Above It All
IN THE ULTRA-LUXURY HOSPITALITY BRAND’S FIRST SOLO RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, SIX SENSES IS GOING BIG- ITS UPCOMING 122-STORY HYPERTOWER IN DUBAI IS SET TO BECOME THE TALLEST RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER ON THE PLANET UPON ITS 2028 DEBUT. In a city that has long competed on height and spectacle, the more interesting move here is the turn inward….
Built for the Baseline
IN A SPORT THAT OFTEN CELEBRATES FLAIR AND THEATRICS, JANNIK SINNER HAS BUILT HIS SUCCESS ON PATIENCE, PRECISION, AND INCREDIBLE COMPOSURE UNDER PRESSURE. On the court, Jannik Sinner has an incredible sense of calm: clean baseline exchanges, precise footwork, and the quiet confidence of a player who seems to know where the ball will land…
Culture in Color
IN 2003, TOKYO-BORN ARTIST TAKASHI MURAKAMI WALKED INTO THE OFFICES OF A 149-YEAR-OLD PARISIAN HOUSE AND REWIRED THE DNA OF ONE OF FASHION’S OLDEST INSTITUTIONS, FOREVER RESHAPING THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND LUXURY. Before Takashi Murakami arrived, luxury fashion largely kept art at arm’s length. Collaborations existed, but they were often surface-level exercises—a borrowed print,…
Traces of Time
FROM GRAFFITI MURALS TO THE RUNWAY, CYRIL KONGO HAS NEVER BEEN A PAINTER CONFINED TO A SINGLE SURFACE, AND TODAY THE SUBVERSIVE ARTIST CONTINUES TO TAKE CREATIVITY TO NEW HEIGHTS. As an artist, Cyril Kongo, born Cyril Phan, refuses to be defined by a single medium. His artistic journey is a testament to the fluidity…
Keeping it Surreal
GREG MIKE DOESN’T JUST CREATE ART, HE CONSTRUCTS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT CHALLENGE OUR INTERACTIONS WITH PUBLIC SPACES AND OUR SENSE OF IMAGINATION. Step into Greg Mike’s visual wonderland, a collision of vivid color, pop culture nostalgia, and streetwise energy that leaps from murals, sculptures, and canvases with unapologetic force. Born from the frenetic streets of…
Heart of a Lioness
SURROUNDED BY MASS-PRODUCED TOYS AND CONSUMER GOODS DURING HER CHILDHOOD, THIS CHINESE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST DEVELOPED A FASCINATION WITH THE INTERSECTION OF CONSUMERISM AND ART– A THEME THAT PERMEATES HER WORK AND CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF A LEGENDARY STYLE HOUSE. Sun Yitian, born in 1991 in Zhejiang, China, has rapidly emerged as a prominent figure in…
Forms of Forever
WITH AN ALMOST INSATIABLE OBSESSION WITH MORTALITY, BRITAIN-BORN ARTIST DAMIEN HIRST PROVOKES BOTH ADMIRATION AND CONTROVERSY. Born in Bristol, England, in 1965 and raised in Leeds, Damien Hirst led an early life marked by the absence of his father. His chaotic youth perhaps sowed the seeds for his lifelong fascination with mortality. After initially struggling…
Gods & Monsters
IN THE VIBRANT REALM WHERE POP CULTURE INTERSECTS WITH CONTEMPORARY ART, MATT GONDEK REIGNS AS A PROVOCATEUR AND MASTER OF DECONSTRUCTION. Pittsburgh-born artist Matt Gondek’s canvas is a playground where gods and monsters from our collective imaginations and childhood memories collide in explosive, playful disarray, inviting viewers to reconsider their idols through a prism of…
Etched in Time
FROM THE CANALS OF VENICE TO THE NYC SKYLINE, SCULPTURIST LORENZO QUINN’S WORK REMINDS US THAT ART IS NOT ONLY DECORATION, BUT DECLARATION. Along the Williamsburg waterfront, a new symbol of unity is taking shape. United Hearts, a monumental sculpture by acclaimed artist Lorenzo Quinn, will soon anchor the pedestrian heart of Williamsburg Wharf, a 3.75-acre…
Power Pair
OVER A DECADE HAS PASSED SINCE THIS MARQUEE DEVELOPMENT GROUP SCORED ONE OF MIAMI’S LAST VACANT WATERFRONT SITES, BUT PATIENCE OFTEN PAYS OFF, AND TODAY THE COUNTRY’S TALLEST DUAL-TOWER RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE IS NEARLY COMPLETE ALONG THE SHIMMERING WATERS OF BISCAYNE BAY. Miami’s skyline is in constant motion, but few projects shape it as decisively as…
