Art
Rei Kawakubo Stages First-Ever Solo Art Fair Presentation in New York
Summary Rei Kawakubo’s first-ever solo presentation at a New York art fair and her first major appearance in the city since her 2017 Met exhibition. The installation features 20 "objects for the body" housed in a custom architectural environment.Rei Kawakubo and COMME des GARÇONS are taking over the Independent Art Fair this week and it’s a heavy moment for New York. While the CDG universe is a staple in the art-fashion dialogue, this marks the first time Kawakubo has ever staged a solo presentation at a New York art fair. It’s a major move for the iconic designer since her 2017 Met exhibition.The installation anchors the fair’s new home at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side. The space is a site-specific environment designed by Kawakubo herself. Built from rebar and colored plastic joinery, th...
Delcy Morelos’ “origo” Confronts Concrete With Fragile Earth
SummaryThe Barbican unveils Delcy Morelos’s "origo," a monumental earthwork in the Sculpture Court, on view until July 31, 2026The large-scale ovular pavilion uses soil and spices to challenge the estate's rigid concrete architectureThe Barbican has unveiled a major public artwork by Colombian artist Delcy Morelos, titled "origo." This marks the first time in a decade that the Court has been activated for its original purpose, integrating art into communal space.Measuring 24 by 18 meters and rising over three metres high, "origo" is Morelos’ most ambitious outdoor work to date. The artist hand-built an immersive, multi-sensory environment using a tactile blend of clay, soil, hay and plant seed. The earthen body is sown with fragrant spices like cinnamon and cloves, which provide essential ...
Ibiza’s Superclubs Transform Into Europe’s Largest Art Expo for Summer 2026
Summary On view through October 2026, the expo features over 70 artists including Hajime Sorayama, VHILS and more. The exhibition includes 70 meter digital screens, massive marble sculptures, and architectural carvings, running daily until mid-October.Ibiza’s club scene is seeing a pretty massive shift this summer. Three of the island’s heavyweights, [UNVRS], Hï Ibiza and Ushuaïa Ibiza, have been partially converted into galleries for a season-long art expo called Culture Collective. A collaboration between nightlife group The Night League and London-based W1 Curates, the exhibition officially launched last weekend with works from over 70 international artists.The scale of the installations is definitely not what you’d expect to see in a club. Hï Ibiza now features a 70 meter digital galle...
Lisa Yuskavage’s Fleshy Femmes Rock David Zwirner New York
SummaryDavid Zwirner in Chelsea is currently presentin g a solo show by seminal American artist Lisa YuskavageAcross over two dozen new and recent artworks, the show highlights recurring themes within the artist’s oeuvre, while introducing her first-ever collages and trompe-l’oeil elementsNew York Art Week is hitting its peak and David Zwirner’s is putting Lisa Yuskavage front and center in Chelsea. An eponymous exhibition, on through June 26, gathers over two dozen recent works by the seminal painter, tracing recurring themes within her practices, while charting new territory.A pivotal force in contemporary art, Yuskavage is known for pushing the envelope of painting. Color itself serves as a living companion beside her once-controversial nude femmes, deconstructing and reconsidering idea...
Roe Ethridge and Nobuyoshi Araki’s Subversive Still Lifes Hit New York
SummaryA new show at Anton Kern Gallery in New York pairs work by photographers Roe Ethridge and Nobuyoshi ArakiOn view through July 2, the exhibition brings forth archival works by Araki, alongside new and “revisted” works by EthridgeAmerican artist Roe Ethridge opens the Nobuyoshi Araki archive for a new duet show at New York’s Anton Kern Gallery. Araki, known for his confessional “I-Photography” style, and Ethridge, a notable pop pictorialist, share the stage for the first time , united by talents for visual tension and their painterly, juxtapositional approaches to the camera.Curated and sequence by Ethridge himself, the exhibition offers up trove of still lifes, nudes and floral arrangements, bridging the artists’s distinct aesthetic codes. Ethridge presents two new prints from his dr...
Trevor Paglen to Curate Art Basel’s Largest Digital Initiative Yet
SummaryArtist Trevor Paglen will co-curate Zero 10, Art Basel’s digital arts platform, with returning curator Eli Scheinman at its upcoming main fair next monthThe Swiss edition marks the initiative’s largest presentation to date and will feature 20 exhibitors and artists, including Hito Steyerl, Andreas Gursky, Hauser & Wirth, Almine Rech and moreZero 10, Art Basel’s platform dedicated to digital art, returns for its third edition at next month’s flagship event, and the fair has tapped artist Trevor Paglen to lead the charge, curatorially speaking.The initiative debuted at last year’s Miami Beach fair, with a sophomore stop at the Hong Kong in March. The first European iteration is slated to be its largest presentation to date, with 20 global exhibitors in tow.Co-curated with digital ...
