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Freddie Mercury's Yamaha C3 Piano Heading to Auction, Estimated at $528,000
The Yamaha grand piano that recorded "The Game" and "Hot Space" at Munich's Musicland Studios will go under the hammer at Propstore, alongside Mercury's studio microphone and handwritten manuscripts.
Kenny Schachter on the Art World's Mess: Stop Complaining, Go Make Something
In a Hypebeast "State of Art" interview, artist, critic, and curator Kenny Schachter uses his three-decade obsession with Paul Thek to make the case for his own signature advice: instead of griping about the art world, just get to work.
Justin Bieber Puts Out Call on X: Wants to Make a SKYLRK Phone
Justin Bieber took to social media to publicly announce he wants to build a SKYLRK phone, leaving behind a dedicated email address to recruit potential collaborators. The idea surfaced the same week SKYLRK has been rolling out a flurry of footwear and audio products.
Ben Quilty's NYC Debut "Devil/God": Turning Cars Into Phallic Idols, Stitching the Virgin Mary Into Corporal Punishment Leather
Australian painter Ben Quilty will present his solo exhibition "Devil/God" at albertz benda in New York, using thickly layered oil paintings and sculpture to confront masculine idolatry, religious power, and ecological collapse. The show opens October 15, 2026.
Yohei Ogawa Enters Trading Cards for the First Time, "Green Cow Garden" Pop-Up Lands at Hong Kong's BELOWGROUND
Japanese illustrator Yohei Ogawa launches a debut trading card project with 137 designs at Hong Kong's BELOWGROUND, anchored by a 1.4-meter BG Bear statue on site. He also opened up about his own struggles trying to score Pokémon card packs.
Met Museum Displays Oldest Surviving Fragment of the Odyssey, Papyrus Reveals Three Lost Lines
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has put the oldest surviving Ptolemaic-era papyrus fragment of the Odyssey back on display in Gallery 162. Dating to roughly 285–250 BCE Egypt, the ancient artifact contains three lines of verse not found in today's standard text.
Japanese Artist might's First Overseas Solo Exhibition Lands in Taipei's PLOT, Curated by Yasumasa Yonehara
The exhibition will run from August 22 to September 3, 2026 at PLOT in Taipei's Da'an District, curated by streetwear art curator Yasumasa Yonehara, showcasing might's works depicting youth and chance encounters with soft, delicate brushstrokes.
VERDY Curates "In Good Company" at Tokyo's GYRE Gallery: Bringing 14 Artists Who Inspired Him Into One Room
VERDY teams up with longtime collaborator Paulo Calle for their first joint exhibition at GYRE Gallery in Shibuya — no solo show, no brand talk, just a lineup of artists who've genuinely shaped him. On view through September 27.
So Koizumi Design's First Solo Show in Korea Puts Works Inside a Fragrance Brand's Store, Not a White Cube
So Koizumi Design has teamed up with Seoul fragrance brand POINTTWOFIVE SECOND for an exhibition at 025S SEONGSU HAUS, embedding the work directly into the brand's existing space rather than presenting it as a standalone display.
Can't Tell Heroin From Hormones: Jesse Glazzard's Decade-Long Slices of Queer Life
Photographer Jesse Glazzard's debut photobook *The Sound of Dirt and Beauty*, published by MACK, gathers a decade of everyday moments with friends and lovers, now on view under the same title at London's ICA.
Phaidon's New Book Skips Chronology and Hierarchy, Lists 250 Women Photographers Alphabetically Instead
From Atong Atem to Pushpamala N., Phaidon's upcoming book *Great Women Photographers* brings together works by over 250 female photographers from 68 countries spanning nearly 200 years, organized alphabetically by name. It's slated to hit shelves on October 14, 2026.
Pereira Art Museum Shuts Down After Earthquake Damage, Exposing Colombia's Museum Funding Woes
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake has left Museo de Arte de Pereira's building badly damaged, forcing a closure that lands right as Colombia welcomes in a new right-wing government vowing to slash spending—putting the museum sector's shaky finances under an uncomfortable spotlight.
