Art
Andy Warhol’s ‘Big Electric Chair’ to Hit Christie’s Auction
Andy Warhol’s “Big Electric Chair” (1967-68) is set to headline Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale during New York's Marquee Week, with a pre-estimated cost of at least $30m USD, marking its first appearance at an auction.The painting first appeared at the artist’s 1968 presentation at Stockholm's Modern Museet, his first major retrospective outside of the U.S. Just one year later, it was acquired by Belgian collectors Roger Matthys and Hilda Colle, where it has remained for the last half-century.“Big Electric Chair” depicts a tightly-cropped version of a 1953 press photograph taken in the execution chamber of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in New York, an image that served as the basis of Warhol's renowned Death and Disaster series. Unlike other works where doors, pipes and additio...
Cj Hendry Pokes Fun at Jeff Koons with Balloon-Inspired Exhibition
This past Thursday, Cj Hendry invited guests to celebrate the opening of her latest exhibition, Keff Joons. Now open in NYC’s Dumbo neighborhood through April 20, the presentation is a playful nod to Jeff Koons’ iconic balloon sculptures, the show features 50 oversized, chaotic "balloon knot" installations that invite visitors to interact with while exploring themes of joy, nostalgia and impermanence.True to her immersive style, Hendry transforms the space into a whimsical playground, blending humor and scale. "Balloons are so simple, yet they carry this enormous emotional weight—joy, nostalgia, fragility. I love that they float so effortlessly, but at any moment, they can pop," said Hendry in a statement.Editions and merchandise are also on offer. All original works have already sold out,...
Lachlan Turczan Illuminates Milan Design Week with Curtains of Light
American artist Lachlan Turczan is currently presenting six interactive halo sculptures at Milan Design Week 2025, as a part of Google’s Making the Invisible Visible exhibition. Known for his explorations of light and water, Turczan deconstructs the idea of form, resulting in artworks that reimagines the intangible with a material iridescence.Housed in Garage 21, Lucida (I-VI) lights up the darkness with ethereal hues of white, blue and purple. As visitors pass through the luminous veil, their presence subtly bends its shape, appearing as curtains swaying in the wind, or quiet ripples of sunlit waters. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lachlan Turczan (@lachlanturczan)Turczan and his team use a combination of lidar, infrared and normal vision cameras to sculpt these ep...
Daniel Arsham Hits Quavo with Copyright Lawsuit
Artist Daniel Arsham has filed a lawsuit against Quavo for copyright infringement and violation of right to publicity, after the Migos star featured one of his Ferrari sculptures in the “Trappa Rappa” promo video without legal permission.On March 31, Arsham filed a complaint in Manhattan’s Southern District of New York, claiming that “infringing video features Quavo performing in front of the artwork" – Quartz Eroded 1961 Ferrari GT (2018), which is currently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. Alongside the teaser, Quavo posted still images that featured the sculpture on Instagram, and tagged Arsham’s account.Arsham and his legal team sent cease-and-desist letters to Quavo, Quality Control Music, and its parent company, HYBE America, in December 2024, when the content in question w...
‘TOILETPAPER’ and Fotografiska Join Forces for Upcoming Berlin Show
Frustrated by the rigidity of the art world, Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari set out to carve their own corner of culture – a home for a shared love of the absurd, edgy, surreal and provocative. And in 2010, TOILETPAPER was born.Now, the Italian art duo is heading to Germany to unveil a new exhibition at Fotografiska Berlin. Aptly-titled ToiletFotoPaperGrafiska, the show takes a bold step beyond the printed page and into immersive installations and high-saturated environments that revel in the cult publication’s knack for dark satire, pop culture and acidic social commentary.Visitors are invited to step into the “curated chaos” of TOILETPAPER, taking the form of swimming pools overflowing with fake bananas or a fun house maze of floor-to-ceiling prints. It’s less about decoding the...
Hideo Kojima and Nicolas Winding Refn Come Together in New Tokyo Show
Fondazione Prada is set to open a new exhibition by game auteur Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn. The latest collaboration from the long-time friends and creative allies, Satellites explores the “universal concept of connection” across language, territory and mediums.Housed at Prada Aoyama in Tokyo, the exhibition immerses visitors to a mid-century domestic space, characteristic of their shared cinematic flair. In the main space, six retrofuturistic televisions broadcasting the artists in meditative dialogue, circling topics of identity, technology death and what endures beyond.Meanwhile, a cassette player and a stack of tapes sit in a nearby dressing room. Overlaying cinematic scores with various translations of the artist’s conversations in different languages, each visito...
