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One Fine Show: “Wayne Thiebaud, Art Comes from Art” at the Legion of Honor
Wayne Thiebaud, Five Seated Figures, 1965; oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.88 cm). Wayne Thiebaud Foundation © Wayne Thiebaud Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at...
Mikey Madison’s Red Carpet Style Evolution: A Masterclass in Modern Glamour
It’s been a whirlwind year for Mikey Madison, who earned her first Oscar nomination—winning for Best Actress—for her breakout role as Ani in Sean Baker’s Anora. The 26-year-old actress...
The Met’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Reframes Ancient Tragedy Through the Lens of Propaganda
Julia Bullock as Cleopatra. Photo: Karen Almond / Met Opera We learn much of what we know about Antony and Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s eponymous play through something of a...
U-Haul Gallery’s Mobile Model Takes Art to the Streets
By turning rental trucks into exhibition spaces, U-Haul Gallery challenges the conventions of brick-and-mortar galleries. Jack Chase of Uhaul Gallery During the jam-packed New York art week, you may...
Screening at Cannes: Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’
A scene from Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’ Fabian Gamper/Studio Zentral In Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature Sound of Falling, a German farmhouse plays host to the stories of several...
Walmart Executives Warn of Imminent Price Increases Despite Lowered Tariffs
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At Christie’s, Women Commanded the Market While Rewriting Records
Auctioneer Yü-Ge Wang sells Miss January by Marlene Dumas for $13.6 million. Christie's Women dominated Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale on May 14. Led by auctioneer Yü-Ge Wang and...
British Billionaire Jeremy Coller Funds A.I. Race to Understand Dolphin Language
The winner of this year’s Coller Dolittle prize will use the funds to study bottlenose dolphins. Wild Horizons/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The beloved Doctor Dolittle children’s books and films...
Your Brain Wasn’t Built for This. Algorithms Know It.
As algorithms guide our every move, the line between convenience and control gets blurrier. Unsplash+ In March 2021, a driver in Charlton, Massachusetts, plunged his car into Buffumville Lake...
Satellite Collective’s Kevin Draper and Lora Robertson On Making Art in Turbulent Times
Kevin Draper and Lora Robertson’s works in conversation at Mriya Gallery. Roman Gorbun Photography Back in 2016, then-Observer contributor Wayne Northcross—now co-curator of the 2026 Detroit Queer Biennial, among...
