Art
Nigel Sylvester Foundation and JOOPITER Host the “Pedal Forward” Auction
SummaryThe Nigel Sylvester Foundation is partnering with JOOPITER on a "Pedal Forward" artist bike auctionThe auction features one-of-a-kind bikes from artists like Futura and Sue Tsai to support the foundation’s "Switching Gears" programProceeds will fund the program’s mission of empowering youth through cycling to address the mental health crisisIn a powerful union of creativity and philanthropy, the Nigel Sylvester Foundation has partnered with the digital auction platform JOOPITER for the “Pedal Forward” Artist Bike Auction. The initiative, which features four exclusive, artist-painted bicycles, is designed to support the foundation's mission of empowering young people through cycling. All proceeds will directly benefit the “Switching Gears” program, which aims to address the growing y...
SOLO CSV Is a New Madrid Art Venue That Should Be On Your Radar
SummarySOLO CSV is the latest can't-miss art venue in Madrid, Spain, hailing from the international SOLO arts project and collection led by Ana Gervás and David CantollaCurrently on view is WE ALL SHINE ON, an exhibition of new paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Aaron Johnson, at its recently-opened Bowman Hal art galleryMadrid may be well known as an Old Masters capital - Picasso, Bosch, Goya among the sort - but in recent years, the city has been steadily rewriting its reputation in the contemporary art conversation, and redefining its place on the global stage. Adding to your roster of must-see art venues in Spain is SOLO CSV, a new arts and culture space from the Madrileño international arts project SOLO.Situated just a stone's throw from the lush Parque del Oeste, the space signals...
Sotheby’s Down Bad With Auction Giant Posting Big Losses
SummarySotheby’s revenue dropped nearly 20 percent in 2024, posting a $248 million USD pre-tax loss as the art market slowedThe auction house secured a $909 million investment from Abu Dhabi’s ADQ to pay down debt and buy a new Madison Avenue buildingThe art world’s blue-chip auction house just had a rough year. Sotheby’s, the 280-year-old giant that sells everything from Picassos to Patek Philippes, saw its revenues tumble nearly 20% in 2024 which means that fewer collectors purchased luxury goods and fine art and the house took a major hit.According to filings in Luxembourg, Sotheby’s brought in $1.13 billion USD in 2024, down from $1.36 billion USD the year before. The losses stacked up fast, with the company posting a pre-tax loss of about $248 million USD, more than double its $106 mi...
Antony Gormley on Sculpture and the Distracted World
In an exclusive interview, British artist Antony Gormley described his major retrospective at the Nasher Sculpture Center as a deliberate dialogue with a city built for speed. His work is a philosophical counterpoint to a world defined by a relentless drive to do, rather than simply be.Gormley, widely regarded as one of the most important sculptors of his generation, is best known for large-scale public works such as "Angel of the North" in England and Event Horizon, which placed life-size casts of his body across city skylines from London to Hong Kong. Since the early 1980s, his practice has revolved around the human form as both material and metaphor, situating the body as a vessel for consciousness and a marker of shared existence.He opened his conversation by framing Dallas in stark te...
Basquiat’s Heads Take Center Stage in New Collector’s Volume
SummaryA new book, ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Head – The Mind,’ highlights the artist’s portraits of heads, with text by Sophia Heriveaux and a foreword by Larry WarshPublished by No More Rulers, the oversize edition features Basquiat’s quotes and a design meant as a collectible editionAvailable on No More Rulers’ website for $49.95 USD, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Head – The Mind is a new release that focuses on one of the artist’s most enduring subjects: the human head. Edited with a foreword by Larry Warsh and text by Sophia Heriveaux, the book sized at 11 x 15” offers a curated look at portraits that remain central to Basquiat’s legacy.“As we dive into these heads created by Jean-Michel, let us remember that we are exploring a fellow human mind. Jean-Michel’s strengths are just as attain...
Nathaniel Mary Quinn Walks the Line Between Hope and Fear in New Gagosian Show
SummaryNathaniel Mary Quinn has opened his fifth solo exhibition, ECHOES FORM COPELAND at GagosianNow on view through October 25 and the gallery's West 24th Street outpost, Quinn's latest body for work explores ideas of self-realization, hope and transformation through the lens of Alice Walker's The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970)In ECHOES FROM COPELAND, his fifth Gagosian solo, acclaimed American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn alchemizes fear and loss into a new, biting body of work. Culling creative influence from the literary force of Alice Walker and figurative abstraction à la Francis Bacon, Quinn delivers ardent introspection through his portraits — sublimely fragmented and fractured, but nevertheless, whole.Drawing on Walker's seminal debut, The Third Life of Grange Copeland (1970...
