Art
Nina Chanel Abney Releases ‘Bravo’ Vinyl Sculpture
SummaryNina Chanel Abney has teamed up with AllRightsReserved for Bravo, a new limited-edition sculpture, now available for $350 USD.Inspired by the Hasbro x NBA Starting Lineup collectibles, the 15-inch figure is an ode to the “everyday icon” in all of our lives.With a Jordan capsule, full-court murals and a host of basketball-inspired works under her belt, Nina Chanel Abney is no stranger to the court. The Perrotin-backed artist is building on this theme with a new vinyl toy collaboration with Hong Kong-based AllRightsReserved. Drawing inspiration from classic Starting Lineup action figures, Bravo pays homage to the “everyday icon” – the star who never misses at the local rec center or neighborhood court.Frozen mid-jump shot with a bright orange basketball raised overhead, the figure is ...
Louis Vuitton Brings “Visionary Journeys” Exhibition to Osaka
SummaryLouis Vuitton opens "Visionary Journeys" in Osaka, an immersive exhibition running from July 15 to September 17 at the Nakanoshima Museum of ArtThe exhibit explores the House’s evolution through twelve themed chapters, featuring archival pieces, signature trunks, and rare collaborationsHighlights include floating washi paper trunk sculptures, mirrored tatami installations, and exclusive works by NIGO, Murakami, Kusama, and KawakuboLouis Vuitton has officially opened its latest large-scale cultural exhibition, "Visionary Journeys," at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka. Running from July 15 through September 17, the exhibition follows "the Louis" in Shanghai showcase earlier this summer, continuing the House’s global series of immersive experiences that spotlight its rich creativ...
New Book Spotlights Japan’s Hardcore Techno Underground
SummaryA new book published by Never Sleep chronicles the story of J-core, Japan's hardcore techno scene.Manga Corps delves deep into the visual culture of the subculture, featuring an extensive archive of rave posters, flyers and artifacts from the early '90s through today.J-core, Japan’s hardcore techno scene, has always thrived in obscurity. Emerging in a time when extreme subcultures were pushed to the margins, early ravers and hardcore enthusiasts took to the underground, establishing a foothold in the DIY venues, back alleys and fringe clubs of Osaka. Here, a new sound was born: one where the unapologetic abrasiveness of Dutch gabber became one with anime emblems, cyberpunk aesthetics and gaming culture.Manga Corps, a new 200-page graphic anthology, turns back the clock with an exten...
Fondation Louis Vuitton to Open Monumental Gerhard Richter Retrospective
SummaryFondation Louis Vuitton in Paris has just announced a major forthcoming retrospective dedicated to iconic German painter Gerhard Richter.On view starting October 17, the exhibition chronicles 60 years of artistic excellence in painting and beyond in a sweeping showcase of 270 works.Just ahead of Art Basel Paris this October, Fondation Louis Vuitton will unveil a landmark retrospective dedicated to seminal German artist Gerhard Richter. Spanning the entirety of the institution's 10-gallery space, the eponymous exhibition will mount 270 works across mediums, marking the most comprehensive survey of Richter's career to date.The exhibition builds on Richter’s longstanding relationship with the Fondation, where he was first featured in its inaugural collection showcase in 2014, and now, ...
Inès Longevial Brings it Back to the Body in ‘Skin of a Storm’
SummaryAlmine Rech Tribeca is currently hosting Skin of a Storm by French artist Inès Longevial through August 1.The exhibition features oil paintings, drawings and monotype prints that explore human form and the multiplicity of skin.For Inès Longevial, a body is a home. It’s an ethos reflected in her self-portraiture – diaristic captures, rich with washes of crimson, chantilly and ultramarine. Her current solo exhibition at Almine Rech in Tribeca distills this spirit into a sublime study of skin as the French artist takes her portraits to new heights.Pace and process ground Skin of a Storm. Central to the exhibition is a suite of new oil paintings, many of which were completed in a one-sitting “flow-state” as Lynn Maliszewski” describes in a recent press statement. “The female form become...
Plato Gallery’s ‘Exaltation’ is All About Extravagance
SummaryPlato Gallery is currently presenting Exaltation, a group exhibition of 18 artists, now through August 16 in New York.The exhibition reimagines mannerist art through a contemporary lens, taking cues from its embrace of excess as a means of survival in a world characterized by social, emotional and cultural upheaval.In response to an era defined by collapse and reinvention, artists are turning up the dial on extravagance and excess. This response is the center focus of Exaltation, a new 18-person group exhibition at New York’s Plato Gallery, now on view through August 16. The show explores what it means to make mannerist art today, framing our moment as a kind of exquisite distortion, one where history loops back on itself and emotional intensity becomes an act of survival.Mannerism ...
