Loro Piana’s cashmere exhibition opens at The Brant Foundation.
Loro Piana has opened “Master of Cashmere: The Quest for Fiber Excellence,” an immersive exhibition at The Brant Foundation in New York, on view through November 17. The installation offers a hands-on look at cashmere, from its origins to the research and expertise the Italian house uses to source and refine the fiber. The highlight is Baby Cashmere, taken from the underfleece of young goats. Each animal yields only about 30 grams, making it exceptionally rare. The house also marked the 11th edition of its Cashmere of the Year Award, created in 2015 to honor the herders who produce the world’s finest fiber. Three herding couples from Inner Mongolia were recognized, with first prize going to Siqingbilige and Hasiqiqige for 135.8 kilograms of greasy cashmere at 12.89 microns. Jiyatu and Gegentuya placed second, followed by Lifuqiang and Qiqi. Winners receive a financial reward per kilo of fiber produced and an ornate silver comb symbolizing the cashmere-gathering process.
Christie’s to auction Louis Vuitton artist bags by Murakami and Gehry.
Christie’s New York will offer “Scarcity & Infinity,” a private collection of Louis Vuitton artist collaboration bags, from November 25 to December 10. Featuring 100 pieces across 88 lots, it is the most comprehensive group of these bags ever offered at auction, and will be sold as part of the “Handbags & Fashion: The New York Edit” sale during the house’s December Luxury Week. Highlights include a pink and white Artycapucines Mini Tentacles bag by Takashi Murakami, from an edition of 95, estimated at $10,000 to $15,000, and Frank Gehry’s red and white Capucines MM Floating Fish, estimated at $6,000 to $8,000.
Yokohama Triennale 2027 to explore crisis and renewal through “Whalefall.”
The ninth Yokohama Triennale will be titled “Whalefall: News and Rumours from the Ocean Floor,” artistic directors Cosmin Costinaș and Inti Guerrero have announced. The exhibition runs April 23 to September 12, 2027, at the Yokohama Museum of Art. The theme draws on two deep-sea phenomena tied to Japanese folklore. The oarfish, traditionally seen as an omen of disaster when it surfaces, frames an exploration of the history of communication, from the telegraph and panorama to social media and A.I. The whale fall, in which a dead whale sinks to the seabed and sustains new ecosystems, represents the possibility of new life emerging from collapse. The directors envision its atrium as a whale’s chest cavity or the hull of a great ship, where artistic practices from different traditions come together.
Jean Arp’s S’élevant stolen on the final day of Art Cologne.
A bronze sculpture by Hans (Jean) Arp valued at €145,000 ($160,000) was stolen from Galerie Ludorff’s booth at Art Cologne on November 8, the final day of the fair. The Düsseldorf gallery has filed a criminal complaint and is appealing to the public for help. Titled S’élevant (Rising), the 1962 work stands just under a foot tall and exemplifies the smooth, organic forms of the artist’s late period. According to the gallery, it disappeared between 4:55 and 5:10 p.m. Galerie Ludorff has asked visitors who photographed its booth during that window to share their images, and urged anyone offering the piece for sale to contact the gallery or police.
Paris Photo opens as Wolfgang Tillmans receives lifetime achievement award.
Wolfgang Tillmans has been named this year’s recipient of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring his outstanding contribution to photography. The announcement coincides with the opening of the Paris Photo fair. The German artist rose to prominence in the early 1990s with his intimate images of youth culture and, in 2000, became the first photographer and first non-British artist to win the Turner Prize. His work has since been the subject of major retrospectives at Tate Modern and the Centre Pompidou and has appeared on album covers for Frank Ocean and the Pet Shop Boys, as well as recent book covers for political theorist Anton Jäger and novelist Vincenzo Latronico. Tillmans is the award’s third recipient, following Sophie Calle and Susan Meiselas.
Attractive Distractions:
Peter Morris Architects channels a Victorian church in its playful Cloud House.
Maison Margiela gives Rimowa’s cabin suitcase its signature overpainted finish.
The historic Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn gets a new life as a concert hall.
Bentley becomes Paris Saint-Germain’s official vehicle partner.
