Art
The V&A East Museum Is Set To Open Its Doors in Spring 2026
SummaryThe V&A East Museum is set to open on April 18, 2026, in Queen Elizabeth Olympic ParkDesigned by O'Donnell + Tuomey, it features free "Why We Make" galleries and a Thomas J. Price sculpture at the entranceThe Victoria and Albert Museum has confirmed that the long‑anticipated V&A East Museum will officially open its doors on April 18, 2026, in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Conceived as part of the East Bank cultural complex, the venue represents a legacy of the 2012 London Olympics and a major regeneration project for Stratford. The museum will span five storeys and serve as a hub for global creativity, showcasing art, design, fashion, performance and architecture in a space designed to reflect the multicultural vibrancy of East London.The building has been designed ...
Jaguar and the RCA Celebrate Emerging Talent with the Inaugural Jaguar Arts Awards
Summary:Created in partnership with the Royal College of Art, the Jaguar Arts Award champions emerging artists through the ethos ‘Copy Nothing’, inspired by Jaguar founder Sir William Lyons.Jobe Burns received the Gerry McGovern Award for ‘Intimate Conversation’, a sculptural piece exploring craftsmanship, materiality, and dialogue through salvaged materials and automotive finishes.Additional awards recognised Yvann Zahui, Emma Goring, Ali Bartlett, and Annabel MacIver for innovative works spanning photography, sculpture, and mixed media.There were five winners of the first-ever Jaguar Arts Awards this year.The award, created in partnership with the Royal College of Art (RCA) in London to champion emerging creative talent, invited Master's students in Fine and Applied Arts to complete a pr...
The House That Adam Zhu Built
arHundreds gather on a Chinatown rooftop for the opening of Alix Vernet’s EDEN at Market Gallery. Staged in a former 9-by-15-foot storage shed, the gallery, perched above the bustle below, feels like secret hidden in plain site, and even among the new class of shoebox galleries cropping up around the neighborhood, it distinguishes itself through the atmosphere it fosters. The space, housing Vernet’s crackled, spray paint delights, only fits a handful of visitors at a time, lending a more visceral intentionality to each encounter with the works. Outside, summer openings double as barbecues; in the winter, soups, a DIY favorite, simmer over the fire pit. On this night, you’ll find Adam Zhu, the man behind Market, tending the grill.Sure, New York art regulars have often seen it all when it co...
Mariko Mori Conjures Up Primordial Dreamscapes in ‘Radiance’
Meet Mariko Mori, the time traveler. From ancient cosmologies to technological futures, the Japanese artist has long used her practice as a way to bridge the gap between matter and spirit, this world and the next, revealing the unseen dimensions that bind the universe. She sees connections where others see borders, and commits herself to bringing these immaterial links into a rich, resonant reality — a pursuit she considers her “mission.”This metaphysical journey extends into her ongoing exhibition, Radiance, at New York’s Sean Kelly, running through December 20. Connecting her enduring fascination with quantum imagination and primordial faith, the showcase explores the transcendental energy of iwakura – sacred rock sites found across Japan – and like these stones, the works on view are de...
Wes Anderson is Gagosian’s Latest Collaborator
SummaryGagosian is working with Wes Anderson to recreate Joseph Cornell's artist studio for an upcoming show in ParisTitled The House on Utopia Parkway, the exhibition will feature over 300 works by the celebrated American assemblagistGagosian is teaming up with Wes Anderson and curator Jasper Sharp for an upcoming Paris show celebrating the brilliance of the late American artist, Joseph Cornell. The House on Utopia Parkway will be staged in an Andersonian recreation of his New York studio, bringing a slice of the Big Apple to the 9 rue de Castiglione storefront.Running from December 16 through March 14, the gallery will become a “meticulously staged tableau, part time capsule, part life-size shadow box,” per a statement by Gagosian. The show, titled after the artist's family home and stud...
Ayoung Kim’s Cross-Dimensional ‘Delivery Dancer’ Drama Takes Over MoMA PS1
SummaryAyoung Kim is set to open, Delivery Dancer Codex, her debut U.S. exhibition at New York's MoMA PS1The film trilogy will be shown together for the first timeIn addition to the exhibition, Kim will also premiere a live work, “Body^n,” at Performa festival from November 13 through 15South Korean artist Ayoung Kim makes her U.S. debut at MoMA PS1 with Delivery Dancer Codex, bringing together the entirety of her celebrated video installation trilogy for the first time. A pioneering voice in the new media space, Kim’s works fuse virtuality reality, game engines, AI and sculpture to create immersive speculative systems that interrogate geopolitics, myth and technology.The trilogy follows two doppelgänger couriers hurtling through the backstreets of Seoul. What begins as a routine drop-off ...
