Rainbow Dreams: Color and Light in Contemporary Art ‘radiates with the inherent joy of prismatic art pieces,’ says Surface magazine, adding that the book is ‘a compelling addition to any coffee table, but an exuberant, inspiring experience for anyone who opens it up’; Newton Foundation in Berlin announce their reopening with an exhibition of Helmut Newton: One-off on June 4; Tavares Strachan is one of six artists shortlisted to design a monument to Billie Holiday which will be installed at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, NY; Iittala celebrate 90 years of the Alvaar Alto vase with a seven meter pavilion on Copenhagen’s harbourfront for the 3daysofdesign festival in the second week of June; A 100-year-old Louis Vuitton suitcase – drawn on by Keith Haring in 1984 – opens the catwalk show for Nicolas Ghesquière’s latest collection, teasing a future Louis Vuitton collaboration with Haring’s estate that will include the classic LV Speedy handbag reissued with the artist’s dancing babies and barking dogs; Ron Howard’s documentary on Richard Avedon proves ‘you can be commercial and not be a sellout,’ says Variety magazine; Tracey Emin donates an artwork to SLG Forever, an exhibition at Christie’s London, to raise vital funds for the South London Gallery; Nike collaborate with designer Jacquemus to create the French national team's pre-match jersey for the FIFA World Cup 2026, decorated with a crest combining the Gallic rooster and the French flag; The Rise of Indian Food is a book ‘foodies need to get their hands on this year,’ say Conde Nast Traveller India, adding that ‘the book places Indian fine dining within a broader global conversation rather than a fixed culinary tradition'; Rashid Johnson curates Directionless, a summer show for Hauser & Wirth Menorca, Spain, on how artists inhabit the uncertainty of our current moment, with works by Wangechi Mutu, Mona Hatoum, Rashid Johnson and Lorna Simpson, and launches an artist’s residency program on the island; Wolfgang Tillmans is awarded the 2026 Roswitha Haftmann Prize for outstanding achievement in the visual arts, in acknowledgement of ‘a more than four-decade body of work that has combined artistic innovation with social responsibility. |
