The U-Haul Art Fair returns to Chelsea with 20 exhibitors.
The U-Haul Art Fair returns to Chelsea this September 25–27, doubling its lineup to 20 exhibitors selected from more than 200 applications, and coinciding with The Armory Show. Founded in 2024 by James Sundquist, Jack Chase, and Lilia Muscarella as a low-cost, nomadic alternative to traditional galleries, U-Haul Gallery stages shows out of moving trucks parked along West 22nd Street. At $4,000 per “stand,” the fair remains significantly cheaper than typical New York fairs, drawing dealers including Southern Guild, Palo Gallery, Hexton Gallery, Post-Times, and the anonymous collective DivaCorp. U-Haul Gallery’s own truck will host Breakfast, a group show tied to the artist community at FOOD, the restaurant revived by the late Lucien Smith, with proceeds benefiting Smith’s nonprofit Serving the People. “The art fair circuit has become a near parody of itself with increasingly haughty and stifling atmospheres,” Sundquist said, noting that dealers appreciate reaching a different crowd.
Tyler Mitchell wins the Crystal Bridges Museum’s $250,000 Don Tyson prize.
Photographer and filmmaker Tyler Mitchell has been named the recipient of the 2026 Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art, awarded biennially by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The unrestricted cash award, inaugurated in 2016 at $200,000, rises to $250,000 this year. Born in Atlanta in 1995 and based in Brooklyn, Mitchell is known for a practice centered on beauty, desire, and Black life, drawing on the landscapes of his suburban Georgia upbringing to explore tenderness and self-determination. In 2018, he became the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of American Vogue, photographing Beyoncé for the magazine’s September issue.
The Chinati Foundation to restore the buildings housing Donald Judd’s aluminum works.
The Chinati Foundation has announced plans to restore two former military buildings in Marfa that house Donald Judd’s 100 untitled works in mill aluminum (1982–1986). Houston-based Schaum Architects will lead the design, addressing decades of deterioration with repairs to the roofs, gutters, and facades, along with the replacement of more than 10,000 square feet of glazing with energy-efficient, low-e glass. Working with structural engineer TYLin, Schaum Architects has developed a new bracing system for Judd’s vaulted roofs, allowing corroded sections at the base of the roof ribs to be removed while preserving the vaults’ original positions. The project will rely on a low-energy ventilation system, improved glazing, and on-site solar power to regulate temperature while maintaining the buildings’ acoustic and visual character. Judd’s aluminum works will be temporarily removed for the first time since their original installation, pending conservation analysis before reinstallation.
MillerKnoll lowers revenue forecast amid macroeconomic pressures.
MillerKnoll has trimmed its fiscal 2027 guidance, now projecting revenues between $3.88 billion and $4.03 billion, down from a prior estimate of $3.93 billion to $4.13 billion, citing a challenging macroeconomic climate and rising energy prices. The Zeeland, Michigan-based furniture group, which owns Knoll, Herman Miller, Design Within Reach, Holly Hunt, Muuto, and Maharam, reported fiscal first-quarter sales fell 3.4 percent to $923.4 million, weighed down by a 6.4 percent decline in contract business sales to $156.8 million. The company has also trimmed its workforce, including the May departures of Holly Hunt president Marc Szafran and executive creative director Joannah Kornak. Despite the softer sales, operating income rose to $65.7 million from $60.1 million a year earlier, aided by roughly $10 million in tariff refunds, and cash flow from operations improved to $49.1 million from $9.4 million. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.1875 per share.
Christie’s to auction the collection of Herbert Lust this fall.
Christie’s will present “The Collection of Herbert Lust” as a headliner of its Fall Marquee Week of Sales, featuring works amassed by the late collector, author, and banker over decades of close relationships with artists including Alberto Giacometti and Robert Indiana. The collection, organized in partnership with The Fine Art Group, is expected to realize more than $50 million across sales in New York, London, and Paris. Leading the group is Giacometti’s Figure, demie grandeur (no. 2), estimated between $20 million to $30 million, one of the earliest known full standing bronzes from the artist’s post-war period. Also featured is Frank Stella’s Les Indes Galantes (1962), absent from auction for nearly 25 years, alongside works by Alexander Calder, Yves Tanguy, Roberto Matta, and Sol LeWitt. The sale is also poised to reset markets for artists Lust championed, including Hans Bellmer and Mary Bauermeister.
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A former tile warehouse becomes the African Futures Institute’s new HQ.
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Prada opens an eight-floor flagship and museum in Milan’s Gallerie Vittorio Emanuele II.
