Art
Tadao Ando Unveils Plans for Floating Art Museum in Dubai
SummaryPritzker Prize-winning architect has unveiled the design for the upcoming Dubai Museum of ArtThe five-story building will feature galleries, event spaces, a restaurant, a lounge and educational resources, positioning itself as a landmark creative amenity for the cityJapanese architect Tadao Ando has announced plans for a new art museum in Dubai, seemingly afloat in the emirate's saltwater creek.Inspired by the elements — water, sky, wind and light — recent renderings of the five-story Dubai Museum of Art (DUMA) see curved white walls punctuated by triangular apertures tapering upwards. By sunset, the museum's surface reflects the shifting hues of the desert sky, while softening sharp edges, giving the structure a more rounded, atmospheric feel.The interior, graced by Ando's signatur...
Espace Louis Vuitton New York Spotlights Gustave Caillebotte’s Modern Men
SummaryEspace Louis Vuitton New York is unveiling a rare pairing of two major paintings by French Impressionist Gustave CaillebotteThe exhibition also celebrates the 2022 acquisition of "Boating Party," designated a French National TreasureEspace Louis Vuitton in New York City unveils a rare pairing of two major paintings by the French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte: "Young Man at His Window" (1876) from the J. Paul Getty Museum and "Boating Party" (circa 1877-78) from the Musée d’Orsay. Presented in partnership with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, the Musée d’Orsay and the Getty, the show highlights a striking dialogue between Caillebotte's quiet interiors and his pictorial scenes of leisure, offering two sides of a modern life in motion at the time. Caillebotte was often seen as the intr...
Sky’s the Limit for Andreas Gursky
SummaryWhite Cube Mason's Yard in London is currently presenting an eponymous Andreas Gursky exhibition, now on view through November 8The show spans his earliest works to his most recent, including photographs from his new chromo capsule seriesFor Andreas Gurksy, the German photographer known for his larger-than-life, digitally altered images, “impossible” is just a word. Each of his massive photographs begins as a series of images, often shot across multiple locations, and is later meticulously stitched together to form a single, seamless composition. In a recent interview with The Guardian, he shared that, on average, he can only complete three a year. “You can’t get bigger technically.”Now on view at White Cube Mason’s Yard in London, Gursky’s latest exhibition brings forth what he cal...
George Rouy Bends Flesh and Bone in ‘Shadowing’
SummaryAlmine Rech has opened SHADOWING, a new painting showcase by George RouyThe exhibition is now on view at Château de Boisgeloup in Gisors, France through November 23This past weekend, British artist George Rouy opened a solo exhibition with Almine Rech at the storied Château de Boisgeloup in France. Staged inside Pablo Picasso's sculpture studio, SHADOWING introduces a new suite of paintings conceived specifically for the space, building on his visceral inquiry into flesh and bone, in direct dialogue with one of art history's most radical corporeal thinkers.Rouy's figures, alone or entangled, emerge and dissolve in eternal flux, suspended somewhere between states of tension and release. Bruise-colored palettes and expressive brushwork give rise to bodies both spectral and human — “rh...
How Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann Reimagined the ‘Female Form’
SummaryA new exhibition of works by Mickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann is set to open at Palm Springs Art Museum on November 22Drawn from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, The Female Form explores each artist's indelible mark on female nudity within art historyMickalene Thomas and Tom Wesselmann come into conversation in an upcoming exhibition at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Hailing from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his family foundation, The Female Form bridges the worlds of two artists, though decades apart, left an indelible mark on representations of women's bodies. Colliding in color, form and attitude, the showcase turns back the gaze back onto art history itself, asking: how are these stories told, and who gets to tell them?Wesselmann, ...
Chiharu Shiota Weaves Memory and Existence in ‘Echoes Between’
SummaryTemplon presents Chiharu Shiota's solo exhibition, Echoes BetweenOn view from November 6, 2025, to January 22, 2026, the exhibition reflects themes of absence, transformation and dialogue with women surrealistsHighlights include luminous chair-centered webs, thread-filled reliquaries and moreChiharu Shiota’s exhibition Echoes Between will soon be unveiled at Templon Gallery, inviting visitors into an immersive world of thread-based installations that explore memory, existence and transcendence. Known for her monumental environments woven from knotted yarn, Shiota transforms the gallery into a space where the boundaries between the real and the imaginary blur, creating a dialogue between material presence and intangible emotion.At the heart of the exhibition is a luminous installatio...
