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SummaryConceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan has been tapped to organize and conceive the 2026 edition of RenBen, the Renaissance Society's annual benefit galaSet to take place on April 8, the event will see a full night of programming rendered through Cattelan's provocative and witty lensChicago's venerable Renaissance Society has confirmed the return of RenBen, its annual fundraiser event, with none other than Maurizio Cattelan at the helm. Lauded as one of most surreal nights on the art world calendar, the gala and the conceptual artist make for a perfect pairing.RenBen's format is famously unconventional: unlike typical art world benefits, the event does away with the traditional auction model, and is instead defined by its curatorial intimacy, handing full creative control to a single a...

SummaryPop art legend Ed Ruscha teams up with andSons Chocolates for a $295 USD limited-edition dark chocolate barA love letter to California, the Central Valley-shaped bar comes packaged in a cloth-bound box featuring Ruscha’s “Made in California” (1971) lithographEd Ruscha has partnered with Los Angeles-based chocolatier andSons on the perfect sweet treat for the art lover in your life, arriving just in time for the holidays.Taking cues from the artist’s bold, graphic signature, the bar takes its shape after the topography of California’s Central Valley, where the Pacific Ocean kisses the Santa Lucia Mountains. Each bar comes housed in a cloth-bound box adorned with a reproduction of Ruscha’s iconic “Made in California” (1971) lithograph.The chocolate itself fuses the tastes of Peruvian ...

When Hypebeast approached  Rodolfo Hernández and Matteo Vessella to help shape its 20th anniversary visuals, the pair saw an opportunity to reinterpret a platform that had influenced them for years.“Our visual language comes from all the things we grew up with,” Hernández says. “Video games, movies, anime, contemporary art. We take pieces of each world and connect them until the image feels like us.”Rather than rely on symbols or direct references, the duo leaned into emotion. Vessella explains, “We focused on the vibe. Hypebeast has always carried this raw energy and a sense of discovery. We tried to translate that feeling more than anything else.”This approach shaped the entire project. Instead of mapping a strict concept, they let the work evolve through instinct. Hernández adds, “There...

“Vivienne Westwood, The Sex Pistols, Seven Stars, coffee with milk and strawberry cake. And Ren flowers. Nana's favorite things never change.”Ai Yazawa’s beloved manga series Nana is turning 25, and Vivienne Westwood is stepping in to celebrate.Last month saw a special, anniversary re-edition of Volume 1, complete with a new cover of heroines Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu dressed in head-to-toe Westwood and, of course, a tartan-printed spine, though the full Vivienne Westwood x Nana collection, now available online, takes the collaboration off the page. Featuring a range of garments, accessories, jewelry and footwear, the collection plays off the personal style of both leads, spanning Komatsu’s coquettish flair to Osaki’s hard-edged punk.Alongside new items are contemporary evolutions of arc...

Culture is a team sport, something that adidas knows well. Last month saw the return of Nuestra Cultura Al Mundo, the brand’s creative platform celebrating Hispanic and Latino/a/e changemakers, and with it came a spotlight on a new cohort of voices making waves in their communities, proving that even a corner of culture can contain a universe of its own.Front and center this year are Jenn Soto and Diego Nájera, two skaters embodying what it means to move with passion, pride and purpose, both on and off the deck. Hailing from opposite coasts, the two are brought together by an ardent commitment to the people and places that raised them, and skateboarding, just as much a vehicle for self-expression, belonging and storytelling as it is for speed. More than a trick, each turn, grind and slide ...