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In surreal tableaux, mythological creatures interact with flora and fauna within dream-like realms. Insects, stars, metaphysical tendrils, and all-seeing eyes accompany human bodies with the heads of raptors. Rithika Merchant’s strange yet alluring symmetry contains what may be esoteric rituals or communions with the natural world. Each speculative, fable-like narrative taps into our collective anxiety about the environment and hope for healing. Merchant’s vibrant new body of work centers on hybrid creatures and a sense of the sacred, comprising the Mumbai-based artist’s solo exhibition The Dreaming Realm at Galerie LJ. She harnesses elemental phenomena like the earth, plants, fire, water, and the stars to emphasize both volatility and strength. Amid scenes of floods and eruptions, individuals participate in enigmatic activities or ceremonies exemplifying cooperation and determination.

When the Bayeux Tapestry returns to Normandy next summer after its 10-month sojourn to London, the 11th-century textile will be re-presented in a new way that more closely resembles how it currently looks at the British Museum in London. Previously, reports Le Monde, the 770-pound, 220-foot-long embroidered cloth had been displayed vertically at the Bayeux Museum, which is closed for renovations and scheduled to reopen in October 2027. At the British Museum, however, it has been displayed flat, in a darkened exhibition hall. When it goes back on view in Normandy, it will be reinstalled on a slanted table.

Fernando Botero’s The Dove of Peace before it was damaged. Protesters assembled around Bogota’s National Museum of Colombia over the weekend after the removal of more than 30 objects “related to the struggles of the LGBTQ+ movement, feminism, and the political left,” according to the digital news source Colombia One.

New York’s Massey Klein Gallery will close its doors after nine years, saying that after initial success, the numbers no longer add up to pay for its showroom on the Lower East Side and support the dealers’ family and the gallery’s artists. Husband-and-wife team Garrett Klein and Ryan Massey felt called by their Christian faith to open the gallery, and say they’ll continue on with nomadic projects. They announced the closure in a Saturday Instagram post. The gallery’s current show, of Kate McQuillen, is extended through November 20.

designed by isay weinfeld with landscape design by rodrigo oliveira, 111 house features a continuous ring of perimeter planters that filter light and preserve privacy across a four-level são paulo residence. Marilia DBS edited by christina vergopoulou October 19, 2026 2 min prefer designboom on googleVERTICAL PLANTERS ENCLOSE FOUR-LEVEL RESIDENCE IN SÃO PAULODesigned by Isay Weinfeld with landscape architecture by Rodrigo Oliveira, 111 House is a four-level residence in São Paulo, Brazil, created for a family of contemporary art collectors. Positioned on a compact urban plot, the house organizes its footprint along the left site boundary, leaving a lush, full-depth garden strip along the right side. This arrangement allows the primary living spaces, breakfast room, and upper-level bedrooms to open directly onto outdoor greenery, optimizing natural light and cross-ventilation across every level.

What’s on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mind? Policy, policing, potholes, surely. But this week, the Studio Museum in Harlem also made the list. The freshly 35-year-old mayor shared on Instagram that he spent his birthday at the museum yesterday. According to him, one painting on view left a lingering impression: The Hypnotist (2026) by Atlanta native Taylor Simmons. The work, he wrote, was “just incredible.”