Art
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...
Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami Launch Artycapucines Collection at Art Basel Paris
SummaryLouis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami celebrate 20 years of collaboration with a new Artycapucines collectionThe collection reimagines 11 handbags with a psychedelic Murakami twist, featuring some of his most beloved characters and motifsIn addition to the bags, presentation premieres new sculptures at the Grand Palais as a part of Art Basel ParisLouis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami arrive at Art Basel Paris in style to unveil their new, 11-piece Artycapucines collection.Fresh off the reedition of their iconic first collab, the pair plant a garden of kaleidoscopic delights at the Grand Palais, suspended above the bustling fairgoers. Perched on the Balcon d'Honneur lays Murakami's newly-conceived, 24-foot-tall octopus, inspired by Chinese lanterns, its luminous, outstretched tentacles, sp...
Magnum Photo and Aperture Launch New Print Sale
SummaryMagnum is partnering with Aperture for its ongoing Square Print Sale, centered around the theme of "Youth"The limited-edition sale features over 100 signed or estate-stamped artist printsThe 26th Square Print Sale is now available online through October 26Magnum Photos has teamed up with Aperture to launch a new edition of its storied Square Print Sale, offering up a fresh collection of works that delve into the tender mess of Youth.Featuring works by over 100 celebrated photographers, the sale captures what Magnum calls “the electric charge of growing up,” brimming with scenes of beauty, wonder and conviction. Among the roster of participating artists are Kwame Brathwaite, Larry Clark, Elliot Erwitt, Zanele Muholi, Martin Parr, Anastasia Samoylova, Shikeith, Alec Soth and Ed Temple...
Isaac Julien’s Sci-Fi Fantasy Takes Over Italian Palace
SummaryBritish filmmaker and installation artist Isaac Julien opens his new work, “All That Changes You. Metamorphosis.,” at Palazzo Te in Mantua, ItalyShot and presented in the palace's frescoed halls, the film follows two goddess-like deities, Gwendoline Christie and Sheila Atim, as they journey through time and spaceAmidst the titanic frescoes of Palazzo Te, Mantua's 16th-century mannerist masterpiece, British artist Isaac Julien orchestrates a celestial symphony with “All That Changes You. Metamorphosis.,” his new 10-screen film installation.Set in the future, the piece follows Gwendoline Christie and Sheila Atim who play two space-traveling goddesses, as they venture through various eras and architectures: from the Palazzo's ornate chambers, to a glassy "spaceship" adrift in the Engli...
Thieves Execute Jewelry Heist at the Louvre Museum in Broad Daylight
SummaryThe Louvre Museum in Paris was hit by a brazen daylight jewelry heist that lasted approximately seven minutesThieves used a mechanized lift and angle grinders to access the Galerie d’Apollon and steal eight pieces of "priceless" Napoleonic-era jewelsThe museum was immediately closed for investigation, and the stolen items, including emerald and sapphire sets, are considered to be of inestimable historical valueThe world's most visited museum was the scene of a brazen jewelry heist this Sunday, as professional thieves executed a minutes-long operation at the Louvre Museum in Paris. As if straight out of a scene from a film, the robbery, which may have been more of a recession indicator than anything else, points towards the daylight strike, which occurred shortly after the museum ope...
Pablo Picasso’s $700K USD Painting ‘Still life with guitar’ Goes Missing During Transport
SummaryPablo Picasso's 1919 painting, Still life with guitar, went missing during transport to a Granada exhibitionThe small, framed work is insured for €600,000 EUR and was discovered missing upon unpacking on October 6Organizers cited improper packaging, and Spanish police have launched an investigationPablo Picasso's 1919 work, Still life with guitar, went missing during its transport from Madrid to a temporary exhibition in Granada, Spain.As per Reuters, exhibit organizers The CajaGranada Foundation confirmed that the small framed painting was being transported with other larger pieces for "Still life. The eternity of the inert." While the shipment arrived at the CajaGranada cultural centre on the morning of October 3, organizers were unaware of the missing artwork until the shipment's...
