Art

Ahead of October, Unit London presents a new group exhibition inspired by Dante Alighieri’s 14th-century epic Dante’s Inferno. The poem takes readers on a gripping journey through the nine circles of Hell, led by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. After 700 years, the story continues to leave an indelible mark in the worlds literature, fashion, music, and art.Titled Dante’s Inferno, the exhibition delves into a darker side, inviting viewers into the nine circles of Hell: Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, and Treachery. In a diverse array of paintings, sculptures, and mixed media works, 12 artists reinterpret the contrapasso in store at every level.The journey begins at Revision Line (the view), where Andrea Marie Breiling guides viewers into a state of perpetual lon...

Originally detested (at least visually) by the Parisians, the Centre Pompidou has become the premier destination for contemporary art in the French capital over the past 40 years. The institution is undergoing major expansion, both at home and abroad, as Pompidou looks to open a location in Seoul in 2025, as well as renovations to its flagship museum over the next five years. North America has also emerged as another likely destination for the museum, with Jersey City being thrown in the mix as a potential outpost. Located just a stone's throw from New York City, the satellite museum initially was cut short by New Jersey politicians but has seen new life over the past few weeks as a new plan has been set in place that would see the prospective arts hub open at 808 Pavonia Avenue in a 100,0...

Are We Allowed to Just Dream? is a new book published by David Adekoya of LadderBoyz that explores the impact Black footballers have had on the growth of the Beautiful Game and the wider throes of culture.Divided into five chapters — Beauty, Gift, Imagination, Action and Celebration — each section blends archival photography, art and design, mixed with poetic storytelling to celebrate the lives who’ve shaped football as we know it, as well as reveal the challenges that the Black community faces both on the pitch and in society. From John Barnes and Ian Wright, Pelé and Ronaldinho to modern superstars rewriting the playing script, this book is a "celebration of the champions who inspired us to dream, despite being publicly demonized, belittled, ostracized, abandoned, and ridiculed by those ...

Back in 2016, the late artist Matt Jay started a residency program in Portland that bridged a gap between East and West. Entitled End of Summer, each iteration included six artists from Japan who would live and work within the bustling Pacific Northwestern city.The initiative served as a springboard for each artist to explore their creative sensibilities, while gaining a mutual understanding of their peers' respective practices and the Portland area, gaining access to showcase work at local galleries and institutions. "End of Summer is in many ways a continued evolution of the basic impulse to share this place with others, and have an experience together in a fixed amount time," said Jay in a statement. Jay tragically and unexpectedly passed away on November 22, 2022, but his vision for a ...

Olafur Eliasson is days away from releasing his new video project around the world. The piece features a series of site-specific installations, spanning across New York, London, Seoul, and Berlin. Known for his thought-provoking installations, Eliasson slows things down and invites his audience to steep in their own blurry reflection.Lifeworld will trade the crystal-clarity of advertisement screens for ethereally unfocused footage of each city, beamed back onto itself. Amidst urban chaos, the piece puts the rat race on pause to present the world in a soft and ambiguous glow. As shapes and colors fold into one another, the artist makes room for a moment of introspection. “Slowing down is part of opening up,” Eliasson tells Artnet “It’s in slowing down your attention that you suddenly see mo...

Acclaimed Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama is working with NANZUKA ART INSTITUTE to unveil a new public art sculpture at The Summit, a burgeoning complex in Shanghai's Pudong New District. Produced in collaboration with Poly Group, Space Traveler presents Sorayama's familiar femme bot in 13 feet of stainless steel as it hovers suspended above the ground surrounded by a concaving wall that mirrors the neighboring environment. Space Traveler speculates into a future in which technology has transcended humanity. Sorayama's sleek "Sexy Robot" carries the semblance of the species that created it, but is lifeless, only a reflection of the urges and sensibilities that dictate the changing states of human nature. Underpinning the erotic veneer of Sorayama's work is an exploration into the commodifi...

