SummarySerbian artist Marina Abramović teams up with Avant Arte for their first collaborationTitled “Maria/Marina,” the time-limited edition print brings the artist face to face with her longtime muse and opera legend, Maria CallasWith a Park Avenue Armory takeover, a major Venice Biennale show and a cinematic opera incoming, 2026 is shaping up to be a big one for Marina Abramović. To kick off the year, the Serbian artist is came together with London creative studio Avant Arte for their debut collaboration: a photographic homage to her longtime muse, idol Maria Callas.Courtesy of Make Ready, the black and white, archival pigment “Maria/Marina” print features Abramović holding up a torn image of Callas, their profiles meeting at the center. The singer has been a focal figure in the artist’s...
Joshua Evans moves with the quiet certainty of someone who understands that growth happens over time. There is no rush in his practice and no interest in spectacle. When Hypeart visited Evans in his Brooklyn studio, where he is currently based, that mindset was easy to feel. The room was active but measured, paintings loosely leaning on corners with surfaces marked by revision. “This is the studio area. I have to keep it clean,” he says. “I cannot work in a Francis Bacon-esque studio.”Evans grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where drawing was just part of life. It was never framed as a career or an escape plan. It was simply something that felt natural. As a quiet kid, art gave him a way to stay focused and process things internally. That relationship shifted in college, when a period of depressi...
SummaryThe New Museum in New York will reopen on on March 21, marking the end of a nearly two-year overhaulThe extension, designed by OMA, doubles the original museum's SANAA-designed, Bowery space with expanded exhibition spaces, a restaurant, artist studios and flexible venuesAfter a decade of planning, a two-year overhaul and an $82 million USD expansion, the New Museum in New York has announced that it will reopen to the public on March 21.The 60,000-square-foot, OMA-designed project nearly doubles the museum’s existing footprint, designed by SANAA. Helmed by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, it will introduce flexible venues for public programming; a dedicated space to New Inc., the institution’s cultural incubator; and studios for artists-in-residence.Most notably, the expansion pr...
In 2026, museums across Europe, North America and Asia are leaning into exhibitions built around reassessment and scale. The year’s programming is anchored by major retrospectives, first-time surveys and focused studies of influential artists from Marcel Duchamp’s long-overdue return to MoMA to career-spanning presentations by Tracey Emin, Daido Moriyama and Anish Kapoor. Elsewhere, institutions are committing space and time to artists whose work reshaped entire disciplines, including Dan Flavin’s architectural light works, Marina Abramović’s performance practice, Mariko Mori’s immersive, science-driven installations and a joint exhibition by Fondazione Prada featuring Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince. Rather than thematic group shows, these exhibitions prioritize depth, historical context a...
SummaryOnassis ONX inaugurates its new, 6,000-square-foot Tribeca home with TECHNE: Homecoming, a new group exhibitionGathering immersive works by seven artists, the showcase explores the many faces of family in a digital landscapeChampioning experimental digital art incubator Onassis ONX heads downtown to christen its new Tribeca home with TECHNE: Homecoming, a multimedia group exhibition. On view until January 18, the showcase gathers a collection of works by seven artists, moving across form and focus, yet all grounded in the connective power of technology.Employing ancient and new mythologies, AI, bio art and immersive environments, the exhibition reconsiders how, in an increasingly digital world, the concept of “family” extends beyond blood to encompass the mythic and computation, rec...
SummaryFOTO ARSENAL WIEN to present a major Daido Moriyama retrospective in Vienna, Austria, running from January 31 – May 10, 2026Over 200 photographs, including the "Stray Dog, Misawa" (1971), alongside rare publications and projections will be on viewFOTO ARSENAL WIEN will present a retrospective exhibition for renowned Japanese photographer, Daido Moriyama. The exhibition, aptly titled Daido Moriyama: Retrospective will be one of the most comprehensive presentations of Moriyama's work ever organized, featuring more than 200 photographs, 250 publication reproductions and rare audiovisual projections.Born in Osaka in 1938 and trained as a graphic designer, Moriyama has spent over half a century documenting the streets of Japan. His work is deeply rooted in the tension between Japanese tr...
