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In Santa Fe, a Vibrant Contemporary Scene Has Been Taking Shape for Decades
Hugo Cisterna, Miss Sinaloa. Oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist and Keep Contemporary The last time I was in Santa Fe, I found myself standing before a tall digital display that, every few minutes, shuffled to a different still from Google Street View. I saw a man sitting at the roadside in a white plastic…
Read MoreSpectators Flocked to the Artemis 2 Launch to Witness History Being Made. One Awed Viewer Called It 'the Best Thing Ever'
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Wednesday evening, a human mission to the moon lifted off for the first time in more than 50 years. These 13 photographs capture what it was like to experience the moment Source link
Read More10 Books That Authors Think Everyone Should Read
‘Hopscotch’ by Julio Cortázar Oftentimes, when I ask an author who they’d like to discuss, they ask if anyone has picked Cortázar yet. The Argentinian’s Hopscotch isn’t the most widely read book, but among novelists, its influence is enormous. According to the author, the chapters of the 1963 novel are to be read in two…
Read MoreCollecting Art Is Easy. Running a Museum, Not So Much.
Rachel Martin (Tlingít), Gochman Family Chalk drawings, 2022. Chalk, site-specific. Photo: Alon Koppel Photography At some point this fall, a new art exhibition space devoted to contemporary Native American art will open in Katonah, New York, with the name of the place yet to be determined. “We’re in brainstorming mode,” Laura Phipps, the recently named…
Read MoreCascade Red Foxes Are Notoriously Reclusive. So How Did This Photographer Capture These Stunning Images of the Endangered Species?
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Even the scientists who study the animals rarely see them except on camera. But Gretchen Kay Stuart spent a season documenting them up close Source link
Read MoreAcross 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…
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