Galerie Tanja Wagner presents a new solo exhibition by German artist Grit Richter on view in Berlin through November 8, 2024. The exhibition explores the warmth of human relationships in eight new large-scale artworks. A veteran of Hamburg’s underground music scene, Richter channels the sensorial power of sound in her visual work, welcoming viewers into her electric fantasy.Evoking a meditation in its title, Breathe Out gives full attention to emotion, sensation, and memory. Across a confluence of bright and bulbous forms, the artist’s narrative ability takes flight, capturing characters in gentle scenes of affection.Animated by irony and play, the exhibition takes thematic inspiration from (mis)connection. For instance, “The Broken Hearts Society” shares a moment between two round, facele...

A new exhibition staged at The Map House brings the history of the iconic London Underground to the surface. Located in Knightsbridge, Mapping the Tube: 1863–2023 charts the many evolutions of the world’s first underground railway. An ode to urban history, the exhibition celebrates the cultural and cartographic impact of the Tube map, as cities around the globe would follow in its footsteps.Mapping the Tube chronicles 160 years of cartographic development, spanning from the opening of the Metropolitan Line in 1863 to the present day. Designer and draftsman Harry Beck published the first version of the pocket map in 1933, and while he only received £5.25 GBP (approximately $22.26 USD today) for his creation, that financial road block didn’t hinder his passions for tinkering on the maps for ...

Oscar Wang has unveiled “Gathering,” his first large-scale urban sculpture in the newly-opened Alila Shangai — the group’s first resort retreat in Greater China.Nestled in the city’s bustling Jing'an district, Wang's sculpture takes home in the hotel’s central atrium on the lobby level. Through an interplay of materials, the sculpture takes on the form of a tree, uniting traditional Chinese philosophy with Alila’s focus on sustainability. Every component of the piece honors and celebrates each of the five elements and five senses, which are the main inspirations behind the artwork.In the main structure of “Gathering,” its trunk and branches are crafted from polished silver. while leaves nod to fire and earth in a blend of ceramic and steel. Projecting from within the sculpture are programm...

At an abandoned office in the heart of Times Square, Chris Skylark makes his solo debut. In a showcase of 12 large-scale pieces, Skylark blurs the lines between fine arts and fashion photography, finding home in a middle ground. Curated by Ginevra de Blasio, Swallow the Lake takes its title from the 1970 collection of poems by Clarence Major. Calling on ideas of fulfillment and reflection, the artist reconciles with his past in a powerful coming of age.This body of silkscreen prints features locals in Jamaica alongside figures like Frank Ocean, Playboi Carti, and Anok Yai in a series of intimate scenes. Capturing subjects with ambitious vulnerability, Skylark confronts pop culture and the everyday image to make anew, taking pleasure in the rare and raw. The most concealed piece in the exhi...

Yoko Ono has teamed up with JRP Editions to release two limited edition letterpress prints in celebration of EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE is UNFINISHED, her newly printed artist book. Each piece offers a distilled yet fresh reimagination of her past work, shining a light on themes of unity, peace, and love. Both prints make conceptual references to Nutopia, an imaginary country created by Ono and John Lennon in 1973, as they reach towards universal hope.For i ii iii Stamp, Ono calls on her 2004 video piece “ONOCHORD” where she invited audiences to send a message through a unique “love code” of light flashes: “I (i) Love (ii) You (iii).” Meanwhile, Add color where the world needs peace encourages participants to do just that. In a marriage of her collaborative Add Color installations and part...

Pace Gallery has unveiled a monumental exhibition on acclaimed Japanese artist Jiro Takamatsu. The World Expands surveys Takamatsu's pioneering work across painting, photography, sculpture and installation, illuminating the ways in which he connected the worlds of Dada and Surrealism with a Minimalist sensibility that helped usher in a new form of creative expression during Japan's Post-War period. The show marks the first breadth of work the gallery has shown on the artist since representing his estate back in May. Alongside fellow artists Genpei Akasegawa and Natsuyuki Nakanishi, Takamatsu first gained recognition by co-founding the collective, Hi Red Center (1963–1964), which distilled the boundaries between art and civic life through unorthodox methods, such as once counterfeiting one-...