[SIC] DAY TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN

Vol. Two, No. 66

A/F/E Monday - [unlocked]

[SIC] DAY TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN

1. What if luxury is art sellers’ salvation, and not their sin? A pair of plates priced at £150. Two cushions at £65 each. A limited-edition rug at £1,900. Limited-edition prints ranging from £625 to £7,650. And one original painting, from 2016, with an undisclosed “price on application”, understood to be in the six figures. Could it also signal the shape of the art market to come?

2. Miu Miu did something cool with QR codes. The QR codes on the photo background (and show notes?) at their SS25 show lead to a collection of academic essays from culture researchers and critics.

3. You should see this art exhibit in Chelsea, but don't research it first. “Here’s the most useful thing to know about Wheeler’s “Day Night Day,” which opened [at David Zwirner NYC] last month: You should absolutely visit, and if you aren’t already familiar with the artist, it’s best not to research anything beforehand.”

4. Fashion loves Ozempic. Should we talk about it? Editor of HTSI Jo Ellison talks about how weight-loss drugs are upending our beauty standards again. With the rise of Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, Jo is seeing the industry fear fat again.

5. Could Japanese wrestling become fashion’s new favourite sport? Newly launched wrestling league Sukeban is collaborating with brands from Aries to Pat McGrath Labs. As the event lands in London, Vogue Business unpacks its fashion and beauty potential.

6. The search for Japan’s ‘lost’ art. A museum closure has shone a light on the vast collections acquired during the bubble years — and warned companies that change is coming.

7. Designer watch? I’ll keep my £25 Casio, thanks. Fifty years in, the Japanese digital watch is as desirable as ever, says a superfan.

8. A comprehensive breakdown of Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat. Now that you’ve had the weekend to pump it, a headfirst dive into the sweaty, pop-fuelled Brat 2.0 to analyse all its reworks, features and samples.

9. “Don’t Go in the Sewers.” Metrograph theater is leaning into the spookiness this month with a film series featuring the likes of The Host (great), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (fine), and Super Mario Bros. (terrible), this series is all about what lurks beneath. There also seems to be a secret screening of C.H.U.D. (legendary).

10. Bad Dads is a group exhibition celebrating the films of Wes Anderson. The show features nearly 100 works from 75+ artists across a variety of mediums and styles.

    

[SIC] DAY TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN