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The Playful Afterlife of Empire in Mohamed Monaiseer’s “I, Pet Lion”
As long as art has told us a story of beauty, it’s told us one of power. Egyptian artist Mohamed Monaiseer anchors itself in this duality in his series “I, the Pet Lion” recently presented with Cairo-based Gypsum Gallery at Art Basel Qatar, exploring how colonial history makes its way into “seductive yet insidious” objects of play. While glittering, regal and whimsical, Monaiseer’s works don’t aim to soften power’s edges, but expose how aesthetics of domination disguise themselves in even our most unassuming rituals.Monaiseer traces how the language of conflict embeds itself in what we know play to be — if war is a game, then people are its pawns. Chessboards and Ludo sets hang beside shields and banners clad with mythical creatures, recalling childhood relics while collapsing the lines be...
Anish Kapoor Presents New ‘Mirror Works’ in NYC
Summary ‘Mirror Works’ spotlights Anish Kapoor’s reflective stainless-steel sculptures that distort space and perception The New York show arrives amid a major run of international museum exhibitionsA focused presentation of mirror sculptures by Anish Kapoor has opened in New York's Lisson Gallery under the title 'Mirror Works', bringing together pieces created between 2010 and the present. The exhibition continues the artist’s decades-long exploration of scale, color, volume and material, foregrounding stainless-steel forms that shift and destabilize the viewer’s sense of space.Known for transforming perception into a physical experience, Kapoor approaches sculpture not as a static object but as a spatial event. His reflective surfaces bend architecture, swallow light and return distorted...
Hypeart to Present ‘Under the Same Sky’ With Bonhams During Frieze LA 2026
Summary Hypeart and Bonhams are partnering to present the "Under the Same Sky" exhibition at Frieze LA 2026 The curated collection highlights Postwar West Coast art that blends internal emotions with the outside worldAs the global art world gathers on the West Coast for Frieze Los Angeles next week, Hypeart is proud to announce the next chapter of our ongoing curatorial partnership with Bonhams. Co-curated by Hypeart’s Erin Ikeuchi and Keith Estiler, a special presentation titled Under the Same Sky will be featured within Bonhams' Made in California and Beyond exhibition and auction.The curation explores the rich legacy and energy of Postwar West Coast art. It captures a unique era when artists were responding to shifting social realities and experimenting with unconventional materials. Ra...
Audi Debuts the All-New RS 5 as Its First High-Performance Plug-In Hybrid
SummaryAudi Sport introduces its first-ever high-performance PHEV pairing a 2.9-liter twin-turbo V6 with a 130 kW electric motorThe model debuts "Dynamic Torque Control" which utilizes an electromechanical rear transaxle to shift torque in millisecondsEuropean order books are set to open in early 2026 with a starting price of 106,200 euros for the Sedan variantAudi Sport has officially unveiled the new Audi RS 5, marking the performance division's first foray into high-performance plug-in hybrid technology. Representing the pinnacle of the A5 model series, the electrified beast arrives in both Sedan and Avant body styles, delivering a massive 470 kW (639 PS) of system output.Technical innovation defines the new RS 5, which features a world-first quattro drivetrain equipped with Dynamic Tor...
Lifestyle-Teilzeit: Das sagen Menschen in Teilzeit zur Debatte
Politiker streiten über „Lifestyle-Teilzeit“ und die angeblich schwindende Arbeitsmoral. Die SZ hat mal bei sechs Teilzeit-Beschäftigten nachgefragt, was sie von dieser Debatte halten.
Lifestyle-Teilzeit: Das sagen betroffene Menschen zur Debatte
Politiker streiten über „Lifestyle-Teilzeit“ und die angeblich schwindende Arbeitsmoral. Die SZ hat mal bei sechs Teilzeit-Beschäftigten nachgefragt, was sie von dieser Debatte halten.
Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka Spotlights Jeff Koons in ‘Paintings and Banality’
SummaryThe show brings together key works from the 1980s to the artist’s more recent large-scale paintingsThe exhibition shows how Koons transforms the familiar into something largerTo mark the 20th anniversary of the Espaces Louis Vuitton and the 10th anniversary of the Fondation Louis Vuitton’s Hors-les-murs program, Espace Louis Vuitton Osaka is presenting a focused exhibition of Jeff Koons. The show brings together key works from the 1980s to the artist’s more recent large-scale paintings, offering a concise look at how his practice has evolved over four decades.Titled Paintings and Banality, the exhibition highlights Koons’s long-standing interest in everyday objects and popular culture. Since the 1980s, he has blurred the line between high art and mass culture, using images drawn fro...
Lifestyle-Neuheiten im Februar: Wir testen spannende Produkte
Jeden Monat buhlen neue Produkte um unsere Aufmerksamkeit. Damit euch die Kaufentscheidung leichter fällt, testen wir spannende Neuheiten.
Frugal Chic: Sparen ohne Verzicht? So ist es möglich
Frugalismus steht für extreme Sparsamkeit und unbequemen Verzicht? Nicht unbedingt. Wer den "frugal chic" lebt, spart viel – und gönnt sich trotzdem.
The Fix: Salamanca with Laura García Hernández
Where to eat, drink, sleep, and shop in Spain’s golden city, according to Iberian ham scion Laura García Hernández. The post The Fix: Salamanca<br> with Laura García Hernández appeared first on Roads & Kingdoms.
14 Film Visionaries Go Off Script in the Lucid Gravity Frunk Seat
In a performance unlike any other automotive presentation before, Lucid recently debuted the new all-electric Gravity in its orchestral Seven Suite showcase. Taking place at Berlin’s Tempodrom, it invited 14 film visionaries to experience the showcase directly from the car’s defining front trunk.With the SUVs positioned around the orchestral ensemble, this unique frunk compartment – which opens up to provide a two-person seat – played a starring role in the performance. Striking a bold statement with a roomy space, the installation revealed how the car can be enjoyed for moments of entertainment, observation and, more importantly, thought-provoking conversation.Exploring the frunk’s infinite possibilities, Hypebeast connected the featuring collective of film stars, directors and screenwrit...
Tiny Michelangelo Foot Sketch Smashes Records, Selling for $27.2 Million USD
SummaryA previously unknown Michelangelo sketch has sold for $27.2 million USD at Christie's New York, setting a new auction record for the artistThe drawing, a study of a foot for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, was estimated to sell for just $1.5–$2 millionThe work was discovered after the owner submitted a photo to Christie's online valuation portal, unaware of its true origin, becoming the only known study for the Sistine Chapel to remain in private handsIn a stunning upset for the art world, a palm-sized sketch of a foot by Renaissance master Michelangelo has obliterated auction expectations. The drawing, titled Study of a right foot, sold for a staggering $27.2 million USD at Christie's New York earlier this month on February 5. Originally estimated to fetch between $...
