Despite announcing its second edition, NADA has canceled its Paris art fair.
The New Art Dealers Alliance has called off the second edition of its Paris fair, which was slated to coincide with Art Basel Paris this October. Despite announcing the event in April, organizers never confirmed a venue or exhibitor list, and participating dealers say they learned of the cancellation in July. The decision follows a wave of uncertainty across the art market, with other fairs scaling back or folding entirely. In its place, Paris dealer Brigitte Mulholland is staging a smaller showcase in the Marais with seven galleries.
Salon Art + Design is launching a Dallas edition and an expanded cultural advisory council.
Salon Art + Design will introduce a Dallas edition in March 2026, its first expansion beyond New York, where the fair runs each November. Under executive director Nicky Dessources, the fair is also enlarging its cultural advisory council to include Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor, designer Giancarlo Valle, entrepreneur Jane Keltner de Valle, and photographer Douglas Friedman. The move coincides with a vision to situate collectible design within a wider cultural dialogue that draws on art, fashion, and media. Alongside the expansion, Salon plans to keep experimenting with collaborations and curated showcases, balancing established dealers with new talent and broadening its footprint in the design calendar.
MSCHF, architects of those viral “big red boots,” is launching a creative consultancy.
MSCHF, the Brooklyn collective behind viral stunts like the Big Red Boots and Satan Shoes, is restructuring its business to launch a new creative consultancy called Applied MSCHF. The group plans to work with a handful of brands each year, offering services that span marketing, product design, architecture, and even large-scale civic projects. CEO Gabe Whaley says the consultancy allows MSCHF to channel its provocative approach into official collaborations rather than courtroom battles with companies.
The latest in a slew of recent gallery closures, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery will close in L.A.
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery will close its Los Angeles space at the end of August, marking seven years on Highland Avenue. Its final show, a solo exhibition by Bek Hyunjin, will conclude on August 29 before the gallery formally exits the city. The New York–based gallery noted it had introduced its program to the West Coast with shows for artists like Shilpa Gupta and Susan Philipsz, and plans to continue supporting its roster through institutional projects and presentations across the region. The decision arrives amid a wave of closures in Los Angeles, including Blum and Clearing earlier this summer.
The U.S. government has selected an Airbnb cofounder as its first Chief Design Officer.
The White House has named Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia as the nation’s first Chief Design Officer, a role created under President Trump’s new America by Design initiative. Gebbia will lead the National Design Studio, a three-year program based in the Office of the Chief of Staff, tasked with modernizing the design and usability of federal services. His work will include advising agency heads, recruiting design talent, and guiding updates to the U.S. Web Design System to meet federal digital standards. The initiative seeks to improve how Americans experience both online platforms and physical government sites.
Today’s attractive distractions:
There’s now an online database of pre-Regency-era occult ephemera.
A new biography looks at the love stories that colored the life of James Baldwin.
China’s newest gallery to know is run out of this skateboarder and artist’s rooftop.
Already, fashion partnerships are turning out to be the MVPs of the U.S. Open.
