Art
30-Foot Rhino Towers Inside Medieval Magdeburg Museum
SummaryBerlin-based artist Itamar Gov presents The Rhinoceros in the Room at Kunstmusueum MagdeburgThe exhibition is anchored by an enormous, inflatable installation of a Northern White rhinocerosThe artwork punctuates the space’s centuries-old architecture with a contemporary intervention of history, sculpture and mythKunstmuseum Magdeburg, the medieval German museum, is playing host to an unusual scene: a colossal Northern White rhinoceros standing between its Romanesque naves. At 17 meters wide and 9 meters tall the inflatable artwork is the latest installation by Berlin-based artist Itamar Gov, as part of The Rhinoceros in the Room, his ongoing solo exhibition running through July 5.More than just occupy the nave, the creature redefines its architecture. The sharp geometry of the build...
Martin Margiela’s Artworks Get a Major Tokyo Spotlight
SummaryMartin Margiela is set to open his first large-scale exhibition in Japan at Kudan House, running from April 11 through 29The showcase gathers a gamut of collages, drawings, paintings, assemblages, sculptures and video, dispersed throughout the historic Tokyo residenceMartin Margiela has always been an artist at heart. After a sudden departure from his namesake label in 2009, he turned — or returned, rather — to art as his main creative outlet: “I needed a wider spectrum with total freedom in creative expression, and rediscovered my roots as a young boy in art school,” he said ahead of his debut exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations in 2021, “enjoying pure creation without boundaries.”This spring, Margiela will unveil a new solo show at Kudan House in Tokyo. Running from April 11 thr...
The Victoria and Albert Museum Acquires an Early YouTube Watch Page
SummaryThe Victoria and Albert Museum has officially acquired an early YouTube watch page and the platform's first uploaded videoThe digital acquisition captures the internet's transition into Web 2.0 and the rise of user-generated multimedia contentCurators utilized open-source emulators to reconstruct the original 2006 code and bypass modern technological obsolescenceThe Victoria and Albert Museum has officially acquired an early YouTube watch page and the platform's first-ever video, "Me at the zoo."Captured originally by the Internet Archive on December 8, 2006, the acquisition preserves a pivotal moment in web design and digital history. The digital artifact consists of three main components: the front-end code of the watch page, the video file for "Me at the zoo" which was initially ...
Venice Biennale Announces 111 Artists for 2026 Edition
SummaryThe Venice Biennale has unveiled the full roster of featured names for its 61st edition in MayThe highly anticipated In Minor Keys exhibition arrives a year after the death of its curator, Koyo KouohParticipants include solo artists, collectives, collaborative duos and artist-run organizationsThe Venice Biennale returns this May, and in the lead-up to its 61st edition, the international art expo has announced the full list of artists participating in its main exhibition.Titled In Minor Keys, the 2026 showcase realizes the vision of the late curator Koyo Kouoh, and will be carried out by a group of advisors she appointed prior to her passing last May. The team includes advisors Gabe Beckhurst Feijoo, Marie Helen Pereira, Rasha Salti, her assistant Rory Tsapayi and critic Siddhartha M...
Against the Instant Image
Words and photographs by Francesca StolckeIn the last few years, it’s been difficult not to recognize the change in photography culture. You’ll notice that film cameras, camcorders and disposables have been showing up everywhere again: at parties, on the street, in the studio, and in bags. And online, images have also been changing and have begun to soften. That clean aesthetic that used to dominate everything now seems less pervasive. During my process of picking up my film at various stores throughout the city, developers have told me some version of the same thing: people have been showing up to the store, curious and excited about film, and film sales have been increasing. For some of these stores, which have been around for decades and have witnessed the rise of various technologies, ...
Adriana Oliver Returns to Tokyo With ‘BECOMING’ at GALLERY TARGET
SummaryGALLERY TARGET will host Adriana Oliver’s solo exhibition, BECOMING, from March 5 – 28, 2026The exhibition explores transformation and identity through bold, pop‑art‑rooted works inspired by 1960s sports advertising aestheticsIt also features a Coffee Supreme collaboration with limited-edition merchandiseGALLERY TARGET in Tokyo is set to present BECOMING, a solo exhibition by Barcelona-based painter Adriana Oliver. Marking her first show in Japan in four years, the exhibition explores the concept of transformation as a continuous state of "becoming" rather than a singular event.For BECOMING, Oliver uses the visual language of 1960s sports advertisements - characterized by vibrant colors and graphical compositions - to reconstruct modern narratives around identity and selfhood. In th...
