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Across the Major Houses, Hong Kong’s March Sales Confirm a New Collecting Maturity
Christie’s closed its 20th/21st Century Evening Sale in Hong Kong with a white-glove HK$ 655.7 million total, while Phillips’ Evening Sale achieved HK$49.5 and Sotheby’s achieved HK$548 million. CHRISTIE’S IMAGES LTD. 2026 Art Basel Hong Kong anchored a week of intense activity, with sales spanning entry-level to multimillion-dollar prices, an expansive ecosystem of satellite fairs…
Read MoreWas Spinosaurus Really a 'Hell Heron'? Digging Into the Star of Netflix’s 'The Dinosaurs'
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With an incredible sail and heavy bones that might have acted as ballast, Spinosaurus seems primed for snatching fish. The creature has long captivated the public, from its early mysteries to the recent discovery of a new species Source link
Read MoreIn Dubai, Efie Gallery Is Rewriting the Map of Contemporary African Art
(l. to r.) Kobi, Valentina and Kwame Mintah. Courtesy Efie Gallery “A lot of our artists are happy that we represent them because we are the same. As Africans, we understand what story they are telling and who they are talking to,” Kwame Mintah, Ghanaian cultural entrepreneur, collector and cofounder of Dubai-based contemporary gallery Efie,…
Read MoreSam Altman Resets OpenAI and Personal Priorities Ahead of High-Stakes IPO
Altman is reshaping OpenAI’s structure and priorities ahead of a highly anticipated IPO. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently made two moves that say more about the company’s future than any product launch could. On March 23, he stepped down as chairman of Helion Energy, the fusion startup he has backed for more than…
Read MoreFish Traps Have Been Banned on the Columbia River for Nearly a Century. Could Bringing Them Back Help Save Salmon?
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A new experiment is testing the commercial success of fish traps in Washington and Oregon. Even as some conservationists embrace the technique, its return has reopened old wounds among local fishers Source link
Read MoreAn Anti-Art Fair Is Taking Root in the Mojave Desert
The High Desert Art Fair opens at the storied Pioneertown Motel located outside of Joshua Tree, California, on March 28. Courtesy The High Desert Art Fair The art world spent much of last year talking about fair fatigue, which might be why it’s so surprising that the answer to our collective exhaustion might be the…
Read MoreGemini G.E.L.’s 60th Anniversary Show Is a Love Letter to L.A.
Curator Susan Dackerman drew on the studio’s substantial archives to assemble a show that uses Los Angeles as both subject and atmosphere. Courtesy Gemini G.E.L. On the corner of Melrose Avenue and Kings Road in West Hollywood sits an unassuming building designed by Frank Gehry in the 1970s. It incorporates deconstructivist “L.A. School” elements such…
Read MoreHow a Small Winter Flower Has Attracted Droves of Admirers—and Offers a Symbol of Resilience
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The snowdrop, or Galanthus, blooms when the world is still frozen. Gardeners enamored with the plant gather each year in Pennsylvania to celebrate its subtleties and endurance Source link
Read MoreFlying Car Billionaire Brett Adcock Launches Startup to Build Personal A.I.
Adcock’s new lab Hark aims to turn multimodal A.I. plus custom hardware into a “personal A.I.” that understands users and anticipates their needs. Diane Rose Brett Adcock has built and sold companies in robotics, security and air taxis, and now he wants to reinvent how people use A.I. His latest venture, Hark, is a new…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s Most Noteworthy Luxury Hotels
Edinburgh hasn’t always boasted an abundance of luxury hotels, but over the past few decades, the Scottish city has built up a collection of discerning, historic accommodations. The city, a one-hour flight (or four-and-a-half-hour train) from London, is especially popular with American travelers (it’s a mere seven-hour direct flight from New York City), who often…
Read MoreAt the Outsider Art Fair, Artists at the Margins Become the Market Stars
Just before the exit, one arrives at London-based Gallery of Everything, which has built a reputation across major international fairs for discovering and repositioning visionary figures—from Madge Gill at Frieze Masters to Afro-Caribbean Surrealist painter Hector Hyppolite at Art Basel Paris. At the Outsider Art Fair, the gallery presents a full booth dedicated to Sam…
Read MoreA Night in Berlin: Inside the “Creative Cacophony” of Hamburger Bahnhof’s Landmark Inaugural Gala
Christine Würfel Stauss. Photo: Polina Vinogradova Last year, Observer spoke with Hamburger Bahnhof co-directors Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath about the museum’s evolution and their shared curatorial vision. “If there is one principle, it is this: the museum must be restless enough to remain alive to its moment and committed enough to nurture lasting resonance…
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