Mous Lamrabat’s “Moustalgia” Exhibition Remixes ’90s Pop Culture with North African Roots
SummaryBelgian-Moroccan photographer Mous Lamrabat is launching his new exhibition, “Moustalgia,” with WePresent on November 7The show pays homage to 1990s pop culture (like boybands and MTV) blended with aesthetics from North Africa and the Middle EastShot primarily in Senegal, the exhibit celebrates cultural hybridity and opens for public viewing in London before moving to MarseilleAcclaimed Belgian-Moroccan photographer Mous Lamrabat is set to launch his latest exhibition, “Moustalgia,” in partnership with WeTransfer's arts platform, WePresent, on November 7. This highly anticipated show pays homage to the vibrant, monolithic pop culture that reigned supreme in the 1990s, from boybands and grunge to Power Rangers and MTV.Known for his unique visual dialogue between seemingly opposite wo...
Brian Eno’s Kaleidoscopic ‘Blocks’ Paintings Go Up for Grabs
SummaryBrian Eno will debut his new Blocks series in an upcoming exhibition at Paul Stolper Gallery in LondonOpening on November 14, the showcase will feature select works from the over 400-piece collection alongside a smaller series of four-panel worksThe birch ply panels will be available for purchase for £500 GBP starting November 12Ambient architect and artist Brian Eno is set to premiere his new painting series, Blocks, at London’s Paul Stolper Gallery. Created over the course of a two-day performance in his studio last summer, the collection consists of over 400 one-of-one birch ply panels; each of which will be up for grabs for £500 GPB (approximately $651 USD).Eno undertook the project in August, setting out hundreds of wood pieces across his studio tables. To create these vivid co...
Hiroshi Senju’s Art of Harmony with Hibiki Whisky
For Hiroshi Senju, whisky has always carried a sense of intimacy and memory. The Tokyo-born painter, celebrated for his waterfall series that merge traditional Nihonga painting with contemporary abstraction, recalls watching his father enjoy rare Scotch whiskies when he was young. Those quiet moments shaped his early understanding of craftsmanship and ritual. Years later, that same reverence led him toward Japanese whisky, particularly the refined blends of Suntory’s Hibiki. That connection now comes full circle through a collaboration between Senju and Suntory Whisky on two ultra-limited Hibiki editions: the 21 Years Old and 30 Years Old. The partnership honors Hibiki’s pursuit of artistry rooted in nature, reimagining the relationship between whisky, art, and the natural world. "This pro...
Yoshitomo Nara Is Now Represented by David Zwirner
SummaryDavid Zwirner Gallery has announced its representation of Japanese artist Yoshitomo NaraThe announcement precedes a forthcoming solo exhibition by Nara in New YorkIn addition to continue to his partnership with Joe Baptista of Equivalence Art Agency, the artist will continue his relationship with Pace GalleryDavid Zwirner is welcoming Yoshitomo Nara to its powerhouse roster of artists, following the closure of BLUM this past summer. The announcement comes ahead of Nara's new solo exhibition with the gallery at its New York flagship.Celebrated as one of Japan’s most important living contemporary artists, Nara is best known for his highly-stylized, wide-eyed illustrations of children that are just as menacing and mischievous as they are disarmingly innocent. Isolated and self-containe...
CJ Hendry Debuts juju, Her First Collectible Toy Series With Phillips
SummaryCj Hendry partners with Phillips for her first collectible toy, jujuIt will debut with a Christmas installation at Upper House, benefiting Mother’s ChoiceA public pop-up exhibition will also be available at Phillips Hong Kong from November 29Contemporary artist Cj Hendry is making her foray into the world of collectible art toys with the launch of her first-ever series: juju. Known for her hyperrealist drawings and immersive installations, this project, developed in partnership with Phillips, marks a playful new chapter in her artistic journey.Both an artwork and a character, juju is a mysterious yet endearing figure, characterized by its floppy ears, a watchful eye and a flower draped gently across its face. More than a toy, juju is conceived as a friend, a guardian and a muse, inv...
Pen & Paper: Alex Clayton
Words by Gabrielle Leung for Hypeart A queue of Londoners is forming outside of Corsica Studios on a Friday night. The air is thick with smoke, rising from jackets wrapped around bodies preparing for eight straight hours of music, the likes of fakemink, EsDeeKid and Slimzee joining Evian Christ for a legendary TranceParty night. This time, it’s a two-night event (‘TP Weekender’) and a road sign greets you at the entrance, covered in British-Finnish artist Alex Clayton’s unmistakable airbrushed figures, recognizable from the previous club night’s posters and designs.Clayton is an enigmatic but prolific figure in the underground music scene. He’s produced commissions for Yung Lean and his limited edition, hand-painted T-shirts sell out almost instantly. His distinctive imagery features on al...
