Art
New Aperture Book Chronicles Tyler Mitchell’s Decade of Defiance
SummaryTyler Mitchell's early career survey monograph, Wish This Was Real, is now available for pre-order via ApertureSpanning 272 pages, the book delves deep into a decade of Mitchell's practice, featuring a gamut of photographs alongside video and sculptural worksWith a Gagosian solo, European tour and the Superfine Met catalogue in-hand, 2025 is proving to be a banner year for Tyler Mitchell, the 30-year-old artist who has already established his voice as one of the most defining amongst this generation of photographers.Now, Mitchell is adding another notch to his belt with his second monograph, Wish This Was Real, published by Aperture. The 272-page book gathers a decade of Mitchell's practice, venturing within and beyond his acclaimed photographic practice, and into realms of video an...
Paul Insect’s Cut-Out Eyes Take Over Underdogs Gallery
SummaryThe presentation will highlight 22 new and original works that feature Insect’s signature collage-style compositionsAccompanying the exhibition is the launch of two limited editions inspired by original works from the showLisbon’s Underdogs Gallery will soon launch the first solo exhibition of renowned contemporary artist, Paul Insect. Entitled Broken Vision, the presentation will highlight 22 new and original works that feature Insect’s signature collage-style compositions that blend abstraction and figuration in a flurry of vivid colors. Insect was a prominent figure in Britain’s 1990s graffiti scene who developed a district visual language of portraits with cut-out eyes that feature heavily-layered visuals comprised of bold shapes and human characteristics reminiscent of caricatu...
Ana Benaroya Burns an ‘Eternal Flame’ at NYC’s Flag Art Foundation
SummaryBenaroya is known for her surrealist reimagining of feminine bodies across multiple mediumsThe exhibition will kick off on September 17 at NYC's Flag Art FoundationAna Benaroya ushers in a vibrant collection of figurations as part of an upcoming solo exhibition called Eternal Flame at New York City’s Flag Art Foundation. Benaroya is known for her surrealist reimagining of feminine bodies across multiple mediums including paintings, works on paper and monotypes. The new collection of paintings feature a company of ripped women set against colorful backdrops with the artist probing unconventional definitions of femininity in both art historical and contemporary culture contexts. One of the highlights is a painting entitled “Heat Wave” that depicts two towering female figures with spar...
Lee Moriarty Unmasks a Softer Side of Luchadores in ‘Balance’
Following his breakout presentation at NADA Miami last winter, Lee Moriarty returns with Balance, his debut solo exhibition, opening at Night Gallery on September 27. Curated by Adam Abdalla, the eight-piece presentation turns the spotlight away from the ring and onto the off-duty lives of luchadores, trading high-flying bravado for introspective moments of repose and reflection.Taking cues from his own lucha libre career, having studied the technical llave style in Mexico, Moriarty approaches his subjects with an insider perspective, and through this dual vantage, grapples with themes of identity, performance and what he calls the “underexplored duality within the lives of pro wrestlers.”In Balance, Moriarty taps into the tension of in-between states – armor and vulnerability, spectacle a...
In ‘Myth Information,’ Chloe Wise Tilts Heavenward
SummaryNew York-based artist is set to open Myth Information, her fifth solo exhibition at Almine Rech New York in Tribeca, on September 18This latest body of work comes as a sign of the times, with Wise's subjects awakening from their in-frame realities and searching for hope in the powers above Each of Chloe Wise's canvases house a universe of their own. Her subjects, presented in close captures and kaleidoscopic washes, carry an air of blissful ignorance, seemingly unaware of the world that lies beyond their. It's a kind of innocence that haunts, the kind that Gideon Jacobs describes as watching horror movie characters plan a "fun adventure" in the woods, knowing what awaits just beyond the treeline.In Myth Information, her latest body of work set to open at Almine Rech in Tribeca, Wise...
Beatlemania, Through the Eyes of Paul McCartney
For The Beatles, 1963 was the start of something great. Fresh off their first headlining UK tour, it was only up for Paul, George, Ringo and John, landing appearances on some of the region's most acclaimed television programs and an eventual residency at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. With this ascent to pop superstardom fittingly came global fervor, an unprecedented mass hysteria we now know as “Beatlemania.”An upcoming Paul McCartney exhibition at Gagosian London brings us back to this era – December 1963 through February 1964 – offering a backstage look at one of music's enduring names. Titled Rearview Mirror: Liverpool-London-Paris, the presentation will feature an array of multi-image works and single frames, presumed lost for the last five decades, all lensed through the bassist's 35m...
