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Charles Chemin Has Been Training to Lead Watermill His Whole Life
Charles Chemin succeeds the legendary Robert Wilson. Photo: Tudor Cucu Last month, the Watermill Center in Water Mill, New York, announced that Charles Chemin would serve as its new...
Connie Ballmer Gives Record $80M to NPR as Public Media Faces Cuts
Connie and Steve Ballmer have doled out billions in philanthropic donations. Photo by Eric Feferberg/AFP via Getty Images Philanthropist Connie Ballmer, the wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer,...
Netflix’s Course Correction Under Film Chief Dan Lin As Streaming Reality Sets In
Dan Lin at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards on March 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, Calif. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Between 2019 and 2023, Netflix released several hundred...
The 10 Most Notable Restaurants Opening in New York City This April
April in New York is a study of contrasts: wet and dry, hot and cold. As such, perhaps it’s not surprising that this month’s new restaurants run the gamut,...
The Anti-A.I. Aesthetic: Why Brands Are Proving Their Humanity
From Le Creuset to Zevia, advertisers are treating “made by humans” as a visible, strategic signal of trust. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images The tradition of surrealist photography has always aimed...
YoungArts’ Glamorous Raúl Àvila-Designed Gala Returns to the Met’s Iconic Temple of Dendur
Marisa Tomei and Sarah Arison. Yvonne Tnt/BFA.com There are few more reliable signs that spring has arrived in New York than the annual return of the YoungArts Gala to...
Art Galleries Are Quietly Embracing A.I. But Most Have No Guardrails in Place
First Thursday’s 2026 A.I. in Galleries Report shows that while most gallery staff now use A.I. tools daily, few have implemented policies to ensure data accuracy and client security....
At the Bronx Museum Gala, a Community-Built Institution Prepares for Its Next Chapter
The highly anticipated $42.9 million renovation of the Bronx Museum of the Arts is set to be unveiled later in 2026. Courtesy Marvel Among the several museum renovation and...
Is That a Caneletto? Kind of.
An authenticated Canaletto will sell for tens of millions of dollars; a work “attributed to Canaletto” might sell for tens of thousands. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publis Imagine examining an auction...
Jessica Taylor Bellamy’s Captured Realities Are Never Fully What They Seem
Installation view: Jessica Taylor Bellamy’s “Semblance” at Anat Ebgi, New York. Courtesy of the artist and Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles / New York. Photo: New Document Artist Jessica Taylor...
