Art
Mowalola Expands the Mowaverse With THE SKATEROOM Collab
SummaryMowalola partnered with THE SKATEROOM to serve up five collaborative skate decksEntitled Cheetah, JC, Red, Moto, and Graffiti, the designs are available for purchase nowIt's Mowalola Ogunlesi's world, and we're all just living in it. The mastermind behind Mowalola, the Nigerian-born creative multihyphenate continues to expand her multimedium Mowaverse through new in-line clothing collections and collaborations, music offerings, innovative art endeavors, and now, her first-ever connection with THE SKATEROOM for a lineup of limited-edition skate decks.Serving up five designs that intertwine "Mowalola’s iconography, attitude, and sense of motion," the duo brings the designer's distinct visual language to decks dubbed Cheetah, JC, Red, Moto, and Graffiti."Each one is a piece of her lang...
Hamburg to Open UBS Digital Art Museum, Europe’s Largest Immersive Art Destination
SummaryUBS Digital Art Museum, Europe's largest digital and immersive art-focused museum, will open in Hamburg in 2026.A permanent, Hamburg edition of teamLab Borderless will inaugurate the expansive space.In addition to the art on view, the institutions furthers its ground-breaking vision with ambitions to become the largest carbon-neutral museum in Europe.Hamburg will become home to Europe’s largest institution dedicated entirely to digital and immersive art. Set to open doors in 2026, the UBS Digital Art Museum marks a major milestone in continent’s cultural landscape, debuting with a full-building takeover by the acclaimed Japanese art collective teamLab across its expansive, 6,500-square-meter space.Located in the waterfront district of HafenCity, the institution departs from the conv...
Hypeart Visits: Awol Erizku Is Shaping a New Cultural Canon
Awol Erizku is in a season of momentum. With his first solo museum show X on view and a major presentation at Sean Kelly Gallery, the artist is expanding his language across institutions, classrooms and city lines. At the same time, he’s navigating fatherhood, carving space for reflection between professional milestones and personal sacrifices.Erizku’s work has long challenged dominant narratives, pulling from ancient African symbolism, street culture and contemporary Black identity. He calls it "Afro-esotericism," a visual ideology that resists easy definition. Whether it’s a black disco-ball Nefertiti or a sports jersey reframed as relic, his practice refracts history into new forms. It’s not just about reclaiming symbols, but recharging them with layered, and often, spiritual intent.In ...
Milano Cortina Unveils Posters for 2026 Winter Olympics
SummaryThe Fondazione Milano Cortina has revealed 5 posters for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.The organization tapped 10 Italian artists for the upcoming games, spotlighting themes of competition, collaboration, resilience and joy through gouache, acrylic, oil, digital and mixed-media compositions.As Milano Cortina 2026 draws near, a new league of Italian artists present their take on the long-standing poster tradition. Triennale Milano and Fondazione Milano Cortina have unveiled the official art posters for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games next January. Helmed by Damiano Gullì and the international Olympic and Paralympic committees, the initiative invited 10 artists under 40 to reimagine the events through the lens of Italian contemporary art,...
Huma Bhabha’s ‘Distant Star’ Lands at David Zwirner Paris
SummaryHuma Bhabha debuts new sculptures and drawings in her first Paris solo show since 2009The exhibition runs alongside her presentation with Giacometti at London’s Barbican CentreDavid Zwirner’s Paris gallery is presenting Distant Star, a new solo exhibition by Pakistani American artist Huma Bhabha. Known for her eerie, hybrid forms, Bhabha debuts six sculptures and a group of large-scale drawings that explore themes of time, decay and transformation.At the front of the gallery stands the centerpiece sculpture, “Distant Star” (2025). Cast in iron, the rust-toned figure resembles a watchful guardian. Its surface will continue to oxidize over time, reinforcing Bhabha’s idea of time as a sculptural force.Inside the gallery, five sculptures made from cork, clay, Styrofoam and found materia...
Hilary Pecis’s ‘Wandering’ Brings Tender Vignettes to Timothy Taylor
SummaryHilary Pecis’ Wandering is now on view at Timothy Taylor London through July 19.Featuring a suite of new paintings, the exhibition renders everyday snapshots through chromatic clarity, holding a light up to the surreal beauty in the overlooked moments.There’s a kind of looking that happens when you’re not really seeing, the kind of sight that happens when you’re merely passing through. In Hilary Pecis' new exhibition at Timothy Taylor, the artist closes that gap between the two. Now on view at the gallery’s London outpost, Wandering captures that flicker of perception, exposing the otherwordly through the lens of the overlooked.Known for her luminous still lifes and landscape paintings, Pecis continues her visual meditation on the everyday, rendering the ordinary through sharp chrom...
