Marina Abramović Launched Her Latest Artwork at Davos, and Other News

Marina Abramović made the most of Davos, where she launched a new artwork.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Marina Abramović debuted The Bus, an immersive work that asks participants to step away from their devices and slow their sense of time. Housed inside a converted school bus, the project guides visitors through the Abramović Method, using breath, stillness, and silence to create a shared experience of attention. The work forms part of the forum’s official arts and culture program, positioning Abramović’s practice within a gathering of political and business leaders. After Davos, the project will travel to Zürich, where it will expand through workshops developed with the University of Zürich.

Responding to budget cuts, Vienna will temporarily close several museums dedicated to composers.

Vienna will temporarily shutter several small museums devoted to major composers as the city responds to sweeping culture budget cuts. The affected sites include homes linked to Franz Schubert, Johann Strauss, and Joseph Haydn, with closures expected to last up to two years. One Schubert site already shuttered. City officials say the moves form part of a wider austerity effort after reductions to the municipal culture budget. Other institutions will trim opening hours as Vienna works to contain costs across public services.

Footage of the Louvre heist aired on French TV on Jan. 18, and now you can see it for yourself.

Footage of last October’s Louvre heist has now been released publicly, revealing masked thieves forcing entry and cutting open cases in the Apollo Gallery. The break-in, which led to the theft of France’s crown jewels, unfolded while staff evacuated visitors and before security arrived. Police have identified five suspects and arrested four, but authorities have yet to recover the stolen works. The release comes as the museum faces strikes, closures, and mounting criticism of director Laurence des Cars’ leadership.

Dries Van Noten is finally coming to New York Fashion Week—sort of.

Dries Van Noten will appear at New York Fashion Week with an off-calendar moment, hosting a private cocktail rather than a runway show. The gathering centers on a limited edition of the house’s Soie Malaquais fragrance, redesigned by Dutch artist Bouke de Vries with hand-gilded porcelain bottles produced in Paris. 

Lily Allen and David Harbour’s Brooklyn brownstone has sold for $7.3 million.

Lily Allen and David Harbour have sold their Carroll Gardens townhouse at 381 Union Street after accepting an offer at its $7.3 million asking price. The couple listed the late-19th-century brownstone in October 2025, shortly after the release of Allen’s album “West End Girl,” and reduced the price earlier this year from just under $8 million. They bought the five-bedroom home in 2021 for $3.4 million and later renovated it with designer Billy Cotton—who Allen named in the album’s title track and who augmented the home with patterned interiors and a backyard with a sauna and cold plunge. 

Today’s attractive distractions:

Hey, Jonathan Anderson, what’s up with the ‘Porn’ tote in JW Anderson’s FW26 collection?

Meanwhile, over at Dior men’s, Anderson loosens the proverbial tie. 

Besides seeing art, what are you doing with your 36 hours in Mexico City?

Givenchy describes its new handbag, “The Snatch,” as a “study in intimacy.” That’s all.