As New York Fashion Month kicks off, enlivening its grand avenues until February 16th, Vogue France has identified exhibitions to see between shows.

From grown men eating ice cream – gasp! – to Noël Coward sweating in the desert and a baseball team without pants – a new exhibition celebrates images from the era-defining magazine.

David LaChapelle: As the World Turns will feature the internationally acclaimed photographer’s contemporary classic works and premiere creations, celebrating four decades at the intersection of art, pop culture and spirituality.

Though February 21, 2026, the Staley Wise Gallery in New York City is running a show called “Looking at LIFE,” which features some of the most popular photos from the history of the magazine.

In this brief interview, the gallery’s director, George Kocis, explains how the show came together.

The image, shot for a designer's ad campaign, feels like a scene from a real-life Alice in Wonderland tea party.

With the magic of Wes Anderson, the imagination of René Magritte, and the mystery of Alfred Hitchcock, Rodney Smith’s photographs—collected in a new coffee-table book—create a fantastical world untouched by time