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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...
How the World’s Great Artist Foundations Stay Solvent
The Keith Haring Foundation, founded a year after the artist’s death in 1990, earned $13.2 million in 2024 through licensing, artwork sales and investment income, distributing approximately $8 million...
Director Cristian Mungiu Says ‘Fjord’ Is About the Limits of Freedom, Not Clashing Cultures
Cristian Mungiu. Photo by JB Lacroix/FilmMagic One of the unexpected triumphs of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was Cristian Mungiu’s bracing family drama Fjord winning the Palme d’Or. In...
The Best Fashion From the 2026 Tony Awards Red Carpet
Sarah Paulson. WireImage Tonight, the 79th Tony Awards will take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, honoring the brightest stars on Broadway. The Tonys are...
Joan Miró’s Joy Is as Infectious as Ever
Joan Miró in Carl Holty’s studio, in front of the mural painting for the Terrace Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati, 1947. Photo: Arnold Newman © Arnold Newman / Getty Images...
A $3 Million Night at the Geffen: MOCA’s Celebrated Gala Returns in Full Force
Keanu Reeves, Alexandra Grant, China Chow and Alex Israel. Jojo Korsh/BFA.com The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual gala is arguably one of L.A.’s most genuinely exciting evenings,...
The End of the Sustainability Premium
Businesses that treat sustainability as a source of innovation rather than a marketing message are gaining a durable competitive advantage. Unsplash+ For years, executives were sold a compelling idea:...
Su Xiaobai’s Meditative Material Practice Is the Focus of One of the Biennale’s Most Commanding Shows
Installation view: “Su Xiaobai’s Alchemical Universe” at Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel. Courtesy Su Xiaobai Foundation. Photo © Marco Cappelletti / Marco Cappelletti Studio It may be the fluid nature...
At Marianne Boesky, Sanford Biggers Rewrites the Rules of Material Storytelling
Installation view: Sanford Biggers’s “The Gift of Tongues” at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York City. Photo: Jason Wyche Operating at the intersections of African diasporic history, spirituality, mythology...
Lukas Dhont’s ‘Coward’ Renders Queer Desire Against the Machinery of War
The film, for all its faults, subverts hyper-masculine war tropes to focus on intimacy, queer desire and art as a tool of survival. Courtesy MUBI/AlineBoyen_theReunion The trenches of World...
The Philosophers Shaping Today’s Most Powerful A.I. at Top Firms
Once academic, philosophy is finding real-world demand inside leading A.I. labs. David Palma for Unsplash+ For years, ambitious students eager to make their mark in Silicon Valley pursued degrees...