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Closer Look at the Galleries Exhibited During Art Basel Hong Kong 2025

Art Basel madness has descended upon Hong Kong, bringing the international art world together to experience some of the most sought after works of art. Famous galleries from Hauser & Wirth, David Zwirner, Gagosian to Almine Riche, Nanzuka and Pearl Lam Galleries brought in major pieces for the Art Basel Hong Kong.Kicking off Art Basel was an exhibit from Louis Vuitton. Bringing in Takashi Murakami to celebrate the second drop of his coveted collaboration with the French luxury house, team displayed archival pieces like a never-before-seen signature floral print rug from the artist as well as his own sculptures. A nod to local artworks, Kasing Lung's Labubu phase takes over Basel, with several of his paintings from his series of monsters appear both international and homegrown galleries...

Rodrigo Ramírez Explores the Anxiety of Existing in ‘While Being Plastic Membranes’

Fresh off his sold-out run at Zona Maco last February, Mexico City-based artist Rodrigo Ramírez is heading to New York to make his U.S. solo debut at Swivel Gallery. Titled While Being Plastic Membranes, the exhibition explores the visceral tension between body and psyche, pushing the boundaries of embodiment through a suite of dreamlike paintings and sculptures.Taking cues from Baroque religious iconography, “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch and Oswald de Andrade’s Manifesto Antropófago, Ramírez delves into the idea of “cultural cannibalism” with play and intensity in hand. Just as societies absorb and reconfigure subcultures, his figures consume and mutate, existing in a liminal state of perpetual flux.A knack for the unsettling sings through Ramírez’s flesh-colored fo...

Keita Morimoto’s Cinematic Vignettes Take Shape in ‘To Nowhere and Back’

Japanese artist Keita Morimoto is taking center stage at Almine Rech’s Tribeca outpost in his latest solo exhibition, now on view through April 26. Known for his dreamlike vending machine paintings, Morimoto transforms the everyday into a subtle neon-noir tableaux, poised between reality and fantasy. Between quiet meditations and tender memories, the artist captures the ephemeral allure of urban life, finding fleeting beauty where you least expect it.At the heart of To Nowhere and Back is an exploration of the ordinary. A phone booth's fluorescent hum, the warm red glow of car headlights or the final lights of a shop ready to close for the night  – the exhibition is threaded by an interplay of light and shadow. Each frame a portal, Morimoto's use of liminal space evokes a nostalgia for a s...

Art Central Hong Kong 2025: A Celebration of Contemporary Art and Experimentation

Art Central has returned with its 10th edition at Hong Kong’s iconic Central Harbourfront, solidifying its reputation as a cornerstone event of Hong Kong Art Week and a vital contributor to the region's arts ecosystem. Launching with previews led by its partner UOB, the fair opens to the public from 26 to 30 March 2025 at its iconic Central Harbourfront location.Renowned for pushing boundaries in contemporary art and experimentation, the fair serves as a platform for both established and emerging artists, offering museum-quality works alongside cutting-edge creations across various mediums. Supported by the Mega Arts and Cultural Events Fund under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Hong Kong SAR, the fair continues to be a key destination for art enthusiasts during Hong Kong's annua...

Step Into Takashi Kuribayashi’s Steam-Filled Underground Installation

On the outskirts of Otsunomiya, Japan, Takashi Kuribayashi is redefining the boundaries between contemporary art and wellbeing. For Oya Genkiro No.6, his most recent permanent installation, the experiential artist invites to visitors to let loose in thick clouds of herbal steam and become part of the work itself.At first glance, Genkiro rises like the remnants of an ancient tree with its towering 59-foot form sculpted from local hinoki planks. Step closer and a narrow hallway of mirrors emerges. Moving further, a multi-storied, glass-lined core reveals itself, thick plums of a herbal steam envelop visitors in an immersive sensory ritual. View this post on Instagram A post shared by takashi kuribayashi (@takashikuri)Heat, scent and weight of the air shift awareness inward, turning...

Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver to Play Gallerist-Artist Duo in Upcoming Drama ‘The Dealer’

The high-stakes world of art dealing is getting the Hollywood treatment, with Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver set to lead The Dealer, Apple TV+’s latest straight-to-series order.Described by Deadline as a “biting exploration of power, class, seduction and culture, the production will follow the "tangled relationship" between Chastain as an aspiring mega-gallerist, and Driver who will play her “most gifted and unnerving artist.” The series, produced by Media Res – the studio behind The Morning Show and Pachinko – will be directed by Sam Gold, with the leads also serving as executive producers.Art-world intrigue seems to be having a moment in film and television. The Dealer joins a growing list of projects circling the largely-offscreen landscape of contemporary art, including a television ...

