Art

January 5, 2026

Iconic Gaudí Building Welcomes Labyrinth of Art by One of Europe’s Top Sculptors

The work of Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias feels right at home in La Pedrera, one of Antoni Gaudí’s most celebrated buildings. Just like the famed architect, Iglesias finds inspiration in nature to build structures of her own. This sentiment is at the heart of Iglesias’ first solo retrospective in Barcelona, titled Pasajes (Passages), which highlights her singular vision and establishes a creative dialogue between the artist and Gaudí.

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January 2, 2026

How This Artist Transformed the Nobel Prize Banquet Into an Unexpectedly Immersive Journey [Interview]

This year, the Nobel Foundation decided to try something new for its annual banquet, held every December in Stockholm’s city hall. For the first time in its illustrious 125-year history, the organization abandoned tradition and instead veered toward contemporary art in the form of an immersive, four-act experience. At the heart of this intervention was Alexander Wessely, whose creative vision incorporates everything from photography, fashion, and music, to sculpture, large-scale installation, and scenography.

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December 29, 2025

Banksy’s Latest Mural Shines a Light on Unhoused Children During the Holidays

Embed from Getty Images Just before Christmas, Londoners awoke to Banksy’s latest mural. In this new, powerful piece, two children in winter coats lie on the ground, gazing upward, one reaching their arm out toward a distant star. The artwork stretches across the side of a row of garages in Bayswater, near bustling Queensway and the edges of Kensington Gardens.

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