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While Daniel Arsham has crafted himself into a household name for his mythical multidisciplinary works – specifically his eroded architectural "relics" – many are unfamiliar with the artist's photography; maybe it's because he's kept it rather lowkey, only just now unveiling the inaugural display of his vast range of photography pieces. Phases marks Arsham's first-ever photography exhibit, now on display at New York City's Fotografiska.Phases also celebrates Arsham's 20 years of practicing photography, compiling an extensive array of shots of different styles, tones and compositions; most shots appear in black-and-white, though a few stand out in more distinct blue and gray hues. Arsham wrote each photo's title directly on the wall next to it. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Fo...

Art Basel Hong Kong's 2024 edition features 242 leading galleries from 40 countries, marking a return to pre-pandemic scale with 65 additional exhibitors compared to last year. The Encounters sector, curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor, presents 16 large-scale projects under the theme 'I am a part of all that I have met', including 11 specially created for the fair. Highlights include works by Mak2, Ming Wong, and Haegue Yang. Conversations, curated by Stephanie Bailey, offers 11 panels with speakers from over 15 countries, including discussions between Japanese artists Shinro Ohtake and Takashi Murakami, and collectors like Uli Sigg sharing insights into collecting contemporary Chinese art.Art Basel Hong Kong features an array of highlights across its booths. To help you navigate this year’s f...

Pro-Palestine activists took over London's British Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Sunday accusing both institution's over alleged complicity regarding Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. At the latter museum, 350 activists unfurled a massive quilt at the entrance made up of individual works woven together from artists around the world, including traditional taṭrīz embroidery, native to Palestinian villages.According to an Artnet report, the protestors also demanded that The Met "cut ties with board members who profit from ongoing Israeli bombardment and settler-colonial occupation of Palestine”, as well as added concern regarding the "preservation of Palestinian cultural heritage sites being destroyed by Israel.”Across the pond, the British Museum stopped allowing visit...

Frédéric Platéus is a Belgian artist best known for creating large-scale wall artworks that conflate his interests across motorsports, supercars and industrial design. Based in Liège, Platéus typically mixes PVC with traditional painterly techniques, resulting in geometric artworks presented as a puzzle for the viewer to piece back together in their mind.On view at Ruttkowski;68 in Paris, Platéus is showcasing his fourth solo show with the gallery, entitled KraftPLus+. The exhibition is somewhat of a departure from his modular wall works, in place of a series of sculptures and paintings that incorporate iconography found across corporate logos, pop culture and the auto industry. During his youth, Platéus was heavily inspired by hip-hop, skateboarding and BMX culture, which in the show he t...