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A United Airlines airplane lands in front of the Manhattan skyline. The flight was two hours into its trip to Palma de Mallorca when a suspicious Bluetooth device name prompted a turnaround and police sweep. [ more › ]
In a statement, the museum said it had also received what it described as "malicious communications" before the evacuation.
a restrained material palette of stone, wood, and brick defines the residence. The post lima house carves open living spaces around a tropical garden in são paulo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
NJ Transit passengers wait for their trains Every NJ Transit rail line was temporarily halted Sunday afternoon [ more › ]
Protestors and New Jersey State Police clash outside Delaney Hall, a private prison being used as an ICE detention center, in Newark ICE agrees to restore visitation for detainees at Delaney Hall, which had been suspended more than a week. [ more › ]
A central skylight naturally illuminates the interiors of this 10-key boutique hotel in Mexico City, designed by local architecture studio PPAA. Lamartine occupies a narrow lot in the city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood, so PPAA had to get creative with the spatial constraints presented as part of
Grab a telescope. The Milky Way will be looking good this month. Summer officially starts in June, which means seasonal celestial objects such as the Summer Triangle and the Milky Way are back in view. [ more › ]
with two panel variations, RETROCORE allows users to create a variety of wall and ceiling lighting arrangements The post RETROCORE reimagines retro-futurist lighting as modular wall and ceiling compositions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Clinton Hill co-op, a Windsor Terrace row house, and a Park Slope brownstone. Listings popular with readers this week are scattered around the borough, from Sunset Park to Brooklyn Heights. The least expensive property for sale on the list
The premiere performance of Glenn Branca's "Hallucination City: Symphony No. 13 for 100 Electric Guitars" in 2001. It will be performed again in June at Lincoln Center. Presenting your Knicks and World Cup counterprogramming. [ more › ]
Metal panels with a bright red finish cloak the warehouse-like forms at Prostir Business Hub in Ukraine, completed by local studio Aranchii Architects. Located in the village of Zymna Voda on the outskirts of Lviv, the 12,000-square-metre logistics hub provides commercial, office and storage spaces
The ruins of a stone tavern and a lush cardamom plantation guided the designs of two of the homes featured in the latest edition of Dezeen's houses of the month. Named The Blue House and Summer Home, the two dwellings were among the five most popular houses to be featured on Dezeen in the month The
This was the steepest downside of the 20th-century newspaper critic: While the writer’s career received the kind of support that enabled a real relationship with an artistic community, that community was limited to one perspective.
cardboard towers, stone blocks, and concrete bunkers turn the body into a study of shelter, weight, and collapse. The post antony gormley fills italy’s galleria continua with bodies built like labyrinth cities appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Dezeen School Shows: a tactile space informed by a comma as a "moment of pause" is among the student projects from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. Also featured is a wellness centre designed for individuals navigating obsessive-compulsive disorder and an interactive car
Spanish firm Mil Studios based its design for the Madrid headquarters of creative agency Jungle on 1990s New York offices, resulting in a series of minimalist spaces defined by their refined material palette. The 2,850-square-metre workspace spans four floors within the Lamela Architects-designed Ma
new york’s glass facades transform into layered cityscapes where reflections, geometry, and perspective blur the line between reality and illusion. The post photo series distorts manhattan’s cityscape through fractured glass reflections appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The skincare company "The Ordinary" invited reporters and influencers to check out its new shuttle bus between Prospect Park and Domino Park. The brand The Ordinary launched a free bus service connecting two Brooklyn parks on Tuesday. [ more › ]
A line of State Police stand in front of Delaney Hall in Newark Saturday morning, with groups of protesters cordoned off behind barricades. The governor said most of those arrested in a weekend clash were from outside New Jersey. [ more › ]
For more than six decades, he pursued a simple but radical idea: art should not be something that happens to viewers. It should happen with them.
