The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) fair’s reputation for being at the top of the luxury spectrum lent it the air of a frenzied spring shopping spree on Thursday afternoon in New York City. Underneath bobbing strings of purple alliums, VIPs strode through the Park Avenue Armory previewing art, design, jewelry, and antiquities from 91 […]
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“I was friends with a porn star when I moved back to Los Angeles, and we spent a very depressing Christmas together,” Massoud Hayoun, an investigative reporter turned painter, told me steps from the entrance of The Halo in New York City’s financial district. We’re standing in front of Hayoun’s painting “Christmas Under Capitalism” (2023),
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Tuning out the din of fad-hunting throughout Frieze Week, a New York exhibition re-awakens a late feminist sculptor’s embodiments of human migration — both primordial and present. Mary Ann Unger, who died in 1998 at age 53 after a battle with breast cancer, left a crucial legacy of biomorphic sculptures and related drawings, as seen in
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My first stop at the Independent Art Fair was the rooftop bar: I wanted to catch my breath, enjoy the view, eavesdrop a little. I was immediately rewarded (though not with a drink — if the public opening is anything like the private preview, the line is simply not worth your time). Two blandly stylish
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A Texas tourist who traveled to Florida this year ended up walking away from the Sunshine State with substantially more money in his bank account. The Florida Lottery announced that David Le, a Lone Star state native, recently won a $1 million prize. Le, who lives in Katy, Texas, was in Cape Coral when he
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America’s Cultural Treasures: This article is part of a series sponsored by the Ford Foundation highlighting the work of museums and organizations that have made a significant impact on the cultural landscape of the United States. The work is to really dig into and continue to deepen our understanding of what racial healing means. I
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As if listing agents don’t have a hard enough time getting sellers to make a few market-friendly improvements to their home, reports from the construction industry suggest the Trump administration’s tariff policy is going to raise the hurdle even higher. Source link
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Have Floridians finally figured out what causes most alligator attacks? A group of researchers from the Sunshine State say yes. A recent study from the University of Florida delved into the topic and found there was one reason that caused 96% of alligator bites. With help from experts from Centre College in Kentucky, the team
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AMAFFI has just unveiled its partnership with international musician MOMO. The luxury perfume house and the beloved member of K-Pop sensation, TWICE, join forces in what AMAFFI describes as an “uncompromising dedication to beauty, individuality and the art of creation”. As a muse who bridges cultures and generations, MOMO embodies the essence of AMAFFI —
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The first structure at the second-oldest university in the United States was recently rediscovered by archaeologists – and it’s not necessarily something to expect at a school. William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, was originally chartered in 1693. The idyllic Southern university houses the oldest university building in the United States, the Wren Building. But
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