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designboom radar: exhibitions to see around the world this january

january exhibitions from DESIGNBOOM RADAR   January opens with exhibitions that reflect on perception, memory, and the structures shaping contemporary life. From Paul Cézanne’s late paintings at Fondation Beyeler to Jean-Michel Basquiat’s intimate drawings at Louisiana, the month foregrounds practices grounded in sustained looking and material intensity. Survey presentations of Sol LeWitt in Japan and

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matharoo associates builds ‘cut bend fold play house’ from folded concrete planes in india

a concrete dwelling on a narrow plot   Cut Bend Fold Play House by Matharoo Associates stands within the dense urban fabric of Chennai, India, designed for a businessperson, his wife, and their three daughters. Set on a narrow plot that opens only at a single corner onto a cul-de-sac, the concrete dwelling addresses heavy

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Homing Compass Lets a Single Red Arrow Always Point the Way Back Home

There is a tension in families where someone loves to walk but sometimes forgets the way back, especially in the context of early dementia. Smartphones, maps, and tracking apps can feel overwhelming or unfamiliar, and that often leads to staying indoors instead of going out. A simpler, more tangible way to get home could unlock

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river chapel pavilion lands as an overturned timber vessel in the italian mountains

a boat-shaped timber pavilion for Festival di Microarchitettura   River Chapel, La Barca brings the silhouette of an overturned boat to the mountains of Piobbico, Le Porte del Vitoschio in Italy, forming the winning installation of the 2025 Festival di Microarchitettura. Designed by Marina Poli, Clément Molinier, and Philippe Paumelle, the compact timber pavilion interrupts

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artists respond to trauma, memory, and mass violence at sainsbury centre exhibition

artists translate trauma through material, memory, and refusal   Until May 17th, 2026, the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, England, presents Seeds of Hate and Hope, an exhibition that brings together artists’ personal and political responses to some of the most devastating acts of violence of the 20th and 21st centuries. Set within the Centre’s wider

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This LEGO Campbell’s Soup Can Opens to Reveal Andy Warhol’s Entire Factory Studio

In 1962, Andy Warhol turned a humble soup can into an art world phenomenon. Now, a LEGO Ideas submission is turning that same can into something equally revolutionary: a buildable gateway to understanding the artist himself. This isn’t just about stacking bricks into a cylindrical shape, though the technical achievement of creating such smooth curves

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