Art
Nicola Samorì’s ‘Classical Collapse’ Serves as an Artistic Dialogue Between Milan and Naples
SummaryNicola Samorì's Classical Collapse is a unified exhibition across the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana (Milan) and Museo Capodimonte (Naples)The show features over fifty works that confront classical tradition through excavation, rewriting and ruptureRuns from late November through early 2026 across both locationsNicola Samorì’s Classical Collapse exhibition unfolds simultaneously at the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana in Milan and the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, presenting itself not as two separate shows but as a unified cultural project. Curated by Demetrio Paparoni, Alberto Rocca and Eike Schmidt, the exhibition runs from late November through early 2026, symbolically bridging Northern and Southern Italy. More than fifty of Samorì’s works are displayed in dialogue with masterpieces ...
DRIFT Illuminates Manar Abu Dhabi with New Outdoor Installations
SummaryArtist duo and studio DRIFT has debuted three, large-scale immersive installations as a part of Manar Abu Dhabi light festivalOn view through January 4, “Whispers,” “Unfold” and “Wind of Change” fuses data, art and nature to foreground the raw landscape of Jubail IslandAmsterdam-based studio DRIFT has unveiled new, large-scale artworks as a part of Manar Abu Dhabi, the emirate's annual public light art festival, running through January 4, 2026. Now in its second edition, the event features a constellation of light-based sculptures and immersive installations planted within mangroves, tidal inlets and open sky, revealing the natural rhythms of Jubail Island through encounters of movement and scale.Debuts include “Whispers,” a living field of light made up of 500 glowing elements, dis...
Ruinart Is Lighting Up Reixms With a Bio-Illuminated Spectacle
Summary:Maison Ruinart is celebrating the first anniversary of its renovated 4 RUE DES CRAYÈRES with SPARK, a sustainable light installation created with artist Daan Roosegaarde.SPARK uses thousands of biodegradable floating lights to form shifting constellations, offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fireworks.Visitors can also enjoy new tasting experiences at Pavillon Nicolas Ruinart, including an Oysters and Champagne pairing, afternoon tea, and LES DÉCOUVERTES RUINART.Maison Ruinart is marking the first anniversary of its 4 RUE DES CRAYÈRES space in Reims with a spectacular light show befitting the world's oldest Champagne maison.The historic Champagne house has collaborated with Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde to present "SPARK", a luminous light show in whic...
The Unibrow Gets a Warm, West Coast Welcome with ‘Against a Bright Blue Sky’
SummaryEvan Pricco and Ozzie Juarez have teamed up to unveil Against a Bright, Blue SkyStaged at Juarez's Los Angeles art center, the show marks the American launch of The Unibrow, a new arts and culture publication by PriccoThe exhibition gathers nearly 50 artists including Lauren Halsey, Patrick Martinez, FriendsWithYou, Mario Ayala and many moreThe Unibrow, the new publication by Juxtapoz’s Evan Pricco, has touched down in Los Angeles with Against a Bright, Blue Sky, an exciting group show staged at Ozzie Juarez’s Tlaloc Studios. Co-curated by Pricco and Juarez, the exhibition gathers nearly 50 artists working across mediums, each reimagining its title, imprinted with the city they call home.“Against a Bright, Blue Sky can be read in two different ways: something beautiful and expansive...
Hokusai’s “The Great Wave” Smashes Record, Selling for $2.8 Million USD at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
SummarySotheby's Hong Kong achieved a record-breaking, "white-glove result" at its Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art AuctionTotal sales for the auction reached an astonishing $88 million USD, setting a new benchmark for Asian art.The star lot was Katsushika Hokusai’s iconic woodblock print, ‘The Great Wave: Under the Wave off Kanagawa’, which sold for a record price of $2.8 million USDThe global art market continues its momentum, following last week’s successes in New York with a record-shattering result in Asia. Sotheby’s Hong Kong, operating under its prestigious Maison banner, recently hosted the Masterpieces of Asian Art from the Okada Museum of Art Auction, an event that achieved a remarkable "white-glove result" (100% sold). This particular piece of highly recogn...
Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City Family Home Opens as the New Museo Casa Kahlo
SummaryMuseo Casa Kahlo has opened in Mexico City, transforming Frida Kahlo's lifelong family home, affectionately known as "Casa Roja," into a public museumDesigned by Rockwell Group, Pentagram, and Ileen Gallagher, the space features personal artifacts telling the "untold story of Frida's day-to-day life" outside her relationship with Diego RiveraOperated by Fundación Kahlo, the museum offers an intimate look at Frida's roles as a daughter, sister, and friend, focusing on her humanity and family legacyMexico City now hosts a powerful new cultural landmark with the opening of Museo Casa Kahlo, the dedicated family home of legendary artist Frida Kahlo, re-envisioned as a public museum. Operated by Fundación Kahlo, the space offers an intimate and comprehensive look at the artist's life awa...