In ”Football City, Art United,’ Artists and Athletes Reimagine the Beautiful Game
SummaryFootball City, Art United, a new group exhibition in Manchester, pairs legendary footballers with 11 contemporary artists to create all-new artworks inspired by their love of the game.Staged at Aviva Studios, the show brings together the efforts of Factory International, alongside Hans Ulrich Obrist, Juan Mata and Josh Wilding as co-curators.While art and sport may move in differently – in the studio and on the field – a shared energy pulses through them; fueled by drive, discipline and instinct, both disciplines not only give us a language for how to understand the world, but how to move through it.For Football City, Art United, a new exhibition in Manchester, international athletes are paired 11 contemporary artists, with each collaboration bringing forth a new artwork that looks ...
‘Vignettes’ by Marty Schnapf Channels the Subconscious in Kaleidoscopic Paintings
SummaryMarty Schnapf's Vignettes exhibition opens at Perrotin Hong KongIt features kaleidoscopic paintings blending figuration/abstraction, drawing from dreams and water motifsThe show will run until August 16, 2025Marty Schnapf’s solo exhibition Vignettes, now on view at Perrotin Hong Kong, presents a series of kaleidoscopic paintings that blur the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Drawing from dreams, memories and symbolic archetypes, Schnapf’s compositions act as portals into extrasensory realms where bodies dissolve, refract and merge with their surroundings. Water emerges as a central motif both as subject and metaphor, appearing in works like "Memory Pool" and "The Pull of the Moon, the Draw of the Shore," where translucent figures commune with luminescent fish or naviga...
Surrender Yourself to ‘Gathering Dust,’ Gary Card’s ’90s-Inspired Ode to Creative Chaos
In a world that prizes order, Gary Card embraces mess with open arms. The British artist is the latest name to take over Plaster Magazine’s London HQ, transforming the two-floor retail space into a surreal sculptural fever dream. The junk shop-cum-exhibition brings life to Card’s inner world and unrealized projects, rendered through his acclaimed brand of grotesque charm, unapologetic excess and theatrical fantasy. “It’s chaos,” he told Hypeart. “That’s why I like it.”Titled Gathering Dust, the exhibition is a love letter to ’90s London, in all of its eccentricities and oddball arcades. The artist recalls his arrival in the city and the “dilapidated, chockablocks full of stuff” that once ruled Camden — storefronts overflowing with niche splendors of every variety: MAD comics, vintage Japan...
Dre Wilkin Inverts Paintings in ‘When the Air is Blue’
SummaryMontreal-based painter Dre Wilkin showcases inverted paintings that blend figuration and abstractionThe exhibition 'When the Air is Blue' touches on moments of focus and stillnessMontreal-based Foil Gallery recently highlighted the work of emerging contemporary painter, Dre Wilkin. Entitled When the Air is Blue, the presentation featured a bold selection of inverted paintings of everyday scenes.From a mysterious subject petting a dog to a cropped view of an individual breaking a lock, the collection offers a lens through the artist’s personal life rooted in interactions with close friends or passersby caught in “moments of focus or stillness.” The process of inversion is less of a spectacle, rather, the technique plays more into the themes introduced as the artist flips the composit...
Jean Jullien’s New NANZUKA Show Tends to the Inner Child in Us All
SummaryJean Jullien is set to unveil JUJU's Castle at NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE in Shanghai.Opening July 12, the exhibition will present over 80 paintings, sculptures, art objects and installations as viewers embark on an immersive, imaginary quest through the depths of Jullien's pastel maze.In just a few days, French artist Jean Jullien will open JUJU's Castle at Shanghai's NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE, marking his first solo exhibition in China. Equal parts art show and "dungeon crawl," as Jullien describes, the showcase features over 80 new paintings, sculptures, objects and large-scale installations, immersing viewers in the artist's whimsical inner worlds.Staged in a pastel-hued maze, visitors are cast as players in an imaginary quest, starting their journey by selecting one of four original cha...
Olympia’s ‘CAKE’ Indulges in the Sweeter Side of Life
SummaryLast month, Olympia in New York hosted CAKE, a one-night-only show of edible works.Part fundraiser, exhibition and community event, attendees were invited to indulge in the spread of works, ranging from traditional tears of yellow cakes, massive sculptural displays, vibrant mounds of meringue and frosting-printed poems.As evenings grow balmier, and New York’s art scene eases into its seasonal slowdown, a crowd spills out onto the streets outside of Olympia, fork and plate in-hand, for a CAKE, a special one-night-only exhibition of edible artworks. Taking cues from Marie Antoinette’s infamous – if apocryphal – quip, “Let them eat cake,” the exhibition served up confectionery pieces by over 30 fine artists, transforming the two-floored Lower East side space into a pop-up dessert salon...
