Kiaf SEOUL confirms 175 exhibitors, and its first outside creative director for its 25th edition.
Kiaf SEOUL, South Korea’s first international art fair, has confirmed 175 exhibitors from 18 countries for its 25th edition, taking place September 2–6 at COEX in Seoul, the same dates and venue as Frieze Seoul. The Galleries Association of Korea, which organizes the fair, has also named designer Kuho Jung as its first external creative director. He will oversee the fair’s branding, spatial design, and special exhibitions. The exhibitor list includes first-time participants Nino Mier Gallery and JD Malat Gallery, along with returning Korean galleries Kukje Gallery, Gana Art, and Arario Gallery, and international galleries Whitestone Gallery and Opera Gallery. Works on view include Lee Ufan’s “Wind” series, a 1994 piece by Nam June Paik, and works by Marc Chagall, Keith Haring, and David Hockney. Kiaf PLUS will include 11 international galleries from cities such as Bangkok, Tokyo, and Madrid.
Sherwin-Williams’ 2027 color forecast trades trends for mix-and-match palettes.
Sherwin-Williams has released its 2027 Colormix Trend Forecast, themed “Rewild,” offering 48 colors spanning oxbloods, mossy greens, chalky whites, and jewel tones. Rather than prescribing fixed palettes, the brand organizes the collection into three flexible “design stories” meant to be mixed freely: Revive, Reignite, and Reconnect. Revive draws on heritage and craftsmanship, favoring rooms that feel collected over time rather than fully resolved. Reignite takes a bolder approach, embracing what the brand calls “constructive chaos”—unexpected color and texture combinations that still read as intentional. Reconnect looks toward nature, offering earthy neutrals as a counterpoint to increasingly tech-driven design. The forecast also highlights eight “continuity colors,” including Cordovan and Dutch Tile Blue.
Gagosian’s new London show mines René Magritte’s legacy in contemporary art.
Gagosian will open an exhibition dedicated to René Magritte and his influence on contemporary art at its Grosvenor Hill gallery in London on September 24. Titled “This Is Still Not a Pipe: The Afterlife of Magritte,” the show pairs paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and photography from across Magritte’s career with new and existing work by contemporary artists, some created specifically for the exhibition. The show marks two anniversaries: 20 years since LACMA’s 2006–07 exhibition on Magritte’s influence on postwar artists, and 90 years since the International Surrealist Exhibition in London, which helped establish Magritte’s international reputation. Among the works on view is La Lampe philosophique (1936), a painting from the LACMA show widely read as a conceptual self-portrait.
LVMH sells Patou to previous owner, Dilesh Mehta.
LVMH has sold Patou back to Nirvana Investments LLC-FZ, the holding company of Dubai entrepreneur Dilesh Mehta, who retained a 30 percent stake in the brand since LVMH acquired majority control in 2018. Founded by Jean Patou in 1914, the house had been dormant in fashion for three decades before LVMH revived it, tapping Guillaume Henry as artistic director under Sidney Toledano’s direction. The sale reportedly includes LVMH’s right to use the name of Patou’s signature fragrance, Joy, for a Dior scent. The deal follows recent leadership turnover: former CEO Sophie Brocart exited in November 2024, and Henry departed this past February, with the house saying at the time it was exploring a “different format” for its future. Patou’s sale also comes months after LVMH sold Marc Jacobs to WHP Global, continuing a pattern of the conglomerate paring back its smaller fashion labels.
Walker Youngbird Foundation awards its Emerging Native Arts Grant to painter Melissa Melero-Moose.
The Walker Youngbird Foundation has awarded its Emerging Native Arts Grant to painter Melissa Melero-Moose, a member of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe in Hungry Valley, Nevada. She is the fifth artist to receive the $15,000 award. Melero-Moose creates mixed-media paintings that layer acrylic washes and rice paper with willow, tule, cattails, and pine nuts gathered from her Paiute homelands. Her practice grew out of making a cradleboard for her son with family members, which led her toward weaving and eventually into incorporating gathered materials directly into her paintings. She is also an advocate for Native weavers facing restricted access to traditional gathering sites on tribal and public lands, and she curates the Great Basin Native Artists Gallery at the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum in Carson City.
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