Louis Vuitton will take over Avignon’s Palais des Papes to show its 2026 Cruise collection.
Louis Vuitton will stage its 2026 Cruise collection at the Palais des Papes in Avignon, marking the first time a fashion show will take place at the 14th-century Gothic fortress. The event continues the house’s tradition of showcasing collections at culturally significant landmarks and will coincide with Avignon’s upcoming celebrations around its UNESCO designation and contemporary art programming. Louis Vuitton will also help fund a new lighting initiative to enhance the historic square surrounding the palace.
The Seattle Art Museum is currently hosting the largest-ever Ai Weiwei exhibition.
At the Seattle Art Museum, “Ai, Rebel” confronts visitors with the full force of Ai Weiwei’s political bravado and affinity for artistic repetition, channeling both rage and resignation through monumental installations and provocations that feel eerily familiar. While the show surveys decades of Weiwei’s defiant gestures—from flipping off monuments to memorializing tragedy with found objects—it ultimately questions whether symbolic resistance still holds power. At its core sits 81, a haunting replica of the artist’s secret detention cell.
Theaster Gates, Miranda July, and Farah Al Qasimi are among this year’s Guggenheim Fellows.
Theaster Gates, Miranda July, and Farah Al Qasimi join a wide-ranging group of 198 recipients named to the Guggenheim Foundation’s centennial class of fellows, which spans 53 disciplines and reflects a deliberate emphasis on individual vision over institutional affiliation. This year’s cohort includes creators whose work confronts themes such as climate change, incarceration, and identity, reinforcing the fellowship’s long-standing commitment to socially resonant artistic and intellectual exploration.
Dior has tapped Belgian artist Isaac Monté to create its Lady Dior handbag in chromatic crystal.
For Dior’s Vienna flagship, Belgian artist Isaac Monté has covered the Lady Dior handbag in crystallized minerals using a process inspired by natural formations like stalagmites. Each bag develops over time through chemical reactions, resulting in unique variations in color and texture. The project—which has been realized together with Spazio Nobile gallery—treats the handbag less as a luxury item and more as a sculptural study of time, nature, and material change.
One of the last remaining land parcels along the National Mall may be allocated to the Smithsonian.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is advancing legislation to secure one of the last remaining National Mall sites for the Smithsonian’s planned National Museum of the American Latino. Despite mounting political resistance to diversity efforts, support for the museum—and a companion bill for a women’s history museum—has remained steady across party lines. Proponents agree that the proposed site near the Tidal Basin would mark a significant milestone in efforts to give Latino history a permanent and prominent place in the nation’s cultural narrative.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Two architecture firms are reimagining a Netherlands church as a swimming pool.
You can’t shop this ‘70s-inspired Range Rover ‘dealer’, but it sure looks great.
Thanks to Google A.I., Wizard of Oz is showing at the Las Vegas Sphere.
Did you catch all—or any—of the art references on the new Lucy Daucus album?
