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For Sarah Zapata, Weaving Is a Radical Act
Installation view: Sarah Zapata’s “In escape from the vices of idleness” at Sargent Daughter’s. Photo: NICHOLAS KNIGHT Two sharply opposing threads run through many of New York’s September shows. One finds artists openly confronting the grotesque and the paradoxical at a moment when the very notions of intelligence, embodiment and lived experience feel under pressure…
Read MoreDam Removals Are Bringing Fish Back Across the Northeastern United States, Striking Down One Tiny Barrier at a Time
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While the demolition of big dams in the West gets more attention, many of these often-obsolete obstructions are also coming out of northeastern streams and rivers—and herring are returning in droves Source link
Read MoreL.A.’s Top October Restaurant Openings, From Pasta Bars to Smash Burgers
With the official onset of fall—and the approaching El Niño storm season—eight new restaurants are hoping to keep Angelenos dining out, rain or shine. Some are familiar faces, while others are entirely fresh introductions to the L.A. dining scene. Last month, the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art coincided with the debut of…
Read MoreVictoria Beckham Finally Turns a Profit. Beauty Leads the Way.
Victoria Beckham’s namesake luxury group turned a profit for the first time in 2025, nearly two decades after she launched her fashion label. Beauty now accounts for an estimated two-thirds of the company’s revenue. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME In 2000, Alexander McQueen reportedly refused Victoria Beckham’s request to attend his Voss show.…
Read MoreThe Biggest Threat to Roger Goodell’s NFL Empire May Be Itself
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has helped turn the league into a $23 billion annual business. As the NFL seeks more money from broadcasters and expands its streaming and international footprint, questions are emerging about how much more fans and media partners are willing to pay. Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images No empire lasts forever.…
Read MoreTwo Collections, Two Canons: What Andrew and Paul Mellon Built, One Generation Apart
Andrew Mellon built one of America’s great Old Master collections. Paul Mellon inherited the institution and spent a lifetime proving that great collecting requires an independent eye. Bettmann Archive Most of the great American collections were made by one person operating on one instinct. Frick’s was built through resolve and a growing intolerance for anything…
Read MoreInside the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, Watchmaking’s Most Prestigious Prize
Expert-led tours of the collection are offered daily during the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images With the Nobel Prize announcements underway, awards are once again drawing attention to achievements that take years to earn and only a moment to recognize. There isn’t exactly a Nobel Prize for watches, but…
Read MoreAfter Losing Two Fairs, Vienna’s Galleries Built One Together
John M Armleder, FS 272, 1992. Wood, laminate, lic, disco balls, 220 x 80 x 80 cm. Photos © Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Astoria Artshow 2026 / Jakob Kotzmuth Among the highlights at the spacious, multistory Astoria Garage in Vienna this past September was FS 272 (1992), a mirrored sofa by the celebrated Swiss…
Read MoreRagnar Kjartansson Makes the Familiar Strange at Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Installation view: “Ragnar Kjartansson: Politics of the Obvious” at Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Photo: Brenda Bieger, Buffalo AK Many of the behaviors that make up our routines are, in fact, social rituals we have seen repeated around us and gradually absorbed. It begins in childhood, as we watch our parents and imitate their actions while…
Read MoreDindga McCannon Has Been Stitching Black History into the American Art Canon for 60 Years
Installation view: “Dindga McCannon – Yesterday and Today” at Fridman Gallery. Photo: Adam Reich A pioneer of textile assemblage, found-object quilting and wearable art, Dindga McCannon has always drawn on emotional intelligence and creative intuition to shape her vibrant artistic language. Her work is held in major museum collections, including the National Gallery of Art,…
Read MoreFive Discoveries That Changed Our Understanding of T. Rex Forever, From Warm Blood to Lips
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Paleontologists are still unraveling the secrets of the world’s most famous dinosaur, such as its outward appearance or the way that it hunted. With each new finding, our view of the “tyrant lizard king” has gotten a little clearer—and sometimes has radically shifted Source link
Read MoreChris Bianco, Kwame Onwuachi and L.A.’s Culinary Stars Savor the Moment
Chris Bianco. Nicholas Gingold/Craft Media Solutions Chris Bianco was at the L.A. Chef Conference on Monday, Oct. 5, doing what he often does: cooking and philosophizing on the joys of living in the moment. Bianco has long been considered one of the best and most influential pizzaiolos in the United States, but what matters more…
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