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Bernard Arnault’s Succession Looms as LVMH Returns to Growth
All five Arnault children hold senior roles across the luxury group, yet their father continues to resist naming an heir. Bastien Ohier / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty...
Why the Destination Art Fair Is Here to Stay
When collectors won’t go to the art fair, fairs like Contemporary Art Now go to the collectors. Photo: Sayana Cairo Tell someone you are traveling to Ibiza for the...
Ocean Vuong On Asking Questions Without Answers
In conversation with Observer, the MacArthur fellow and bestselling novelist reflects on metaphor, class and truth. Courtesy the publisher; author photo by Giancarlo Valentine The world demands definition, certainty...
MOCA Rising: How New York’s Chinese American Museum Is Redefining the American Canon
Dong Kingman, East Meets West, 1951. Courtesy of the Museum of Chinese in America Earlier this year, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in New York unveiled a...
In Sotheby’s Botero Show, Rare Works Meet a Resurgent Global Market
“Botero in New York” is on view at Sotheby’s New York through September. Photo: Ben Levine, courtesy of Sotheby's After mounting museum-level blockbuster shows and an eclectic exhibition tracing...
Jensen Huang Turns to Japan’s Robots for Nvidia’s Next Growth Engine
Jensen Huang says Japan can combine its manufacturing prowess with Nvidia’s chips and software to lead the emerging physical A.I. economy. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Nvidia built its empire on...
Tracing Universal Frequencies, Oliver Beer Makes Sound Visible
Installation view: Oliver Beer’s “The Sky in the Cave” at Thaddaeus Ropac London. Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg · Milan · Seoul. Photo: Eva Herzog...
The Hamptons Art Rush, Five Years Later: What COVID Taught Us
Work in a Hamptons pop-up exhibition staged by the now defunct Castle Fitzjohns Gallery. Photo by Jared Siskin/Getty Images for Hamptons Magazine While its disruption was a mere inconvenience...
How Artists Are Using A.I. and Where They Are Drawing the Line
Installation view: Rachel Maclean’s “The Enchantment of Reason” at Josh Lilley, London. Courtesy the artist and Josh Lilley Even as A.I.’s integration into daily life continues, visual artists remain...
Lin Qiao’s Fireworks AI Bets on Specialized Models Over General A.I. Hype
According to Lin Qiao, the future of A.I. lies in millions of specialized models built on proprietary data. Sam Barnes/Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images The soaring demand...
The 30 Best East Coast Beach Resorts, From the Keys to Kennebunkport
July 17, 2026 Every summer, the East Coast performs one of the country's strangest migrations. Not the people—the season itself. In June, Palm Beach valet stands sit half empty...
Observer’s 2026 A.I. Power Index: Who Controls the Capital Flow in A.I
Jaakko Kokko AlphaSense CEO Jack Kokko convinced investors this year that the company transforming how Wall Street and enterprise teams conduct research should be worth $7.5 billion, not $4...