Blankmag Books is New York’s Living Archive of Counterculture
Few spots feel as true to New York’s art scene as Blankmag Books. Cozied beneath a technicolored glass awning, the subterranean store announces itself modestly overhead — “books and souvenirs” — though this is largely a loose, humble description of what’s inside.Print shops, like many good things in life, tend to reveal themselves incidentally. You wander without a title in mind, happening upon one while out buying a gift for a friend, or making a pitstop on the way to your next destination. I stumbled upon Blankmag during a lunch break shortly after its opening last summer. It was one of those reminders that entire worlds can open up to you when you take a chance on curiosity, even if just for a few minutes.Blankmag Books is the latest entrant in the city’s new-old wave of bookstores. Ori...
LA Art Week’s Hottest (Anti)Fair is an Abandoned Discount Store
SummaryArtist Barry McGee, Jeffrey Deitch and The Hole present 99CENT, a massive installation at a shuttered discount store, for Los Angeles Art WeekRunning through March 1, the show brings together an eclectic showcase from over 100 artists, spanning painting, sculpture, illustration and performanceArt Week is gaining momentum in Los Angeles as visitors from the around the globe descend on the City of Angels for a packed itinerary, hitting marquee events like Frieze, Felix Art Fair, Post-Fair and the inaugural edition of Enzo. Just a block down from LACMA at 6121 Wilshire Boulevard, however, an alternative “anti-fair” crowd brews. To set the scene, just imagine: 100 artists walk into a 99 cent store.In the two days since opening, the aptly titled 99CENT has quickly made its way to the top...
Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Orchid Show at the NYBG Celebrates City Grit With Blooming Beauty
SummaryThe New York Botanical Garden presents Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle, transforming the conservatory with over 7,000 orchidsRunning until April 26, 2026, the immersive displays include a floral brownstone, laundromat and a subway station reimagining NYC urban lifeThe New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) has unveiled its 23rd annual orchid exhibition, The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle, running through April 26, 2026. Transforming the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a botanical love letter to New York City, the installation reimagines the city's urban grit through thousands of vibrant orchids. Visitors are guided through a series of life-sized floral vignettes that elevate everyday city scenes, including a two-story black-painted brownstone adorned with casca...
Tomokazu Matsuyama Lights Up Times Square With “Morning Again”
SummaryTomokazu Matsuyama debuts “Morning Again” at Times Square Arts’ Midnight Moment, running nightly from April 1 – 30, 2026Over 90 LED screens synchronize for three minutes, replacing ads with abstract imagery of hope, rhythm, self‑expression, and transformationFor one month starting April 1, 2026, Brooklyn-based artist Tomokazu Matsuyama will take over New York’s Times Square with his latest digital public art project, "Morning Again." As part of the prestigious Midnight Moment program, the city’s largest and longest-running digital art series, Matsuyama’s work will synchronize across more than 96 massive LED screens from 41st to 49th Streets. Every night for three minutes - from 11:57 p.m. to midnight - the usual commercial advertisements will vanish, replaced by a 180-second cinemat...
SOST To Host “The Art Of The Craft” Event In D.C.’s Shaw Neighborhood
SOST, a three-story venue nestled in the heart of Washington's Shaw neighborhood, will host "The Art Of The Craft: Liviing Black History."
The Loewe Foundation’s 2026 Craft Prize Finalists Are Here
SummaryThe Loewe Foundation has announced the shortlist of 30 finalists for the 2026 Craft PrizeThe winner and two special mentions will be announced on May 12 ahead of the finalist presentation at the National Gallery in Singapore, running from May 13 through June 14Loewe’s craft-forward beginnings trace back to the quiet leather workshop in 1840’s Madrid. Now a global phenomenon, the house has always considered itself a creative incubator at heart, inviting craftspeople of all backgrounds for a dialogue of fashion and art. Former creative director Jonathan Anderson’s decade-long tenure was characterized by an ardent return to artisanal excellence and innovation, leading him to launch the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize in 2016, one of the most highly anticipated annual fashion-art crossover...
