Gap, Whitney Museum launch Lichtenstein clothing line. The Gap has introduced an exclusive 18-piece retail collection inspired by the works of Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. The collection is a collaboration with the Whitney Museum of American Art and the artist's estate, launching ahead of the museum's forthcoming exhibition, "Roy Lichtenstein: Like New." This limited-edition line draws from Lichtenstein's distinctive visual language, spanning four decades of his artistic output. It features classic Gap items such as hoodies, sweatshirts, button-downs, t-shirts, and accessories. The collection is available in select Gap stores, on the Gap website, at the Whitney Museum store, and on the museum's website. Jack Sachs, Director of Retail & Licensing at the Whitney, emphasized the museum's goal in a statement to ARTnews. "At the Whitney, we're passionate about using retail to bring conversations from our galleries beyond the Museum's walls," Sachs said. He added that the collaboration would expose Lichtenstein's legacy to millions globally, noting the artist's deep connection to popular culture and reproduction. The exhibition, "Roy Lichtenstein: Like New," is scheduled to open at the Whitney Museum on October 11. Curated by Meg Onli and Alex Da Corte, the show is described as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to view approximately 130 works by Lichtenstein, covering six decades. It aims to present his most iconic pieces while offering new perspectives on his explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture. Lichtenstein gained renown for canvases featuring bold black outlines, flat bright colors, and dot fields, echoing commercial printing in comic books, advertisements, and newspapers. He enlarged and transferred these compositions by hand, often adding witty phrases, while preserving the aesthetic of mechanically printed materials. His investigations into image culture and mass media influenced subsequent generations to challenge traditional art concepts. This is not Lichtenstein's first foray into fashion collaborations. Previous partnerships included Supreme in 2006, followed by Trasher, Tom Ford, Vivienne Westwood, Adidas, Moschino, Converse, and Barneys New York with the Art Production Fund in 2013, among others.

Gap and The Whitney Museum of American Art launch collaboration to celebrate upcoming Roy Lichtenstein: Like New exhibition. Launching on October 7, Gap is announcing an upcoming exclusive retail collaboration with the Estate of Roy Lichtenstein and the Whitney Museum of American Art, in celebration of the Whitney's highly anticipated fall exhibition, Roy Lichtenstein: Like New. The "Gap - Lichtenstein - Whitney" collaboration brings together Gap's longstanding connection to American culture and style with the work of one of the most celebrated and defining artists of the Pop art movement. Drawing from Roy Lichtenstein's iconic visual language, which spanned across four decades, the limited-edition collection reimagines his work across a wide variety of classic Gap pieces, including hoodies and sweatshirts, button-downs, t-shirts, and accessories, offering a new way for audiences to engage with his work and legacy beyond the museum. The launch coincides with the opening week of Roy Lichtenstein: Like New, a major exhibition bringing together more than 130 works spanning six decades. Curated by Meg Onli and Alex Da Corte, the exhibition is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to see some of Lichtenstein's most iconic artworks all together and offers a fresh perspective on the artist's explorations of mass media, image circulation, duplication, and popular culture. The 18-piece collection will be available October 7, 2026 at select Gap stores, Gap.com, shop.whitney.org and at the store in the Whitney Museum. About Gap Gap is a globally recognized icon of casual American style. Founded in San Francisco in 1969, Gap champions originality by creating loved essentials and delivering culturally relevant experiences that celebrate individuality. Gap is a lifestyle brand offering products across generations, including GapKids, babyGap, Gap Maternity, GapBody, GapFit, Gap Accessories and Gap Beauty, as well as GapStudio and partner collaborations through GapX. Gap is the namesake brand of the global specialty retailer, Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) and connects with customers online and in company-operated and franchise retail locations globally. For more information, visit gap.com. About Roy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), born in New York City, was a founder of Pop Art in America. He celebrates and satirizes the common things of everyday life. At first his art was based on commercial ads and characters in comic strips, but he later expanded his subjects to include landscapes, still-lifes, figures, and even the history of painting itself. Known for the wit and elegance he brought to his work, Lichtenstein created more than 5,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and objects ranging from dinner plates to designs for detailing a BMW. Lichtenstein's work is represented in museums and galleries around the world. About The Whitney The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Mrs. Whitney, an early and ardent supporter of modern American art, nurtured groundbreaking artists when audiences were still largely preoccupied with the Old Masters. From her vision arose the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for ninety years. The core of the Whitney's mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States. Through this mission and a steadfast commitment to artists, the Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.

