Art
Capcom Celebrates Gaming Heritage With Immersive Tokyo Exhibition
SummaryThe exhibition features "Characters on Parade" and rare hand-drawn sketches from Capcom’s formative yearsInteractive zones include "Motion Capture Mirrors" and a sensor-driven Resident Evil walkthrough experienceThe event runs from December 20 to February 22, highlighting franchises like Street Fighter and Monster HunterCapcom is celebrating its storied legacy with a major exhibition in Tokyo titled “Capcom Creation: Moving Hearts Across the Globe.” The event explores the dynamic relationship between technology and artistic expression that has defined the studio’s global impact.Designed to provide a personal look at the creative process, the exhibition begins with “Characters on Parade,” an immersive animated tunnel showcasing Capcom's extensive roster of icons. The journey continue...
Through the Lens: Jacob Consenstein
When I first met Jacob Consenstein around 2018 or 2019, I was still building the early version of Hypeart inside Hypebeast and Jacob was already several years into a photography practice that was gaining momentum. For our latest Through the Lens feature, he recounts that period less as a linear timeline and more through the images he was making. “A lot of my memory is tied to the images I was making,” he says. “To be honest, I had to go back through photos to remember exactly what was happening, ”At the time, he was living in Harlem with close friends, shooting constantly and working retail at Snow Peak in SoHo. The job unexpectedly shaped his network. “ I was in SoHo every single day, and everyone working there was also an artist or building something on the side.” Even as commercial oppo...
Pussy Riot Classified as “Extremist Organization” by Russian Ministry of Justice
SummaryRussia designated Pussy Riot an "extremist organization" on December 15, 2025, banning all activitiesNadya Tolokonnikova remains defiant as the ruling threatens supporters with prison for possessing group iconographyThe group's influential art, including Punk Prayer, continues despite state suppressionRussia’s Ministry of Justice formally designated the art‑activist collective Pussy Riot an "extremist organization" on December 15, 2025, following a ruling by Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court. Presided over by Judge Maria Moskalenko, the ruling effectively bans all activities of the collective within Russia, recasting the protest group as a threat to national security. This designation follows a long history between the judge and the collective; in 2011, Moskalenko imprisoned Pussy Ri...
Es Devlin Brings Her Acclaimed Choral Sculpture ‘CONGREGATION’ to New York With Expanded Dates
SummaryEs Devlin’s choral installation, CONGREGATION, premiered at PAC NYC with a four-week extension until January 4, 2026The installation centers on 50 projection‑mapped portraits of displaced Londoners, each co‑created through Devlin’s reflective drawing processTextWorld-renowned artist Es Devlin has brought her acclaimed large-scale choral installation, CONGREGATION, to the United States for its premiere at the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC). Originally debuting in London in 2024, the work was so highly anticipated in New York that PAC NYC announced a four-week extension. Following its initial run from October 29 to November 1, 2025, the installation has returned for an extended engagement from December 9, 2025, through January 4, 2026. Presented as part of the ICONS OF CULT...
Claire Tabouret Unveils Designs for Notre Dame’s New Stained Glass Windows
SummaryClaire Tabouret premieres her window designs for the Notre Dame cathedral in ParisThe full-scale models are now on view at Grand Palais through March 15, with behind-the-scenes, preparatory materialsFrench artist Claire Tabouret debuted her stained-glass window designs for the Notre-Dame cathedral. The full-scale, ink-on-paper maquettes will be on view at Paris' Grand Palais as part of her new solo exhibition, In a Single Breath. Alongside the full-scale models, the exhibition will feature sketches and additional preparatory works for the windows, evoking the atmosphere of the storied atelier, Simon-Marq, where the windows are currently being produced.Her designs will fill six bays along the south aisle of the nave, replacing monochrome 19th-century windows commissioned by architect...
Anne Imhof Opens First Solo Exhibition at Portugal’s Serralves Museum
SummaryAnne Imhof’s first solo exhibition in Portugal unfolds across the Serralves Museum and park with new, site-specific works including a 60-foot steel pool‘Fun ist ein Stahlbad’ uses architecture and restraint to examine power, control, and contemporary anxietyThe Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art has announced ‘Fun ist ein Stahlbad,’ Anne Imhof’s first solo exhibition in Portugal, opening December 12, 2025 and on view through April 19, 2026. The exhibition brings together a major body of newly produced works across sculpture, painting, film, and installation, created specifically for Serralves’ Álvaro Siza–designed museum and its 45-acre park.Curated by Inês Grosso, the show is deeply tied to the site, using the museum’s architecture and surrounding landscape as active elements rat...
