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After years of anticipation, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has officially opened its doors in Los Angeles, bringing together more than 1,200 works across painting, illustration, photography, comics, manga, murals and cinema. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum proposes a deliberately broad question: what happens when storytelling itself becomes the common thread connecting the history of visual art? Located in Los Angeles’s Exposition Park, the museum o

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

Internationally recognized contemporary abstract artist Christine Meeks is redefining the language of abstraction through layered compositions that unite architectural precision with emotional depth. With exhibitions in New York City, international editorial recognition, and a place among the Top 10 Artists of 2026, Meeks continues to establish herself as one of the most compelling voices shaping today’s contemporary art landscape. In an era where visual culture is increasing

Pablo Picasso, The Painter and His Model, 1963. © Succession Picasso. Photo: Centre Pompidou With 90,000 visitors, landmark sales, and an exceptional international turnout, Art Basel 2026 closed in Basel as one of the most influential editions in the fair’s history, reaffirming its role as the defining annual event of the global art market. For one week, Basel once again became the epicenter of the international art world. Bringing together 290 galleries from 43 countries and

ART BASEL, Switzerland Every June, the international art world converges on a small Swiss city that temporarily becomes the center of a multi-billion-dollar industry. Art Basel, widely regarded as the world’s most influential contemporary art fair, has opened its 2026 edition, bringing together leading galleries, collectors, museum directors, curators, and artists from across the globe. More than a commercial event, Art Basel remains the definitive benchmark of the global ar

Jack Armstrong: Collecting History Before History Decides In the world of high-end collecting, value rarely begins with a price tag. The most sought-after works of art are not simply acquired because they are aesthetically compelling; they become desirable because they embody a story, a moment in history, a cultural shift, or a personality whose significance extends beyond the canvas itself. The greatest collectors understand that by the time consensus has been reached, the m

A generational shift reshaping art, wealth, and private influence A quiet but profound transformation is taking place in the global art market. The traditional image of the collector often older, institutionally established, and generationally wealthy is being steadily replaced by a younger, more agile profile. Today, according to the Art Basel & UBS Global Collecting Survey (2025), produced with Arts Economics by Dr. Clare McAndrew, Millennials and Gen Z collectors represen

The Highest Indoor and Outdoor Observation Deck in the Western Hemisphere Introduces Seven New Immersive Environments Including New York’s Largest Kaleidoscope NEW YORK, June 2026 Tickets are now on sale for the next evolution of Edge NYC, the highest indoor and outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere. Opening on June 11, 2026, the landmark destination at Hudson Yards will debut an entirely new permanent indoor immersive experience designed to transform the visitor

For one evening in New York, the global art market stopped behaving like culture and started behaving like macroeconomics. At the center of that gravitational pull stood Christie’s, which reportedly generated more than $1.1 billion in back-to-back sales, propelled by the record-breaking sale of Jackson Pollock’s Number 7A, 1948. The result immediately reignited a familiar question circulating across the ultra-luxury ecosystem: why, in an era defined by AI, volatility, geopoli

The Most Valuable Design Sale Ever: Inside Jean & Charles de Gunzburg’s Extraordinary Collection New York Behind the closed doors of a Park Avenue apartment that insiders once described as “Paris within Manhattan,” a lifetime of passion is about to be dispersed under the hammer. In April 2026 and May, Sotheby’s will host what many are already calling a historic turning point in the world of collectible design: the sale of the Jean and Terry de Gunzburg collection, the most v

Silicon Valley’s New Patrons: How Tech Billionaires Are Reshaping the Global Art Market From private museums to record-breaking acquisitions, a new generation of technology entrepreneurs is transforming the way art is collected, displayed, and valued. For centuries, the great patrons of art were kings, aristocrats, and industrial magnates. Their collections filled the palaces of Europe and the museums of major capitals. Today, a new class of collectors has emerged one shaped

Once underestimated in the international art market, Frida Kahlo is now commanding record-breaking prices, captivating collectors from New York to Dubai and redefining the value of Latin American art. For decades after her death, Frida Kahlo was admired primarily as a cultural icon, a feminist symbol, and a deeply personal painter whose works explored identity, pain, and resilience. Yet for much of the twentieth century, the Mexican artist remained somewhat overlooked in the

MAZE ART GSTAAD 2026: A New Chapter of Elegance, Vision, and Global Dialogue Amid the pristine Alpine landscape, where art meets altitude and refinement meets daring, MAZE Art Gstaad returns for its third edition from February 19 to 22, 2026, under the shimmering canopy of the Festival-Zelt in the heart of Gstaad. This season, the fair expands its universe welcoming around forty leading international galleries an evolution that reflects MAZE’s growing role as one of Europe’s