Fortuny debuts a wallpaper collection made by artisans at rehabilitation community San Patrignano, and other news. Plus, revisiting Adele's Brit Awards performance in Yayoi Kusama's infinity mirrored room, and Kim Conaty to lead Dartmouth's Hood Museum. Fortuny debuts a wallpaper collection made by artisans at the San Patrignano rehabilitation community. Fortuny, the storied Venetian textile house behind the Delphos dress, is launching its first wallpaper collection in partnership with San Patrignano, Europe's largest drug rehabilitation community, and its Casa D'Arte arts and crafts initiative. The finishes, including marble, lime wash, and embossed leather effects, were developed with San Patrignano's artisans and are entirely handcrafted, with each style made-to-order and customizable in material, color, and texture. The collection reinterprets Fortuny's archival decorative prints and will debut at the brand's historic Giudecca showroom throughout September, coinciding with Homo Faber 2026 and the citywide Homo Faber in Città program. San Patrignano, which has supported over 26,000 people since 1978 with a reported 70 percent drug-free success rate, has previously collaborated with design platform Artemest on a furniture collection made by its residents. Revisiting Adele's Brit Awards performance in one of Yayoi Kusama's infinity rooms. Following the death of Yayoi Kusama, attention has returned to a memorable 2016 moment tied to her work: Adele's Brit Awards performance staged inside Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room - The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away. Before that performance, Adele spent an hour exploring the installation at the Broad in Los Angeles, filming her experience for what became the backdrop to her rendition of "When We Were Young." The singer said standing inside the mirrored space, which multiplies reflections into an illusion of eternity, allowed her to see different versions of yourself from every angle," adding that she noticed things about herself she hadn't recognized before. Kusama, a pioneering avant-garde artist known for her work across visual art, performance, fiction, and poetry, continued painting until her final days. Frieze Abu Dhabi's inaugural edition will feature galleries from 36 countries. Frieze Abu Dhabi has unveiled the full gallery lineup for its debut edition, running November 19-22 at Manarat Al Saadiyat. The fair, Frieze's first in the Middle East, will bring together 84 galleries from 63 cities and 36 countries, succeeding the 17-year-old Abu Dhabi Art under a new partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi. The main Galleries section features strong regional representation, including Carbon 12, The Third Line, and Tabari Artspace, alongside participants from Beirut, Saudi Arabia, Tehran, and India, as well as roughly 20 European galleries and major U.S. names like Gagosian and Pace. An all-female curatorial team leads the fair's two curated sections: Frieze Masters Abu Dhabi, organized by Marika Sardar around Indian Ocean trade histories, and Global Futures, curated by Tarini Malik, spotlighting artists tied to the UAE and broader region. Kim Conaty departs the Whitney to lead dartmouth's Hood Museum. Dartmouth College has named Kim Conaty, currently chief curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art, as the next director of its Hood Museum of Art, the institution announced Wednesday. Conaty will begin the role on October 27, succeeding John Stomberg, who led the museum for a decade and oversaw its $50 million renovation. Conaty's curatorial career includes stints at MoMA and the Whitney beginning in 2008, followed by a curator role at Brandeis University's Rose Art Museum in 2015, where she organized solo shows for Fred Eversley, Sharon Lockhart, and Tony Lewis. She returned to the Whitney in 2017 as the Steven and Ann Ames Curator of Drawings and Prints and was named chief curator in 2024, where she co-directed the museum's first collection strategic plan and organized major exhibitions including "Mary Corse: A Survey in Light" and "Edward Hopper's New York." The experimental art event Tokyo Jazz Club will premiere in a former capsule hotel during Art Week Tokyo. The founders of Basel Social Club, the experimental alternative to Art Basel, are launching a new venture in Japan: Tokyo Jazz Club, running November 1-8 in a former capsule hotel in Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood, timed to Art Week Tokyo. Following the Basel Social Club model, the event will blend contemporary art, performance, music, and food. Co-founder Robbie Okuda Fitzpatrick called Tokyo "the natural choice" for expanding the concept, citing Art Week Tokyo's growing pull for international artists and galleries. Co-founder Yael Salomonowitz said the program will "privilege experience over spectacle," with artists activating spaces throughout the building through sound, movement, and ritual rather than separating exhibition from performance. Since launching in 2022, Basel Social Club has held five editions in unconventional venues, from a former mayonnaise factory to a disused office building, inspiring similar events elsewhere. Attractive Distractions: Tiffany & Co. marks 160 years of its first chronograph with a new titanium watch. Inside House of Josty, a six-room hotel overlooking Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Gardens. A Mumbai photographer's five-year obsession with the Indian monsoon. Skylights and silver ceilings illuminate this house in Kyoto by Tato Architects.