Hypeart Visits: Jon Rafman Constructs a New Canon for the Post-Truth Generation
You’ll find a bit of everything at a Jon Rafman opening – the usual art suspects, fashion heads, music lovers, film connoisseurs and, more recently, the crypto crowd. It’s a group that reflects his own desire to go beyond art world esotericism and break into the broader cultural bloodstream.Rafman is one of the most revered voices of Post-Internet art. Born in Montreal and raised by its indie scene, he's best known for exploring the grotesque, absurd and strangely beautiful corners of digital life. For his latest solo exhibition, Proof of Concept, now at Sprüth Magers in Los Angeles through May 3, the Canadian artist conjures an AI-assisted, hallucinatory hellscape, paying homage to the media cultures that shaped him.Anchoring the show is Main Stream Media Network (MSM), a fictional broadc...
Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Bones’ Feature Gold-Plated Panels With Bullet Holes
Maurizio Cattelan’s "America" (2016), a fully functioning toilet cast in 18-karat gold, was stolen from England’s Blenheim Palace this past February. According to reports, the $6 million USD sculpture was broken up and allegedly sold off in parts to a London jeweler. In March, the thieves were found guilty. Cattelan has yet to comment publicly on the incident, but in what feels like a pointed response, he’s unveiled a new solo exhibition titled Bones.Now on view at Gagosian London, Bones features a series of 24K gold-plated panels riddled with bullet holes. The gallery describes the damaged surfaces as “metaphors for creation and destruction,” exploring the uneasy relationship between material wealth and the widespread availability of deadly weapons. Although not emphasized, the gallery hi...
Amy Sherald Paints a ‘Sublime’ Portrait of Black America in New Whitney Show
At the Whitney Museum of American Art, celebrated painter Amy Sherald is unveiling American Sublime, marking her first New York museum solo show. In a suite of nearly 50 paintings, including her powerful portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, the exhibition traces her journey from 2007 into today in lyrical compositions, centering the beauty and depth of Black life in America.Sherald paints with a steady, loving hand. Taking technical cues from the American Realist tradition – a movement which originated in the halls of HBCUs – she captures the faces of those left out of the art historical narrative, each opulent in their ordinariness and radiant individuality.“Sherald’s contemplative subjects appear most concerned with their own interiority, prioritizing their own peace and self-...
‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ Lands at Museum Rietberg This Year
After successful showcases in London, Boston, and San Francisco, Hallyu! The Korean Wave is now making its fourth appearance in Zurich, showing at the historic Museum Rietberg this Spring/Summer season.The touring exhibition, curated by the Victoria and Albert Museum, responds to the growing popularity of contemporary Korean culture across the globe. Going back to the late ‘90s, it spotlights nearly three decades of art, design, music, and cinema that have all individually played a part in the country’s modern-day movement, widely recognized as “Hallyu” or “Korean Wave.”Everything from K-pop to K-dramas are featured in the exhibition via a mixed media archive comprising magazines and photographs as well as costumes from the hit Netflix show Squid Game and a reproduction of the set from the...
The Hole’s Latest Group Show Explores the Art of Video Game Aesthetics
Over the last several years, contemporary art widened a curious eye toward video games. More than a pastime, these games have helped shape how we feel, understand and interact with the world around us – both online and off.A new group show at The Hole in Tribeca brings this influence into sharp focus. Titled LFG, the exhibition features a lineup of 13 international artists, each interested in gaming as a visual language and cultural force. Together, they ask: what happens when art grows up on boss fights, glitches and open-worlds?Circling Kévin Bray’s iconic animated sculpture, 4exs, the exhibition offers a multi-medium survey: Gao Hang brings a health kit, a classic in-game item, into pixelated reality; while Ksawery Komputery and Luke Murphy evoke the glitchy feedback with code and light...
Kenny Schachter Questions “The Hand of The Artist” in Latest Jupiter Show
Kenny Schachter’s latest show at Jupiter on NYC's Lower East Side is a nod to Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Benjamin argued that mass-produced modes of mechanical reproduction, whether in media or culture, undermines the "aura" of art. Schacter describes Benjamin as a "prescient thinker" who would be aghast at how people today are highly engaged with Internet culture and technology including AI.Schacter is a key figure when it comes to conversations, concepts and material revolving around art and technology, automation and authorship. For his latest show, Art in the Age of Robotic Reproduction, he reflects on Benjamin's essay through a collection of tech-meets-handmade work that question creativity and challenge the "hand of the artist...
