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08/09/2026

Philippe Halsman (1906–1979) was one of the most influential portrait photographers of the 20th century, celebrated for transforming celebrity photography through wit, movement, and psychological depth. Born in Riga and later based in Paris and New York, he photographed some of the era’s most iconic figures, from Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn to Albert Einstein and Alfred Hitchcock.

A longtime collaborator of Salvador Dalí, Halsman pushed photography beyond conventional portraiture, experimenting with surrealism, staged compositions, and his famous “jumpology” series, in which he asked his subjects to jump for the camera in an attempt to reveal a more spontaneous side of their personalities. With more than 100 LIFE magazine covers to his name, Halsman helped redefine modern portrait photography, proving that an image could be at once elegant, playful, inventive, and psychologically revealing.

Kehinde Wiley joins Sotheby’s and LITO to rethink what an art edition can be.Kehinde Wiley Sotheby's LITO Editions Laun...
08/07/2026

Kehinde Wiley joins Sotheby’s and LITO to rethink what an art edition can be.
Kehinde Wiley Sotheby's
LITO Editions

Launching with six artist-conceived works inspired by Wiley’s Triple Portrait of Charles II, the collaboration brings together contemporary portraiture, advanced technology, craftsmanship, and collecting. Through LITO’s innovative production process and Sotheby’s global marketplace, the initiative proposes a new model for editions, one that preserves rarity and artistic authorship while opening new points of access for collectors.

With further artist collaborations planned, Exclusive Editions signals a broader shift in contemporary collecting, positioning the edition not as secondary to an original work, but as a creative medium in its own right.

From Cali to the world, Johanna Ortiz has built a distinctive vision of modern luxury rooted in Colombian culture, craft...
08/06/2026

From Cali to the world, Johanna Ortiz has built a distinctive vision of modern luxury rooted in Colombian culture, craftsmanship, and a deeply personal sense of femininity.
Johanna Ortiz

In her latest collection, instinct takes the lead. Sculptural silhouettes, expressive prints, and the energy of the natural world come together in a wardrobe that feels sensual, confident, and effortless.

Beyond the clothes, Ortiz continues to shape a house grounded in community - supporting local artisans, creating opportunities for women, and proving that global fashion can remain closely connected to its origins.

Discover the world of Johanna Ortiz through her latest interview with Whitewall.

08/06/2026

Lily Kwong, the cover star of Whitewall’s Summer Impact Issue, presented in partnership with .

Rooted in ecology, memory, and storytelling, the landscape artist and designer transforms plants into living expressions of identity, healing, and renewal. From EARTHSEED DOME in San Francisco to the meditative gardens of Madison Square Park, Kwong creates spaces that invite us to slow down and reconnect—with ourselves, with one another, and with the natural world.

Photographed at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kwong reflects on the redwood forests that shaped her childhood, the dialogue between ancestral knowledge and emerging technology, and the power of landscape as an embodied act of care. Her practice finds a natural resonance with Bvlgari through a shared language of transformation, heritage, craftsmanship, and forms inspired by nature.

Discover Lily Kwong’s full cover story in Whitewall’s Summer Impact Issue, available now on Whitewall.art.

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Chris Soal turns the overlooked into the extraordinary. Working with materials such as toothpicks, bottle caps, sandpape...
08/05/2026

Chris Soal turns the overlooked into the extraordinary. Working with materials such as toothpicks, bottle caps, sandpaper, and concrete, the South African artist creates tactile sculptures that challenge how we understand beauty, value, and waste.
Chris Soal

Shaped by the industrial energy of Johannesburg and the natural landscapes of Cape Town, Soal’s practice is driven by experimentation, repetition, and a deep sensitivity to material. The result is work that feels at once familiar and strange, inviting us to slow down, look closer, and reconsider the objects that surround us.

Discover more from our conversation with Chris Soal on Whitewall.art.

Carter Flachbarth paints the digital age through a distinctly human lens.Carter Flachbarth Blending cinematic compositio...
08/05/2026

Carter Flachbarth paints the digital age through a distinctly human lens.
Carter Flachbarth

Blending cinematic composition, surreal distortion, and traditional craftsmanship, the Atlanta-based artist transforms the visual overload of contemporary culture into carefully constructed worlds. By embracing restriction, Flachbarth finds new freedom within color, perspective, and narrative, creating paintings that feel at once immediate, uncanny, and deeply considered.

In conversation with Whitewall, the artist reflects on image-making, creative limits, and the enduring power of the human hand.

Art moves Out East this summer with exhibitions exploring abstraction, texture, memory, material, and the evolving Ameri...
08/04/2026

Art moves Out East this summer with exhibitions exploring abstraction, texture, memory, material, and the evolving American landscape.

From group shows examining contemporary painting to intimate presentations of sculpture, porcelain, photography, and design, these exhibitions reveal the depth and diversity of the Hamptons art scene.

Discover the artists, galleries, and institutions shaping the season across East Hampton, Amagansett, Sag Harbor, Water Mill, and beyond.

“When I smelled this fragrance, I felt a great spatial expansion.”​From his New York studio, artist Katsumi Hayakawa / 早...
08/04/2026

“When I smelled this fragrance, I felt a great spatial expansion.”​

From his New York studio, artist Katsumi Hayakawa / 早川克己 reflects on his collaboration with INFINIMENT COTY PARIS, where the layered transparency of the fragrance bottle echoes the deep blues of his Blue Reflection series and Les Osmiums.

Precious Okoyomon is turning MoMA PS1’s courtyard into a living, shifting ecosystem. Precious Okoyomon MoMA PS1 Blending...
08/03/2026

Precious Okoyomon is turning MoMA PS1’s courtyard into a living, shifting ecosystem. Precious Okoyomon
MoMA PS1

Blending sculpture, poetry, sound, and wild plant life, the artist’s monumental commission invites visitors into a world where beauty, disorder, resilience, and transformation coexist. At its center, a giant teddy bear becomes both architecture and passageway—an immersive symbol of comfort, vulnerability, and change.

Designed to evolve across two years and through every season, the installation asks what it means to belong, adapt, and grow within an uncertain world.

📍 MoMA PS1, New York

Louis Vuitton brought Cruise 2027 to The Frick, transforming the museum’s storied galleries into a dialogue between Gild...
08/03/2026

Louis Vuitton brought Cruise 2027 to The Frick, transforming the museum’s storied galleries into a dialogue between Gilded Age New York, contemporary culture, and French savoir-faire.
Louis Vuitton The Frick Collection

Under Nicolas Ghesquière, the collection moved between archival references, Keith Haring-inspired graphics, metallic finishes, and theatrical silhouettes—capturing a city defined by reinvention and contradiction.

Beyond the runway, the evening marked the beginning of a deeper cultural partnership, with Louis Vuitton supporting First Fridays, major exhibitions, and curatorial research at The Frick.

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