Artworks

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...

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...

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...

SummaryPerformance artist Millie Brown and White Label Editions launch a collection of signed limited-edition prints to support The Zaynab ProjectThe sale runs until October 24, with each print is priced at £250 GBPWhite Label Editions has joined forces with British artist Millie Brown to unite artists in an act of solidarity, launching a series of signed, limited-edition prints to raise funds for The Zaynab Project, a nonprofit providing emergency aid, medical support and education for children in Gaza.From Turner Prize winner Martin Creed and East Village legend Kenny Scharf to Patrick Martinez, Tali Lennox and Miles Greenberg, figures shaping contemporary art's new vanguard, the initiative collects an international roster of 18 names. Each print is priced at £250 GBP and is available on...

As the art world rolls into London for Frieze week, Prada joins in on the cultural conversation. For the thirteenth iteration of Prada Mode, the Milanese fashion house reunites with Elmgreen & Dragset, the acclaimed duo behind the cult Prada Marfa, for a new immersive installation, titled “The Audience”.Within a makeshift cinema inside the newly restored Town Hall in King's Cross, a hazy film loops on-screen. Peppered throughout the seats are five hyperrealistic sculptures of moviegoers, posed in expressions of fascination, frustration and distraction, while another sculpture, lounging in the mezzanine, wears an apathetic gaze with her phone in-hand.By redirecting the attention of visitors away from the screen and toward the immediate environment, the piece reconsiders what it means to...

SummaryInvader will create his first-ever pool artwork for the upcoming Ray Nashville building in TennesseeSet to open in early 2027, renderings of the artwork reveal a Space Invader-like figures inlaid across the pool floor and a frieze of characters along the rimIf you've ever wandered through Paris, you're likely no stranger to Invader, the street artist who's been slowly turning the French capital into his personal arcade. For the last two decades, Invader, born Franck Slama, has kept steadfast in his craft, leaving his 8-bit imprint on over 79 cities across 20 countries.In the wake of Triple Trouble, his ongoing show with Damien Hirst and Shepard Fairey, the artist announces his first ever Nashville "invasion": a rooftop mosaic at Ray Nashville, an upcoming residential space weaving f...

SummaryThe North Face and Johannes Offerhaus debut the HKe collection with a sculpture made from SPECTRA® fabricThe project highlights exploration, sustainability and the link between art and the outdoorsThe North Face has introduced the HKe collection through a collaboration with Dutch artist and designer Johannes Offerhaus. At the center of the project is a sculpture built with the collection’s new SPECTRA® fabric, carried on foot to its remote site by Offerhaus and his team. Once complete, every piece was carried back out, leaving the site as it was found.The collection itself leans on the same balance of performance and respect for nature. Pieces like the HKe Devils Thumb GTX Jacket and HKe Kalix Down Hoodie are designed for durability in the outdoors while keeping a clean, elevated lo...

SummaryA new book, ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Head – The Mind,’ highlights the artist’s portraits of heads, with text by Sophia Heriveaux and a foreword by Larry WarshPublished by No More Rulers, the oversize edition features Basquiat’s quotes and a design meant as a collectible editionAvailable on No More Rulers’ website for $49.95 USD, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Head – The Mind is a new release that focuses on one of the artist’s most enduring subjects: the human head. Edited with a foreword by Larry Warsh and text by Sophia Heriveaux, the book sized at 11 x 15” offers a curated look at portraits that remain central to Basquiat’s legacy.“As we dive into these heads created by Jean-Michel, let us remember that we are exploring a fellow human mind. Jean-Michel’s strengths are just as attain...

SummaryBeams America LA pop-up, open through September 26, shows Tadanori Yokoo colorful posters and Daido Moriyama black and white street photosExhibit includes rugs pajamas and wearable prints bringing their work into daily lifeBeams America is showcasing Tadanori Yokoo and Daido Moriyama: Legendary Contemporaries of Japan as part of its BEAMS JAPAN pop-up in Los Angeles. The presentation highlights two of Japan’s most influential artists: Yokoo, celebrated for his colorful posters and paintings and Moriyama, known for his stark black and white photography of Tokyo’s streets.“Yokoo and Moriyama embody the energy of Tokyo,” says Yoshiyuki Ogawa, director of TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS. Since its start 17 years ago, the platform has focused on artists who reflect the creative spirit of the cit...

SummaryEDITION spotlighted photography and culture with a two-week pop-up at El Silencio in IbizaThe program was anchored by a rare collaboration with renowned photographer Derek RidgersThis past August, EDITION spotlighted photography and culture with a two-week pop-up at El Silencio in Ibiza, anchored by a rare collaboration with renowned British photographer Derek Ridgers. Known for capturing subcultures and nightlife across decades, Ridgers presented images from his celebrated book KU Ibiza 1984. The work, published as a limited-edition zine for the occasion, lined the walls of the gallery space, framing the residency with the energy of the island’s golden age of hedonism.From August 15 to 31, the project transformed El Silencio’s pool deck into a reflection of EDITION’s signature aest...

SummaryThe Lucerne Festival in Switzerland is currently staging a music series housed within Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki's inflatable “Ark Nova” concert hallPart sculpture, part architectural intervention the piece, defined by its mobility and structural flexibility, was created in 2013 as a symbol of resilience“Ark Nova,” the first inflatable concert hall designed by Anish Kapoor and the late Arata Isozaki, has taken shape in Switzerland for the occasion of this year’s Lucerne Festival. For the next several days, the massive purple bloom will play host to a range of classical, jazz and folk concerts, for a one-of-a-kind experience of music and art.First unveiled at the festival’s Matsuhima edition in 2013, the project was born in the aftermath of the Fukushima earthquake as a symbol of...

SummaryPartnering with Paris’s historic Mourlot Editions on a limited edition printsHis first museum exhibition is planned for early 2027 at Museo Jumex in Mexico CityThirteen-year-old San Diego painter Andres Valencia has partnered with Mourlot Editions, the storied Paris print house founded in 1852 that once produced lithographs for Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Miró. Known as one of the most respected studios in the history of fine art printing, Mourlot rarely works with contemporary names, making this collaboration a serious marker for Valencia’s young career.The release includes three prints, Woman, Samurai and Commander, each measuring 22 by 28 inches. The works are produced using Mourlot’s traditional techniques, carried on by generations of master printers. Editions are available i...