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Closing Soon: Alioune Diagne’s Paintings Embracing the African Dream at Templon
The artist’s pointillistic technique blurs borders—both literal and symbolic. Photo: CHARLES ROUSSEL Alioune Diagne’s paintings are composed of minuscule pointillistic lines that spread across his large canvases, creating imagery...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Sabotaging America’s A.I. Leadership
Trump’s new tariffs on imports—especially from Asia—could drive up costs on critical A.I. infrastructure, threatening America’s leadership in the field. Unsplash+ The U.S. is currently the world leader in...
Two Decades On, UCCA Is Navigating China’s Art Boom Without Losing Its Soul
UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. OMA Architects Since its founding in 2007, Beijing’s UCCA Center for Contemporary Art has played a pivotal role in amplifying the international...
The Next Wealth Revolution: How Circular Business Models Are Redefining Growth
Stacks of missed opportunity—until circular thinking flips the model. Unsplash+ For much of the industrial era, the global economy has operated on a deceptively simple model: extract resources, produce...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Says RTO Mandate Is Reviving the Tech Giant’s Startup Culture
Andy Jassy has worked at Amazon for 28 years. Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon (AMZN) CEO Andy Jassy has been vocal about his mission to return...
Awkward—A.I. Struggles to Understand Human Social Interactions, Study Finds
A.I.’s failure to read human social cues could pose serious risks for the future of self-driving vehicles. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images While A.I....
Punk Preservation: Getty’s Glenn Phillips On Securing Raymond Pettibon’s Archive
Pettibon’s archive captures the full sweep of a career that bridges Southern California’s punk scene and the wider art world. Photo by Richard Hartog/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images...
Jet Set: Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts for the Mom Who Loves to Travel
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds Not everyone loves a those big over-ear headphones, and if she's partial to a smaller option, gift her these new Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. Sure, they might...
Christie Brinkley reveals ‘difficult’ Billy Joel anecdote she ‘hesitated’ to put in memoir
Christie Brinkley was hesitant to mention her ex-husband Billy Joel’s blackout snacking in her new memoir. The model recalled in “Uptown Girl” (released Tuesday) that the singer once drunkenly...
Observer’s 2025 May Art Fair Calendar
Frieze New York in 2019. Courtesy Frieze Art fair fatigue can start to set in just before May, which is ironic given that May is one of the busiest...
