joris laarman proposes a softer future for concrete and plywood at friedman benda
Radical Softness in the lab At Friedman Benda in New York, where designboom met Joris Laarman ahead…
Sound-based Holy See pavilion opens at Venice Biennale as Vatican’s contemporary art ambitions grow – The Art Newspaper
The Holy See’s exhibition has opened in Venice featuring high-profile artists, poets and musicians such as Brian Eno,…
S&M-inspired Greek Pavilion in Venice confronts its fascist chains – The Art Newspaper
Stepping inside the Greek pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale feels like entering an S&M club. Behind a…
Montreal students convert Olympic Stadium roof into design objects
Students at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, have converted the Kevlar fabric used for the infamous Montreal Olympic…
at the MET, sculptural mannequins are crafted from real bodies
real bodies brought into focus at the Met The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Art exhibition introduces…
Paul McCarthy: ‘The world is now an extreme absurdity. The work is a reaction to that’ – The Art Newspaper
The US artist Paul McCarthy has been probing the dark underbelly of our contemporary commercialised culture for more…
Cosmic, concrete, earthy: Nancy Holt’s Land Art on show in UK – The Art Newspaper
Land Art of 1960s and 1970s America was chiefly the preserve of men intervening in the landscape in…
Spaceworkers converts granaries into Vila do Bispo Museum
Architecture studio Spaceworkers has completed the Vila do Bispo Museum in Portugal, adding a red-concrete volume to a…
The village where Van Gogh spent his final days celebrates its most distinguished visitor – The Art Newspaper
An exhibition focussing on Van Gogh and his influence opened this week at the Château of Auvers-sur-Oise, the…
Nominees for the Turner Prize 2026 announced by Tate – The Art Newspaper
The shortlist for the Turner Prize, the UK’s most prestigious art award, was announced today at a press…