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Screening at Venice: Anuparna Roy’s ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’
Roy’s approach is melodic and understated, and mines drama from human corners where other storytellers might not think to look. Courtesy Celluloid Dreams A tale of two young female...
Sports Art Has Carved a Market Niche But Rarely Makes It into the Museum Canon
A screenprint of Chris Evert by Andy Warhol hangs in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Photo: John Corbett, courtesy the International Tennis Hall of Fame Generalizing, one can...
The Cost of Limiting Shareholder Voice: How New Restrictions Threaten Economic Growth
Restricting shareholder proposals undermines the checks and balances that protect markets, innovation and social responsibility. Unsplash+ Illegal child marriages. Coerced sterilization. Debt bondage. Until recently, shareholders had the right...
Between Intimacy and Immensity: The Inscrutable Vija Celmins
Vija Celmins, Untitled (Big Sea #2), 1969. Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, 85.1 x 111.8 cm. Private Collection © Vija Celmins, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery Over her 60-year...
Anthropic Is Hiring Researchers to Study A.I. Consciousness and Welfare
A.I. startup Anthropic is best known for its Claude chatbot. Courtesy Anthropic Last year, Anthropic hired its first-ever A.I. welfare researcher, Kyle Fish, to examine whether A.I. models are...
Despite Global Reach, Art-o-rama Is Keeping the Spotlight Squarely on Marseille
Marseille’s distinctive character sets the backdrop for the fair’s experimental energy. ©margotmontigny In 2013, Marseille was appointed Capitale Européenne de la Culture—a program intended to strengthen European locales through...
Observer’s Top Five Pieces Not to Miss at the 2025 Armory Show
The Pit Gallery at The Armory Show 2025. Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images The Armory Show is New York City’s longest-running art fair, so it’s a...
The Labor Market Looks Broken—Is There a Fix Beyond Interest Rate Cuts?
The weak August jobs report increases pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates this fall. Getty Images “The job market is done, busted.” That’s how Chris Rupkey, chief...
A Brisk Start to the Armory Show Suggests Optimism as the Market Adapts to New Rhythms
The Armory Show 2025 opened with a VIP preview on September 4 and runs through September 7. Casey Kelbaugh/CKA American collectors seem to have taken the back-to-school spirit seriously...
Paris-Based Mistral AI Seeks $14B Valuation as Europe Charts Its Own A.I. Path
CEO Arthur Mensch is steering Mistral away from the AGI hype and toward Europe’s A.I. sovereignty. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Paris-based Mistral AI is on track...
