Art
Opake Learned to Survive Alone — Slawn Taught Him to Embrace the Mess
Purchase the Slawn cover of Hypebeast Magazine #37: The Architects Issue.Ed Worley, better known as Opake, is sitting on a couch in the studio while the sharp hiss of a spray can cuts through. We are talking about the new Hypebeast Magazine #37 cover. Slawn made it clear from the jump that he wasn't doing it unless Opake was part of the process. It was a move born purely from brotherhood. For Slawn, there was no version of this cover that didn't feature the man he calls his twin.Opake started writing graffiti at 13, but his life became a decade-long blur of heavy addiction. He spent eight years living on the streets, consumed by drugs, and was by his own admission unemployable until he hit 30 and stepped in to be a father. That responsibility changed everything. He started working 19-hour ...
How Slawn Crashed the Art Establishment With These 10 Milestones
Slawn has transitioned from co-founding the Motherlan skate crew in Lagos to becoming a recurring figure in contemporary art and global commercial design. His career is characterized by a rapid integration into traditional creative institutions, moving from the skate parks of Nigeria to the auction rooms of Sotheby’s. The release of Hypebeast Magazine #37: The Architects Issue features a collaborative cover artwork created with artist Opake, alongside a wide-ranging interview with the art world provocateur. Slawn’s recent output has expanded into a multidisciplinary brand infrastructure that spans fashion, music, and motorsport. This includes a custom livery for the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 team, the release of his Not An Artist album recorded during a live residency at Saatchi Yates,...
CART Department Brings Ai Weiwei’s Iconic BMW LEGO Art Car to NYC
Summary CART Department is bringing "Ai Weiwei LEGO Story" to Free Parking at 16 Morton Street from April 24 to May 3, featuring the artist's rare BMW LEGO art car alongside his famous 'Zodiac' and 'After' series The exhibition offers a unique look at how Weiwei turned a past censorship battle with LEGO into a global creative movementLarry Warsh's CART Department is bringing a significant cultural moment to downtown Manhattan this spring. From April 24 to May 3, 2026, the Free Parking gallery garage at 16 Morton Street will host the "Ai Weiwei LEGO Story" exhibition. It's a rare chance to see a concentrated collection of the artist's work, including his famous BMW LEGO art car.The centerpiece is that BMW art car, which has not been seen by the public in over a decade. It first gained notor...
Step Into ‘View Master,’ Derrick Adams’ Technicolor World of Black Joy
SummaryNew York-based artist Derrick Adams has unveiled View Master, his first mid-career survey, at ICA BostonRunning through November 13, the exhibition features over 100 works created over the last two decades, spanning sculpture, painting, installation, video and performanceBaltimore-born, Brooklyn-based artist Derrick Adams is getting his flowers at ICA Boston with his first full survey show. The exhibition, dubbed View Master, brings together over 100 works created during the last two decades, making for a tender, cross-genre ode to the richness of Black American life.Tapping into realms like pop culture, Black art history, domestic life and, notably, play, Adams turns everyday encounters into kaleidoscopic visual celebrations. He’s best known for his vibrant cubist portraits, though...
Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Plans “Warehouse Artefacts” Installation at Art Basel 2026
SummaryThomas Bangalter, co-founder of the electronic duo Daft Punk, is set to co-host an immersive event at Art Basel in Switzerland alongside RampaDeveloped in cooperation with the Fondation Beyeler, the project bridges the gap between contemporary art and club culture during the renowned international art fairRenowned Swiss-French visual artist Julian Charrière contributes his distinct creative vision to the collaborative installationThomas Bangalter continues to expand his formidable post-Daft Punk creative footprint. Stepping away from the legendary robotic helmets, the French electronic pioneer is slated to host a massive immersive event during the Swiss edition of Art Basel. Slated to coincide with the prestigious fair running from June 18 to June 21, the installation merges high-fi...
How Adam Himebauch Made His Fake Museum a Reality
SummaryNew York Museum of Contemporary Art, the fabricated museum by artist Adam Himebauch gets very real with a window gallery in TribecaThe project aims to challenge access, reality, perception and prestige as it relates to the art worldIts debut exhibition Is This Yours by New York-based artist Olivia Gossett Cooper opens April 23What makes a museum real? Is it scathing critics or a full staff of curators? The weight of its featured artists or marketing budget? These questions make up the foundation of the New York City Museum of Contemporary Art (NYC MOCA), an institution that was performance art until it wasn't. It's fabrication was an open secret. For years, save for a few in-person exhibitions, the only “place” the museum existed was in the mind of its audiences. That is, until now....
