Art

Worn by Naomi Campbell for Fashion for Relief, the extraordinary ensemble from Alexander McQueen’s final collection has just become a landmark of fashion collecting. New York, September 17, 2026. The room did not merely witness the sale of a fashion ensemble. It witnessed the moment when an extraordinary piece of Alexander McQueen’s history crossed decisively into the territory of the collectible. At Fair Warning’s The Impossible Couture Collection, a custom version of Look 1

A pivotal 2013 painting brings George Condo’s fractured figures, multiple states of consciousness and “psychological cubism” to Sotheby’s Hong Kong this September. There are paintings that depict a scene, and there are paintings that seem to contain several scenes at once. George Condo’s Figures in Motion, painted in 2013, belongs unmistakably to the second category. The large-scale work is coming to Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction in Hong Kong on September 28

Hallucinations, Exile and an Extraordinary Return Behind the pumpkins, polka dots and Infinity Rooms was an artist who transformed childhood visions and psychological distress into one of the most recognisable visual languages of the modern era. © Sotheby’s For decades, Yayoi Kusama was reduced in the public imagination to a deceptively simple image: dots. Dots on canvases. Dots on sculptures. Dots on people. Dots multiplying across rooms until the distinction between object,

Growing up in an African setting, I was different. My views often contrasted sharply with what prevailed around me, and as a result, I struggled to fit in. Silence occupied much of my early childhood. The moments when I felt most at ease were those when I could draw some form of art on the ground. Art, however, was largely underrated and considered a waste of time at times, even a punishable offence. My silence and my tendency to draw were soon misinterpreted as signs of disr

V&A Celebrates 170 Years of Burberry with The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon There are fashion pieces that belong to a particular season, and there are others that gradually become part of cultural history. The Burberry trench belongs firmly to the second category. On 21 September 2026, the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London will open The Burberry Trench: Crafting an Icon, a free display celebrating one of the most enduring garments in British fashion and marking B

A landmark Argentine collection is heading to Sotheby’s, in what could become one of the most consequential consignments of the 2026–27 auction season. Sotheby’s has reportedly secured a major tranche of the Blaquier family’s celebrated Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection, valued at approximately $450 million, according to people familiar with the transaction. The group includes important works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Why Abu Dhabi Is Becoming the New Global Capital of Art, Culture and Luxury Beyond spectacular architecture and blockbuster exhibitions, Abu Dhabi is executing one of the world’s most ambitious cultural strategies. Here’s why the emirate is redefining the future of luxury through museums, art and soft power. Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Cultural District, luxury, museums, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, teamLab Phenomena, cultural tourism, luxury travel, Middle East art. The W

Arles, France As part of the 57th Rencontres d’Arles, one of the world’s most prestigious photography festivals, Charlotte Gainsbourg presents 5bis, her very first photography exhibition. Supported by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and Maja Hoffmann, and curated by Matthieu Humery, this deeply personal project offers an unprecedented artistic immersion into the iconic 1810 family home at 5 bis rue de Verneuil, Paris. On view at La Galerie du Cloître in Arles from 6 July