New ‘Butoh’ Photo Book Captures Japan’s Dance of Darkness
SummaryTom Johnson's upcoming Butoh book is now available via SixteenShot on Oshima Island, the series follows a troupe of butoh dancers in artistic, expressive acts of surrenderAt the height of Japan's counter culture movement came butoh, a form of avant-garde dance-theater form, characterized by shaved heads, white-painted faces and slow, at times grotesque, movements. As the country at large began to shake off rigid, restraints in favor of radical modes of self-expression, butoh sought after a new bodily language that embraced the subconscious's full spectrum of beauty and horror.Photographer Tom Johnson delves into this world in his new book, Butoh, published by Sixteen. Shot on the volcanic Oshima Island, the images — first appearing in Atmos — captures ghostly dancers as they move be...
James Turrell To Open His Largest ‘Skyspace’ to Date
SummaryJames Turrell will a new Skyspace installation, As Seen Below - The Dome, at the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark in June 2026The upcoming work will be the largest in the Skyspace series, measuring 40 meters wide and 16 meters tallLight and space legend James Turrell is set to unveil his largest, and "most ambitious," Skyspace installation to date.Measuring 16 meters tall and 40 meters wide, the work, entitled As Seen Below - The Dome, will premiere on June 19, 2026 at the ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark, just in time for next year’s summer solstice.Much like all of Turrell’s Skyspace’s, the installation envelops the domed space in a wash subtly shifting fields of color, while a circular aperture at its apex opens up to the sky. Meditative, even monastic at times, a Skyspace rewa...
Artists Explore the Power of Frequency in ‘Resonance’
SummaryThe show examined how frequency can connect the physical and emotionalThe opening night on October 14 featured performances by Damsel Elysium, Xiaoqiao Wang, and ZamZam WarsameHeld from October 14 to 19 at OR SPACE in London, Resonance (I–V–vi–IV) brought together artists Chew Yunqing, Erika Kamano Niko Raič, and Robin Sparkes for a six-day exploration of how energy moved through sound and light. Curated by Jane Lee and Chris Scott, the exhibition drew inspiration from Timothy Hecker’s ideas on sound as a productive force that shapes space rather than just noise.The show examined how frequency can connect the physical and emotional. Chew Yunqing’s solar sculptures shifted with the changing daylight, while Erika Kamano and Niko Raič expanded on those movements through material and te...
9 Must-See Shows During Art Basel Paris 2025
Art is in the air in Paris as artists, collectors, dealers and collectors descend on the Grand Palais for art week. With energy spilling out of the fairgrounds and into the streets, a number of museums and galleries across the French capital are ushering in visitors to experience some of the year’s most talked about exhibitions.From Gerhard Richter’s monumental retrospective, an ode to sci-fi luminary H.R. Giger and the centennial celebration of Robert Rauschenberg, to Tyler Mitchell’s breakout Paris solo and Helen Marten’s Miu Miu-backed Palais d’Iéna takeover, this season’s calendar offers a captivating mix of contemporary icons and disruptors on the rise. Here’s the Hypeart roundup of shows to check out during Art Basel Paris 2025.Gerhard Richter’s Louis Vuitton RetrospectiveGerhard Ric...
Upstairs Art Fair Launches Inaugural European Edition in Paris
SummaryThe Upstairs Art Fair debuts in Paris at Hotel Grand Amour, coinciding with Art Basel ParisHighlights include India Sachi’s first European solo show and half gallery's suitcase show featuring narrative painters and abstract worksThe Upstairs Art Fair made its European debut in Paris this week, transforming the Hotel Grand Amour into an intimate showcase of contemporary art. Originally launched in Amagansett in 2017, the fair quickly gained a reputation for spotlighting emerging talent, with early participants including now-celebrated names such as Ewa Juszkiewicz, Louise Bonnet and Anna Weyant. After a six-year hiatus, the fair returns with room takeovers by Half Gallery, Megan Mulrooney and Bureau Art, coinciding with Art Basel Paris.Among the highlights is New York-based artist In...
Artist Erika Rivera Turns Memory into Art with Clase Azul’s ‘Recuerdos’
SummaryThe final release in the five-part Nuestros Recuerdos seriesLimited to 10,000 bottles, the edition captures memory through craftsmanship, design and ritualClase Azul Mexico has unveiled Recuerdos, the final release in the five-part Nuestros Recuerdos series honoring Día de Muertos. Limited to 10,000 bottles, the edition captures memory through craftsmanship, design and ritual.Spearheading the illustration on the bottle, Mexican artist Erika Rivera’s ivory decanter artwork depicts a serene ofrenda surrounded by spirits in soft tones. Each gold-plated ornament, handcrafted by the family-run Milagros de Latón workshop in Jalisco, holds an obsidian cameo symbolizing the mirrors placed on altars so visiting souls may recognize themselves.The tequila, created by Master Distiller Viridiana...
