TLmag39 Extended:The Culture of the Object

The non-profit exhibition space Looiersgracht 60 presents Strangely Familiar, a solo show by Dutch artist and designer Aldo Bakker. The exhibition is on view through December 23, 2026.

These are the final weeks to see The Defeated: The Aesthetics of Resistance 2026 at Bonniers Konsthall. With a fall fraught with global elections and shifting political landscapes, the timing for this exhibition could not be more urgent. The exhibition closes on November 8th.

The 2nd edition of Craft x Tech was presented at the V&A during London Design Festival 2026, and featured six new collaborations pairing Tokai artisans with international designers and artists. Together, they explored new creative possibilities and produced contemporary works that celebrate the continuing relevance of traditional craftsmanship.

The Only True Protest is Beauty, Fondazione Dries Van Noten’s inaugural show at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta, is an illuminating presentation of contemporary fashion, design and craft that speaks to tradition, innovation and the power of art in all its senses. The show closes on October 4th.

A 16th-century Portuguese palace becomes a stage for contemporary Indian art with the exhibition INDIA, on view at the Palácio Duques de Cadaval in Évora, from June 20 to October 25, 2026.

The Soul of Objects: Applied Arts from Latin America is a comprehensive exhibition of contemporary design and craft, featuring hundreds of works by 56 artists from thirteen Latin American countries. It’s on view at the Grassi Museum of Applied Arts in Leipzig through September 27, 2026.

French designer Ferréol Babin makes his New York solo debut with In a Landscape, on view at Friedman Benda through April 18, 2026. The exhibition introduces a significant new direction in the designer’s practice: painted furniture that fuses his longstanding love of natural materials, specifically wood, with the improvisational language of landscape painting.

Mudam Luxembourg presents Igshaan Adams: Between Then and Now, a comprehensive exhibition that traces the South African artist’s distinctive practice, one that is shaped by care, healing and community. The exhibition is on through August 23, 2026.

From January 24-May 5, 2026, the Vandalorum presents Tales of the Hand, a dynamic exhibition of work by Masayoshi Oya.

Superhouse presents Shared Ground, a two-artist exhibition that explores contemporary basketry with Lewis Prosser and Sarita Westrup. The exhibition is on view in the New York gallery space from January 8 through February 21, 2026.

The Palais de Lomé in Togo presents “Design In West Africa: Unity in Multiplicity,” a ground-breaking exhibition bringing together 23 artists and designers from across the region and curated by Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte.

Manu-Facture: The Ceramics of Lucio Fontana, at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, is a groundbreaking exhibition that reveals a lesser-known side of the artist. The exhibition presents over seventy experimental ceramic works that fuse art, craft, and design.