Art

Villepin in Hong Kong presents DAY ZER0, a new solo exhibition by Yukimasa Ida, now on view until March 2025. For his inaugural show with the gallery, the Japanese artist reimagines interconnection across time and space, unveiling a cosmic sense of hope for an ever-evolving world.The exhibition spans three sections, beginning in the year 30,067, where Ida preserves fragments of a bygone world. Memory and nostalgia are realized through the long, meditative brushstrokes of In Space, while a series of sculptures resemble the likes of spiritual icons from the 20th century. Elsewhere, lush canvases of oceans and mountains reveal nature’s power, as The Ark contemplates the tension between the ephemeral and the eternal. The final act, Zero Hour, makes room for “a moment of rebirth.” Inspired by C...

On Goldfish Street in Hong Kong, you can find rows of Betta fish dangling in small plastic bags, organized in neat, endless rows. Many of their journeys begin in Thailand, where they’re farmed in solitude and shipped across the world. Raised for display, these creatures embody a paradox of hostility and beauty, where their inability to coexist with one another is dually defined by their nature and their involuntary confinement.This delicate tension is at the heart of Trevor Yeung’s latest solo exhibition, now on view at Magician Space in Beijing until February 25, 2025. Known for his mixed-media works that often consist of plants and animals, Yeung examines closed systems that dictate behavior and emotion, revealing the artifice of human relations.In Not a Fighter, But a Lover, the artist ...

Secret Walls hit Art Week in Miami Beach, teaming up with 7-Eleven® and artist Blue the Great to unveil a skate-inspired merch collection. On December 5, the CitizenM Hotel rooftop became the hub for the launch, featuring Blue the Great spinning as DJ and showcasing his signature bandaged mummy reimagined through skate culture. Limited-edition gear dropped at the event, with the full collection launching online December 12.The night capped with a Secret Walls live paint battle, where local artists Cory Van Lew and Brian Butler clashed in a high-energy showdown. Cory Van Lew took the win, judged by crowd cheers. We caught up with Secret Walls founder Terry Guy to dive into the event’s impact and his vision for the future. Read the full interview below.What makes the Miami installment during...

Hebru Brantley unveiled his "Black Odyssey" installation at this year’s SCOPE Art Show in Miami Beach. The Chicago-based artist explores the interplay between modern attitudes in social media and historical freak shows, exposing the ways spectacle and the commodification of people of color persist across eras. The installation reimagines the circus as a stage for cultural critique, where characters like “Siamese Twins,” “Afro Mane” and “Frog Boy” embody themes of identity, persecution, and compromise. Anchored by a short film, the project delves into the legacies of entertainment, Blackness and family, juxtaposing past and present sensationalism to challenge perceptions of value and humanity. We sat down with Hebru Brantley to discuss the themes he explored in "Black Odyssey" and various e...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) has unveiled plans for its new modern and contemporary art wing. Designed by Frida Escobedo, the expansion marks the first wing designed by a woman in the institution's 154 year history, and aims to emphasize accessibility, sustainability and harmony with its historic New York City campus. With $550 million in private donations already under its belt, the Tang Wing is set to open in 2030.The wing will become the home to the museum’s collection of 20th and 21st century art, constructing over 70,000 square feet of gallery space – a near 50 percent increase – atop the building’s existing footprint. Alongside improved accessibility features, such as additional elevator cores, ramps and optimized circulation paths, the redesign will offer 18,500 square feet ...

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...