Anne Imhof has introduced a new era of performance art with slow-moving, bass-pounding tableaux that captivate even today’s media-addled attention spans. The German artist had one of the most talked-about artistic projects of 2025 with Doom: House of Hope, her three-hour epic performance loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. The event, which cast Balenciaga models alongside professional ballet dancers, drew 9,000 visitors across its 10 dates at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. Imhof’s angsty-cool aesthetic has made her a darling of fashion brands and European museum curators alike. In the past year, she also co-starred in Valentino’s Cruise 2026 fashion campaign and unveiled a monumental permanent public sculpture of a swimming pool outside the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art in Porto, Portugal. In September, she will open her first solo show in Asia: a survey exhibition at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun center, where signature works will be shown alongside a new performance in collaboration with the Hong Kong Ballet.