An NYPD police barrier at a crime scene. In both incidents, police responding to 911 calls came upon mayhem. [ more › ]
A still from 'Underland.' Spike Lee, John Early, the literal underground and the figurative underground are all on screen. [ more › ]
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a football stadium exclusively for women's games is among the projects from The University of Kansas. Also featured is a school that prioritises the wellbeing of its students and a hospital designed to feel calming. The University of Kansas Institution: The Univer
Members of the state Assembly debated budget bills Tuesday night. The tardy budget has set the stage for a hectic week before legislators go home. [ more › ]
Local studio FGMF Arquitetos has completed a mixed-use building in São Paulo made of stacked "protruding rectangular volumes" that contain multi-level office spaces and residences on the top floor. At 21 storeys high, the Valente building was developed by Idea!Zarvos. The firm worked with FGMF Arqui
sculptural forms, mirrored surfaces, and warm illuminated materials create a sensory environment that blurs the boundary between store, gallery, and exhibition space. The post mirrored interiors and sculptural canyon-like forms shape skin1004’s soho flagship by LMTLS appeared first on designboom | a
The Swiss institution has invited the Genevan artist to helm the latest iteration of its Carte Blanche series, catalyzing a dialogue between cultural heritage and contemporary art. The post John M Armleder Reframes Centuries of Art History at MAH Geneva appeared first on Artnet News.
Greenpoint Railroad Apartment With Mantel, Wood Floors Asks $3K a Month On the third floor of an 1890s tenement building, this Greenpoint apartment for rent has a mantel, a built-in, and picture rails. The railroad layout, without a hallway and with each room providing access to the next, will requi
McDonald Avenue and Colin Place Police say they're investigating, but authorities haven't found any hazards. [ more › ]
monumental inflatables, including pink shells and reflective eggs, contrast the historic urban fabric of the dutch city. The post the hague becomes an open-air museum of inflatable art during blowup jubilee appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Also, why did a New York gallerist use AI on an Ansel Adams photo?
Stone salvaged from a demolished office building has been used to build this toilet block, designed by Studio Weave for the public in North Paddington, London. Commissioned by Westminster City Council, the pavilion replaces an existing underground toilet block in the Maida Hill area, which had been
A coffee table that doubles as a board game and a riff on a psychotherapist's couch are among the playful pieces featured in this roundup of furniture and lighting, spotted by Dezeen's design and interiors reporter Jane Englefield over the past month. Sheep Inc chair by James Shaw When London clothi
Staged on the Grand Canal in Venice, the artist and poet’s bewitching new exhibition is underpinned by age-old philosophy and confessional poetry
terraced timber facades introduce texture and rhythm across the sloping site. The post fragmented timber volumes compose forested mountain housing by arup in albania appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
This week on Dezeen, automotive brand Ferrari unveiled its first-ever electric car, the Ferrari Luce, designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson's studio LoveFrom. The Ferrari Luce is also the brand's first five-seater and features a large curvaceous glasshouse, paired with aluminium body panels at the si
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter features an exploration of the impact of parametricism and an interview with Patrik Schumacher. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth today! This month, Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft measures the impact of parametricism, the architectural theory controversially touted
the guangzhou industrial site is transformed into a riverfront arts and cultural center topped by a sloping rooftop landscape. The post historic shipyard in china becomes walkable volcanic stone rooftop by kengo kuma appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Jeremy Olson is the latest creative to leave his mark on the brand's window display in New York. The post This Artist Just Gave a Hermès Store Window a Whimsical Makeover appeared first on Artnet News.
ICE agents use chemical irritants as they clash with protestors outside of the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall, where ICE is housing detained immigrants, on May 28, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. The move follows a week of sometimes violent clashes between protesters and ICE officals. [
The suburban restaurant Prasino is opening a location next spring inside the building’s long-empty 70,000-square-foot riverfront commercial space.
The painting from the Lewis Collection emerges from the painter's "Benefits Supervisor" series. The post Seminal Lucian Freud Painting Comes to Auction for the First Time appeared first on Artnet News.
artists and technologists are transforming plants, fungi, atmospheric data, and environmental systems into immersive sound environments that explore ecological intimacy. The post soft frequencies: amplifying sonic signals from plants, fungi and other beings appeared first on designboom | architectur
Under the proposed legislation, construction of a triumphal arch would be prohibited within Lady Bird Johnson Park, the narrow stretch of National Park Service land between Arlington National Cemetery and the Potomac River.
After spring's marquee auctions, we are led to believe that everything in our important art universe is doing just fine. It isn't.
Her depictions of individuals in settings that seem both out of time and of this moment represent one of many engaging paradoxes.
Park officials issued a water quality warning Thursday for the South Side beach.
“This is how corporations bully individuals who cannot match their resources,” said the artist and activist.
The 26-year-old, who has been in jail since March, now is accused of being caught with a shank.
