right sitting on a blue chair. They are engaged in conversation, smiling. Behind them is a large screen displaying 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' with colorful graphics. The set is decorated with plants, pillows, a round wooden table with a sunflower arrangement, and a brick wall backdrop.

Fallen Fruit, Austin Young and David Allen Burns, on The Kelly Clarkson Show 2022

A modern glass building with floral designs on its exterior walls, surrounded by tall evergreen trees and a rooftop deck with a white railing and green trees in the background.

Fallen Fruit at Meta Headquarters

A woman wearing a face mask stands in an art gallery with vibrant purple to blue floral wallpaper, viewing a white marble sculpture of a woman. Two framed paintings are visible on the walls, depicting religious and landscape scenes.

Fallen Fruit at NGV Triennial

Cover of ArtNews magazine featuring a person with bright red hair and glamorous makeup, wearing a red sequined dress, large chandelier earrings, and holding a green cocktail. The background consists of banana leaves and tropical elements, with magazine text including Los Angeles now, MOCA 6.0, Daniel Joseph Martinez, art in South L.A., and artists to watch.

Fallen Fruit, on the cover of Art News Winter 2019

Two men in a room with pinkish lighting, one holding a hockey stick and the other lifting a large book or poster that has floral artwork.

Austin Young and David Burns, Elle Decor Italia

Illustration of a man with brown hair, mustache, and light skin, and stylized text that says "Austin Young."
with elaborate drag makeup and large earrings, holding a black and yellow bird costume mask over one eye, with a light green background. A quote on the left reads, Sometimes, I think taking someone's portrait is a huge responsibility, a responsibility to see that person and represent them in a way that is authentic to who they are.
A newspaper article with a large headline, David Burns and Austin Young sitting on the ground underneath a colorful and artistic background, possibly a mural or painted sky with floral and butterfly motifs.
Close-up of a book titled 'FOOD · BIGGER THAN THE PLATE' held by a person in a bookstore or gallery. The background shows people browsing, framed artwork, and bookshelves.
An exhibition space with a vibrant, colorful mural of fruits and flowers on the purple wall, with the word 'PARNING' displayed in large lit-up letters. There are display tables and information panels, with a bike in the foreground and large windows providing natural light.
A newspaper page featuring a large photograph of two men in front of a nature-themed mural with birds and plants. The scene appears to be from an exhibition or event, with text in Hebrew and the year 2020.
Austin Young in the Vogue Magazine Blogwith short dark hair, glasses, and a black t-shirt in front of the artwork, Theater of the Sun by Fallen Fruit, a colorful installation artwork with flowers and green leaves on purple .
A woman with short dark hair, wearing a white embroidered tunic and patterned green pants, standing in front of a lush, tropical background with large green leaves and fruits. She is smiling and leaning on a metal railing.
Two men seated and standing in front of a colorful floral background with white classical statues. One man wears a red blazer, patterned tie, and blue pants; the other wears glasses, a black shirt, and a tie. There is a large number 88 and a text box describing articles about film and fashion.
Portrait of a person with colorful face paint, wearing an elaborate headpiece made of crumpled paper or fabric, with theatrical makeup and a card hanging from the headpiece.
Abstract yellow and black graphic on the left, with a person on the right wearing a mask with a cartoonish mouth and long black hair, carrying a small black purse, standing against a yellow background.