Art

The connection between humans and dogs dates back tens of thousands of years, leaving an enduring imprint on art and culture. Dating back to ancient Greek ceramics and Aztec sculptures, dogs have played a quiet yet profound role in art history and pop culture, shaping an understanding of the world around us. This unique bond now takes center stage at Peter Fetterman Gallery in a photography exhibition fittingly titled Woof Woof, celebrating the timeless companionship between people and canines.The show traces this link from the early 20th century to today, offering a tender exploration of loyalty, love and life through the lens of around 30 photographers. On view are Sid Avery’s candid shots of Audrey Hepburn and her Yorkshire Terrier, Mr. Famous, along with Pentti Sammallahti’s soft momen...

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo will lift the curtain on a new exhibition honoring the visionary work of the late Ryuichi Sakamoto. Titled seeing sound, hearing time, the showcase of large-scale installations invites viewers into the world of the creative polymath, expanding his imaginative world of sound, space, and time.The exhibition marks the first comprehensive survey in Japan entirely dedicated to Sakamoto’s pioneering works and audiovisual experiments, pairing some of his best known pieces alongside newly conceived works that he previously envisioned for this occasion. Unfolding across several floors, the sunken terrace and the museum courtyard, the exhibition will also feature collaborations with Shiro Takatani, Daito Manabe, Carsten Nicolai, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Zakkuba...

Vanessa Raw’s latest show at the Rubell Museum in Miami celebrates a few firsts for the English painter. In her first US solo and institutional exhibition, This is How the Light Gets In forwards a new gender politic, summoning her own kind of Eden along the way. Expanding on past explorations and femininity and desire, Raw’s welcomes viewers into her skin-clad dream.Across a suite of works commissioned for the museum’s artist-in-residence program, Raw welcomes a cast of women, languidly lounging in sun-soaked scenes, brought to life by layers of color. The artist constructs in “earthly paradise” where her figures become one with each other and the world around them.There’s a sense of surreal beauty embedded within these paintings as entanglements of flesh signal beyond sexuality, into real...

Hunter Potter’s latest show begins in a rural lumber yard in Upstate New York, where he pitched a tent and spent several months giving life to bundles of storm-fallen logs and branches. Now, his ragtag crew are making their debut in The Pasture, opening at SHRINE’s New York outpost.In this space, these forgotten logs are reincarnated. With long outstretched arms, craning necks and smiles, each of these works are enchanted by a distinctive personality and their “history in the forest,” exuding a sense of play and friendship through their fluid forms.Highlights such as "I’m Looking Through You" and "John Doe," were created from several fragments – cut with a chainsaw, molded using various grinders and sanders, and held together without nails, screws or fasteners – while others, like "Jeff at...

Rolls-Royce has introduced the Cameo, a miniature sculpture reflecting the marque’s design DNA as an artful home interior piece. Inspired by Rolls-Royce’s heritage, the Cameo celebrates the brand’s craftsmanship and elegance in a playful yet sophisticated way.The Cameo’s design pays homage to the open-top cars of Rolls-Royce’s early years while reflecting the meticulous construction techniques used at its Goodwood facility today. Comprising of expertly engineered components, the model is designed to offer owners the tactile experience of assembling a Rolls-Royce themselves.Crafted from solid oak and polished aluminum, the Cameo mirrors the iconic two-tone finish of Rolls-Royce vehicles. The oak body magnetically connects to the aluminum chassis in a nod to the "marriage" stage of Rolls-Roy...

At just 29 years old, Tyler Mitchell has been celebrated by some of the biggest names in art and fashion. The artist is making his Nordic debut with a solo exhibition at The Finnish Museum of Photography in Helsinki, running through February 23, 2025. Curated by Brendan Embser and Sophia Greiff, Wish This Was Real presents nearly a decade of Mitchell’s work, grounded by ideas of beauty, style, utopia and the landscape that amplify narratives of Black life.The exhibition unfolds across three thematic sections, ranging from portraits taken across the United States, Europe and West Africa to his more recent prints of fabric and mirrors. Lives/Liberties revels in the essence of youth, probing into portraiture as a tool of identity, while Postcolonial/Pastoral looks to natural landscapes as a s...

Staged at the Dacra headquarters in Miami, the Craig Robins Collection unveils The Sleep of Reason, a presentation of over 300 works hailing from the esteemed collection of the Design District powerhouse. Drawing inspiration from Francisco Goya’s 1799 etching “El sueño de la razón produce monstruos (The sleep of reason produces monsters)” from his seminal Los Caprichos series, the exhibition revels in a fascination with surreal states, infusing the office space with creative spirit of its surrounding neighborhood.This cornerstone of Goya’s oeuvre serves as a point of departure for a double showcase of works by Kai Althoff and Jana Euler. Through drawings, paintings and sculptures, the two artists embrace the unsettling and delve into psychic landscapes that veer into the surreal and uncann...

KAWS has teamed up with Netflix and AllRightsReserved for a special collectible in celebration of the second season of Squid Game. The global reach of the Korean thriller game show saw the first season captivate viewers worldwide, capturing a staggering 330 million views to date. Ahead of the Squid Game Season 2 premiere, ARR has partnered with KAWS and Netflix to create a set of "YOUNG-HEE" collectibles. Inspired by both KAWS' iconic character the COMPANION and the bone-chilling character from the series, the collectible design sees Young-Hee as a puppet with two tufts of hair in an orange dress look, fusing KAWS' COMPANION aesthetic with the "X"-crossed eyes and dynamic hands and arm poses. Another model arrives in a monotone colorway for the 15-inch tall figure. The KAWS "YOUNG-HEE" lau...

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has launched a new partnership with French luxury watch brand Richard Mille. In this new multi-year partnership, Richard Mille is said to establish and strengthen its connection to the art world. Pledging its commitment to supporting artistic innovation and visionary creativity. Richard Mille's involvement with MoMA aims to push the boundaries of creativity through modern artistic expression. They will play a pivotal role in supporting the presentation of the museum's most groundbreaking contemporary program. Specifically, the partnership will aid in the dynamic and evolving display of MoMA's cutting-edge contemporary art collection in thesecond-foor galleries, as well as The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Studio, a vital spacefor artists exploring new and exp...

Artist Refik Anadol boasts a multifaceted practice that combines media arts, architecture, data and machine intelligence to create immersive experiences. His latest effort, Inner Portrait, is an evocative "data sculpture," or a room full of exquisite colors, textures and graphics. Created in partnership with Turkish Airlines, Inner Portrait translates biological and neurological data from four first-time travelers into AI-generated images. This process portrays the four individuals' responses to the highly visceral process of traveling and being in new environments — grappling with the profound impact of travel and evoking in visitors a sense of adventure, perhaps even nostalgia, as they recall their first journeys. The data collected was also synthesized from the vivid impressions of land...