Former Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez was giving evidence to politicians investigating the jewel heist at the Paris museum.
The Oakland, California–born Lau, who lives and works between New York and Macau, won on the strength of Pavilion Procession, 2025, a large-scale installation exploring the collective experience of mourning and featuring a kinetic spider constructed from ceramic and mechanical components.
If I rest for a moment near The Equestrian. pausing for a liver sausage sandwich in the Mayflower Shoppe,. that angel seems to be leading the horse into Bergdorfs. and I am naked as a table cloth, my nerves humming. Close to the fear of war and the stars which have disappeared.
The reception offered guests an early look at selections from the gallery’s upcoming February 2026 exhibition at its Tribeca location..The preview explored Purvis Young’s enduring place within contemporary American art, highlighting the raw, expressive visual language that defined his career.
As the Czech artist explains, “I build ‘cages’ and try to capture echoes of my thoughts in them.” The ambiguous exhibition title intimates a closeness to the body, as well as fragility, vulnerability, and everyday life.
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