DRIFT Releases a Flock of 1000 Drones Above LACMA
SummaryAmsterdam-based studio DRIFT closed out LACMA’s opening gala for the new David Geffen Galleries with “Franchise Freedom,” an aerial drone performanceComposed of 1,000 drones flying above the museum, the piece mimics the flight rhythms of starling birds and muddies the lines of humans, nature and technologyLACMA just debuted its David Geffen Galleries, the new $742 million USD, 110,000-square-foot concrete home to its permanent collection. To kick off the Geffen Gallery era, the museum tapped Dutch art duo DRIFT to close out its opening gala and christen the Peter Zumthor-designed building with an aerial performance piece.Titled “Franchise Freedom,” the piece lit up museum’s stretch of Wilshire Boulevard, transforming the sky into a living field of motion and light through 1,000 high...
ODITI and Six Nations Rugby Unveil First-Ever Official Tournament Artwork
SummaryODITI and Six Nations Rugby have partnered to introduce the championship's first official tournament artworkArtist Tanguy Bourhis has been appointed to create the visual identity for the 2026 men's and women's competitionsThe collaboration pushes back against AI-generated media to reintroduce collectability and craftsmanship to global sporting eventsCreative platform ODITI and Six Nations Rugby have officially joined forces to unveil the 2026 Official Tournament Artwork. Marking a historic first for the long-standing championship, the collaboration bridges the gap between competitive sport and visual culture. Artist Tanguy Bourhis has been tapped to craft authored, human-made pieces for both the men's and women's tournaments, signaling a new creative chapter for the rugby institutio...
Karl Hab Captures the Unique Rhythm of LA With ’24H Los Angeles – 10 Year Anniversary Edition’
SummaryPhotographer Karl Hab returns with a special anniversary edition of his photography book capturing the spirit of Los AngelesThe expanded release features unseen photographs alongside reflections from local creatives like Dr. Woo and Chris GibbsPhotographer Karl Hab is celebrating a major milestone with the launch of the 24H Los Angeles - 10 Year Anniversary Edition. A decade after its original debut, this expanded release captures the city’s unique rhythm from sunrise to nightfall, blending ground-level perspectives with sweeping aerial views to portray the full spirit of Los Angeles.The reimagined hardcover book features previously unseen photographs, exclusive new content, and intimate moments gathered over years of exploration from dawn to midnight. Offering a fresh yet deeply pe...
Martin Wong, the High Priest of Lowbrow, Lives On at P·P·O·W and Wrightwood 659
SummaryWrightwood 659 in Chicago is opening Chinatown USA by the late Chinese-American artist Martin WongNew York's P·P·O·W Gallery is concurrently presenting Popeye, focused on Wong's fascination for comic books and tattoo imageryThe late Martin Wong never got to visit China, he never spoke the language. Like many Asian Americans, his understanding of motherland was puzzled through fragments of stateside exports. Yet place, evidenced by his storied graffiti collection and street-forward oeuvre at large, remained central to him, and nowhere more so than Chinatowns.Wrightwood 659 and P·P·O·W Gallery are teaming up to present partner exhibitions dedicated to legendary Chinese-American artist. Between Chinatown USA in Chicago and New York’s Popeye, the shows brings more untrodden aspects of W...
Sony’s 2026 Picks for the World’s Best Photos
SummarySony announced the winners of the 2026 World Photography AwardsStandout titles include Citlali Fabián (Photographer of the Year), Elle Leontiev (Open Photographer of the Year), Jubair Ahmed Arnob (Student Photographer of the Year) and Philip Kangas (Youth Photographer of the Year)The winners for this year’s Sony World Photography Awards have arrived. The 2026 victors hail from a pool of over 430,000 images from 200 countries and territories, and the final lineup represents our best, from under-19’s to pros, in a stunning visual celebration of humanity’s many textures.Citlali Fabián took home the Photographer of the Year title, the competition’s highest honor, for her series “Bilha, Stories of my Sisters.” Overlaying digital illustration and portraiture, the series is an ode to the w...
Swordsman Suit Up in Josie Hall’s Sublime Kendo Series
SummaryPhotographer Josie Hall is set to present her debut show at Have A Butchers in London from April 17 through May 1The show explores the craft of kendo, a modern Japanese martial art, visualized through her haunting, stylized signatureDiscipline and ritual — in kendo, the Japanese martial art that translates to the “way of the sword,” technique is only half of the story. “What interested me was how the way of the sword correlates directly to how one operates in daily life,” photographer Josie Hall told Another about her new series, Red Patience. “It’s not just about combat, but how it acts as a framework for living: discipline, composure under pressure, responsibility and respect.”Red Patience takes the spotlight in the London-based artist’s debut show at Have A Butchers gallery in Ha...