The Brant Foundation Takes a Tour Through Keith Haring’s East Village
SummaryThe Brant Foundation will open a major exhibition of Keith Haring works on March 11, 2026Hosted in the institution's East Village space, the showcase marks a return to the neighborhood, critical in Haring's artistic upbringingThe exhibition will center works created in the years prior to Haring's meteoric riseThis spring, New York’s Brant Foundation is turning back the clock to the East Village’s artistic heyday with a major Keith Haring exhibition opening on March 11, 2026. The eponymous showcase delves into works created during 1980-1983, breakthrough years that saw the beginning of the now-emblematic graphic lexicon of a generation. Fittingly, it will unfold in the foundation’s East Village space, not far from the subways, clubs and streets where these symbols took off.Curated by...
Inside Espace Gabrielle Chanel, Chanel’s New Contemporary Art Library
SummaryChanel opens Espace Gabrielle Chanel, the first public contemporary arts library in mainland ChinaThe space features a library, exhibition grounds, a terrace, theater and design centerThe project culminates the house’s long-term partnership with the institution and anticipates further programming dedicated to contemporary Chinese craft, culture and theaterChanel has lifted the veil on Espace Gabrielle Chanel, mainland China’s first public library dedicated to contemporary art. Located within Shanghai’s Power Station of Art (PSA), the 18,000-square-foot library is home to over 50,000 books and audio editions, positioning itself as a major new hub for contemporary art research and discovery.Designed by renowned Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto, the library’s design emphasizes a se...
Marco Brambilla Reimagines 135 Years of World Expos in New Wolfsonian Installation
SummaryThe three channel video installation pulls together 135 years of world expos into a single digital landscapeBrambilla pulls from eighteen expos, from Paris 1889 to Osaka 2025The Wolfsonian FIU in Miami Beach will open Marco Brambilla: After Utopia on December 2, 2025. The three channel video installation pulls together 135 years of world expos into a single digital landscape, compressing a century of architectural ambition into one looping scene.Brambilla pulls from 18 expos, from Paris 1889 to Osaka 2025, each represented by its defining pavilion. These structures once promoted national confidence and a belief that technology would guide the future. In After Utopia they merge into towering vertical screens where time and geography flatten.AI generated figures navigate the environme...
Alma Allen to Represent the U.S. Pavilion at 2026 Venice Biennale
SummaryAlma Allen will represent the U.S. at the 2026 Venice BiennaleThe artist will fill the pavilion with Call Me the Breeze, a 30-work exhibition curated by Jeffrey UslipThe selection closes a contentious search for a U.S. Pavilion artist with mounting political pressure surrounding the presentationAlma Allen has been selected to represent the U.S. at the 2026 Venice Biennale. The announcement confirmed recent rumors on Allen's pick and marks the end of months-long speculation over whether the country would even lock in a representative for art world Olympics.Born in Utah and now based in Mexico, Allen, a largely self-taught artist, will fill the Palladian-style U.S. Pavilion with Call Me the Breeze, a 30-work exhibition curated by Jeffrey Uslip, consisting of existing works and new com...
Nadia Lee Cohen Reckons with Fragmented Memories in ‘Holy Ohio’
SummaryNadia Lee Cohen's newest book Holy Ohio, serves as an intimate photo series documenting her visit to her family in Ohio after 20 yearsCreated in collaboration with WePresent, the book is limited to 1,200 copies; releasing on December 12Nadia Lee Cohen’s Holy Ohio marks one of the artist’s most personal projects to date, produced in collaboration with WePresent, the arts platform of WeTransfer. The monograph documents Cohen’s return to Ohio after more than 20 years, revisiting her extended family and reflecting on her earliest introduction to America. Through candid yet unsentimental photography, she captures the rhythms of rural heartland life, weaving together fragmented childhood memories with the present-day reality of four generations living side by side.Designed to physically r...
The Modern Brit, According to Reuben Dangoor
SummaryBritish artist Reuben Dangoor unveils This Lime Green and Pleasant Land in LondonThe showcase features a range of paintings, sculptures and art objects that explore contemporary British identity through play and humorReuben Dangoor, the London-based artist remixing modern British culture, is stepping into the solo spotlight for the first time with This Lime Green and Pleasant Land, running until November 23. A cheeky riff on William Blake’s famed words on the English landscape, the showcase trades pastoral serenity for contemporary chaos, perhaps best embodied by Lime bikes littered across an otherwise idyllic countryside.Gathering new works and archival favorites, the exhibition takes a tour through the nation, guided by Dangoor’s tongue-in-cheek gaze. Rich oil paintings of Grime i...
