Art
New Book Spotlights Punk Provocateur Kembra Pfahler
SummaryRizzoli traces the life and work of legendary performance artist and underground icon Kembra PfahlerThe eponymous monograph, releasing March 17, presents four decades worth of archival material, photographs, illustrations and performance documentationDover Street Market New York is will host a book launch event on March 20 featuring a talk and installation by the artistPunk rockstar and performance artist Kembra Pfahler is getting her monograph moment. Published by Rizzoli, the upcoming title chronicles the life and work of the “godmother of modern day shock art,” through four decades worth of archival material, performance documentation, illustration and photography.Nude, blackened teeth, painted head-to-toe, Pfahler is impossible to miss. She braids bondage and occult aesthetics i...
The Art Market Finally Stopped Spiraling
Summary Global art sales climbed 4% to $59.6 billion USD in 2025, signaling a stabilized recovery after two years of contraction The "Great Wealth Transfer" is officially shifting the market's DNA, as younger, digital-first collectors prioritize discovery via social media While online sales dipped as buyers returned to in-person channels, the ultra-high-end surged, with sales of works over $10 million USD jumping 30% at auction to keep the industry steadAccording to the latest Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, global sales hit $59.6 billion USD last year. After a rough couple of years, the 4% bump in sales suggests the industry is finally catching its breath and shifting toward a more measured, positive recovery. This stabilization is largely driven by a generational shift as a y...
Art Between Reality and Reverie: PLATO Gallery Presents ‘Phantasma’
SummaryPLATO gallery presents Phantasma, a group exhibition exploring imagination and illusion, drawing on philosophical debates from Plato and AristotleSeven artists bridge classical philosophy and digital-age imagery through diverse works on canvas and paperOn view until April 19, 2026Currently on show at PLATO Gallery, the Phantasma group exhibition explores imagination, dreams and illusion in contemporary painting. Drawing on philosophical debates from Plato and Aristotle about the nature of fantasy and perception, the show situates painting as a site of apparitions — where ghosts of the past, personal memory, and mass media converge. Featuring artists Alex Sutcliffe, Alic Brock, Darina Karpov, Henry Hung Chang, Jamie Adams, Tang Shuo and Vickie Vainionpää, the exhibition proposes that...
What Went Down at the 2026 Free Arts Gala
In FiDi last Wednesday, the 2026 Free Arts Gala pulled a stylish crowd. Artists, collectors and cultural tastemakers took to the fifth floor of WSA for an opulent night in the name of opening doors for young artists across the city.The event honored artists Sasha Gordon and Katherine Bernhardt alongside Jody Quon, the creative director of New York Magazine. Moving through the crowd, it was clear the stars aligned: Futura, Amanda Ba, Leyla Fischer, Oscar Yi Hou mingled beside the likes of Eric Haze, Tschabalala Self, Matthew Brown, Devin B. Johnson and Will Cotton — many of whom contributed works to the evening’s newly launched auction.Marking the debut of The Sketch Project, the 26th gala was one for the books. The initiative invited 75 artists and creatives to present their personal visio...
Peter Saul’s New Show Is a Lesson in ‘Art History’
SummaryAmerican artist Peter Saul has opened an exhibition of new and historic works at New York's Gladstone GalleryThe show features 20 works inspired by 20th century icons, including Salvador Dalí, Willem de Kooning, Marcel Duchamp and Pablo PicassoPeter Saul has carved out his own place among the greats with bold, cartoonish paintings that chew on absurdity of American life and politics. Now, in an art-history themed show at Gladstone Gallery in New York, the veteran artist turns his gaze toward the modern masters.The show, titled Peter Saul’s Art History marks his first solo outing since since joining the gallery last year. With 20 new and historic works on deck, the exhibition spotlights Saul’s irreverent style — somewhere between Pop Art, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism — as it...
Hypeart Visits: Maya Man’s Internet Survival Guide
Maya Man creates with the screen-fed close to heart. The internet is the medium and message for the New York-based artist, whose practice unpacks the strange choreography of life online and the algorithms that make us.“The idea of ‘being yourself’ was always difficult for me to grasp,” she tells us. Effervescent and coquettish in appearance, Man’s work critiques the demand for self-curation and optimization through its very tools: Depop surfing, aspirational texts, TikTok dances, “day in my life” vlogs. Rather than trying to close the gaps between performance and authenticity, she proposes a way to live within them.Her desktop, despite working primarily in code, takes up only a modest corner of her sunny SoHo studio. Also home to her curatorial project, Heart, the rest of the space brims w...