Acne Studios Launches Its First Permanent Gallery in Paris
SummaryAcne Studios will launch Acne Paper Palais Royal, its first gallery, in Paris on June 26.Drawing inspiration from the semi-annual Acne Paper, the space extends the brand’s commitments to art, design and craftsmanship through a host of exhibitions, talks and cultural programming.The gallery will be inaugurated by 2025, a new exhibition of works by Dutch photographer Paul Kooiker.In the lead-up to Paris Fashion Week, Acne Studios has announced the opening of Acne Paper Palais Royal, its first permanent gallery space. Nestled between the storied arcades of Palais Royal in Paris, the new venue ushers in a new era for the Swedish house, deepening its presence in art, design and publishing.Following the recent collaborative capsule and in-store exhibition with artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase...
Hermès Brings “Mystery at the Groom’s” Interactive Installation to New York
SummaryHermès brings its interactive installation “Mystery at the Groom’s” from Shanghai to Pier 36 in New York CityGuests solve a playful mystery through immersive rooms, blending storytelling with the brand’s signature craftsmanship and equestrian heritageThe free experience runs June 18–29, with limited walk-in slots available daily on a first-come, first-served basisHermès is set to open “Mystery at the Groom’s,” its second interactive installation, in Pier 36 - Downtown Manhattan. The immersive experience brings the brand’s equestrian heritage to life, showcasing its craftsmanship, history and whimsical storytelling.Originally debuted in Shanghai in late 2023, the installation is set within a fictional French estate — The Groom’s House — where the caretakers of Hermès' horses reside. ...
For ‘Choir,’ Katharina Grosse Makes Art Basel Her Canvas
SummaryKatharina Grosse is the featured artist for this year’s Messeplatz Project commission at Art Basel’s marquee Swiss fair.Titled CHOIR, the immersive artwork wraps the fair entrance in blooms of magenta spray, presenting a powerful meditation on freedom and control against the clamor that awaits inside.On view through June 22, the piece revels in the ephemeral and otherwordly — “as if a vast painting has flown through, landed briefly and left its residue behind,” the artist described.Katharina Grosse has long been fixture at Art Basel, and this year her contribution is more than just a must-see — it’s nearly impossible to miss. For the 2025 Messeplatz Project, the fair tapped the seminal German artist to transform the pavilion with CHOIR, her largest urban intervention to date.With an...
Louvre Temporarily Closes as Staff Protest Against Overtourism
SummaryThe Louvre closed on June 16 due to staff protests over overtourism and understaffingStaff are seeking immediate help, stating the current working conditions are "untenable"The protest occurred despite Macron's recent decade-long plan to address museum issuesThe Louvre failed to open its doors on the morning of June 16 as staff protested the global overtourism.CNN reports that the strike abruptly took place during a routine meeting. Gallery attendants, ticket agents and security refused to work in protest over uncontrollable crowds, understaffing and what was referred to by a union as an "untenable" working environment. No additional details were revealed.As per USA Today, the meeting began at 10:30 a.m. Paris time and went on until the early afternoon. The museum eventually opened ...
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to Host Barbara Kruger’s ‘Another Day. Another Night’ Exhibition
SummaryThe Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is set to unveil Barbara Kruger’s Another day. Another night on June 24, until November 9, 2025The exhibition will include her iconic text-based art, video installation as well as new, site-specific piecesThe Guggenheim Museum Bilbao will present Another day. Another night, the first comprehensive survey in Spain of influential American artist Barbara Kruger’s work.Since the beginning of her career, Kruger has consistently challenged the function of language in media, politics and internal dialogues. Using bold, declarative phrases rendered in stark black-and-white text, often punctuated with red or green accents, she draws from the visual language of advertising to provoke reflection rather than sell products. Iconic phrases such as “Your body is a batt...
Mercedes-Benz Looks Inward in ‘BE-LONGING’ Exhibition
SummaryThe Mercedes-Benz Art Collection is presenting BE-LONGING, an expansive group exhibition, at Espacio CDMX in Mexico City through August 31.Bringing together works from their collection and artists living and working in Mexico, the show leans into the fluidity and identity through a constellation of offerings from its global roster.The Mercedes-Benz Art Collection is launching its international exhibition series with BE-LONGING, its first stop in Mexico City. Housed at Espacio CDMX in the heart of Chapultepec Park, the showcase pairs works from the brand's own collection alongside contemporary pieces by artists living and working in Mexico – a sweeping mosaic of affinity, belonging and identity in-flux.From questions of memory and geography to body politics and vocation, the artists ...
