The Balloon Museum will debut Pop Air – Art Is Inflatable, an immersive exhibition exploring the intersection of art, air, and creativity, in Houston on Saturday, Nov. 15. The exhibition runs through April 19, 2026, at 2501 Commerce Street.

HYPERCOSMO

 

Created by Italy-based Lux Entertainment, Pop Air features large-scale installations spanning more than 65,000 square feet, luminous displays, and interactive works by 14 international artists. The exhibition blends pop culture and conceptual art to create a multisensory experience designed to engage visitors of all ages.

“The world’s largest event dedicated to air and inflatable installations is coming to Houston with monumental and interactive works,” said Roberto Fantauzzi, president of Lux Entertainment. “In Pop Air, play becomes both a language and an intellectual experience—a journey inward that combines imagination, culture, and emotion.”

Silenus by Max Streicher

 

Featured artists include Karina Smigla-Bobinski, Cyril Lancelin, ENESS, Filthy Luker, Hyperstudio, Jimmy Kuehnle, Lindsay Glatz & Curious Form, Max Streicher, Motorefisico, Pepper’s Ghost, Pneuhaus & Bike Powered Events, Quiet Ensemble, Rub Kandy, and Ultravioletto.

Exhibition highlights include:

• Cyril Lancelin’s “Crazy Love for Polygons”, which invites visitors to explore a geometric landscape.
• Hyperstudio’s “Glowing Ballet” and “10 Agosto,” which balance chaos and stillness through light and form.
• ENESS’s “Spiritus Sonata,” evoking the wonder of childhood through sound and color.
• Karina Smigla-Bobinski’s “ADA,” an interactive, kinetic installation connecting movement and art.
• Filthy Luker’s “Goofs,” large-scale inflatable figures that silently observe the exhibition.

ADA - Karina Smigla-Bobinski

 

In this setting, inflatable art becomes a multisensory language—transforming air into form and imagination into experience. Each installation invites visitors to consider the relationship between body and space, lightness and structure, and the power of art to reimagine the familiar.

Tickets for Pop Air – Art Is Inflatable are available now. For more information, visit Balloon Museum Houston.