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One Fine Show: Jeffrey Gibson’s ‘POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT’ at MASS MoCA
An installation view of “Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. Courtesy MASS MoCA Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights...
18 Pairs of Men’s Underwear Actually Worth Your Money
Look, the "whatever's on sale at the department store" approach to underwear isn't cutting it anymore. The underwear industry has gotten smarter—maybe too smart, with terms like "moisture-wicking zones"...
Does the Art World Really Need Another Market Education Program?
The Art Business Conference was held in London this past September. Courtesy of the Art Business Conference After a 15-year tenure as Art Basel’s global director, art industry veteran...
Waymo Co-CEO Is Optimistic About Self-Driving Regulation Under Trump and Musk
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana speaks at the Wynn Hotel during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan. 8, 2025. AFP via Getty Images During Tesla...
Observer’s Guide to the Must-Visit Biennials and Triennials of 2025
MAHKU’s Kapewe Pukeni, 2024, at the 60th Venice Biennale. Photo by AVZ. Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia. While the Venice Biennale remains the undisputed grand dame of international...
When Human Creativity Meets Technical Autonomy: An Interview With Artist Anna Ridler
Seedphrase recently acquired all twenty-five artworks in Anna Ridler’s Price Per Stem series. Courtesy and copyright Anne Ridler Yesterday, the news dropped that digital art collector and patron Seedphrase...
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Defends Elon Musk, Predicting ‘Overwhelming Success of DOGE’
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X Corp., formerly Twitter, speaks the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2025. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Linda Yaccarino...
Capturing Balanchine’s Ghost: An Interview With Dancer and Choreographer Emily Coates
Emily Coates with Derek Lucci. Photo courtesy of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Tomorrow (January 9), dancer and choreographer Emily Coates will present her new genre-defying iterative performance...
Rediscovering Southern Art From the First Half of the 20th Century at North Carolina’s Mint Museum
Thomas Hart Benton, Ploughing it Under, 1943, reworked 1964; oil on canvas, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR. 2006.73 Courtesy the Mint Museum The Mint Museum Uptown...
‘Severance’ Season 2 Review: More Questions, Fewer Answers
Adam Scott as Mark in Severance Season 2. Courtesy of Apple TV+ Press Severance fans should have a lot of patience. It’s been three years since the workplace drama...