An FDNY spokesperson said Sencion would be suspended at the end of his medical leave. Officials say Abel Sencion, 34, attacked the officer late Wednesday for no apparent reason. [ more › ]
The proposal would continue to freeze current gas delivery rates for customers until March 31, 2028. If approved, the extension of the current rates would run from April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028. [ more › ]
Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s mosaic “May Your Road Be Light and Fun” at Borough Hall excerpts drawings from over 10 years of the artist’s practice.
The artist shares that his work "functions as a distillation of a wider body of research." Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Roda Medhat Subverts Traditional Kurdish Narrat
A painting by renowned British Mexican Surrealist Leonora Carrington that had been missing for decades is set to go on view at London’s Freud Museum this summer, marking the first time the work will be seen by the public. Villa Pilar, 1940, will appear in the exhibition “Leonora Carrington: The Symp
Two political appointees at the Treasury Department have been pushing for the manufacture of prototypes of a $250 bill with Trump’s face on it, The Washington Post reports. The artist who designed the mock-up of the bill, the British painter Iain Alexander, told the Post that he’d spoken to the pres
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Her counterpart in New Jersey, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, also faces opposition from the federal government. [ more › ]
After early success, Saret decamped from the New York art scene. The post Alan Saret, Post-Minimal Sculptor of Spiritual Forms, Dies at 81 appeared first on Artnet News.
A view of Pre-K students at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 on January 13, 2021 in New York City. The city released the first 550 locations for 2-K before applications open June 2. [ more › ]
An FDNY truck is seen in 2015. The FDNY and police responded to a Forest Hills, Queens fire where a woman was found unresponsive Friday morning. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The fire broke out just outside the Hudson River tunnels and caused damage to overhead wire and track infrastruct
Because it'd be the first in the metro area and Long Islanders would probably love it, here are your afternoon links: DUMBO is America's Venice, Ouri's Market is New York's Erewhon, Wawa tacos and more. [ more › ]
Her photographs showcase an intensely physical side of the city: breaking down boxes to dance upon, spray-painting subway cars.
The case adds another legal headache for Mugrabi, who has been involved in a number of high-profile disputes in recent years.
I’ve been writing the Secret History of Chicago Music for more than two decades, and some artists have taken me years to track down. But for all that time, my white whale has been Ron Steele, whose name I’ve been seeing on loads of local recordings since I started paying attention in the 1990s. This
Waterfronts across New York City are being developed, many with ultra-luxe high-rise condos with sweeping views. But thanks to rezoning and climate resiliency efforts, as well as the launch of NYC Ferry almost a decade ago, several rental buildings have popped up along shorelines in every borough, m
Brooklyn studio GRT Architects has completed a second location for maximalist restaurant Bad Roman, creating an "evolution" of the New York original in Beverly Hills. Bad Roman Beverly Hills opens this month as the second outpost of the brand from Quality Branded, following the initial location in M
Don't miss out on this month's calls for entry! Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article June 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists appeared first on
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main light operates off-grid on reversible foundations that also function as urban furniture. The post self-sufficient solar lighting installation by ttal transforms frankfurt’s riverfront appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
The sudden closure of the bowling alley, arcade and sports bar left roughly 35-40 employees without jobs overnight after workers said they received little warning the venue would shut down for good.
Plus: A Josef Albers-inspired shopping list
Los Angeles’s Getty Center has announced specific plans for its upcoming renovation—most significantly, the museum will be replacing the futuristic tram that’s ferried visitors to the premises since 1997 and updating the system with new tram cars that will significantly reduce wait time and increase
Getting to MetLife on a bicycle wasn't the most pleasant experience. It was sketchy! [ more › ]
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Bell Gallery at Brown University
One of the water fountains missing a brass water basin. Nine water fountains need new basins, costing nearly $100,000 in repairs. [ more › ]
“Over the past decades my material has been light.”
The painting is coming to a show at the Freud Museum in London.
The Friendship Center previously held monthly food distribution events. Starting next week, it will open its pet pantry several days a week to meet the spike in demand.
Supporting media artists with production grants, global exhibitions, and an expanded online residency with Ars Electronica.
OVER THE PAST DECADE, Julio Torres has perfected the art of curatorial comedy, a term I’ve just coined. This is a highly sophisticated brand of object-oriented, narrativized humor whose deadpan subtlety makes it categorically distinct from the blunt physicality of straight-male-dominated prop comedy
Corporate Retreat in limited release in theaters The post Review: <i>Corporate Retreat</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu in wide release in theaters The post Review: <i>Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
The work is now on view at Tate Britain's sprawling survey on the American painter. The post Newly Authenticated Whistler Portrait Sheds Light on His Formative Years appeared first on Artnet News.
