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article culture schedule Dec 3, 2025 visibility 5 link 9 artists, 4 galleries

Art, fashion and nature join forces

The article features a conversation between Los Angeles-based artist Sam Falls and Edoardo Zegna, chief marketing, digital and sustainability officer at the Italian luxury menswear brand Zegna, during Miami Art Week. Falls creates works that blend Land Art and plein air photography by leaving materials in natural environments, while Zegna discusses the brand's century-long stewardship of Oasi Zegna, a 100 sq. km forest in the Italian Alps. Zegna has created an invitation-only pop-up space called Villa Zegna in the Design District showcasing Falls's works, and Falls also has pieces at 303 Gallery's stand at Art Basel Miami Beach and in the Ruinart Lounge.

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person people schedule Jan 14, 2026 visibility 2 link 2 artists, 2 galleries

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Masumi Shinohara, a Japanese-born, French-bred former luxury executive who joined Sotheby's Japan in April 2024 to lead its operations, has been promoted to managing director for Asia within his first year. He succeeded Nathan Drahi, son of majority owner Patrick Drahi, and now oversees Sotheby's expansion across the region amid a recovering global art market. The article features an interview with Shinohara discussing his transition from luxury brands (Valentino, L'Oréal, Ermenegildo Zegna) to the auction world, his childhood immersion in art through his father, and the strategic benefits of Sotheby's new permanent Hong Kong premises, Sotheby's Maison, which allows year-round auctions and thematic sales.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 17, 2025 visibility 2 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

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Art Basel has partnered with French journalist and filmmaker Loïc Prigent and British fashion editor Edward Enninful to curate public events at its upcoming Paris fair, running October 24–26 at the Grand Palais. Prigent will curate 'Oh La La!', an initiative inviting galleries to present new works during the fair's second half, while Enninful will oversee a day of talks under Art Basel's Conversations program, marking the launch of his media company EE72. The talks, held at the Petit Palais, will preview Enninful's exhibition 'The '90s' scheduled for Tate Britain next year.

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