The Monsters 10th Anniversary Tour Lands in Hong Kong Celebrating the World of Labubus
SummaryThe MONSTERS BY MONSTERS: NOW AND THEN exhibition, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Kasing Lung's creatures, is running in Hong Kong from December 15, 2025, to January 4, 2026Housed at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre, the tour features an immersive "enchanted forest" experience, showcasing the evolution of LABUBU and THE MONSTERSThe exhibition includes original artworks, precious sketches, designer toy displays, and interactive zones, exploring the origins of the series and marking a poignant homecoming for artist Kasing LungTo mark ten years of the beloved forest spirits known as THE MONSTERS, the 10th Anniversary Global Tour – MONSTERS BY MONSTERS: NOW AND THEN – is opening at the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre. Running from December 15, 2025 to January 4, 2026, the Hong Kong ...
21 Savage and Slawn Took Over Atlanta’s High Museum of Art
Summary21 Savage and British-Nigerian artist Olaolu Slawn, better known as Slawn, celebrate the release of What Happened to the Streets? with an exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum of ArtFeaturing original artworks by the rapper and visual artist, the show debuts artworks from the album, alongside 8 portraits of the project's collaborators21 Savage and Slawn are closing out the year on a high. To celebrate the release of Savage's new album, What Happened to the Streets?, last night the rap star and artist took over Atlanta's High Museum of Art for a special exhibition inspired by project.The show featured 15 original artworks created by Slawn and Savage, anchored by the album's cover art. Inspired by Kerry James Marshall’s 1980 work, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self...
What Can You Draw With a Fountain Pen?
Taking a different approach to the Hypebeast Street Interview series, in this installment, we teamed up with Montblanc to ask two artists to put its Meisterstück fountain pen to the test with a 60-second sketch.Since its launch in 1924, the Meisterstück has spearheaded Montblanc's innovation in writing instruments for over a century. Translated to “masterpiece” in German, it’s become a symbol of writing excellence and meticulous craftsmanship with a stand-out black precious resin cap and barrel, and a handcrafted solid gold nib.What started as a response to consumers asking for a “Sunday-use” pen – one that offers a finer experience not meant for everyday use — has since turned into Montblanc’s most iconic design. With its codes inspiring a range of products from leather goods to new tech ...
For Just $117 USD, This Picasso Could Be Yours
SummaryThe "1 Picasso for 100 Euros" charity raffle returns, offering up the painter's 1941 portrait "Tête de femme"With a €100 EUR (about $117 USD) buy-in, the winner will be selected on April 14 at Christie's ParisFunds from ticket sales will benefit Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, a French organization supporting Alzheimer’s researchThe international charity raffle "1 Picasso for 100 Euros" is back, offering art lovers a chance to bring home a masterpiece for an easy, €100 EUR (about $117). Now in its third edition, the upcoming initiative centers around a 1941 work by the great Spanish painter, with proceeds pledged to Fondation Recherche Alzheimer, a French organization supporting Alzheimer’s research. The winner, who will walk away with the €1 million (roughly $1.1 million) work, will...
SHOWstudio Turns 25 with ‘NATURALLY’ Short Film
SummaryNick Knight's SHOWstudio celebrates its 25th anniversary with an upcoming fashion short film, titled NATURALLYReleasing on December 17, the film reflects the studio's enduring curiosity for technology's role in shaping fashion image cultureSHOWstudio, the fashion film lab led by Nick Knight, rings in 25 years, and is releasing a 3D film to celebrate. The new short film, titled NATURALLY, keeps with the studio's 'first-to-do-it' reputation, shot on high-tech Ray-Ban Meta glasses.Dropping December 17, the project is fronted by Anok Yai, Naomi Campbell, Mona Tougaard, Susie Cave and Xiao Wen Ju, and will circle three narrative arcs, mind, body and soul. Featured within the film will be designs by Iris Van Herpen, alongside pieces by SHOWstudio collaborators from the last quarter centur...
AUPEN Founder Nicholas Tan Set for Art Debut at Le Bon Marché With ‘PARIS@STCLEMENTI.COM’
SummaryAUPEN founder, Nicholas Tan, is set to debut his art exhibition, PARIS@STCLEMENTI.COM at Le Bon MarchéThe exhibition serves as a love letter to France and will run from December 13 - 14, 2025Nicholas Tan, the founder of the globally acclaimed, LVMH Métiers D’Art-partnered brand AUPEN, is scheduled to make his first-ever public art debut with the exhibition PARIS@STCLEMENTI.COM at Le Bon Marché, France’s oldest department store, on the ground floor for two days, running from December 13 – 14.The exhibition is conceived as Tan’s love letter to France, a country where he lived and worked while building AUPEN and where he rediscovered himself. For Tan, France represents a unique space where history, style, and rebellion coexist. The emotional core of the exhibition stems from his person...