Elmgreen & Dragset Take Us Down the Rabbit Hole in ‘The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome’
Elmgreen & Dragset, the Berlin-based artist duo behind the iconic Prada Marfa, are gearing up for their Los Angeles solo debut at Pace Gallery. On view from September 13 through October 25, the immersive two-part showcase that is The Alice in Wonderland Syndrome invites viewers down the rabbit hole and into a world of perceptive play, muddying the lines between fact and fantasy through sculptural intervention.Much like its titular neurological condition, the exhibition probes into psychological distortion, specifically how scale influences our understanding of reality. Using the gallery's architecture as grounds for spatial manipulation, each artwork will be presented in full and half-size versions between the main gallery and adjoining space.A hyperrealistic sculpture of a sleeping ga...
In “Shame,” Cleon Peterson Turns Inward to Make Anew
SummaryLos Angeles-based artist Cleon Peterson is teaming up with Avant Arte to release a new sculptural edition, titled “Shame”The artwork will be available starting September 17 as a time-limited release via Avant ArteCleon Peterson has built a career off his exploration of society's often unsavory underbelly. Sex, corruption and the struggle for power take shape in scenes of unrest and clashes of monochromatic figures. In his latest sculptural edition with Avant Arte, the Los Angeles shifts his flat, graphic silhouettes into new gears, giving weight and permanence to this vision of conflict.Titled “Shame,” the resin-cast sculpture depicts a bowed figure, head in hands, grip tight on a sword pressed into the ground. Rendered in matte black, it's a posture thick with contra diction, gestu...
A Major Yayoi Kusama Retrospective is Coming to Europe
SummaryA landmark Yayoi Kusama retrospective will travel across Europe, making stops at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland; Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany; and Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe exhibition will survey the artist's seven-decade-long career and will feature a range of paintings, sculptures, installations, drawings and literatureImmensely iconic and influential, Yayoi Kusama will be the focus of a major retrospective showcase set to land at several museums across the Europe. Co-presented by Swiss Fondation Beyeler, Museum Ludwig in Cologne and Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum, the show will survey the entirety of Kusama’s illustrious seven-decade-long career, with new productions, early works making their continental debut and, of course, her celebrated Infini...
Maker’s Mark Hosts Stunning Chihuly Exhibition of Towering Glass
SummaryThe Chihuly exhibition at Maker's Mark connects the distillery's brand to art and sustainability.The "Summer of Sours" program is a new marketing strategy that uses cultural collaborations to sell a lifestyle, not just a product.Last week, I got on a plane and flew to Louisville then hopped in a car to Bardstown, Kentucky. My destination was Maker's Mark, where glass artist Dale Chihuly has an exhibition running through December with tours available here.Chihuly's glass installations amplified the place, mounted across the brand's Star Hill Farm. In the main cellar, a massive chandelier of twisted glass hung above rows of barrels. The work was a sharp, powerful piece and though its colorful forms contrasted with the cellar's pared-down atmosphere, the artist picked a commanding spot...
New York’s JFK Airport Is Upping Its Art Game
New York's powerhouse art institutions are teaming up to give travelers a welcome like no other. As part of the $4.2 billion redevelopment of John F. Kennedy Airport’s Terminal 6’s, a new list of names have joined Port Authority and JFK Millennium Partners’ $22 million USD public art initiative, which will transform the arrivals corridor into a miniature New York arts district.The project brings together four of the city's most celebrated cultural establishments — the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts — each contributing major installations drawn from their collection and creative partnerships.Highlights include a new project from MoMA in collaboration with Yoko Ono, expanding on her ...
Sasha Gordon’s ‘Haze’ is Coming to David Zwirner New York
SummaryNew York-based artist Sasha Gordon will open Haze, a solo exhibition of new paintings, at David Zwirner's 19th street Chelsea Gallery on September 19The first showcase with the gallery since the announcement of her co-representation with Matthew Brown Gallery, Haze will explore chronological storytelling and the origin myths behind her lush worldsBreakout artist Sasha Gordon is gearing up for Haze, a new solo exhibition opening at David Zwirner next month. Staged at its 19th street Chelsea gallery, the showcase marks the artist’s first with Zwirner since the announcement of her co-representation with Matthew Brown Gallery, and will debut a new suite of paintings that push her exploration of form and lore.Lush and luminous, Gordon’s compositions commonly feature the artist herself as...