David Hockney To Take Over Louis Vuitton Foundation

At 87 years old, timelessly venerated painter David Hockney will undertake one of his biggest exhibitions yet. This spring, the artist will take over the entirety of the Louis Vuitton Foundation building, staging an exhibition titled "David Hockney, 25." “This exhibition means an enormous amount because it is the largest exhibition I’ve ever had—11 rooms in the Fondation Louis Vuitton," said Hockney in a statement. "Some of the most recent paintings I’m working on now will be included in it, and I think it’s going to be very good."Curated with artistic director Suzanne Pagé, guest curator Sir Norman Rosenthal, and François Michaud, Hockney remained closely involved in the show's process. Alongside his partner and studio manager, Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima, the exhibition primarily focus...

Misha Kahn’s ‘Far Afield’ Debuts at Salone del Mobile 2025

Friedman Benda will present Far Afield, a solo exhibition by Misha Kahn at the 2025 edition of Salone del Mobile. Known for his experimental approach to materials and form, Kahn transforms the space into a surreal, tactile landscape that challenges conventional design.At the heart of the exhibition is "Azimuth," a sprawling grid of colorful mirrors inspired by a type of archaic celestial measurement. Acting as a cosmic reflection tool, it places viewers at its center. “It reflects our desire to measure ourselves against our abyss,” Kahn explains, with radiating irises of color capturing an infinite interplay between perspective and perception.Other standout pieces include "Euphausiids Delight (Final Moments)," a densely tangled center table inspired by the swarming movement of marine crust...

Picasso Meets Asia: A Cross-Cultural Dialogue at M+

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Picasso for Asia — A Conversation offers a fresh perspective on the legacy of Pablo Picasso through an innovative cross-cultural exhibition. More than 60 masterpieces by Picasso, on loan from Musée National Picasso-Paris (MnPP), will be displayed alongside around 130 works by 30 Asian and Asian-diasporic artists from the M+ Collections. Spanning the early 20th century to the present, this showcase creates a dialogue that explores connections and contrasts across generations and regions.Co-organized by M+ and MnPP, the exhibition is part of the French May Arts Festival 2025 and is supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Marking the first major exhibition of Picasso in Hong Kong in over a decade, the event highlights an unprecedented collabor...

The Louvre-Lens Asks “What Do Artists Wear?”

Art has long since influenced fashion and vice versa. However, there's rarely been a tangible dissection of the relationship between the two. Designers like Yves Saint Laurent, Marni, Loewe, and Prada have frequently referenced artworks on the runway. Meanwhile, iconic artists have often been referred to as arbiters of all-around culture and taste. For the first time, the Musée du Louvre-Lens, a northern outpost of the historic museum, has set out to thoroughly analyze the two in an exhibition titled "The Art of Dressing: Dressing Like an Artist." Curated by Annabelle Ténèze, Director of the Musée du Louvre-Lens, and Olivier Gabet, Director of the Objets d’Arts, the exhibition features over 200 works, including previously archived couture gowns, sculptures, photographs, and paintings. Each...

Robert Zehnder’s ‘Resurrection’ is a Quest Through Psychological Landscapes

American artist Robert Zehnder is making a return to C L E A R I N G for Resurrection, his latest solo exhibition, now on view through April 12. In this surreal suite of oil paintings, Zehnder unpacks the idea transformation, fusing historical tradition and digital landscapes to construct a new mythology.While the landscapes of Resurrection take clear cues from American Regionalism, they ditch nostalgia in favor of something more slippery. Rather than mere places, these near-melting scenes operate as states of mind – metaphors for how we consume, construct and deconstruct meaning. The land itself seems to breathe, shifting between crisp realism and dreamlike abstraction, as if in a perpetual state of flux.Playing on the physical and historical, the artist also brings digital escapism into ...

Porcelain Meets Couture: UBS Premieres “Glazed Splendor” at Art Basel Hong Kong

At Art Basel Hong Kong 2025 this week, UBS will present a new program dedicated to reimagining Chinese porcelain through contemporary artistic practices. In commemorating this inauguration, UBS partnered up with K11 Craft & Guild Foundation for a specially commissioned piece. Entitled “Glazed Splendor,” this unique piece is co-created by celebrated fashion designer, Guo Pei, and Master Tan Guanghui, a National-level Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor of Guangcai — a type of porcelain characterized by intricate overglaze hand-painted decorations.This innovative work reinvents the craft of Guangcai, showcasing 6,000 hand-painted porcelain tiles that form a golden couture gown, adorned with floral motifs of peonies and edelweiss that serve as a symbol of China and Switzerland’s cultur...