Art

Carpenters Workshop Gallery will open Rust Never Sleeps, a new exhibition by Rick Owens Furniture, on Oct. 14 at its Ladbroke Hall location. Running through Feb. 14, 2026, the exhibition explores the enduring beauty of oxidation and the tension between decay and resilience that defines Owens’ sculptural design practice.

The Desert Breathes Slowly at Melissa Morgan Fine Art brings together the work of architect and artist Leo Marmol, ceramicist Nobuhito Nishigawara, and sculptor Curt Brill in a contemplative exploration of the desert’s expanse and intimacy. Known as co-founder of the design-build firm Marmol Radziner, Marmol bridges architecture and fine art through oil and cold wax paintings that evoke the structure, rhythm, and quiet power of the desert landscape.
Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 | 5–7 p.m.
Location: Melissa Morgan Fine Art, 73-660 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA
Free and open to the public.

The MoMA Design Store in Soho has reopened after a complete architectural overhaul by Peterson Rich Office, with restored historic details, bold modern interventions, and a new mural by artist Nina Chanel Abney. The redesigned space offers an immersive way to engage with art, design and storytelling at the heart of downtown New York.

Asia’s expanding creative voice takes centre stage at the fourth edition of the fair
Bringing together celebrated figures, rising stars, and today’s most compelling new voices in modern and contemporary art, Frieze Seoul’s highlights include works by Mark Bradford, Georges Braque, Lee Bul, Ha Chong-Hyun, George Condo, Jadé Fadojutimi, Adolph Gottlieb, Anne Imhof, Rashid Johnson, Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Nam June Paik, Do Ho Suh, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Ulay, Zadie Xa, Haegue Yang, Anicka Yi and many more
Launching during fair week, Frieze House Seoul will provide a permanent, year-round space for cultural dialogue, extending Frieze’s presence in the region beyond the fair

The annual Landscape Legends is a captivating day of talks exploring the intersection of modernist architecture, landscape design, and cultural history. This year with renowned scholars Barry Bergdoll, Professor of Art History at Columbia University; Caleb Smith, Professor of English and American Studies at Yale University; William Whitaker, Curator and Collections Manager of the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design; as well as famed landscape designer Deborah Nevins, Chair of LongHouse’s Garden Committee.

Art Basel announced the galleries set to participate in the 2025 edition of its Miami Beach fair, taking place Dec. 5-7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with preview days on Dec. 3 and 4. This year, 283 galleries from 35 countries and territories will showcase modern and contemporary art, with nearly two-thirds hailing from the Americas. The 2025 edition also introduces the Global Latin American Art Initiative, a long-term commitment to increasing visibility for Latin American and Latinx art and artists.

A House for the Price of a Car measures and compares the amount of technological intelligence contained in a car and in a traditional house, demonstrating the obsolescence of traditional construction and advocating an industrialized approach that is more honest, more intelligent and more democratic.

Any Art Week brings the thrill of discovering the bold and the exquisitely crafted. For designers, architects, and art aficionados alike, it’s a playground where creative boundaries blur, and the lines between traditional fine art, design, and craft dissolve into moments of pure inspiration. This year, I’m offering a personal and admittedly biased perspective, inviting you to see the latest in the art market through an unexpected lens.