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Balenciaga's first formal art programme under Piccioli opens with a Basque sculptor.
The brand is anchoring its new creative direction in historical modernism, not contemporary Instagram artists.
Luxury Daily · 2026-04-21
TASCHEN released a complete Leonardo volume combining paintings and preparatory sketches.
Art publishing is moving towards comprehensive process documentation, not just finished masterworks.
Design Taxi · 2026-04-20
Dior announces its Cruise 2027 show at LACMA in Los Angeles.
Jonathan Anderson is positioning Dior as a West Coast cultural brand, not a Paris heritage house.
Hypebeast · 2026-04-11
Dior is showing Cruise 2027 at LACMA, not a resort destination.
Cruise collections are now culture declarations staged at museums, not seasonal product launches.
Hypebeast · 2026-04-10
Dia Art Foundation and Comme des Garçons created fragrance with artist Meg Webster
Art institution partnered with fashion house for commercial product, blurring museum funding models.
Surface Magazine · 2026-03-26
Dia Art Foundation and Comme des Garçons made a perfume with Meg Webster
Art institutions are monetising through product collaboration faster than exhibition programming can evolve.
Surface Magazine · 2026-03-25
Collier Schorr's new show catalogues queer visual grammars as archival material
Cultural signals are being preserved as data sets, not just art.
AnOther Magazine · 2026-03-21
Susan Cianciolo revived her Run Home Store concept from 2000 for Outsider Art Fair
Archive revival is now an exhibition strategy, not just a product reissue.
Vogue · 2026-03-20
Apple cuts China App Store commission to 25% after regulator discussions
Platform taxes are negotiable when governments push back. The 30% standard just cracked.
Bloomberg · 2026-03-13
Gucci Gang! Demi, Kate, EmRata, Paris, & Friends Joined Demna for a...
Vogue · 2026-02-28
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