Wataru Ozu Paints the Space ‘Between Stillness’ in New Hong Kong Show
SummaryAISHO Hong Kong is currently presenting Between Stillness by Japanese artist Wataru Ozu through October 3On view are seven paintings that blend the tradition of vanitas still life paintings with the Japanese concept of maCenturies before the decorative elegance of Japonisme took Europe by storm, a similar cross-cultural flow had already planted roots in Japan. When Western painting first hit Edo period trade routes, the works captured the attention of local artists, who put their own spin on these foreign techniques, culminating in a style called "youfuuga."This visual dialogue is the center focus of a new exhibition at AISHO gallery. For his first Hong Kong solo, Wataru Ozu brings this phenomenon into the present day. Fascinated by this East-West crossroads, the artist reframes art...
Beams America Presents Tadanori Yokoo and Daido Moriyama in LA
SummaryBeams America LA pop-up, open through September 26, shows Tadanori Yokoo colorful posters and Daido Moriyama black and white street photosExhibit includes rugs pajamas and wearable prints bringing their work into daily lifeBeams America is showcasing Tadanori Yokoo and Daido Moriyama: Legendary Contemporaries of Japan as part of its BEAMS JAPAN pop-up in Los Angeles. The presentation highlights two of Japan’s most influential artists: Yokoo, celebrated for his colorful posters and paintings and Moriyama, known for his stark black and white photography of Tokyo’s streets.“Yokoo and Moriyama embody the energy of Tokyo,” says Yoshiyuki Ogawa, director of TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS. Since its start 17 years ago, the platform has focused on artists who reflect the creative spirit of the cit...
Alexander Calder’s Words Collected in New Book from No More Rulers
No More Rulers has released Calder-isms, a new book that highlights the wit and wisdom of Alexander Calder, the American sculptor best known for inventing the "mobile." Named by his friend Marcel Duchamp, Calder’s hanging sculptures brought movement, balance and color into modern art in unseen ways.Edited by Larry Warsh, the book collects Calder’s words from interviews, writings and other sources, showing the same inventive and playful spirit that defined his work. “Why must art be static? The next step in sculpture is motion,” he once said. On titles, he joked: “A title is just like the license plate on the back of a car.”Other lines reflect his humor and outlook: “Bad taste always boomerangs,” and his belief that mobiles—though without meaning or utility—were “simply beautiful.” With ‘Ca...
‘Atlas’ Brings Glen Luchford Into Full Focus at 10 Corso Como,
Summary10 Corso Como will present Atlas, the first solo showcase dedicated to British fashion photographer and portraitist Glen LuchfordOpening on September 25, the site-specific presentation will feature editorial, commercial and personal works spanning the last 30 years10 Corso Como is ringing in Milan Fashion Week with Atlas, the first solo exhibition dedicated to the work of British fashion photographer and portraitist Glen Luchford. Conceived and designed by the artist himself, the show takes a deep dive into Luchford's creative vision – something he calls a "visual orgy" – where his most iconic shots meet personal captures, outtakes and a never-before-seen installation.Curated by Alessio de' Navasques, Atlas takes us back to the '90s — the decade launched his career. From early shots...
‘Sake and a Dream’ Brings Global Artists Together Around Bobu
Summary'Sake and a Dream' opens Sept 12 at Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn11 artists reimagine Bobu the Bean Farmer with limited prints availableThis fall, Zepster Gallery in Brooklyn will open its doors to Sake and a Dream: Artists’ Exploration of Bobu, a playful yet considered exhibition centered on a character beloved in anime and digital art circles. The show debuts September 12 and brings together 11 artists from across the globe who interpret Bobu the Bean Farmer, a sake-drinking figure rooted in Japanese cultural motifs and the decentralized anime universe of Azuki.Curated by @digitalemissions, co-founder of @leagueoto, the exhibition marks his first independent curatorial project. Paintings and sculptures on view will merge digital sensibilities with traditional craft, each one refractin...
EDITION Brings Derek Ridgers’ Ibiza Lens to El Silencio Residency
SummaryEDITION spotlighted photography and culture with a two-week pop-up at El Silencio in IbizaThe program was anchored by a rare collaboration with renowned photographer Derek RidgersThis past August, EDITION spotlighted photography and culture with a two-week pop-up at El Silencio in Ibiza, anchored by a rare collaboration with renowned British photographer Derek Ridgers. Known for capturing subcultures and nightlife across decades, Ridgers presented images from his celebrated book KU Ibiza 1984. The work, published as a limited-edition zine for the occasion, lined the walls of the gallery space, framing the residency with the energy of the island’s golden age of hedonism.From August 15 to 31, the project transformed El Silencio’s pool deck into a reflection of EDITION’s signature aest...
