Artworks

SummaryNina Chanel Abney has teamed up with AllRightsReserved for Bravo, a new limited-edition sculpture, now available for $350 USD.Inspired by the Hasbro x NBA Starting Lineup collectibles, the 15-inch figure is an ode to the “everyday icon” in all of our lives.With a Jordan capsule, full-court murals and a host of basketball-inspired works under her belt, Nina Chanel Abney is no stranger to the court. The Perrotin-backed artist is building on this theme with a new vinyl toy collaboration with Hong Kong-based AllRightsReserved. Drawing inspiration from classic Starting Lineup action figures, Bravo pays homage to the “everyday icon” – the star who never misses at the local rec center or neighborhood court.Frozen mid-jump shot with a bright orange basketball raised overhead, the figure is ...

SummaryArt-fashion collective MSCHF is set to unveil their latest artwork, “King Solomon's Baby,” at Pioneer Works on July 10.Priced at $100,000 as a single unit, the large-scale sculpture will be split and repriced in accordance to the number of buyers.The slicing will remain on view at Pioneer Works for a two-day durational performance, or can otherwise be viewed online.After turning heads with Material Values, hosted at Nanzuka Underground earlier this year, creative collective MSCHF makes a return to its Brooklyn roots with “King Solomon's Baby”, a large-scale sculpture bound for the butcher. Debuting on July 10 at Pioneer Works, the piece revives the biblical parable with a contemporary twist, placing its fate of dismemberment in the hands of its buyers.The premise is simple: if sold ...

SummaryBritish artist Antony Gormley is presenting Drawing on Space at Museum SAN in South Korea through November 30.At the heart of the 48-piece showcase is Ground, an architectural intervention conceived in collaboration with esteemed Japanese architect Tadao Ando.Ground, which takes the form of a meditative concrete cave, houses seven cast-iron figures from Gormley's seminal Blockworks series.For Antony Gormley, sculptor is not a single, idealized figure, but means of understanding space and form through a shared field of perception. The acclaimed British artist is currently presenting Drawing on Space, his largest exhibition in South Korea at Museum SAN. Unfolding across all three galleries of the museum's Cheongjo wing, the exhibition gathers an impressive array of 48 works, alongside...

SummaryLACMA has recently announced the acquisition of Jeff Koons' Split-Rocker (2000), which will be house outside the freshly completed David Geffen Gallery building.Expected to fully bloom and open to the public in 2026, the sculpture will anchor the museum's new public art programming, taking place on its 3.5-acre, indoor-outdoor expansion.After stops at Versailles and Rockefeller Center, Jeff Koons’ 37-foot-tall Split-Rocker will call the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) its permanent home. Gifted to the museum by art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick, the large-scale artist proof will be planted outside the new David Geffen galleries later this year, and will anchor the new outdoor public art program integral to LACMA’s freshly completed expansion.Koons marries two halves ...

SummaryDominique Fung drops “Handheld Fan," a new print edition, created with Avant Arte.Limited to an edition of 60, the print takes root in her 2021 work “Bone Holding Fan,” revisiting and reframing colonial-era aesthetics in dreamlike veils of color.This past spring, Canadian-Chinese artist Dominique Fung turned heads with her monumental Hong Kong solo show, welcoming onlookers into her surreal, sublime world. Her oil paintings are harmonies of ancestral and contemporary elements, finding balance in the borderlands between the two.Now, Fung is teaming up with Avant Arte to launch a new print edition. Titled “Handheld Fan,” the release continues her exploration of colonial-era aesthetics through deft portraiture and dreamy washes of color. The artist collaborated with the printmakers at ...

SummaryThe Fondazione Milano Cortina has revealed 5 posters for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.The organization tapped 10 Italian artists for the upcoming games, spotlighting themes of competition, collaboration, resilience and joy through gouache, acrylic, oil, digital and mixed-media compositions.As Milano Cortina 2026 draws near, a new league of Italian artists present their take on the long-standing poster tradition. Triennale Milano and Fondazione Milano Cortina have unveiled the official art posters for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games next January. Helmed by Damiano Gullì and the international Olympic and Paralympic committees, the initiative invited 10 artists under 40 to reimagine the events through the lens of Italian contemporary art,...

