The Frieze brand has been sold to Ari Emmanuel, former CEO of its parent group Endeavor.
Ari Emanuel has acquired the Frieze brand—including its seven art fairs, magazine, and London gallery space—in a deal reportedly worth $200 million. The purchase, backed by a group of investors, comes just ahead of Frieze New York and has sparked rumors that his new venture may also absorb other high-profile assets once owned by Endeavor, including major tennis tournaments.
A retrospective of 600-plus artifacts from Wes Anderson films has opened in London.
The Design Museum in London has opened a major exhibition drawn from Wes Anderson’s personal archive, featuring more than 600 objects spanning his film career. Costumes, props, puppets, and hand-built sets from his films, including The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and other titles chart the evolution of his meticulous visual world.
The Jean Nouvel-designed Fondation Cartier extension will open in Oct., across from the Louvre.
Fondation Cartier’s long-awaited expansion, designed by Jean Nouvel, will open on October 25 across from the Louvre on Rue de Rivoli. Housed in a 91,000-square-foot Haussmann-era building, the project marks the foundation’s 40th anniversary and replaces a scrapped plan for an Île Seguin site.
With another Brat summer on the horizon, Charli XCX is pivoting to…film?
Charli XCX has signed on to star in and produce a new horror film by cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. The project marks her latest foray into film, joining a packed slate that includes A24’s The Moment with director Aidan Zamiri, the period fantasy 100 Nights of Hero alongside Nicholas Galitzine and Emma Corrin, and Daniel Goldhaber’s remake of Faces of Death.
The Sistine Chapel has temporarily closed as the Vatican plunges into another conclave.
The Vatican has shuttered the Sistine Chapel and its museums to prepare for the May 7 conclave, where 135 cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis. The closure, steeped in centuries-old ritual, comes as global attention turns to the secretive proceedings—fueled, in part, by a recent Hollywood dramatization of the papal vote.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Chloë Sevigny inhabits cool girl nonchalance as the face of Jimmy Choo.
A humble jungle hut once owned by artist Bill Hammond is for sale in New Zealand.
When artists paint each other, what do the canvases reveal?
Faye Toogood dropped the home tour to end all home tours.