Invisible Currents Take Shape in Yuko Mohri’s ‘Falling Water Given’
SummaryYuko Mohri’s Falling Water Given explores unseen forces through an immersive installationNotable works include new pieces from her Moré Moré (Leaky) series, where dripping water animates found objects and structuresOn view at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in NYC until April 19, 2026Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York is currently hosting Falling Water Given, the first solo exhibition by Japanese artist Yuko Mohri with the gallery.Mohri is celebrated for her ability to transform everyday materials into self-contained ecosystems that explore "invisible forces" such as gravity, magnetism and humidity. The exhibition features a range of kinetic and site-responsive installations, most notably from her Moré Moré (Leaky) series, which was inspired by the makeshift water-leak solutions found in Tok...
Gagosian Spotlights Roy Lichteinstein’s ‘Brushstrokes’
SummaryGagosian in New York will open Painting with Scattered Brushstrokes, an exhibition dedicated to Roy Lichtenstein's prolific brushstroke workFeaturing paintings, works on paper, watercolors and sculpture, the exhibition arrives ahead of the artist’s Whitney exhibition, slated as a major New York momentGagosian is set to unveil a major ensemble of works by Roy Lichtenstein at its Chelsea gallery later this month. Titled after a 1984 canvas, Painting with Scattered Brushstrokes features an array of significant paintings, sculpture, watercolors and works on paper by the pop art pioneer, all while paring it all down to painting’s bare bones.“I’m never drawing the object itself,” Lichtenstein once said. “I’m only drawing a depiction of the object — a kind of crystallized symbol of it.” Fo...
At 91, Rose Wylie Is Still Britain’s Rebel Artist
SummaryBritish painter Rose Wylie is presenting her largest painting survey at the Royal Academy of Arts in LondonRunning through April 19, The Picture Comes First features over 90 pieces, including previously unseen paintings and drawingsRose Wylie has always had a taste for the unruly. Having received her big, art world break in her seventies, the celebrated late bloomer is firmly in her prime, with her largest-ever show, The Picture Comes First, now up at London’s Royal Academy of Arts.Wylie, a British painter, draws from life as its lived. She culls inspiration from her immediate surroundings, like the flowers in her garden, as readily art history, celebrity, cinema and sport. She renders subjects with a childlike immediacy — a figurative disobedience against the expected pretentiousne...
Zanele Muholi Takes Home 2026 Hasselblad Award
SummarySouth African photographer and visual activist is the recipient for the 2026 Hasselblad Award, the world’s top photo prizeMulholi is known for their bold portraits which speak to Black queer visibility and challenge historical representations of Black bodies in visual cultureThe artist will be the center focus of an upcoming exhibition at Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, Sweden this fallZanele Muholi has become one of the most important artists working today. Striking and sublime, their images shape the arc of contemporary photography, making legible the complex codes of identity, belonging and being human. To honor this impact, the South African artist has been named this year’s Hasselblad Award winner, widely regarded as the most prestigious prize in photography.Based between Joha...
Sasha Gordon, Jerry Saltz and KAWS Among 73 Artists Joining The Sketch Project
SummaryFree Arts NYC presents The Sketch Project, a benefit auction, featuring work by 73 leading namesSpanning painting, illustration and works on paper, bids for each lot starts at $1,000 USD, closing on March 12Free Arts NYC recently launched The Sketch Project, a special, benefit auction to empower New York's next artistic generation through fostering mentorships, professional pathways and youth education programs.Up for grabs are relics by 73 artists, writers and creatives shaping the city's cultural landscape, including original sketches, notes, works in progress and works on paper. With bids starting at just $1,000 USD, The Sketch Project also offers budding collectors the opportunity to cop pieces by some of contemporary art's most sought-after names.Among the lots is a brooding wa...
The Monsters 10th Anniversary World Tour Lands in Paris
Summary"THE MONSTERS 10th Anniversary World Tour," co-curated by POP MART and How2work, is officially heading to Paris for its highly anticipated and exclusive European stopTitled "MONSTERS BY MONSTERS: NOW AND THEN," the immersive exhibition celebrates a decade of artist Kasing Lung's beloved universe, featuring original manuscripts, oil paintings, and an extensive collection of LABUBU figuresThe expansive retrospective is divided into six major themed zones and is open to the public from March 4 through March 29, 2026, at the historic Hôtel du Grand VeneurFollowing highly successful stops in Shanghai, Taipei, and Hong Kong, Labubu and The Monsters are officially heading to the City of Romance. Co-curated by POP MART and How2work, "THE MONSTERS 10th Anniversary World Tour" is bringing its...