Manhattan’s 42nd Street and several other major thoroughfares will become temporary bus and shuttle corridors for use on World Cup match days this summer. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday announced a Midtown transportation plan to ensure smooth travel to and from MetLife Stadium during the tournament,
State senators lined up to finally get their paychecks after passing the budget. It’s a familiar scene in the Capitol. Lawmakers collecting backpay after passing a late budget. [ more › ]
Money is short, and the clock is ticking. How do you organize the world's most important art exhibition? The post The Rulers of Venice: In Thrilling Book, Biennale Curators Tell All appeared first on Artnet News.
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Boerum Hill, Midwood Park, Bay Ridge, and East Flatbush. They range in price from $925,000 to $3.75 million. 217 Dean Street Price: $3.75 million Area: Boerum Hill Broker: Compass (Paul Murphy, Rebecca Navarro) Sunday May 31, 11 a.m.-1
The Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum is scheduled to open June 25.
The famed Vermeer painting will visit Osaka this summer in a rare voyage abroad.
The museum claimed that a "significant proportion" of attendees wanted to "disrupt the event."
Because he's a longevity guy, here are your early links: Hofstra mascot surprise, content creator skincare bus, Pattie Gonia vs. Patagonia and more. [ more › ]
British painter, printmaker, and educator Tess Jaray, whose spare geometric abstractions investigated notions of pictorial and architectural space, died on May 24. She was eighty-eight. The first female professor at London’s Slade School of Art, Jaray taught there for over three decades, shaping the
"Horse Power" is presented at Rookleys Canadian Art in collaboration with the Fort Erie Race Track. The post A New Group Show Traces the Role of the Horse in Art History appeared first on Artnet News.
Dezeen School Shows: a rehabilitation centre for young people struggling with addiction is among projects from Florence Institute of Design International. Also featured is a recovery centre for victims of domestic abuse, and a creative community centre featuring biophilic design. Florence Institute
The American artist’s most personal show yet, Bring Me Men at Nicoletti gallery draws attention to how “masculinity” is produced by various systems of power
A 300-year-old shipwreck, but make it fashion. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article This Wood-Fiber Dress Was Made from a 17th-Century Shipwreck appeared first on Colossal.
US architecture studios Gehry Partners, WHY Architecture and landscape studio Olin have been announced as the project leads for renovations to the visitor sequence at the Getty Center in California, USA. As part of the effort, Gehry Partners will deliver a parametric glass canopy to cover the tram's
The historic Orchard Beach Pavilion in the Bronx partially reopened to the public earlier this month, restoring access to the landmarked beachfront destination for the first time in 17 years after a $114 million reconstruction. Beginning in December 2022, work on the 140,000-square-foot project invo
Rep. Adriano Espaillat spoke at a rally for then-candidate Mamdani in October 2025. Mamdani has now endorsed two challengers of Democratic incumbents and opposes Rep. Nydia Velázquez's handpicked successor. [ more › ]
"Wild Inside" screens on July 29. [ more › ]
Elujay Sun 6/28 at Empty Bottle The post Singer and rapper Elujay calls for realness on <i>A Constant Charade</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Prostitute Sat 6/27 at Empty Bottle The post Prostitute make postpunk noise rock with a global conscience appeared first on Chicago Reader.
High on Fire Sat 6/20 at Ramova Theatre The post Stoner metal titans High on Fire rev up for Motoblot weekend appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Underscores Fri 6/19 at Radius The post Hyperpop standout Underscores makes music that can go toe-to-toe with the biggest pop acts appeared first on Chicago Reader.
Vatican Media provided the press with a gallery of images from this week's historic meeting of the two leaders with Chicago ties.
The reading challenge kicks off June 6 as part of the library's citywide program with activities for all ages.
If you’ve ever dreamed of spending summer days and nights in a laid-back surf cottage like one you’d find in Malibu or Venice, but you’re a committed New York City dreamer, this Rockaway Beach rarity could be just what you need. Half a block from the Atlantic Ocean, this townhouse at 144 Beach 93rd
Bikers must be 15 to ride electric Divvy bikes, which travel up to 20 mph, and 16 for e-bikes that can go up to 28 mph.
Enjoy festivals, concerts, markets, film screenings and more throughout June to celebrate Pride Month.
Students gathered this week to criticize administrators’ ending of community partnerships and their response to the recent deaths of three classmates: “We haven’t felt safe or cared for.”
