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The Brooklyn Museum Presents North American Debut of Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses

The Brooklyn Museum will present the North American debut of "Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses" on May 16, 2026. The exhibition features over 140 haute couture creations by Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, alongside contemporary art, design objects, and scientific artifacts. It explores her fusion of traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge technology, sustainability, and scientific concepts drawn from fields like marine biology, paleontology, and astronomy. The show debuted at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris in 2023 and has traveled to museums in Australia, Singapore, and the Netherlands. It is curated by Cloé Pitiot and Louise Curtis, with the Brooklyn presentation organized by Matthew Yokobosky and Imani Williford, and supported by the Simons Foundation.

The fair is located in East Manhattan, a thriving gallery community.

Independent Art Fair will hold its 17th edition from May 14–17, 2026, at a new venue, Pier 36 on the Lower East Side, New York. The fair features over 100 artists across 76 exhibitors, with nearly half participating for the first time and more than a third of presentations marking artists' New York solo debuts through the Independent Debuts initiative. International galleries make up 42% of participants, hailing from cities including Colombia, Reykjavik, Cape Town, and Athens. The fair's design is led by D_P_S (Diogo Passarinho Studio) for interiors and SO-IL for exteriors, and includes site-specific installations by Francis Upritchard, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Kuniko Kinoto, and Gretchen Bender.