Morning Links for October 31, 2025.
The Headlines ROYAL FLUSH. During the marquee New York sales next month, Maurizio Cattelan, whose duct-taped banana sold for $6.2 million…
A long goodbye: Life-sized silicone statues are helping families across India mourn
“Who can predict what form grief will take,” says Subimal Das, 49, a sculptor in Kolkata. PREMIUM Silicone…
Richard Avedon’s Portraits of Aging Are Collected in a New Coffee-Table Book
If the renowned fashion-and-portrait photographer Richard Avedon had listed his relationship status with cameras on Facebook—a platform launched…
From breakfast with a koala to Sydney Harbour high jinks: era-defining photographs from Australia’s PIX magazine | Art and design
A new book edited by the State Library of New South Wales’s Margot Riley showcases 250 striking photographs…
Renowned artist Anish Kapoor designs a metro station that looks like a vagina
What happens when one of the world’s most renowned and influential artists designs a metro station? It depends…
nArchitects designs twin park pavilions on either side of the Hudson River
Brooklyn-based studio nArchitects has designed two waterfront park pavilions that address the conditions of flood-prone sites along the…
Inside Fondation Cartier’s New Home in Paris
When the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain decided it had outgrown its Jean Nouvel–designed glass structure on Paris’s…
Heatherwick Studio Breaks Ground on Seoul’s Soundscape: Transforming Forgotten Island Into Musical Oasis
From forgotten wasteland to cultural destination, Nodeul Island on Seoul’s Han River is undergoing a remarkable transformation under…
exhibitions to see around the world this november
november exhibitions from DESIGNBOOM RADAR November continues with exhibitions that transcend disciplines and generations, exploring the intersections…
The Future Perfect opens Miami design gallery at “haunted” Villa Paula
Design gallery The Future Perfect has opened its fourth location in a landmarked 1920s building in Miami‘s Little…
‘Lucky’ photographer snaps Comet Lemmon over Lancaster sculpture
Steve Fearn Steve Fearn captured Comet Lemmon as it appeared over the Lancaster bomber sculpture in Norton Disney…
Dezeen In Depth explores if people really prefer traditional architecture
This month’s Dezeen In Depth newsletter explores the traditional-versus-modernist style debate and features an interview with Albanian prime…