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Nengi Omuku Sees Value in Beauty During Times of Global Disruption
Nengi Omuku, The Gathering, 2020. Oil on Sanyan. Courtesy the artist In Nengi Omuku’s painting The Gathering, a wounded figure lays on a stretcher, the body dripping on what...
At the New Museum Spring Gala, the Art World Turned Out for Lisa Phillips
John Waters and Jeff Koons Yvonne Tnt/BFA.com After nearly three decades at the helm of the New Museum, former director Lisa Phillips deserved a sendoff worthy of the institution,...
Dabin Ahn’s “Nocturne” and the Slow Meditative Work of Grief
Dabin Ahn’s “Nocturne” is at DOCUMENT in Chicago through June 6, 2026. Courtesy DOCUMENT and the artist Experts describe the psyche as an amalgamation of both conscious and unconscious...
The Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet
Gigi Hadid. WireImage Today is the first Monday in May, and that can only mean one thing—it’s time for the Met Gala, also known as the biggest night in...
“Greater New York” Shows a Generation’s Resilience at the Edge of Collapse
“Greater New York” is at MoMA PS1 through August 17, 2026. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves A poetics of impermanence is also a poetics of transition, of remnants...
The Met Gala Is Entering Its Billionaire Era With Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are pictured at the 2024 Met Gala. Photo by Kevin Mazur/MG24/Getty Images for The Met Museum The official co-chairs...
Corporate Governance in the Age of Geopolitics
From supply chains to currency flows, geopolitical forces are rewriting the rules of corporate governance. Unsplash+ A new operating landscape is here. If there are corporate boards that have...
Apple’s Tim Cook Shares His Advice for Incoming CEO John Ternus
Cook passes the baton to Ternus with guidance as Apple hits new financial highs. Courtesy Apple When former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed the reins to Tim Cook in...
Two Venues, One Unforgettable Evening: Inside Ballet Hispánico’s 56th Anniversary Gala
The Ballet Hispánico Company dancers. Santiago Felipe There is something fitting about a ballet organization kicking off its annual springtime gala with a world-class performance and ending it with...
At the New York Academy of Art’s Annual Benefit, the Studio Visits Are the Main Event
Eddie Roche, Alan Cumming and Cynthia Rowley. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com The New York Academy of Art’s annual benefit is the rare gala evening that skips the ballroom formality and puts...
The Vintage Leica Market Is Surging as Analog Photography Finds New Devotees
Leading the Auction No. 48 sale is a Leica MP-368 once owned by renowned Italian photographer Tazio Secchiaroli, one of the original Roman paparazzi who helped define the visual...
In “Trading Beauty,” Valentina Castellani Makes the Case That Markets and Masterpieces Have Always Been Inseparable
Trading Beauty Art Market Histories from the Altar to the Gallery traces the evolution of the Western art market from the medieval era to the present day. Courtesy Valentina...