Artworks

For Lauren Halsey fans, the wait is finally over: the “sister dreamer” sculpture park is officially open. Located at Western Avenue and 76th Street through November 2027, the new park is dually designed as an installation and community center, ready to serve the South Central community.Fully titled “sister dreamer, lauren halsey’s architectural ode to that sure n splurge of south central los angeles,” the project is a love letter to her family’s multigenerational roots in the neighborhood. “I grew up on Western Avenue, in the area surrounding sister dreamer,” said Halsey. “It was and still is a beautiful environment, a place and time of joy, genius and freedom.”Halsey first imagined the park over a decade ago while studying architecture at El Camino Community College. Though much of the ne...

SummaryBerlin-based artist Itamar Gov presents The Rhinoceros in the Room at Kunstmusueum MagdeburgThe exhibition is anchored by an enormous, inflatable installation of a Northern White rhinocerosThe artwork punctuates the space’s centuries-old architecture with a contemporary intervention of history, sculpture and mythKunstmuseum Magdeburg, the medieval German museum, is playing host to an unusual scene: a colossal Northern White rhinoceros standing between its Romanesque naves. At 17 meters wide and 9 meters tall the inflatable artwork is the latest installation by Berlin-based artist Itamar Gov, as part of The Rhinoceros in the Room, his ongoing solo exhibition running through July 5.More than just occupy the nave, the creature redefines its architecture. The sharp geometry of the build...

SummaryThe Victoria and Albert Museum has officially acquired an early YouTube watch page and the platform's first uploaded videoThe digital acquisition captures the internet's transition into Web 2.0 and the rise of user-generated multimedia contentCurators utilized open-source emulators to reconstruct the original 2006 code and bypass modern technological obsolescenceThe Victoria and Albert Museum has officially acquired an early YouTube watch page and the platform's first-ever video, "Me at the zoo."Captured originally by the Internet Archive on December 8, 2006, the acquisition preserves a pivotal moment in web design and digital history. The digital artifact consists of three main components: the front-end code of the watch page, the video file for "Me at the zoo" which was initially ...

Summary The project marks the brand’s move into hospitality through a contemporary art and design focused lens Original architectural elements were preserved and paired with custom furniture, ceramics, textiles and artworks that feel embedded in the space rather than stagedClase Azul México has opened Casa de Los Leones, a new cultural space housed in a restored historic mansion in Polanco. Opening February 17, the project marks the brand’s move into hospitality through a contemporary art and design focused lens, positioning the house as a platform for contemporary Mexican craftsmanship and creative collaboration.The restoration and design were led by C Cúbica Arquitectos, working directly with Mexican designers, artisans and artists across multiple floors of the home. Original architectur...

SummarySerbian artist Marina Abramović teams up with Avant Arte for their first collaborationTitled “Maria/Marina,” the time-limited edition print brings the artist face to face with her longtime muse and opera legend, Maria CallasWith a Park Avenue Armory takeover, a major Venice Biennale show and a cinematic opera incoming, 2026 is shaping up to be a big one for Marina Abramović. To kick off the year, the Serbian artist is came together with London creative studio Avant Arte for their debut collaboration: a photographic homage to her longtime muse, idol Maria Callas.Courtesy of Make Ready, the black and white, archival pigment “Maria/Marina” print features Abramović holding up a torn image of Callas, their profiles meeting at the center. The singer has been a focal figure in the artist’s...

SummaryKatsuhiro Otomo, the founder of Akira, has unveiled his new ceramic relief, “Procession Spin,” at Ginza Station in TokyoThe swirling artwork celebrates craftsmanship of the past, present and future, moving through various eras, from the Jomon era to the industrial futureTokyo’s Ginza Station is the latest, must-see destination for fans of Katsuhiro Otomo, the revered manga artist and director. Last month, the Akira creator unveiled “Procession Spin,” a colossal, ceramic ode to various modes of craftsmanship throughout human history.Two years in the making, the artwork, measuring 7 meters wide and 2.4 meters high, lifts one of Otomo’s original illustrations off the page, and into a dense, ceramic relief. Made up of 164 individual ceramic tiles, 4 bronzes and 290 glazes, the artist co...

