Barock by Renate Buser at the Bellelay Abbey Foundation

Protagonist of this year’s edition of the Bellelay Abbey annual art exhibition, Swiss artist Renate Buser presents Barock – a monumental photographic installation that celebrates and highlights the baroque architecture of the abbey.

Jeff Koons retrospective: Whitney Museum, New York

A playful retrospective showcasing the full scope of artist Jeff Koons' work is currently on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

O Artista e a Bola: World Cup inspiration at Oca Museum, São Paulo

Marcia Xavier

To celebrate Brazil hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the Oca Museum in Parque do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, is honouring the ball with an exhibition called O Artista e a Bola (The Artist and the Ball).

Mrs. Sizzle: art & animal awareness

New blog Mrs. Sizzle brings a curator's eye to the intersection of pets, art and fashion. Founded by Suzanne Donaldson - a photo editor who has worked at Robert Mapplethorpe Studio and numerous fashion magazines - the blog highlights chic accessories, beautifully composed lifestyle shots and animal-inspired fashion, as well as going behind the scenes to meet the dogs, cats and birds behind some of art and culture's biggest names.

CHRISCROSS by Marco Hemmerling

CHRISCROSS is a lighting installation created by Marco Hemmerling at Cologne's Luther Church. Comprising 500 dichroic cylinders, the installation changes its colour depending on the lighting effect and the viewer's angle.

Homeless Homes Project by Gregory Kloehn

The Homeless Homes Project by Gregory Kloehn is a community-driven project in which illegally dumped household and commercial waste is transformed into innovative mobile shelters for the homeless.

A Dream I Dreamed by Yayoi Kusama

A collection of expressive and vibrant work produced by Yayoi Kusama throughout her life, A Dream I Dreamed is currently showing at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Shanghai.

Sculpture in the Home exhibition at Pangolin London

Gallery Pangolin London will host 'Sculpture in the Home', an exhibition that aims to highlight the relevance of modern sculpture within period and contemporary interior design. The gallery is partnering with agency Carter Wells to bring the concept to life.

Small Stories by David Lynch

Thinking of Childhood, by David Lynch

David Lynch was given carte blanche to conjure up Small Stories, an exhibition of around 40 of his black and white photographs especially created for the Maison Européenne de la Photographie.

Stuart Haygarth: Play

Courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Running until 10th May at Paris' Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Stuart Haygarth: Play includes two new pieces by the British artist that repurpose rocking horses and racing tracks into sculptures.

The Stack Series by Clemens Kois

Artist Clemens Kois sees potential in the every day, as portrayed through his still life Stack Series. He collects familiar objects found around his home, and uses them as part of unplanned vertical structures.

Hypnopompic: Contemporary wool by Kustaa Saksi

Kustaa Saksi

Amsterdam-based artist Kustaa Saksi will show Hypnopompic next month, a collection of striking and surreal artworks manufactured using jacquard weaving techniques.

Gola: Art and Science of Taste at Triennale Design Museum, Milan

SOPHIE CALLE, Le régime chromatique, 1997. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Perrotin, Parigi/New York

Opening January 31 at Milan's Triennale Design Museum, new exhibition Gola will combine art with science to explore the links between pleasure and nutrition in our relationship with food. Divided into five sections, the show will use artworks, videos and objects to communicate ideas on the topic from science, sociology and anthropology.

Colour changing spheres by teamLab

"The internet has spread throughout the world. Individuals are connected to closely related people, and information spreads back and forth freely between them", says Tokyo-based group of ultra-technologists teamLab. 
This collective of programmers, engineers, designers and artists have created giant spheres, which are suspended from the ceiling and hovering above the floor. All balls are connected through a wireless network, so when an individual one is touched by people and they gently start bumping into each other, they all progressively change hue to modify the whole atmosphere of the room.

Nilufar presents Squat #3 in Beirut

Milan's Nilufar Gallery has collaborated with Galerie Balice Hertling to present the 3rd edition of its Squat exhibition concept - which combines design, art and architecture - in Beirut, Lebanon. The ongoing project takes place in a different location each time, interacting with different audiences and environments.

Portrait 360 by Gianluca Traina

Inspired by the warp and weft of fabric construction, Gianluca Traina printed a series of 3D portraits onto woven paper. Standard portraiture is transformed into a disjointed experience, causing us to question our assumptions: eyes and ears move to the back or bottom of the head, while noses protrude out of hair.

Ceramic theatres for contemporary art: Paolo Polloniato at Segno Italiano

Segno Italiano, the company that endorses high-quality Italian artisan products internationally, is currently staging an exhibition of ceramic works by Paolo Polloniato at its Milanese showroom (Via Palermo, 8).

Called Theatres Of The Contemporary Art, the show tells the story of our time through the artisanal technique of ceramics - and is an example of the trend towards elevated storage that emerged at Maison & Objet this season.

Wake and Wonder by Adrian Esparza

Currently on show at the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, Wake and Wonder by Texas-based artist Adrian Esparza is made from a traditional serape blanket from Mexico, which has been pulled apart at its threads and woven back around nails hammered into the wall.

WinterWonder: La Rinascente's Christmas lights in Milan

It has become a tradition for La Rinascente to celebrate Christmas by giving the city an artistic installation; and this year, the Milan department store has entrusted its windows to designer Moritz Waldemeyer.

WinterWonder is his interpretation of the classic iconography of Christmas: a vortex of 1,300 laser-cut plastic snowflakes that soar beyond the confines of the windows into the entire portico.

Automobile: Landrover by Studio Job

Photo by Zero40, fashion by Viktor & Rolf

Studio Job have created a custom Landrover Defender 90 decorated with materials including Swarovski crystals, satin lining, silver and gold leaf, stained glass and leather. Called Automobile, the model is on show at art fair PAN Amsterdam until 1 December.

For more art and automobile crossovers, Homebuildlife subscribers can see our report, Designer Concept Cars: key launches.