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Vincenzo La Torre

Chief Editor, Style; Fashion Editor, Post Magazine


David Hockney 25

Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris has invited English artist David Hockney to take over its Frank Gehry-designed building for an exhibition that brings together more than 400 of his works, produced between 1955 and 2025. Titled “David Hockney 25” – it mainly focuses on the last quarter of a century of his career – the exhibition is the largest the artist has ever held, with works in media ranging from oil and acrylic painting, to digital devices like the iPhone and iPad. Until August 31.

Amy Sherald: American Sublime

The most comprehensive exhibition of art by African-American artist Amy Sherald opens at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art this month. Featuring almost 50 works – some of them made exclusively for the show – “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” showcases her iconic portraits of famous figures such as Michelle Obama, and of everyday Black Americans, offering a glimpse into modern life in the US. Until August 10.



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Feasts for contemporary art fans: David Hockney’s Paris retrospective is his largest ever, while Amy Sherald’s portraits of Black Americans are on display in New York

Amy Sherald’s portraits of Black Americans are on display at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo: Handout



Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972), David Hockney. Photo: David Hockney, Art Gallery of New South Wales

At 12.2 by 4.6 metres, Bigger Trees near Warter (2007) is David Hockney’s largest painting to date, and depicts a coppice in East Yorkshire, England. Photo: David Hockney, Prudence Cuming Associates

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (2018) by Amy Sherald. Photo: Handout

Amy Sherald’s The Bathers (2015). Photo: Handout

Double the chance to explore Picasso works in Hong Kong

Pablo Picasso with his goat, Esmeralda. Photo: Edward Quinn

Pablo Picasso’s Portrait of Dora Maar. Photo: M+

Works by Picasso, including The Acrobat (centre) on view at M+ museum. Photo: M+

Pablo Picasso with an owl. Photo: Bridgeman Images

Pablo Picasso’s Canard pique-fleurs. Photo: Phillips

15 art accounts to follow on Instagram, from those run by artists or art historians, to others sharing quirky facts or memes – one is even followed by Art Basel’s official Insta

Brush up on your art expertise with Insta experts such as @greatwomenartists, here focusing on Self Portrait in the Green Bugatti by Polish-American artist Tamara de Lempicka, who was known as the queen of avant garde. Photo: @greatwomenartists/Instagram

Designer Thomas Heatherwick seeks to humanise architecture: he built the British Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and says Hong Kong’s boring buildings are ‘saved by nature’ – interview

Designer Thomas Heatherwick is a man on a mission: he wants to banish boring buildings and humanise our city environment. Photo: Raquel Diniz

The 18-story-high Xi’an Tree is the heart of Xi’an’s new Centre Culture Business District, designed by Thomas Heatherwick. Photo: Handout

Thomas Heatherwick’s team designed paving stones resembling “fans that welcome you into doorways” to create a bigger and softer textural pattern for the Xi’an CCBD. Photo: Handout

Little Island in New York, designed by Thomas Heatherwick. Photo: Handout

Pacific Place in Hong Kong, featuring rounded drop kerbs designed to be warm and welcoming. Photo: Handout

The award-winning design of the UK Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo (2010) was dubbed the Seed Cathedral as it housed 250,000 seeds, held in pods at the tips of its 60,000 transparent rods. Photo: Handout

The imposing curves of the Zeitz MOCAA (Museum of Contemporary Art Africa)  in Cape Town, South Africa.       Photo: Handout

Vessel, Hudson Yards in New York. Photo: Handout

Nanyang Learning Hub in Singapore. Photo: Handout

Coal Drops Yard in London. Photo: Handout

How celebrity collectors are shaking up the art world, from Swizz Beatz and his wife Alicia Keys, to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-Z and Madonna

Celebrity couple and art lovers Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys at “Giants”, a major exhibition of works from their extensive art collection, which was held at the Brooklyn Museum last year. Photo: Getty Images

Alicia Keys at the “Giants” exhibition, which featured about 100 works and attracted more than 125,000 visitors. Photo: Getty Images

Leonardo DiCaprio is another avid art collector. He’s pictured here with Amazonian artists Nixiwaka Yawanawá, and Isku Kua Yawanawá at the Re:wild’s “Art of Nature Basel” event in Miami, in 2023. Photo: Getty Images 

The “Giants” exhibits included Arthur Jafa’s sculpture made of monster truck tyres shrouded in iron chains evoking a giant gong. Photo: Handout

Nick Cave’s sound suit sculpture on display at the “Giants” exhibition. Photo: Handout 

Designer and musician Pharrell Williams is seriously entrenched in the art world, frequently visiting artists’ studios and shows. Photo: Reuters 

Gwyneth Paltrow, pictured at a private viewing of the Frieze art fair  in London, in 2009, likes to visit exhibitions but keeps a low profile. Photo: Getty Images

Untitled work by Australian indigenous artist Naata Nungurrayi from the art collection of actor and comedian Steve Martin and his wife Anne Stringfield. Photo: Handout 

Dick Wolf, producer of TV shows such as Law & Order, has donated more than 200 artworks to the Met, including Orazio Gentileschi’s Madonna and Child. Photo: The Metropolitan Museum

Installation view of art works exhibited at “Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys”. Photo: Danny Perez

Blackpink’s Lisa and influencer Bryanboy love collectibles: even Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is into the burgeoning designer toy scene started by 90s Hong Kong designers

Designer toy brand Jellycat’s Year of the Snake campaign. Photo: Handout

Labubu dolls are popular keychains and bag charms. Photo: Handout

Michael Lau’s design for Baby Milo, created for Bape’s 25th anniversary. Photo: Handout

Amuseables Val & Tina Love Locks by Jellycat. Photo: Handout

Lisa from Blackpink is a fan of Labubu. Photo: @labubuofficial/Instagram

The Gift Market at Galeries Lafayette. Photo: Handout

Animal-shaped beanbag chairs at Bottega Veneta’s spring/summer 2025 show. Photo: Handout

Jellycat’s Valentine’s Day collection, available at Lane Crawford. Photo: Handout

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More than 400 of Hockney’s works from the past 70 years are at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, while Sherald’s pieces at the Whitney Museum of American Art include her iconic portrait of Michelle Obama


More than 400 of Hockney’s works from the past 70 years are at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, while Sherald’s pieces at the Whitney Museum of American Art include her iconic portrait of Michelle Obama.


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More than 400 of Hockney’s works from the past 70 years are at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, while Sherald’s pieces at the Whitney Museum of American Art include her iconic portrait of Michelle Obama

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