From Rashid Johnson to Jordan Casteel to Henry Taylor, All the Artists Who Attended the 2025 Met Gala
The first Monday in May celebrations reliably draw an extremely creative crowd, and this year was no exception. At the 2025 Met Gala, a veritable who’s-who of artistic talent stepped out to celebrate the Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
Many of the artists in attendance at the 2025 Met Gala left their mark on the night’s proceedings, from Torkwase Dyson (who designed the exhibition space for “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”) to Cy Gavin (who helmed the event’s decor alongside Derek McLane and Raúl Àvila) and Tanda Francis (who sculpted two bespoke mannequin heads for the exhibition). Others, like Henry Taylor and Tyler Mitchell, contributed their singular artistic visions to portraits of this year’s co-hosts for the May issue of Vogue.
Below, find a roundup of all the artists who were in attendance in their Tailored for You best (and really, who can nail a dress code better than an artist?).
Photo: Getty Images1/13Henry Taylor
The Hauser & Wirth-represented artist behind Pharrell Williams’s painted Vogue cover was, of course, in attendance on the first Monday in May.
Photo: Getty Images2/13Amy Sherald
The artist behind former First Lady Michelle Obama’s official Smithsonian portrait just opened her “American Sublime” exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York.
Photo: Getty Images3/13Arthur Jafa
The legendary Mississippi-born video artist and cinematographer has collaborated with directors including Julie Dash and Spike Lee.
Photo: Getty Images4/13Torkwase Dyson
The Beacon, New York-based interdisciplinary artist designed the exhibition space for “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at this year’s Met Gala.
Photo: Getty Images5/13Rashid Johnson
The Met Gala 2025 host committee member currently has a solo show titled “Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers” on view at the Guggenheim Museum.
Photo: Getty Images6/13Cy Gavin
The multidisciplinary New York-based artist joined Derek McLane and Raúl Àvila to design the decor for this year’s Met Gala.
Photo: Getty Images7/13Lauren Halsey
The installation artist was born and raised in Los Angeles and has a brand-new sculpture park scheduled to open in South Central in 2026.
Photo: Getty Images8/13Jordan Casteel
The artist is known for her striking portrait work, including one rendering of designer Aurora James for Vogue’s September 2020 issue.
Photo: Getty Images9/13Ming Smith
Smith was the first Black woman to be represented in the Museum of Modern Art’s photography collectsion and, as a former model, has experience on both sides of the camera.
Photo: Getty Images10/13Sheree Hovsepian
This Iranian-born American artist works in sculpture, collage, photography, and drawing, and lives in New York City with her husband, fellow artist and Met Gala 2025 host committee member Rashid Johnson.
Photo: Getty Images11/13Iké Udé
This Nigerian-American artist, author, and publisher of aRUDE magazine captured Met Gala 2025 co-chair Colman Domingo for Vogue’s May 2025 issue.
Photo: Getty Images12/13Tyler Mitchell
This Brooklyn-based photographer and filmmaker, who became the first Black artist to shoot the cover of American Vogue in 2018, was on hand to put together a grand suiting portfolio, featuring Black talent across fashion, entertainment, sports, and fine art, for Vogue’s May 2025 issue.
Photo: Getty Images13/13Tanda Francis
This Brooklyn-based artist designed two bespoke sculpted mannequin heads for the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition that provided the creative inspiration for the Met Gala 2025.
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