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Amongst the many trends to come and go within art over the past few years, immersive exhibitions were certainly some of the most viral. One of the major companies behind these events, Lighthouse Immersive Inc., has filed for bankruptcy. First reported by Bloomberg, the Toronto-based company, which operates shows on the wildly popular event on Vincent Van Gogh, as well as similar iterations on Mozart, Monet, Frida Kahlo and King Tut, filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in Delaware in an attempt to protect its U.S. assets. Having launched in 2021, "Immersive Van Gogh" has exhibited across the world in cities, such as Toronto and New York — sparking a league of imitators and even being featured in the hit Netflix series, Emily in Paris. While the organizers of the event were able to sell over 250...

The Brooklyn Public Library is currently celebrating its fabled son, Jay-Z, in a multimedia exhibition dubbed, The Book of HOV. The free show presents a curated selection of images, art and ephemera spanning his nearly three decade career across music, business and philanthropy. Also on view is an immersive mural that was commissioned by Roc Nation and created by British artist, Jazz Grant.Much like his metaphorical lyrics, the mural is riddled with symbolism — from the Marcy Projects where he grew up in, archival images of his early rap days to a myriad of never-before-seen artwork and ephemera that Grant meticulously hand-cut in his signature collage aesthetic. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jazz Grant (@jazzgrantstudio)Based in Kent, Grant looks to create meaning from read...

David Zwirner is gearing up to launch "Fold Me," Wolfgang Tillmans' fourth solo exhibition at their gallery in New York. The exhibition showcases Tillmans's artistic vision through select photographic works that inhibit the idea of simultaneous experiences in life. "Fold Me" features entirely new artwork by the artist, following his major retrospective at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Tillmans's work in "Fold Me" centers around the concept of folds, where the inside and outside converge, leaving physical imprints. He explores the interplay of chance and control, process and time, as he captures the act of seeing through photography. "My work is informed and sustained by acknowledging and enduring the extremely low probability of making a good picture. That does not mean that everyt...