Art
Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Confessional’ Hotline Is for Sinners Only
SummaryItalian firebrand artist Maurizio Cattelan unveiled a new performance artwork, a sinners hotline titled "The Confessional"Callers are encouraged to submit secrets via WhatsApp through April 22 and select sinners wills be "absolved" by the artist in a livestreamThe launch coincides with the artist's new "La Nona Ora" edition release with Avant ArteWhether you’re wicked or maybe just a little guilty, Maurizio Cattelan is collecting sins. For his next act, the art world enfant terrible is playing priest in “The Confessional,” his a new participatory artwork and hotline.Now through April 22, audiences are invited to spill secrets via voice note, text or phone call. Submissions will be personally reviewed by the artist and select callers will be absolved by Cattelan himself in a special ...
Artist Ariana Papademetropoulos Installs a 14-Foot Aquarium in Paris
Summary The exhibition features a 14-foot inhabitable aquarium where visitors can recline inside a glass enclosure accompanied by a custom soundtrack by Nicolas Godin of Air Marking her first solo show in France, the presentation at Thaddaeus Ropac Paris explores "Californian Occultism" through surrealist paintings and iridescent telephone boothsAriana Papademetropoulos has brought her West Coast brand of "Californian Occultism" to the heart of the Marais. Marking her first solo exhibition in France, Glass Slipper is now on view at Thaddaeus Ropac Paris, transforming the gallery into a surrealist environment where hyperrealism and vaporwave aesthetics collide. Central to the exhibition is "Water Based Treatment," a massive, inhabitable aquarium that serves as a "heterotopia" within the gal...
Dozie Kanu Pays Homage to the Architecture of Memory in ‘The Second Shadow’
Dozie Kanu returns with a new immersive dialogue at Fondazione ICA Milano. Opening March 19, ‘The Second Shadow’ pairs the Houston-born, Portugal-based artist with the late Marc Camille Chaimowicz for an exhibition that blurs the lines between sculpture, domesticity, and memory. Curated by Rita Selvaggio, the project rejects traditional white-cube staging in favor of two autonomous "rooms" that function as psychological landscapes.In this parallel environment, Kanu’s contribution acts as a living archive, blending his own sculptural practice with selections from the Nicoletta Fiorucci Collection. Known for finding high-art tension in repurposed materials and found objects, Kanu uses this site-specific intervention to bridge the gap between functional design and autobiographical narrative. ...
Keith Haring’s Rare Art Cars to Land in NYC’s West Village
Summary Keith Haring’s painted 1963 Buick Special and 1983 Land Rover Defender will be exhibited together by CART Department The exhibition marks the official launch of Keith Haring in 3D, a new book from MonacelliKeith Haring’s career started on the subway, but some of his most legendary "canvases" actually had engines. In a major full-circle moment for New York, two of his rarest 3D works are landing in the West Village this month. Opening April 10, Keith Haring: On the Street marks the first time his painted 1963 Buick Special and 1983 Land Rover Defender will be shown together in Manhattan. The show is the first ever for Free Parking, a new 3,000-square-foot gallery by CART Department tucked inside a 19th-century carriage house.The exhibition also serves as the launch for Keith Haring ...
Rare Claude Monet Landscapes From a Private Family Collection Surface at Sotheby’s
SummarySotheby’s Paris will auction two rare Monet paintings, marking their first public sale in over a centuryBoth works debut publicly on April 16, at Sotheby’s Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening AuctionTwo rare paintings by Claude Monet have resurfaced after more than a century, set to headline Sotheby’s Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction in Paris later this month. Their reappearance marks a significant moment for collectors and scholars alike, as both works exemplify Monet’s mastery during pivotal phases of his career.The first painting, "Les Iles de Port-Villez" (1897), captures the Seine near Giverny with Monet’s signature interplay of light and water. Painted during his mature period, the canvas reflects his fascination with shifting atmospheres, as the river’s surface dis...
The Louvre Remains the Most-Visited Museum in 2025
SummaryTotal attendance at the world's top 100 art museums exceeded 200 million in 2025, reflecting a continued recovery from pandemic lows despite falling short of the 230 million recorded in 2019The Musée du Louvre in Paris maintained its position as the world's most-visited museum with over 9 million visitors, while the Metropolitan Museum of Art remained the most popular US institutionSouth Korea experienced a dramatic surge in museum attendance, led by the National Museum of Korea in Seoul which saw a 70% year-over-year increase to reach 6.5 million visitorsGlobal museum attendance is officially bouncing back, but the recovery landscape is far from a straight line. Total visits to the top 100 art institutions cracked the 200 million mark in 2025, climbing out of pandemic-era lows thou...