SummaryKatharina Grosse is the featured artist for this year’s Messeplatz Project commission at Art Basel’s marquee Swiss fair.Titled CHOIR, the immersive artwork wraps the fair entrance in blooms of magenta spray, presenting a powerful meditation on freedom and control against the clamor that awaits inside.On view through June 22, the piece revels in the ephemeral and otherwordly — “as if a vast painting has flown through, landed briefly and left its residue behind,” the artist described.Katharina Grosse has long been fixture at Art Basel, and this year her contribution is more than just a must-see — it’s nearly impossible to miss. For the 2025 Messeplatz Project, the fair tapped the seminal German artist to transform the pavilion with CHOIR, her largest urban intervention to date.With an...

SummaryAward-winning director and artist Steve McQueen has opened Bass (2024) at Schaulager Basel, which is now on view through November 16.Originally presented at Dia Beacon, the piece expands on McQueen's well-known cinematic oeuvre, using light and sound to create an immersive sensory field.When Steve McQueen unveiled Bass last year, more than a few were thrown for a loop – unlike Deadpan (1997) which earned him a Turner Prizer or his Academy Award-winning 12 Years a Slave (2013), this work was image-less altogether. Rather, the artist opted for something more pared down, using only light and sound, cinema's building blocks.McQueen brings Bass to Schaulager Basel, marking his return to the Swiss institution twelve years after his landmark eponymous exhibition. Originally co-commissioned...

Of the over 800 goals Lionel Messi’s netted over the course of his career, choosing just one favorite is no easy feat, but for the Argentine footballer, his header in the 2009 UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United takes the cake. It's a moment that crowned an unforgettable year for Barcelona, sending the team on a path to win its first treble.Now, that moment is being transformed into art in Living Memory: Messi – A Goal in Life, a groundbreaking collaboration between Messi and digital artist Refik Anadol, for Inter Miami CF Foundation’s A Goal in Life initiative.Taking the form of one of Anadol’s acclaimed “data sculptures,” Living Memory: Messi - A Goal in Life is presented as an eight-minute immersive experience rendered in 16K resolution. The “memory temple,” as the art...

SummaryArtist Yinka Ilori has unveiled 100 Found Objects, a new major public installation, at London's freshly launched Fulham Pier.Enveloping the length of the pier with a constellation of flora, fauna and "found objects," the piece pays homage to the area's storied history and culture.British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori is bringing a floral feast to Fulham Pier with 100 Found Objects, a new major public installation, nestled in a pocket of southwest London. Known as the “Architect of Joy,” Ilori reimagines the newly-launched destination as a living archive, shining a light on the local flora and fauna, alongside the area’s rich history of craftsmanship and cultivation.Set against the backdrop of the iconic River Thames, the piece transforms fragments found along the Thames into symbols o...

SummaryArtist Kenny Scharf and Hot Wheels come together for a collaborative collection dropping June 9.Central to the project is a full-sized and 1:65 version of one of Scharf's iconic "Karbombz!" art cars.Ever wanted a piece from Kenny Scharf's “Karbombz!” series, but couldn’t commit to copping a full-sized ride? You’re in luck. The graffiti legend is teaming up with Hot Wheels to bring his cosmic chaos to the 1967 Ford Thunderbird – in full and toy-sized versions.The collaboration marks a full-circle moment for Scharf, who grew up in the buzz of LA car culture and, like many, had an obsession with Hot Wheels as a child. The car, titled “Zooom!,” transforms one of the brand’s “Original 16” models with a cast of fiery red, spray faces. Finished with American Racing 500 Mono Cast wheels and...

SummaryA 30-year-old domestic tourist damaged two warriors of China's esteemed Terracotta Army in an incident last Friday.The man, who officials believe “[suffers] from mental illness” is currently under investigation after he climbed the protective fence and jumped into the 18-foot-deep restricted pit at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Xi’an, China.A man damaged two prized terracotta warriors after scaling a fence and jumping into a restricted area of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang in Xi’an, China last Friday.The 30-year-old domestic tourist “climbed over the guardrail and the protective net” before diving more than 17 feet into Pit No. 3, according to an official statement issued on Saturday. Once inside, he reportedly “pushed and pulled” several warriors which were “damaged to varying...