For Spring/Summer 2026, Adam-Leenaerdt was drawn to the super-charged and transient nature of the airport
Dezeen Showroom: London's Clerkenwell Design Week celebrates the best of British design. We've followed suit by detailing six designs by UK-based brands on Dezeen Showroom. From wallpapers and fabrics from the archive of William Morris to a gleaming red lamp informed by London's chimney pots, the fo
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY A group of 55 Brooklyn business owners urged the MTA board on Tuesday to shift several planned G train service suspensions, many of which are slated for next month and December, from weekends to weeknights, in a letter shared with amNewYork. In the missive, the business o
A small number of colonial artifacts owned by the Dutch royal family may have been acquired illegally, according to a new report.
In the News Park Slope Food Coop Hit With Discrimination Complaint [NYP] Exhibit Explores Cultural Beliefs on Nature at Brooklyn Botanic Garden [BP] Brooklyn Methodist Nurses Demand Action on Workplace Violence [BP] Weekend Guide: The Bushwick Block Party,… Read More > The post Daily
Tippit plays with the human need to make meaning in her minimalist paintings.
Where design is happening this June.
UK architecture firms Pearce+, Invisible Studio and Lean Structures have completed the Silk Wood Playscape in Gloucestershire, using oak from the surrounding forest to create "informal, unprogrammed" play structures. Located within Westonbirt Arboretum's ancient Silk Wood, the playscape occupies a h
It's almost World Cup time. The city released its plans for managing Midtown traffic during eight matches. [ more › ]
The now closed Eva Crèche day care center on Jan. 14, 2026. A Brooklyn day care shut over child abuse. The owner tried to open again in New Jersey. [ more › ]
Production designer Danny Vermette talks Dezeen through the exacting work of building liminal spaces for Backrooms, a new horror film that follows a frustrated architect-turned-furniture salesman. Produced and distributed by indie film powerhouse A24, Backrooms expands on the eerie universe created
How Douglas Latchford got away with it; plus, Frank Stella’s Navajo weavings.
Plus, Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the world's longest single-mast bridge and a Medieval King Arthur manuscript could fetch 2 million at Christie's Art Basel Paris 2025, image courtesy of Art Basel, by Sara Barth Art Basel announced the 206 exhibitors for the 2026 Paris edition. Art Basel Par
Image by Skot Yobauje Dream logic--or, more specifically, the imagination of Jeremy Olson--governs the world currently within the windows of Hermes Madison Avenue. There, the Ojai-born, Brooklyn-based artist has assembled a playfully surreal portal between elevated domestic space and anthropomorphic
A new architecture movement tied to the tough realities of the profession is establishing itself in the UK and beyond, writes Nat Barker. Even as the world seems to unravel, a few certainties in life endure: death, taxes, and white men unilaterally codifying architectural movements. In recent weeks
The John Melhuish Strudwick painting anchors Christie's sale of literary agent Albert Zuckerman's collection. The post Pre-Raphaelite Masterpiece Expected to Rake in $1.3 Million at Auction appeared first on Artnet News.
Despite the dreary forecast, crowds turned out night after night to celebrate Montauk mainstay The Surf Lodge's 18th summer season. Guests in monochromatic crochet and eccentric headwraps flocked to the covered deck, while the mini-skirt contingent turned down proffered hoodies to maintain the integ
In this episode of Dezeen Weekly, we discuss the fierce reaction to Ferrari's unveiling of its first all-electric car, designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson. This week, Dezeen features editor Nat Barker and design editor Jennifer Hahn are joined by our co-CEO Ben Hobson, who was at the Ferrari Luce l
This NYCxDesign, award-winning contemporary lighting designer Mary Wallis debuted both the Springtide and Snow Mobile collections composed of geometric, sculptural pieces that cast wonder in conjunction with their glow. Each hand-produced floor and hanging light is imbued with Wallis' innate artistr
Stiffened cotton, mouth-blown crystal glass and washi paper come together in the chapel of Lisbon's 18th-century Estrela Basilica, where Luso Collective is showing an exhibition aimed at "shaping the collectible design scene in Portugal". Luso Collective is the brainchild of Natasza Grzeskiewicz and
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the stone grocery items designed by creative studio AMO, which originally went on display as part of an exhibition in Milan. The objects, which include a travertine milk carton and an onyx banana, are now available via Dutch stone supplier Solid
Local architecture studio CIAO has completed a 25-square-metre micro flat in Islington, London, separating the open interior with a room divider that incorporates a table, TV console and wardrobe. CIAO, which stands for Creative Ideas and Architecture Office, organised the apartment's spaces around
Fluid forms and curved geometries define this art-filled residence in New Delhi, designed by architecture practice Spaces Architects Ka. The 9,000-square-foot (836-square-metre) house is located in the upscale residential neighbourhood of Ashok Vihar. Named The Art House, the four-bedroom family hom
Promotion: Yoshino cedar trees have been transformed into furniture and architecture across Tokyo's mixed-use development Ginza Six as part of a three-year art project. Named A Tree, the project is an ongoing collaboration between Ginza Six and design firm Daikei Mills. By utilising timber from fell
