Installation

August 27, 2025

‘Made in L.A.’ Exhibition Returns To Hammer Museum After Two Years

After the devastating wildfires in January 2025, Los Angeles craved a sense of solidarity. Local artists, galleries, and museums flocked to one another, mounting exhibitions that underpinned not just the city’s resilience, but that of its arts community. That’s precisely why the Hammer Museum’s signature biennial show, Made in L.A., matters now more than ever. Opening later this fall, Made in L.A.

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August 13, 2025

20-Foot-Tall Remix ‘The Thinker’ Surrounded by Trash Pushes UN Leaders To Ratify Plastic Treaty [Interview]

Artist Benjamin Von Wong is known for his incredible installations dealing with environmental issues like e-waste and the overabundance of single-use plastic. While these issues are certainly critical to the long-term survival of our planet, his latest installation touches on something that has the potential to wreak havoc on our health: microplastics.

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July 31, 2025

David Hockney’s Largest Exhibition Ever Takes Over the Fondation Louis Vuitton

Across his storied career, David Hockney has staged countless exhibitions, but his newest at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris might be his most ambitious. Open for only one more month, David Hockney 25 gathers more than 400 of the artist’s work, encompassing 70 years of his creative output. Throughout, Hockney’s modernist paintings, evocative portraits, new digital art, ethereal landscapes, and immersive spaces all converge, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the artist’s practice.

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July 25, 2025

Carved Pillars of Light Radiate Intricate Luminescent Patterns

Nestled in northern Iowa, Mason City is, perhaps unexpectedly, a beacon of cultural heritage. It’s home to the Historic Park Inn, the world’s last remaining hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It boasts an indelible collection of Prairie School architecture, and it was the inspiration behind Meredith Willson’s iconic stage musical The Music Man, whose characters were based on people he grew up with in the city.

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