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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...
Is Aspen the New Hamptons?
An outdoor market in Aspen. Denver Post via Getty Images (Editor’s note: This story was originally published on August 5, 2016. Some details reflect the time of original reporting.)...
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...
The Books the Most Powerful People in A.I. Are Reading
'Good to Great' by Jim Collins In Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't, Collins explores how average companies transform into elite, long-lasting businesses—and why...
The Most Noteworthy L.A. Restaurant Openings of July, From Pad Thai to Wagyu Cheesesteaks
As the foggy days of June gloom finally begin to loosen their grip (albeit reluctantly), Angelenos are settling into the warmer days of high summer. Though the city’s World...
The Flood of A.I.-Generated Images Will Make Human-Made Art More Precious, Not Less
Alai Ganuza, Pink bathroom. Copyright and courtesy Alai Ganuza As a full-time painter and educator, I can say with certainty that technology has completely changed the art world. I...
Faig Ahmed Weaves Azerbaijan’s Past Into Its Future in Venice
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For Collector Marie-Cécile Zinsou, Building a Museum in Benin Was Just the Beginning
The traveling exhibition “Nago Hunters from the Kingdom of Bante” by Jean-Dominique Burton in 2013.  ©Jean-Dominique Burton When art collector and 2025 Yale Directors Forum fellow Marie-Cécile Zinsou first...
An Insider’s Guide to Putney’s Riverfront London Life
Putney is a bend in the Thames where London starts behaving like a system rather than a sprawl—nothing quite settles; instead, everything circulates. Commuters rush off trains and the...
At Ebbio, the Parisian Art Consultancy IDA Offers Artists the Luxury of Unstructured Time
The restored 13th-century farm where IDA hosts its biannual residency. Courtesy IDA IDA, a four-year-old Parisian consulting agency specialized in the development of art acquisitions, exhibitions, custom commissions and...
The London Members’ Clubs Worth Knowing
London has been home to members’ clubs for centuries. It’s housed so many, in fact, that the city is often considered the birthplace of these elite establishments. Gentlemen's clubs,...
When Art Forgeries Are Exposed, the Fakes Don’t Simply Disappear
A forgery by Edgar Mrugalla of the painting The Poor Poet by Franz Carl Spitzweg, displayed in the exhibition “Echt falsch – Das Phaenomen der Kunstfaelschung” (“Really Fake –...