Prada Mode has returned with an immersive exhibition in New York City, taking over the legendary Hotel Chelsea for a public run from June 5 to June 7. Titled Satellites II, the installation transforms the hotel into a retro-futuristic environment filled with silver-draped rooms, cloud-print interiors, and a glowing UFO-style command center. Prada-branded vending machines also appear throughout the space, offering mystery items such as limited-edition cassette tapes.
The exhibition was created by Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima, continuing a collaboration that began after the two met 16 years ago through their shared admiration for each other’s work. Although they do not speak the same language, the pair have developed a creative partnership built on visual ideas and emoji-based communication. Refn said the project reflects a desire to translate their conversations into multiple forms, emphasizing emotional expression over words.
At the center of Satellites II is a theme of imaginative positivity and future-facing optimism, paired with a strong space-age aesthetic. Silver tones and television-screen imagery run across the hotel’s floors, including visual motifs featuring Refn and Kojima’s faces. Refn described the screen as both a mirror of society and a reflection of human desire, fear, love, and dislike.
Alongside the physical installations, Prada Mode has launched a live-broadcast channel online to stream performances, workshops, talks, and panels from the two-day invite-only preview. The program includes appearances by figures such as Lydia Lunch, Grandmaster Flash, Amanda Gorman, and Sophie Thatcher, highlighting the event’s mix of art, music, literature, and performance.
When the exhibition opens to the public, Prada Mode will expand beyond Hotel Chelsea and spread across Manhattan. Planned activations include an anime screening curated by Refn and Kojima at Angelika Film Center, as well as visual installations at Prada’s Broadway Epicenter and Katz’s Delicatessen on the Lower East Side.
Kojima said New York remains a place of artistic challenge and inspiration for him, describing the city as a kind of alternate universe. He suggested that future installations could even move beyond Earth, underscoring the project’s cosmic themes and its blend of fashion, cinema, gaming, and experimental art.
Satellites II reflects Prada’s ongoing effort to position Prada Mode as an interdisciplinary cultural platform, using immersive design and live programming to connect fashion with contemporary creativity. The New York edition builds on earlier presentations and reinforces the project’s focus on collaboration, visual storytelling, and speculative futurism.