Masterworks and Modern Voices Lead Perrotin’s ART TAIPEI 2025 Showcase
SummaryPerrotin returns to ART TAIPEI with a showcase featuring artists from its international programThe lineup includes established artists and postwar masters such as Hans Hartung and Jean‑Michel Othoniel, alongside contemporary visionaries like Mr., Takashi Murakami and Aya TakanoPerrotin returns to ART TAIPEI 2025 with a tightly curated presentation that spans postwar masters, established visionaries and contemporary voices from its international program. The booth foregrounds 20th‑century abstraction and figuration alongside recent work by mid‑career and new‑generation artists, offering a cross‑generational survey that foregrounds material experimentation and narrative depth. Visitors can expect a conversation between historic and contemporary practices played out across painting, br...
BAPE GALLERY Shanghai Highlights Sustainability with New Exhibition by Tomotatsu Gima
SummaryThe BAPE GALLERY in Shanghai is hosting a solo exhibition by artist Tomotatsu GimaGima's art, including a cardboard BAPE STA, explores sustainability through upcycled collagesThe exhibition blends Chinese elements with BAPE’s streetwear aestheticBAPE GALLERY Shanghai is currently hosting a compelling art-meets-streetwear exhibition featuring the solo work of Okinawa-based artist Tomotatsu Gima. Gima, renowned for his upcycled cardboard collages, presents a visionary exploration of sustainability and environmental consciousness.Through his signature "upcycled creation" technique, Gima skillfully fuses traditional Chinese elements with BAPE’s iconic streetwear visuals, offering a transcendent cultural and artistic experience. Notable pieces include a cardboard BAPE STA sneaker, a live...
Meguru Yamaguchi Brings His Brushstrokes into the Third Dimension Through ‘AWAKENINGS’
SummaryMeguru Yamaguchi's AWAKENINGS exhibition is on view at ISETAN THE SPACE until November 3, 2025The show features six new 3D works, including "Awakenings NO.2 "and Möbius NO.24" – all expanding from his "OUT OF BOUNDS" seriesBrooklyn‑based artist Meguru Yamaguchi’s exhibition AWAKENINGS is on view at ISETAN THE SPACE in Tokyo, presenting six works that push his signature painterly language into three dimensions. Renowned for liberating brushstrokes from the conventional flatness of canvas, Yamaguchi carves painted forms that project into the surrounding space and engage viewers from multiple angles.Central to the presentation is the title work "AWAKENINGS NO.2 (2025)," executed in acrylic with UV and epoxy resin and finished with a UV urethane coating, a large‑scale piece that exempli...
Hugh Hayden Brings Fire and Faith to Lisson Gallery
SummarySculptor Hugh Hayden's new solo show, Hughmanity, is now on view at Lisson Gallery in London through November 1The show features a new body of wooden works that explore themes of assimilation, identity and belonging through reconfigured cultural symbolsAt Lisson in London, sculptor Hugh Hayden unveils Hughmanity, his fourth solo outing at the gallery's English outpost. Building on his investigation into communion, identity and belonging, the Dallas native presents a new series of wooden works that probe into the tension between assimilation and its often unsavory cost.Each work begins as a tree — felled, milled, carved and laminated — before being reconstituted into charged cultural relics that embody both the wood's raw character with a deft sculptural touch. Here, the Hayden intro...
Awake NY Opens ‘Silent Echoes’ by Leyla Fischer
Awake NY is kicking off its Fall/Winter 2025 season with Silent Echoes, a new installation by artist Leyla Fischer. The show opens October 18, from 6 to 8PM ET, at Awake’s Orchard Street flagship, which will transform into a small, meditative gallery space for the occasion.At the heart of Silent Echoes are Fischer's signature dog figures, painted in thick layers of oil that imbue instinct and reflection. The canvases, titled "Guardians of Valor," "Hidden Identity," "Masters of Angels," "Downfall," "Yer Blues" and "She Loves You" will be displayed as well each carrying a quiet tension. Fischer’s work has long explored questions of faith, identity, and emotion, but rarely through direct storytelling. Instead, her paintings feel like moments of pause, balancing between strength and vulnerabil...