ICE agents outside the Delaney Hall detention center Thursday. Gothamist saw multiple people taken out on stretchers and transported away in ambulances. [ more › ]
“Bugga” Macerelli hid full pots of Sunday gravy under her bed to keep her kids from stealing it. If she didn’t, the piccole pesti would dip the bread in it—and loaves of Mancini’s simply weren’t growing on dogwoods in mid-50s McKeesport, a steel town just outside of Pittsburgh. As a little girl, Lev
NYPD Lieutenant Edwin Raymond speaks with his attorney John Scola, left, during presser in front of One Police Plaza. Edwin Raymond previously sued the NYPD over alleged arrest quotas that disproportionately affected Black and Latino men. [ more › ]
A new book maps the network that allowed Douglas Latchford to violently rip Khmer statues from their homes and funnel them into Western institutions.
The first public exhibition of Jack White's artwork, Cheryl Finley gets the David C. Driskell Prize, and more news to know.
'Buy something because you love it,' one veteran dealer says. Masterpieces can be sub-par investments. The post What the May Auctions Revealed About Art as an Asset Class appeared first on Artnet News.
After paying an astounding $43.2 million for a copy of the U.S. Constitution in 2021, the collector acquired another one that is now on view in New York. The post Ken Griffin’s Other Copy of the U.S. Constitution Makes Its Museum Debut appeared first on Artnet News.
New York City is getting its pied-à-terre tax. State lawmakers on Wednesday approved the $268.5 billion 2027 state budget, which included a new annual surcharge on second homes in the city valued at $5 million or more. First announced last month by Gov. Kathy Hochul, the new tax will take effect Jul
This week: a record-breaking World Cup mural in Mexico City, the Gen Z of 19th-century France, van Gogh and AI, and more.
rownstone apartments in Manhattan, New York City, United States of America on July 6th, 2024. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the defendants spent several years hatching a plan to steal the building for their own benefit. [ more › ]
Ground crew load medical supplies onto a United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) operated charter plane bound for Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates delivery as part of the response to an Ebola outbreak, at Jomo Kenyatta Internati
Marin Majic uses marble dust to accentuate and define light, creating a twinkling effect with otherwise matte stone. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Matte Marble Dust Gli
The artist challenges the status quo of postmodernism, not by knocking it over but by slyly subverting it.
He carved out a space for himself in the downtown art scene as a bold artist and gallerist who championed contemporaries such as Claes Oldenburg and Jim Dine.
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. Congratulations to fellow Reader contributor Joshua Minsoo Kim on the occasion of the first Tone Glow Film Festival, which took place last weekend. It was four
The late artist's trove of Navajo weavings is on public display for the first time at Arader Galleries in NYC ahead of a sale.
Dezeen School Shows: moving, mechanical creatures informed by insects' anatomy are among the projects from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. Also featured is an online convenience store designed to help users understand social media algorithms and a tangible image gallery
E-scooter riders cross the Queensboro Bridge bike lane Thursday, hours after a fatal head-on crash killed two men. The head-on collision between an electric scooter and a bicycle is raising concerns about speeding and illegal micromobility vehicles on the bridge. [ more › ]
The Israel Day Parade in 2025. Mayor Mamdani will skip it. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch will be the grand marshal. [ more › ]
Tiwani Contemporary, the London-and Lagos-based gallery known for bringing attention to art of the African diaspora, has announced that it is closing after fifteen years in business. The London operation is shuttering today, while the Lagos branch will close to allow “restructuring in the months ahe
A man leaves flowers and lights a candle during a vigil for four homeless men who were murdered in Chinatown over the weekend, October 8, 2019 in New York City. Defense attorneys argued Randy Santos should not be held responsible due to severe mental illness. Prosecutors said he understood what
Shopping, watch repair, clean bathrooms ... need we say more? [ more › ]
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Ferrari's first electric car, designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson's studio LoveFrom. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Unveiled in Rome, Italy, the Ferrari Luce features a spacious, five-seat cabin enclosed in an aerodynamic shell wra
There’s been a changing of the guard at Christie’s in London: François-Henri Pinault, son of the French luxury group billionaire François Pinault and Chairman of the Board of Kering, was appointed Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the auction house’s U.K. outpost, as per a May 22 announcement f
The organizers of Art Basel Paris have revealed the 206 galleries, collectively representing forty-one countries and territories, set to participate in this year’s iteration of the fair. Returning to the iconic Grand Palais, the event will take place October 23–25, with preview days October 21–22.
