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10/06/2025

Inside Joan Miró’s studio in Mallorca.

A universe of symbols, lines, and dreams in motion.
Every canvas feels alive, suspended between play and precision, chaos and clarity. Miró didn’t paint objects, he painted their inner rhythm.

09/25/2025

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Mark Rothko & the Rothko Chapel ()

Silence, stillness, and contemplation run deep in Rothko’s paintings. Step closer, and layered fields of color begin to pulse with emotion, revealing why his work remains among the most timeless expressions of modern art.

The Rothko Chapel stands as both a spiritual and artistic sanctuary. Commissioned in 1964, the octagonal chapel houses fourteen monumental Rothko canvases in near-black tonalities, works that invite quiet meditation beyond creed or denomination.

Photography is not permitted inside. Instead, this reflection is an attempt to share the essence of a space where art becomes atmosphere, and where Rothko’s vision continues to hold audiences in reverent pause.

09/21/2025

Rubell Museum, Miami: a day immersed in some of the icons of contemporary art.

From the bold activism of Keith Haring and raw energy of Jean-Michel Basquiat, to the disarming innocence of Yosh*tomo Nara, the monumental weight of Anselm Kiefer, and the infinite reflections of Yayoi Kusama — the collection is a journey across voices that defined and redefined the late 20th and 21st century.

09/20/2025

Giant inflatables. Pop-culture legends. A harbour transforms into a floating dreamscape. 🌊✨

From Oct 25 → Nov 1, Water Parade by .allrightsreserved turns Victoria Harbour into one of the most ambitious art + IP mashups yet: , x (Elmo), Grimace, LABUBU, , even TOLO’s rubber duck at its 40th… each character inflated to colossal scale (up to ~20 m), gliding over water, engaging the sky, light, and reflections.

Nov 1 is the parade day — the grand voyage of these giants sailing the harbour. But from Oct 25 they’ll already be on display off Tamar Park, with a full market of installations, photo moments, IP-themed pop ups, play zones, and more — a celebration of nostalgia, imagination, and design.

For the art lover: this is where public space, popular culture, form, scale, and spectacle meet. Mark the date, bring your senses, and let’s witness how art floats — quite literally. 🚀🎨

📸 Courtesy .allrightsreserved & participating artists/partners

09/19/2025

Remembering Agnes Gund, visionary art collector, philanthropist, and advocate for social justice through the arts.

Here Agnes Gund stands at home beside her beloved Rothko, “Two Greens With Red Stripe” (1964), with Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s “Nine Packed Bottles” (1965) nearby. Her legacy continues to inspire.

📸 Emiliano Granado for Artsy Magazine, 2017

09/16/2025

A new chapter for Calder. opens on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway, offering the first art institution dedicated solely to Alexander Calder.

Designed by Herzog & de Meuron with poetic gardens by Piet Oudolf, the space invites visitors to encounter Calder’s work as he intended—alive, personal, and in real time.

Art, architecture, and landscape woven into one.

📸 Photograph by Iwan Baan. Artwork by Alexander Calder © 2025 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Via

09/15/2025

Samantha Boardman in her New York home with Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (Cow Parts) (1982). The work belongs to Basquiat’s Modena Paintings—a legendary cycle of eight monumental canvases created in just one week in Modena, Italy.

The planned exhibition was cancelled before opening, and the paintings were dispersed into private collections around the world. Boardman’s piece is one of the rare survivors we glimpse today, carrying the intensity of Basquiat’s meteoric rise at just 21.

09/11/2025

Cy Twombly’s Cold Stream (1966) and Peter Doig’s Mal d’Estomac (2008) in the Dallas home of Marguerite Hoffman — a collector whose eye bridges Twombly’s historic “Blackboard” breakthroughs with Doig’s most abstract seascapes. A living room turned private museum.

📸 Photographed by John Smith, 2018. Courtesy Patron Magazine.

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