Dear Eric: I have known “Mary” for almost 10 years. We have a strictly business/professional relationship which requires us to meet several times a year. Although we don’t socialize, we do joke around and have small talk about family, pets, travel, movies, etc., when we meet. We’ve always gotten along well. I know that Mary … Read more
An installation view of “Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami” at Gagosian in Grosvenor Hill, London. Courtesy the artist and Gagosian The star of Takashi Murakami’s new London show is Rakuchū-Rakugai-zu Byōbu: Iwasa Matabei RIP. At over thirteen meters long and three meters high, the artwork’s source material is a 17th-century mural depiction of … Read more
Just a month after Santa Monica Post Office announced its inaugural edition, the fair is rebranding. Photo: zombieite In just two weeks, L.A.’s newest art fair will open its doors to a city already hosting Frieze, L.A. Art Show, the Other Art Fair and Felix. But this one—competitively priced at a mere $10—comes with a … Read more
An installation view of Pace Booth #C118. Photography courtesy Pace Gallery ZONAMACO was packed from the early hours of its V.I.P. opening on Wednesday, buzzing with an energy that felt worlds apart from where the art world last left off in Miami. Even with a noticeable influx of e-collectors—and partygoers—from the U.S., the real movers … Read more
William Christie conducting Juilliard415 and soprano Song Hee Lee. Photo: Rachel Papo In the mid-1600s, a young Italian arrived in Paris and soon transformed the still-evolving art form of opera into something quintessentially French. More than three hundred years later, a harpsichordist born in Buffalo, New York, also came to Paris and had a similarly … Read more
Boston Dynamics’s Atlas humanoid robot displayed during SoftBank Robot World on Nov. 21, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Boston Dynamics, known for its robot dog “Spot” used by law enforcement, utility companies and tech researchers, is partnering with an organization led by its founder and former CEO to develop a new version of … Read more
An installation view of “Marguerite Humeau: *sk*/ey-” at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami. Photo: Oriol Tarridas Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum not in New York City, a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. There are a number of obsessions … Read more
Celeste Dalla Porta, Daniele Rienzo and Dario Aita in Parthenope Gianni Fiorito/Courtesy of A24 Paolo Sorrentino has fixated on beauty and youth in past films, but never so overtly as in Parthenope. The Italian filmmaker embodies the male gaze in sprawling tale, which follows a charismatic woman (Celeste Dalla Porta) from her birth in 1950 … Read more
Sure, Japan didn’t invent skiing. But while Europe was polishing its legacy and America was making it accessible, Japan knew it was blessed with what matters most: powder. It’s known as “Japow,” that uniquely dry, impossibly light snow that forms when Siberian air masses hit the Sea of Japan. With the yen at historic lows … Read more
The Heart Eyes Killer Courtesy of Sony Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and not long ago that meant romantic comedies and dramas dominating the box office. Since COVID and the streaming boom, however, straight-up romantic comedies (along with comedies in general, save for action blockbusters and kids animation) have become a rarity at the multiplex. … Read more