Observer

Chronicling the pulse of power.

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From a dinner honoring two of contemporary art's most enduring figures to a cotton candy machine and a midnight last-call, the Museum of Modern Art's annual garden party delivered a night to remember. https://t.co/OpQMUx6o5h

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In conversation with Observer, Aldrich director Cybele Maylone reflects on 10-year cycles, Main Street and the particular trust artists place in smaller institutions. https://t.co/NGGWwijhsg

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For clients looking to divest, he reviews multiple competitive proposals from auction houses, galleries and private sales platforms, then builds a comprehensive sales strategy for each object. https://t.co/AfxCJIa4h6

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Installed in a 15th-century palazzo, the Chinese master's natural lacquer surfaces feel less painted than shaped by geological time. https://t.co/TMHs5kuYs7

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For anyone unmoved by another glass of rosé, these lighter reds offer the season a little more depth without the weight of a cabernet. https://t.co/F3YUlkIsEs

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At Tanya Bonakdar, the Belgian master returns with a show that moves between monument, grief and familiar yet unknown worlds. https://t.co/lW4YtcP2Ca

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At a moment of anxiety about jobs and the future, commencement speeches in 2026 became a referendum on both A.I. and the people selling it. https://t.co/Agv702MSNK

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These 14 new hotels trade the obvious European summer checklist for private islands, restored palazzos, cliffside suites and places your feed has not yet ruined. https://t.co/rQBnmeUbQC

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With demand for works by Bob Dylan to Bowie and Thom Yorke, the market for musician-made art is more serious than you might expect. https://t.co/XemBchp1rl

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"The Gift of Tongues" transforms the gallery into a labyrinthine stage where quilts, sculptures and 'power objects' collapse the distance between past, present, physical reality and myth. https://t.co/8mHXfAtnNT

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By turning meeting transcriptions and notes into structured knowledge, Otter aims to power smarter A.I. agents and unlock more effective workplace automation. https://t.co/a1RWwRBZmw

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"Cities like Abu Dhabi, Seoul and Bilbao enter into structured partnerships with globally recognized institutions, leveraging the brand, collections and curatorial authority of names like the Louvre, Pompidou and Guggenheim to accelerate their position on the global cultural stage." https://t.co/D4wtle2hwv

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These novels showed her that social satire starring the wealthy and privileged didn't always have to be savage. https://t.co/G8gizJnWYE

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Edmondo di Robilant has left Robilant + Voena, and his son Michele is steering their new London gallery toward a more globally oriented program. https://t.co/QWs0JZxgQB

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Two performances of rare feeling carry this World War I drama that struggles to achieve real depth. https://t.co/7BRiyHmBxL

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The commencement boos aimed at A.I. advocates reveal a generation wrestling with uncertainty about work, opportunity and agency. https://t.co/v5QStvmQgk

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With the World Cup Final headed to MetLife, the best viewing may happen everywhere else: Queens restaurants, Manhattan rooftops, soccer bars, beer gardens and fan zones across the city. https://t.co/qa3R3xGm0X

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According to LGW co-founder Jeremy Epstein, London remains one of the few cities where specialized gallery projects can be commercially meaningful, sustained by local cultural infrastructure and an international collector base. https://t.co/wgswt2bAYx

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Drawing on fishing, foraging and South Africa's layered food traditions, chef Ryan Cole builds tasting menus shaped by the Cape itself. https://t.co/c8eo3Jlaly

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More than just a fundraiser, the elegant evening honored art collectors Isabel and Agustín Coppel, music icon J Balvin and curator Estrellita Brodsky for their commitment to advancing Latin American and Latine art and culture worldwide. https://t.co/h6kQASz2Eb