With light, sound, fruit and kinetic systems, Yuko Mohri makes the Barbican’s Curve into an argument for attending to what does not quite work as expected.
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A new contemporary art centre has opened on Renault’s historic Île Seguin site. Cecilia Alemani’s Moteur Imaginaire turns the factory, car and machine into a century-spanning argument about modern life.
From Carlo Mollino and Faye Toogood to Misha Kahn and Gallery FUMI, PAD London 2026 showed what discerning art collectors can learn from sculptural furniture and material experimentation.
The last weeks of Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys demand a slower way of seeing Venice. A practical guide to the central exhibition, national pavilions and what collectors should take away.
From Faye Toogood and Kate Malone to textile art, post-war furniture and new material-led designers, PAD London showed why serious collector homes are built beyond the frame.
Kandinsky’s 1907 masterpiece sold for £31.56 million after its 2023 restitution to the Lewenstein heirs. The result is a market story, but also a lesson in provenance, agency and collecting responsibility.