Kalshi, a controversial online prediction market, has launched a new category that will allow users to bet on the outcome of individual art auction sales and total art auction profits, ARTnews reports. Kalshi has exploded in popularity since its inception, in large part due to its facilitation of b
Texas lighting company Lucifer Lighting has integrated ocean plastic into its Atomos downlighting, melting down millions of feet of fishing lines and nets into its injection moulding processes. The family-run company has announced that all plastic elements of its Atomos series will utilise the salva
New York City wants to make it easier for young people to find free and low-cost activities this summer. Mayor Zohran Mamdani this week launched “Summer in N.Y.C.,” a website that matches users with activities happening in their neighborhood, ranging from free painting and photography classes to spo
They're mad as hell and they're not gonna take it anymore. “We will not accept austerity!” one advocate said. [ more › ]
Detainees stand by a window inside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, where ICE is housing detained immigrants on May 26, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. A hunger and labor strike among detainees inside Delaney Hall entered its seventh day on Thursday. [ more › ]
Another weekend means another set of road closures. [ more › ]
In Bed Stuy, this top floor rental in an 1890s row house has a few ornate details, including a quirky mantel with a built-in desk. The unit, one of three at 494 Hancock Street, also has another mantel, wood floors, picture rails, an updated kitchen, and laundry. The 18.75-foot-wide dwelling is… Read
"Each drawing took between 20 to 40 hours of focused work," the artist writes. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Christina Mrozik Illustrates an ‘Emotional Ecosystem’ Oracl
It’s a Saturday morning at the gun range in Orland Park, and pilates mats are set up in the VIP room—a first for me. To my left are chilled, handcrafted matchas and iced coffees, and to my right is a room full of semi-automatic pistols, revolvers, and rifles. Between three Palestinian-owned business
Work on the redesign of Greenpoint’s notorious McGuinness Boulevard finally began this week after several years of delays and project changes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Department of Transportation on Wednesday broke ground on the street revamp, which includes installing parking-protected bike la
Dezeen School Shows: homeware objects crafted from glass and wood, designed to assist people with ADHD, are among the projects featured in this year's New Designers showcase. Also included is an interactive light installation informed by a forest and a textiles project utilising flax fibres. New Des
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office last week released the findings of an audit examining how city agencies adhere to the city’s sanctuary laws in the face of growing federal immigration enforcement efforts under the current Trump administration. The report showed that immigration enforcement activity has
It's still possible for a couple with three young kids on a limited budget to transform a four-story row house that hadn't seen renovation in decades into a cheerful family home with income-producing units -- as long as they're willing to DIY. The new homeowners, living on the two lower floors… Read
Ancient building technologies should inform the way we manage today's increased risk of flooding and drought, author and designer Julia Watson tells Dezeen in this interview. Australian-born and trained as a landscape architect, Watson has spent the last two decades investigating traditional techniq
Fans gather to watch the US soccer team's roster revealed. For those of you without game tickets (pretty much everyone), these events, bar screenings, and museum parties are next best thing. [ more › ]
In Leonora in the Morning Light, Olivia Vinall plays the famously elusive artist, who rubbed shoulders with Breton and Dalí, fell for Max Ernst, and went on to match them all in talent and imagination
Jovany Mujica's new Knicks tattoo. Legions of fans accustomed to losing are sealing their loyalty to the team in ink. [ more › ]
"Don't you think it's dangerous to blur the distinction between abstraction and reality?" Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article A Leonora Carrington Biopic Traces the Surrealis
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper After five years, three mayors, dozens of meetings, and one corruption scandal, the city is breaking ground on the long-planned full redesign of the northern part of McGuinness Boulevard. Starting this week, the Department of Transportation will extend the design
A stock photo of an NYPD cruiser The victims were a 23-year-old woman in the Bronx and a 34-year-old man in Brooklyn. [ more › ]
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This is a show that delves unafraid into the stickiness of the interconnected existence between animal and human with an exuberance and pleasure that is hard to match.