Triceratops Skeleton “Trey” Sells for a Record $5.5 Million USD on JOOPITER
SummaryJOOPITER has officially announced the monumental sale of "Trey," a highly complete Triceratops skeleton that fetched an impressive $5,550,000 USDThe massive final bid establishes a brand-new record for a dinosaur skeleton sold exclusively in an online auctionTo commemorate the historic event, JOOPITER and Co-Museum partnered with Los Angeles-based fashion labels 424 and Hoorsenbuhs on a limited-edition capsule collectionJOOPITER has officially closed the bidding on a massive piece of prehistoric history. Selling for a staggering $5,550,000 USD, "Trey" the Triceratops skeleton has successfully established a brand-new record for a dinosaur fossil sold in an online-only auction format. Since its initial announcement in early March, the rare offering has captivated audiences and collect...
The New Guard Takes the Armory at AIPAD’s Photography Show 2026
The Photography Show by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) returns to the Park Avenue Armory from April 22nd to 26th, bringing together 77 galleries to look at where photography has been and where it’s going next. While the fair is still the go-to for seeing established names like Edwynn Houk Gallery and Yancey Richardson, the 2026 edition is putting a lot of focus on a new generation of programs. It feels less like a standard art fair and more like a conversation between the classic silver gelatin prints of the past and the more conceptual work being made today. This year also marks a major milestone as the fair celebrates its 45th edition, solidifying its place as the longest-running exhibition dedicated to the medium. To keep things fresh, AIPAD is leaning ...
Harmonia Rosales Remixes Medieval Masterpieces at The Getty
SummaryHarmonia Rosales presents new paintings for Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages, now on view at the Getty Center in Los AngelesThe works were created in response to illuminated manuscripts from the collectionRenaissance technique and Yoruba cosmology fuse in regal oil paintings with Black women at the centerAfro-Cuban American artist Harmonia Rosales reimagines who gets to be classical. Her intricate oil works, finished with pearlescent textures and gold leaf, place Black and Latinx subjects at its heart to confront: who is worth a masterpiece?A new exhibition at the Getty Center in Los Angeles brings Rosales center stage. Titled Beginnings: The Story of Creation in the Middle Ages, the show explores the sociocultural ripples of Biblical origin stories, while recons...
Christelle Oyiri Will Haunt You
Hip-hop is a bicoastal game, at least that’s how it’s framed. Even decades after its founding, East and West back and forth roared over the constellation of regional scenes at the genre’s bedrock. Cities like Houston, Philadelphia and Atlanta pushed their own dialects into the national sonic lifeblood, yet Memphis is still one of the most unsung engines.Thousands of miles away, decades later in Paris, a young Christelle Oyiri took a liking to the gritty 808s, lo-fi drawl and raw, sinister subjects of Three 6 Mafia’s early tapes. Raised in a Christian household, she found something comforting in its darkness, something that resonated with her own uneasy relationship with faith and how it flourishes because of its many contradictions, not in spite of them.“I didn’t have much of a fixed idea ...
Eythos and the New Era of Sustainable Art Logistics
The spectacle of a global art fair often masks the myriad of environmental implications. From the massive wooden crates to carbon-heavy air freighters moving invaluable pieces across the globe, the "high-emission" reputation of art logistics has long been the industry's open secret. Enter Eythos.With a footprint that stretches from Hong Kong to Seoul, art logistics for Eythos isn't only about moving masterpieces. They aim to redesign the very framework of cultural exchange, with Rudy Bottin, Head of Sustainability, leading this charge. His work is rooted in the belief that in order for art to be truly timeless, its journey has to be sustainable. Bottin and his team have pioneered a "slow logistics" approach, "The larger and/or heavier the shipment is, the bigger the saving is with seafreig...
Zayed National Museum Is Where History and Technology Converge
Zayed National Museum is the latest museum to open in Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Cultural District. Following the successful opening of the neighboring Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, the new educational hub brings the UAE’s history and culture to the forefront through six interactive galleries housed within the Foster + Partners-designed building. The use of interactive technology throughout isn't just an add-on to the museum’s structure. With each section telling stories from the region’s 300,000 year history to the present day, Zayed National Museum uses audiovisual and sensory elements to tie the exhibits together, making for an immersive experience from the moment you walk through the doors. Alongside its multi-screen rooms, large touchscreens and ambient soundscapes referencing the regio...