To Hide a Few Pillars, ROAR Accidentally Designed an Entire Showroom's Architectural Language
In the old Empire Mills warehouse in Mumbai, ROAR set out simply to conceal some structural columns, only to see a set of cubic volumes grow into a fractal system running through the whole space, framing the display of Jaipur Rugs' hand-woven carpets.
Seven Minutes of Moon Blocking Sun: Björk Threw a Songless Party in the Icelandic Wilds Outside Reykjavik
During Europe's August 12 solar eclipse, Björk threw the Echolalia party just outside Reykjavik. The music stopped for seven minutes, the crowd chanted "Free Palestine," and someone even proposed in the dark.
Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists Announced: Conservation Category Deliberately Split Into "Hope" and "Impact"
Oceanographic magazine and Blancpain have unveiled the finalists for their annual Ocean Photographer of the Year awards, with the conservation category split into two distinct sub-categories: Hope and Impact. Winners will be revealed in September.
From Posters to Cardboard Chains: Nasher Museum Unpacks America's History of Dissent in Five Languages
Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art's new exhibition "Turn the volume up!" brings together photography, prints, and sculpture—from the Civil Rights Movement to anti-war posters—showing how artists have used different materials to make their voices heard. The show opens August 27.
He Tattooed an AK-47 on His Own Leg: Why Gun Tattoos Suddenly Got Cool
From plaid-print pistols to a self-inked AK-47, gun tattoos are sparking conflicted conversations across Instagram. Three tattoo artists' work and words break down this trend of aestheticizing firearms.
Aalto's Buildings Just Made World Heritage Status—So Why Might Finland Lock Them Up?
Unesco has named 13 Alvar Aalto buildings World Heritage sites, sparking national celebration in Finland. But questions over restoration budgets, public access and preservation rules are turning that honour into a heavy burden.
Using the Four Seasons as a Floor Plan: The Rooms at Zayed National Museum Change with the Weather
Agata Kurzela Studio led the interior design for Zayed National Museum, arranging meeting spaces according to the traditional Al Durour calendar and bringing in numerous Emirati designers to craft rugs, lighting, and furniture—letting the architecture itself narrate the story of time.
When Earth Stops Being Habitable: This NYC Group Show Swaps Escape Bags for Myth and Memory
603 Arts Foundation's inaugural exhibition "The Cataclysm of Binary Star Systems" runs through August 29 at Nunu Fine Art in New York, bringing together artists from Asia, Latin America and their diasporas to explore one question through astronomical mythology: what would humanity carry if forced to start over.
Copenhagen Fashion Week Turns 20: Drag in an Underground Reservoir, a Skate Park Rager
Copenhagen Fashion Week just turned 20, and across 34 shows, what stuck wasn't scale — it was contrast. One show staged drag as body politics inside a subterranean water reservoir; another threw open a skate park to random passersby to watch and jump in. Collina Strada also made its European debut here.
Frank Kunert Pulled the Tiny People Out of His Models — And That's When the Architecture Started Lying
German photographer Frank Kunert hand-builds his scenes at scales from 1:12 to 1:43, but early on he made a call to strip out the figurines — letting a staircase, or an apartment wedged under an overpass, tell the story on its own.
This Hokkaido House Was Designed as One Giant Window Into the Forest
Architect Yosuke Tomiya's Morimado House in Hokkaido — its name literally translating to "forest window" — uses split-level circulation and an arched opening to turn the backyard forest into scenery you can't help but run into every day.
How an Invisible House Won Over a Council: Inside Lumion Pro's Role in a London Firm's 3-Year Planning Battle
Agora Architects' fully subterranean home The Wilderness spent three years stuck in planning purgatory. What finally turned the tide was Lumion Pro's seasonal lighting and terrain simulation—a tool that ended up quietly reshaping the studio's entire design workflow.