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“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” is on view at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia through February 22. Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation...

Sam Altman is adding a brain-computer interface startup to his growing portfolio of startups outside of OpenAI. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images One...

More than 10 galleries from New York’s downtown scene will mount booths in the inaugural edition of ENZO. Courtesy of ENZO Roles in the art...

What happens when tools designed to support human agents begin to function as systems of constant surveillance? Unsplash Over the past several...

As breaches mount and identity data proves irreversible, confidential A.I. challenges the assumption that verification requires visibility....

The rush to deploy A.I. in health care raises hard questions about accuracy and trust. Unsplash Each week, more than 230 million people globally...

A.I.-native commerce is collapsing the traditional funnel and forcing brands to rethink visibility, trust and control. Unsplash For the past...

Rose is undoubtedly a classic fragrance, but over the years, the floral scent gained a reputation as a touch old-fashioned and perhaps even, dare...

Created without sitters or commissions, his character heads mark a deliberate break from courtly expectations and elite self-fashioning. Courtesy...

Super Bowl LX is taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, and whether you’re a Bay Area local or a fan traveling in for the game, we’ve...

Gulnur Mukazhanova, False Hope or Moment of the Present, 2018. Photo: Visual Voices, Image courtesy: CHAT (Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile),...

To move beyond pilot projects and shadow A.I., organizations must rethink governance as a cultural challenge. Unsplash It’s no longer news that...

As Trump escalates attacks on the central bank, Wall Street unites around the importance of Fed independence. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty...

Headcount reductions come as the organization accelerates its historic plan to give away $200 billion before closing in 2045. Justin Tallis-WPA...

The Corner Store is opening in Las Vegas. Nick Johnson Eugene Remm, Tilman Fertitta and Catch Hospitality Group will open their second location of...

Delcy Rodríguez, long a key Maduro ally and former vice president of Venezuela, became the country’s acting president on Jan. 5, 2026. Venezuelan...

The city’s long relationship with glass, rooted in medicine bottles and industrial craft, continues to shape the city’s contemporary cultural...

Turning 25 amid an A.I. boom, Wikipedia is racing to protect traffic, volunteers and revenue without losing its mission. Photo illustration by...

Antonello da Messina’s Ecce Homo; Saint Jerome in Penitence (c. 1460-1465) has a high estimate of $15 million. Courtesy of Sotheby's It’s not every...

For its third exhibition, ArteYUNQUE installed artworks on the Science and Conservation Trail in El Portal de El Yunque. Courtesy ArteYUNQUE |...

If social media is any indication, 2026’s New Year’s resolutions seem to have taken a turn away from abstention and towards indulgence. Quests, in...

Skyler Chan launched GRU last year. Courtesy GRU Space Civilian travel to the Moon remains years away, but a California startup is already making...

Turtle Island. Tanveer Badal As I stood on the dock in Nadi, staring at the tiny hopper plane that I was about to board, I couldn’t help but wonder...

These very different art ecosystems serve very different audiences. Courtesy ZONAMACO This year, there’s no shortage of warm-weather art world...

Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory at home, where collecting is inseparable from daily life. Painting by Sholto Blissett | Photo: Gloria Kilbourne The...

Gracious Hospitality founder Simon Kim reflects on leadership, longevity and the evolution of modern hospitality. Gary He This Q&A is part of...

Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory at home, where collecting is inseparable from daily life. Painting by Sholto Blissett | Photo: Gloria Kilbourne The...

LACMA staffer Sierra Schiano describes long-standing structural issues—from understaffing to opaque decision-making—that gradually pushed her and...

Power in the art world is often discreet—etched into museum walls, discussed over gala dinners—but this certainly wasn’t the case on Tuesday night,...

Finding the right Valentine’s Day present can pose a challenge for even the most accomplished of gift-givers. You don't want to veer into cheesy...

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The happy family, called Young couple contemplating a sleeping child, or The return home, or The reconciliation. Oil on...

A rendering of the New Museum’s expansion. Courtesy of the New Museum We expected it to open last fall. Then came months of silence. Now, at last,...

January is a month of fresh starts and new beginnings, so what better way to kick off 2026 than with a few can’t-miss restaurant openings? As Los...

Las Vegas is in the middle of an over-the-top dining makeover, and the biggest players here aren’t content with just playing their greatest hits....

Glen Taylor attends a Minnesota Timberwolves game on March 31, 2024. Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Glen Taylor, the founder of printing...

There is broad consensus across the art world that since the early 2000s, there has been a global proliferation of biennials—the so-called...

Shirley Yang Crutchfield, Queens Triumvirate, 2025. 24K gold leaf, 22K moon gold, 12K white gold and oil on wood, 24 x 26 in. Courtesy of the...

A post by Elon Musk on the X app, showing an A.I. prompt-created Grok image depicting Musk wearing a bikini. Leon Neal/Getty Images Grok, the A.I....

In a sobering annual message, Bill Gates warns that global aid cuts and unchecked A.I. could derail progress. Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los...

Fran Horowitz, a former executive at Express Inc. and Ann Taylor Loft, joined Abercrombie & Fitch in 2014. Patrick MacLeod/WWD/Penske Media via...

If you haven't started the search for a Valentine's Day gift just yet, it's time to get on that—ASAP. February 14 is just around the corner, and...

As longevity shifts to A.I. and predictive health, male-biased data risks repeating old inequities at scale. Unsplash Longevity has become one of...