The Design Museum launches a public Nigo exhibition with Olympia London.
Olympia London has launched a new partnership with the Design Museum, debuting with “Nigo: From Japan With Love,” the first retrospective celebrating the designer and current Kenzo artistic director, also known for founding A Bathing Ape and Human Made. Displayed on Canvas, Olympia’s new 83-meter outdoor digital screen, the free exhibition runs daily, every 15 minutes. Produced in collaboration with experience-design studio Pixel Artworks, the presentation traces the cultural fusions that have shaped Nigo’s career, from Japanese craft and streetwear to vintage Americana and contemporary luxury, reflecting his decades-long influence on the relationship between streetwear and high fashion through collaborations with personalities like Pharrell Williams.
CFDA appoints Hildy Kuryk as interim CEO amid leadership search.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America has named Hildy Kuryk interim CEO following Steven Kolb’s resignation, the organization announced Monday. Kuryk will serve on a temporary contract while the CFDA conducts a formal search for a permanent successor, with Karen Harvey Consulting Group, a process expected to take three to six months. Though new to the CFDA, Kuryk has deep fashion industry ties, having served as Vogue’s executive director of communications from 2013 to 2017 under Anna Wintour before co-founding consultancy Artemis Strategies in 2017, where she continues to work with clients including Condé Nast, Nordstrom, and The Met. She previously spent 15 years in politics, most recently as national finance director for the Democratic National Committee.
A rare David Hockney “Dog Painting” heads to auction for the first time.
A rare painting by David Hockney depicting his dachshund Stanley will go to auction at Christie’s London on October 14 during Frieze Week, carrying an estimate of £1.5 million to £2.5 million ($1.99 million to $3.3 million). Dog Painting 17 (1995) marks the first work from Hockney’s “Dog Series” ever to come to market; Christie’s believes only six of the more than 40 paintings remain in private hands, with the rest held by the David Hockney Foundation. Hockney began the series in the mid-1990s after losing several friends to AIDS-related illnesses, including curator Henry Geldzahler, later saying he wanted “desperately to paint something loving.”
Art Basel parent MCH Group expands into Qatar and Miami amid profit surge.
For the fourth consecutive year, Switzerland-based MCH Group, parent company of Art Basel, reported rising revenue and profit in the first half of 2026. Net profits quadrupled to CHF 18.4 million ($22.1million) from CHF 4.4 million ($5.3 million) a year earlier, while operating revenue climbed 12 percent to CHF 248.8 million ($298.9 million), driven largely by the company’s Community Platforms division. Growth was fueled by CONEXPO in Las Vegas, Swissbau in Basel, and the successful launch of Art Basel Qatar in February, which drew 87 exhibitors in a smaller-scale debut edition. The company noted some disruption to live events in the region beginning in March, though it expects operations to normalize by year’s end “with a focus on local audiences.” “The first half of 2026 has shown that the steps we have taken are delivering results—with Art Basel Qatar, we have opened up a new growth region, while our business as a whole has once again demonstrated its strength and resilience,” said MCH Group chairman Andrea Zappia. Art Basel’s Basel and Hong Kong editions also saw strong performance in 2026, including the debut of Zero 10, a new Basel initiative centered on art in the digital age.
Philippine social realist Imelda Cajipe Endaya makes history as a National Artist.
Filipina artist Imelda Cajipe Endaya was named to the Order of National Artists of the Philippines for Visual Arts on September 1, becoming the first woman to receive the honor since its establishment in 1972. Born in 1949, Endaya is known for social realist paintings, prints, textiles, and mixed-media works addressing human rights, gender and labor inequality, cultural identity, and migration across a five-decade career. In 1987, Endaya co-founded Kasibulan, a collective promoting the work of women artists, alongside Brenda Fajardo, Anna Fer, Sister Ida Bugayong, and Julie Lluch. Endaya’s previous honors include the CCP Thirteen Artists Award, the Che-ju Pre-Biennale Special Award, and a major 2022 retrospective at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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