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The World Cup Is Testing a Core Assumption of the Streaming Era
As personalized feeds dominate digital life, World Cup watch parties reveal growing demand for shared, real-world experiences. Courtesy Eventbrite For much of the streaming era, platforms have been designed...
As OpenAI and Anthropic Race Toward IPOs, Trust Becomes the Real Product
With model capabilities converging, trust and personality are becoming the new battleground in enterprise A.I. Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images Generative A.I. is entering its most competitive phase yet....
At Basel Social Club, the Office Becomes a Playground of Anti-Productivity
Silvio Larusso’s provocative text installation sets the tone. Courtesy of the artist and Basel Social Club. Photo: Silke Briel As the art world has grown accustomed to the boutique...
Middle Node and What It Takes to Build an Art Scene Outside New York and L.A.
Installation view: Tara Fay Coleman’s “Marginalia” at here gallery in Pittsburgh in 2023. Courtesy of Tara Fay Coleman When Lexi Bishop moved to Pittsburgh from Los Angeles in 2020,...
Performa’s Broadway Benefit Brought Fresh Magic to an Old Format
Fragments of Barbara Kruger’s Untitled (Questions). Courtesy Performa, photo: Elyse Mertz There was a certain New York magic last Wednesday night—an unknown and unexpected thrill in the air. Knicks...
€3.5 Million Raised in 20 Minutes: Inside the American Friends of Versailles Gala
Saskia Connery and Peter Brant Jr. Photo by Marc Piasecki/Getty Images “Versailles… exists as an unparalleled and final statement that is likely never to be repeated,” declares the American...
Why Cutting Humans Too Fast Could Backfire in the A.I. Era
A.I. is transforming business faster than almost any technology before it, but companies removing humans before systems are ready may be creating confusion rather than competitive advantage. Unsplash+ A...
Our Favorite Looks from the Frick Collection Spring Garden Party
James Burn, Laurent Bergeron, Kent Monkman, Peter Jay Sharp, chief curator Aimee Ng, Brad Tinmouth, Harold Rafael and Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen director Axel Rüger. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com The Frick...
One Fine Show: “Zurbarán” at the National Gallery in London
Francisco de Zurbarán, Agnus Dei, c. 1635-1640. Oil on canvas, 37.3 x 62 cm. Otero Herranz, Alberto © Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado The last book by the...
Sébastien Léon’s Material Exploration
Sébastien Léon sees function not as a constraint but as a means of drawing viewers into perception-shifting experiences. Courtesy the artist Sébastien Léon doesn’t think in categories, nor does...