The 2026 Loewe Craft Prize Show Is Here
SummarySouth Korean ceramicist Jongjin Park has been awarded the 2026 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize for his work, “Strata of Illusion” (2025)The chair-like piece has roots in ceramics, while evoking elements and traditions of glassblowing and bookbinding, which won over the judges“Strata of Illusion” and all 30 shortlisted works will go up at the National Singapore Gallery in a special showcase running through June 14The annual Loewe Foundation Craft Prize exhibition has arrived in Singapore and South Korean ceramicist Jongjin Park is taking home the competition’s top prize. You can catch a closer look at Park’s winning work, “Strata of Illusion” (2025), mounted beside all 30 shortlisted works, in a special showcase now on view at the National Gallery Singapore through June 14.The finalists...
Assouline’s $1,400 Basquiat Book Is a Collector’s Holy Grail
SummaryLuxury book publisher Assouline just dropped Basquiat: The World of Jean-Michel, a special collector’s edition of work and words on the iconic late artistSpanning 348 pages, the book features 250 artworks and archival photographs, alongside contributions by George Condo, Valentino Garavani, Jeffrey Deitch, Keith Haring and moreAssouline just dropped a special collector’s edition on the unmatched cultural influence of Jean Michel Basquiat. The 348-pager, dubbed Basquiat: The World of Jean-Michel, packs 250 artworks and archival photographs of the iconic artist, exploring his legacy beyond the canvas and into contemporary conceptions of power, culture and identity.In true Assouline fashion, the hefty hand-bound volume goes for $1,400 USD and is positioned more of an objets d’art than ...
Jordan Roth Brings Irene di Spilimbergo’s Paintings into Living Collages at Performance Space NY
SummaryJordan Roth debuted a site-specific performance at the Venice Biennale with Performance Space New YorkInspired by Irene di Spilimbergo, Roth fused painting, performance and photography into living collagesReal-time images documented the transformation, extending Roth’s Narrative Fashion Performance practiceJordan Roth has recently debuted a new performance work with Performance Space New York during the Venice Biennale at the Palazzo dei Fiori. The site-specific piece combined performance, photography, and painting, translating the process of collage into embodied action. Roth’s work explored themes of self-fashioning and transformation, situating himself within the frame as both subject and object. The evening was hosted by cultural figures, including Princess Alia Al-Senussi, Prin...
Lina Lapelytė Builds Time With 400,000 Cubes in ‘We Make Years Out of Hours’
SummaryLina Lapelytė’s We Make Years Out of Hours at Hamburger Bahnhof explored time, labor, and collective experienceIt features 400,000 wooden cubes with weekly performances based on poetryRan until January 10, 2027, commissioned by the CHANEL Next PrizeLina Lapelytė’s exhibition We Make Years Out of Hours at Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, unfolded as an immersive environment that blurred sculpture, performance and installation. Commissioned by the CHANEL Next Prize, the project transformed the museum’s historic hall into a contemplative landscape of repetition and duration, reflecting Lapelytė’s ongoing interest in time, labor, and collective experience.At the center of the exhibition was a monumental installation of 400,000 wooden cubes, which visitors and performers continuously rearrange...
Marina Abramovic’s ‘Transforming Energy’ Makes History at Venice’s Accademia
SummaryRenowned artist Marina Abramović just opened Transforming Energy at Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice, marking the museum's first major solo dedicated to a living womanRunning concurrent to the Venice Biennale, the exhibition puts the artist's most pioneering works in direct dialogue with Renaissance masterworksNew pieces and performances, alongside her “Transitory Objects” stone and crystal series is also on viewMarina Abramović is a figure of firsts for Venice. The artist fell in love with the city as a teenager on a trip to the Biennale, where she would later become the first woman to take home a Golden Lion in 1997 for her blood and bones performance, “Balkan Baroque.”As she enters her 80th year, she touches down again, this time for the history-making Transforming Energy at Gal...
A Look Inside on Anton Corbijn’s Hall of Rock Royalty
SummaryFotografiska Berlin will unveil a career-spanning showcase on Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn from May 9 through September 20Spanning his five-decade-long career, the exhibition features nearly 150 images of culture’s biggest namesA major retrospective celebrating Anton Corbijn, one of music’s favorite photographers, is heading to Fotografiska Berlin. Off the heels of its Stockholm presentation, Corbijn, Anton takes shape as a journey into the artist’s impressive 50-year career through nearly 150 images of the biggest names in culture.From snaps of Björk to David Bowie, Ai Weiwei to Gerhard Richter, Brian Eno to Massive Attack, Rick Owens to Virgil Abloh, Corbijn’s approach to the lens is defined by pure grit and honesty. Alongside his photographic oeuvre, this spirit carries into ...