SummaryBanksy unveiled two identical London murals before Christmas, depicting children stargazing in winter clothingOne appeared at Centre Point, the other in BayswaterThe works serve as a poignant commentary on youth homelessness, appearing at symbolic locations like Centre PointThe elusive street artist Banksy captivated London with two identical murals that appeared just days before Christmas. The stenciled works depict two children bundled in winter coats, hats and wellington boots, lying on the ground while one points toward the sky.The first piece was spotted on December 20 outside the Centre Point tower near Tottenham Court Road, while the second appeared on a row of garages at Queen’s Mews in Bayswater. Banksy officially claimed the Bayswater version via his Instagram on December ...

SummaryNick Knight's SHOWstudio celebrates its 25th anniversary with an upcoming fashion short film, titled NATURALLYReleasing on December 17, the film reflects the studio's enduring curiosity for technology's role in shaping fashion image cultureSHOWstudio, the fashion film lab led by Nick Knight, rings in 25 years, and is releasing a 3D film to celebrate. The new short film, titled NATURALLY, keeps with the studio's 'first-to-do-it' reputation, shot on high-tech Ray-Ban Meta glasses.Dropping December 17, the project is fronted by Anok Yai, Naomi Campbell, Mona Tougaard, Susie Cave and Xiao Wen Ju, and will circle three narrative arcs, mind, body and soul. Featured within the film will be designs by Iris Van Herpen, alongside pieces by SHOWstudio collaborators from the last quarter centur...

SummaryBritish designer Es Devlin erects "Library of Us" on Faena Beach for the occasion of Miami Art WeekAt 50-feet-long, the rotating installation houses 2,500 titles, reflecting an ardent ode to literature, collectivity and the environment's natural rhythmsFrom Leandro Erlich's underwater traffic jam to Pilar Zeta's iridescent beachside castle, off-site highlights from this year's Miami Art Week are barely on shore. If you're looking to catch a breather from fairground chaos, British designer Es Devlin's 50-foot rotating library is the perfect spot to catch up on some reading and views.Part of the Faena Arts program, "Library of Us" gathers 2,500 titles on its triangular bookshop, emblazoned with a 34-foot-long strip of LED text. Every 10 minutes, the structure spins on a metallic plint...

SummaryArtist duo and studio DRIFT has debuted three, large-scale immersive installations as a part of Manar Abu Dhabi light festivalOn view through January 4, “Whispers,” “Unfold” and “Wind of Change” fuses data, art and nature to foreground the raw landscape of Jubail IslandAmsterdam-based studio DRIFT has unveiled new, large-scale artworks as a part of Manar Abu Dhabi, the emirate's annual public light art festival, running through January 4, 2026. Now in its second edition, the event features a constellation of light-based sculptures and immersive installations planted within mangroves, tidal inlets and open sky, revealing the natural rhythms of Jubail Island through encounters of movement and scale.Debuts include “Whispers,” a living field of light made up of 500 glowing elements, dis...

SummaryFrida Kahlo’s self-portrait, El sueño (La cama), sold for a record-breaking $55 million USD at Sotheby’sThe 1940 painting, showing Kahlo in bed with a skeleton, reflects a period of the artist’s chronic pain and marital turmoilThe sale set a new auction record for a Latin American artistA deeply intimate self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has shattered the artist’s previous auction record, selling for a monumental $55 million USD at Sotheby’s in Manhattan. The piece, titled "El sueño (La cama)," or "The Dream (The Bed)," now holds the record for the most expensive work by any Latin American artist sold at auction.The canvas, created in 1940, is a powerful reflection of a period of great distress in Kahlo's life, coinciding with the deterioration of her health and her turbulent marriage. I...

SummaryJames James is releasing a collaborative "Frankenstein" print with director Guillermo del Toro on November 25The edition reimagines the film's poster with sculptural embossment, gloss effects and delicate foil embellishments featuring its main charactersJames Jean typically works solo, save for his collaborative posters with Guillermo del Toro. Over the last few years the Taiwanese-American illustrator and horror maestro have cultivated quiet the creative partnership after del Toro tapped Jane to design the leading poster for his 2017 film The Shape of Water, a fantastical, aquatic scene. The two later came together for a Pinnochio-inspired artwork, and now they are reuniting for the director's most recent film, Frankenstein.Jean revealed the collaborative project via Instagram, tho...