Nicolas Winding Refn and Hideo Kojima expand their acclaimed Satellites project with a multi-day takeover of Hotel Chelsea.

Prada is bringing its acclaimed cultural platform back to New York this June with&nbsp;Satellites II, the fourteenth iteration of Prada Mode. Created in collaboration with Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and Japanese game creator Hideo Kojima, the immersive, multi-day experience will take over the historic Hotel Chelsea during Tribeca Festival, expanding on the pair's 2025 exhibition Satellites, first presented at Prada Aoyama Tokyo.
Described as an exploration of communication, creativity, and human connection, Satellites II transforms the iconic Manhattan landmark into a sprawling science-fiction-inspired landscape. Across private and public programming, visitors will encounter site-specific installations, screenings, performances, conversations, and culinary experiences designed around the ongoing creative dialogue between Refn and Kojima.
For the first two days, Prada Mode will operate as a private members' club, with invited guests staying at the hotel and attending dinners, performances, and celebrations. Beginning June 5, the experience opens to the public, allowing visitors to explore installations throughout the Hotel Chelsea and additional locations across New York City.
The exhibition builds on the unique friendship between Refn and Kojima, whose collaboration has largely transcended language. Reflecting on the project, Refn explained, "It's an experience between myself and Hideo&mdash;who, we very much feel that we're twins&mdash;and the idea of words, because we have never had a conversation because we don't speak each other's languages. We'll never actually communicate with words; we can only communicate through images and music." He added that recreating their ongoing exchange across multiple languages became "a way to deconstruct how we talk. It's really all about purity of emotions."

Prada Mode at the Hotel Chelsea. Courtesy of Prada.

That fascination with communication and shared imagination extends throughout the exhibition's design. According to Refn, the visual language of Satellites II draws heavily from television, science fiction, and childhood wonder. "The screen becomes the mirror of our society, but it also becomes the mirrors of what we romanticize, what we want to see, what we fear, what we love, what we hate," he said. Referencing the exhibition's silver-toned aesthetic, Refn described the color as both "a symbol of hope" and "a symbol of space and imagination."
For Kojima, New York itself played a central role in shaping the project. "New York is art. Music. Everything is the top of the top&mdash;that was my image of New York," he said. "So when I want a challenge, I was always thinking, I should go to New York."
The Hotel Chelsea serves as more than just a venue. Throughout the exhibition, private rooms will be transformed into micro television studios during the members-only portion of the event before evolving into immersive art installations for public audiences. Additional spaces throughout the hotel will host works centered on the artists' shared obsessions, creating what Prada describes as a "cosmic voyage" through friendship, inspiration, and creativity.
Refn also sees the project as a continuation of Prada Mode's long-standing mission to merge art, culture, and experimentation. "I find Mrs. Prada to be a very fascinating person and very inspiring," he said. "So it feels like it's a wonderful collaboration. At the same time, it's also about pushing the boundaries of what we can do, and seeing into the future."

Ultimately, Satellites II is designed to resist straightforward interpretation. "We're creators and we create emotions to communicate," Refn explained. "We're not always interested in the order of logic because art like life is illogical." He continued, "There's so many different things going on, and it's not just one experience. It's multiple things. I think that's what excites us."
Founded as an evolution of Prada Double Club, Prada Mode has become one of the luxury house's most ambitious cultural initiatives, bringing together artists, architects, filmmakers, and thinkers in cities around the world. Previous editions have been staged in Miami, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, Abu Dhabi, Osaka, and more. This latest installment promises to transform New York into the backdrop for an expansive meditation on art, technology, language, and human connection&mdash;seen through the eyes of two creators who have built an entire creative universe without ever truly speaking the same language.

Prada Mode Returns to New York With a Sci-Fi Dreamscape at Hotel Chelsea

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