This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter. It seemed, at first, to be a typical day in traffic court. A steady flow of people trickled in and
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“I think laughter and celebration need to be around the corner in any tragedy,” says actor Nina Hoss, who heads to an old cemetery in Berlin to learn her lines
London architecture studio TYPE has transformed two derelict cottages in Dorset into a rural retreat that celebrates their weathered stone and timber structures. Named Purbeck Cottage, the project involved combining two 19th-century quarryman's cottages in a small hamlet on Dorset's Jurassic Coast i
Winking to 2016’s formative fashion moments and a childhood as a competitive disco dancer, the Central Saint Martins MA student’s second collection finds beauty in bad taste
This year's Milan design week was a watershed moment for the use of AI and it is time for the industry to take action, writes Rima Sabina Aouf. For as long as it's been a force on the creative landscape, artificial intelligence has had a presence at Milan design week. This year, the artist Marco The
Plus, Henry Zankov has been named artistic director of Diane von Furstenberg and Gucci will enter Formula 1 as a title partner of Alpine Courtesy of Tribeca Festival A$AP Rocky will be honored with the inaugural Tribeca X Filmmaker of the Year Award. A$AP Rocky will receive the inaugural Tribeca X F
Along boat-speckled Dering Harbor, an architectural wonder with impeccable furnishings--available in partnership with Boutique Courtesy of DWR A wall of windows greets guests of The Boat House, an experiential rental home from Design Within Reach (DWR) and Boutique on a picturesque harbor between Sh
Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, the F1 driver traces his sartorial influences Courtesy of IWC Schaffhausen Formula One driver George Russell's 2026 season has been defined by personal success and pressure. Five rounds in, he and Mercedes-AMG Petronas teammate Kimi Antonelli are locked in one of the
Zigzagging eucalyptus poles and sandstone offcuts form the stands of this 1,280-seat football stadium, designed and built by not-for-profit enterprise Rise International in Lesotho, southern Africa. Created for the social enterprise hub Kick4Life, the Stadium of Life was developed with the local com
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand NaughtOne has introduced Pullman Modular, a scalable seating solution that provides seclusion for work away from a desk. An evolution of the successful Pullman chair pod, the Pullman Modular seating system echoes the original's high back, upright sit and calming to-t
Green walls could present a similar fire risk to the highly combustible cladding used on Grenfell Tower due to the plastic used in their potting systems, research shared exclusively with Dezeen has found. Sometimes called living walls, green walls allow plants to be potted vertically up the facade o
Knotted clocks and twisted cars are among 14 sculptures that British artist Alex Chinneck has created for the windows of Dior stores in New York and Los Angeles. Chinneck was commissioned to develop a series of artworks for House of Dior New York and House of Dior Beverly Hills that reinterpret comm
Chinese studio FOG Architecture has designed a flagship store for local fashion brand MSLAN in Quanzhou, China, creating a slow experience by adding a series of gardens. Located next to Quanzhou Clock Tower, the corner unit on the ground floor was part of a former department store from the 1970s to
Did you miss last night's deadline? Dezeen Awards is accepting late entries until 3 June at 23:59 London time, meaning you have one final week to submit your entries to this year's edition. Dezeen Awards is the world's leading architecture, interiors and design awards programme. With entries from ov
“It’s such a ridiculous experience that has nothing to do with the world. But still, it’s fun!”
A collection of thirteen statues that have been gathered in Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza includes a sculpture of Caesar Rodney, an officer during the American Revolution and enslaved more than 200 people, NBC reports. Staff of the National Parks Service installed the statue on Friday. The monument
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed legislation to reform the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), cutting red tape that critics say has long delayed housing development. The “common-sense” reforms, the most significant changes to SEQRA since its passage in 1975, are expected to acceler
Now in its sixth year, the open-air public art exhibition highlights 20 pieces from previous years. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘BlowUp Jubilee’ Celebrates Inflatable
Experimental Chicago producer and sound artist Kikù Hibino has long dreamed of collaborating with Japanese noise artist Merzbow, aka Masami Akita. Hibino, a Japanese native, traces this desire to 2002, when he noticed Merzbow backstage at the inaugural stateside edition of artist-curated music festi