SummaryCrozier Fine Arts expanded its Hong Kong presence with the 47,000-square-foot ATL Logistics Centre A facility in Kwai Chung, bringing its total regional footprint to 95,000 square feetDesigned by Betty Ng (Collective), the facility features Hong Kong's first adjustable Barrisol lighting system in its viewing rooms, providing museum-grade color temperatures and a 1-ton hanging capacity for collectorsThe site utilizes a specialized Saiver desiccant DX-AHU system to maintain a strict climate of 18–22°C and 45–55% humidity, alongside high-end security and private lounges for confidential client eventsCrozier Fine Arts is elevating the standards of fine art preservation with the launch of its new ATL Logistics Centre A facility in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. Spanning 47,000 square feet, this ...
SummaryKid Cudi is set to open an art exhibition at Ruttkowski;68 in Paris later this monthFollowing his recent artist documentary of the same name, Echoes of the Past gathers 10 paintings that explore Cudi's interior landscapeKid Cudi steps out as Scott Ramon, the painter. Hot off the heels of his artist documentary that premiered at Art Basel Miami Beach last month, the rapper is heading to Paris' 3rd arrondissement for his next act: his first-ever art exhibition.Running from January 31 through March 1 at Ruttkowski;68, Echoes of the Past features a 10-piece suite of paintings, introducing a vivid, geometric signature for Ramon. With playful colors coexisting with shadowy emotional undercurrents, each canvas revels in its own corner of the artist's inner world, rich with “juxtapositions ...
SummaryPhoto Elysée presents Gen Z: Shaping a New Gaze, a new exhibition of photography, now on view through February 1 in Lausanne, SwitzerlandThe showcase features 66 international artists exploring what it means to be Gen Z todayGen Z is a tough one to pin down. Despite numerous attempts to cast them as a detached bunch, talk to any one of them, really, and you’ll likely get a different story. The first cohort to come of age in a world marked by digital hyper-connectivity, climate anxiety and an unrelenting stream of political upheaval, a closer look can reveal a cohort shaped by complexity and a willingness to take things into their own hands.A new photo exhibition at Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland spotlights offers an intimate look into this generation. Now on view through Febr...
SummaryJapanese artist TIDE is set to present his first solo exhibition in Hong Kong across two locations: BELOWGROUND and WKM GalleryTitled EDIT, the showcase will feature his signature cat character in new paintings, plus an exclusive sculpture and limited printJapanese contemporary artist TIDE is making his Hong Kong debut with the two-location solo exhibition, EDIT, hosted simultaneously at BELOWGROUND and WKM Gallery.This dual-location showcase will present a new series of monochromatic paintings that center on his signature cartoon cat character -- a recurring motif that serves as a vessel for exploring themes of domestic life, familial bonds and childhood innocence. Alongside these works, the exhibition will also unveil a specially crafted sculpture and limited print, available excl...
SummaryKatsuhiro Otomo, the founder of Akira, has unveiled his new ceramic relief, “Procession Spin,” at Ginza Station in TokyoThe swirling artwork celebrates craftsmanship of the past, present and future, moving through various eras, from the Jomon era to the industrial futureTokyo’s Ginza Station is the latest, must-see destination for fans of Katsuhiro Otomo, the revered manga artist and director. Last month, the Akira creator unveiled “Procession Spin,” a colossal, ceramic ode to various modes of craftsmanship throughout human history.Two years in the making, the artwork, measuring 7 meters wide and 2.4 meters high, lifts one of Otomo’s original illustrations off the page, and into a dense, ceramic relief. Made up of 164 individual ceramic tiles, 4 bronzes and 290 glazes, the artist co...
SummaryThe Philadelphia Art Museum will host the final stop of Noah Davis' internationally touring retrospectiveOpening January 24, the exhibition will feature 60 works spanning painting, sculpture, works on paper and curatorial projectsNoah Davis' subjects are things of everyday apparitions. Magical, fading around the edges, yet humane and present above all, it's a language to sound out the surrealism of empathy and vulnerability, a way for Davis to reflect the realities of Black American life, in all of its complexities and tenderness.Following stops in Potsdam, London and Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Art Museum is readying the fourth and final leg of the international retrospective dedicated to the late painter, exploring the full scope of Davis' artistry through 60 pieces across paint...