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Vincenzo La Torre

Chief Editor, Style; Fashion Editor, Post Magazine


Sumnima Kandangwa

Freelance Editorial Assistant for Style by SCMP


Whether it’s revisiting the radical energy of the young British artists who shook up the art world in the 1990s or celebrating the enduring influence of global figures like Nigo, this season’s art offerings span exhibitions dedicated to fashion, history and contemporary art in museums and galleries across London and in Kyoto and Venice.
Design Museum, London

London’s Design Museum is devoting an exhibition to Japanese designer Nigo, one of the most influential figures in global fashion. The founder of brands A Bathing Ape, Billionaire Boys Club with Pharrell Williams, and Human Made, Nigo is now the artistic director of fashion label Kenzo. Displaying more than 700 objects, “Nigo: From Japan with Love” explores his work over the last three decades, from his collaborations with brands like Nike and Louis Vuitton, to hand-thrown ceramics. Until October 4
Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, Kyoto

If you rush, you might just catch the exhibition “YBA & Beyond: British art in the 1990s from the Tate Collection” at the National Art Center in Tokyo, on until May 11. If you miss it there though, you can catch it this summer at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art in Kyoto instead. Featuring works from artists including Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, Steve McQueen and Tracey Emin, the show celebrates a pivotal moment when a group of young British artists (YBAs) shook up the art world in post-Thatcher Britain. From June 3 until September 6
Venice Biennale, Venice

Hong Kong artist Wallace Chan is behind one of the must-see shows at this year’s Venice Biennale. Held within the striking grounds of the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà and curated by James Putman, the show, named “Vessels of the Other World”, features three titanium sculptures inspired by the Olea Sancta, the three sacred oils used in Catholic blessings. A follow-up show will open at the Long Museum in Shanghai starting July 18. Until October 18
V&A Museum, London

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) will present “Rising Voices: Contemporary Art from Asia, Australia and the Pacific”, a major exhibition bringing together more than 40 artists from 25 countries across the region. Developed in partnership with Brisbane’s Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), the exhibition features over 70 works – many on view in the UK for the first time. Spanning sculpture, photography, painting, ceramics and body adornment, the presentation unfolds across three thematic sections. From May 16 until January 10, 2027


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Fall in Dopamine (2021) by Maryam Ayeen and Abbas Shahsavar, on display this summer at London’s V&A Museum. Photo: Merinda Campbell/QAGOMA

Japanese designer Nigo is the subject of an expansive exhibition at London’s Design Museum. Photo: Handout

The Cock (kiss) (2002) by Wolfgang Tillmans. Photo: Handout

A surreal work by Wallace Chan. Photo: Handout

Mga Babae sa Panahon ng Espanyol (Women during the Spanish Colonial Period) (1993) by Brenda Fajardo. Photo: The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art

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Bella in Her Pluto T-Shirt by Lucian Freud. Photo: Handout

Tracey Emin’s My Bed (1998). Photo: Handout

Girl in Bed (1952) by Lucian Freud. Photo: Handout

The Devil Wears Prada: the first film’s legacy ahead of the sequel’s release, 20 years later

Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt in the original Devil Wears Prada movie. Photo: Handout

Emily Blunt on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in July 2025, in New York. Photo: GC Images

Anne Hathaway wears Chanel as Andy Sachs in 2006’s The Devil Wears Prada. Photo: 20th Century Fox Film

Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly opposite Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs in the first film. Photo: WireImage

An installation of the The Devil Wears Prada 2 in Milan. Photo: AP

Anne Hathaway on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in July 2025, in New York. Photo: GC Images

Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci at the photo call for The Devil Wears Prada 2 in London earlier this month. Photo: AP

Meryl Streep reprises her role as Miranda Priestly, 20 years later. Photo: Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

Anne Hathaway on location in 2005 outside New York’s American Museum of Natural History. Photo: WireImage

Stanley Tucci and Meryl Streep on the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 at American Museum of Natural History last August. Photo: GC Images

Why modern art museum Dib Bangkok is a must-visit destination in Thailand

The courtyard of Thailand’s world-class museum of contemporary art, DIB Bangkok, which is housed in a converted warehouse redesigned by Why Architecture and Architects 49 (A49). Photo: Handout

The design concept was inspired by the Buddhist idea of enlightenment. Photo: Handout

 Paloma Varga Weisz’s Bumpman on a Tree Trunk is part of Dib Bangkok’s inaugural exhibition, “(I)nvisible Presence”, featuring works by 40 leading artists. Photo: Handout

Louise Bourgeois’ Untitled. Photo: Handout

Montien Boonma’s Water. Photo: Handout

1 Hotel Tokyo offers a green-focused retreat in the Japanese capital, with a Bamford spa

1 Hotel Tokyo’s design features plenty of natural materials such as stone and wood. Photo: Handout

More than 1,500 plants are part of the decor of 1 Hotel Tokyo. Photo: Handout

A junior suite overlooking the Tokyo skyline. Photo: Handout

The pool area also features a lovely outdoor deck. Photo: Handout

Spotted Stone, the hotel’s bar, offers more than 110 craft gins from Japan. Photo: Handout

NiNi, the hotel’s restaurant, is also filled with plants and greenery. Photo: Handout

Artist Katja Seib’s surreal portraits blur reality, dreams and everyday life

Drinking Honey and Eating Clouds (2025). Photo: Elon Schoenholz © Katja Seib, courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London

Los Angeles-based German artist Katja Seib. Photo: Handout

Women and cigars (2023). Photo: Lynne Tungett

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Explore work by Japanese designer Nigo, contemporary art from Asia-Pacific, and pieces inspired by post-Thatcher Britain and Olea Sancta, the sacred oils used in Catholic rituals


Explore work by Japanese designer Nigo, contemporary art from Asia-Pacific, and pieces inspired by post-Thatcher Britain and Olea Sancta, the sacred oils used in Catholic rituals.


4 exhibitions to visit this summer in London, Kyoto and Venice

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