Taking place December 5–7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 brings together over 287 galleries from 44 countries, making it one of the most global editions to date. Alongside the Galleries sector, the fair introduces new platforms such as “Zero 10” for digital art and the inaugural Art Basel Awards, [...]
By Elena Chow Nearly two decades after his death, Ettore Sottsass feels more contemporary than ever. In 2025, at an exhibition series called “Trônes” in Paris, the world he imagined—bold, polymorphic, unapologetically emotional—is the one design has finally caught up with. Across design fairs from Milan to Miami, his vocabulary of saturated color, playful geometry, [...]
Why is kinetic art still relevant when we find ourselves in a moment when Artificial Intelligence has progressed exponentially? Perhaps we can say that kinetic art is not about the advancement of science and technology, as it is an art that moves among subtle nuances of material object, creativity and soulfulness. It offers an everlasting, [...]
By Mario Fallon A hole, a tear, is often a mistake for a sculpture. In Bruno Catalano’s case, however, it completes the whole. When I first saw one of his “travelers” (Les voyageurs series) on the sidewalk, I had to pause and make sure my eyes were not deceiving me. The sculpture was a realistic [...]
The 15th edition of this influential biennale takes place at the Power Station of Art and explores the theme “Does the Flower Hear the Bee?” — a poetic invocation of inter-communication, ecology and the audience-object relationship. With some 240 artists from 57 countries, the show signals Shanghai’s growing role in global contemporary art and its engagement with [...]
Founded in 1994, Artissima remains Italy’s premier contemporary art fair. The 2025 edition features curated sections like “Present Future” and “Back to the Future”, placing a focus on cutting-edge galleries and experimental modes of presentation. Nestled within Turin’s cultural district, it draws collectors, curators and art-world insiders who seek new talent and gallery propositions in [...]
This twin-fair in Regent’s Park merges contemporary (Frieze London) and historic/20th-century work (Frieze Masters), bringing some 270 galleries from 40+ countries and tens of thousands of visitors. As one of the global art-fair landmarks, it offers high-profile exhibitions, talks and curated projects — a crucial moment in the autumn calendar for networking, collecting and surveying [...]
Something new happened at Art Basel (Switzerland) this year. For its 2025 edition in Basel, a new sector called “Premiere” was launched. By showcasing works by artists made in the past five years and limiting it to three artists per gallery, “Premiere” curates a dialogue between emerging galleries and newly recognized voices in contemporary art—those [...]
Chun Kwang Young is best known for a series of work titled Aggregation that focusses on one central theme: the remembrance of the past and the rebirth of the new. Growing up in South Korea, he remembered seeing medicinal herbs wrapped in mulberry paper, tied into small packages and hung from the ceiling at the [...]
by Elena Chow An immersive art experience ignites all your senses. Your vision sharpens, your hearing tries to capture the most miniscule sounds, your sense of touch is more sensitive, you are fully invested in everything that surrounds you. At the hands of sophisticated artists, you let them lead you to many worlds of [...]
