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Painter Ren'e Levin's Unhurried Eye
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (953+ words) Artist Interview: Painter Ren'e Levin's Unhurried Eye observer. com What makes a flower petal, a pearl or a seashell special? On the canvases of Ren'e Levin, who paints their details writ large, the formation of these objects becomes a kind…...
Rex Reed and the Death of Expert Opinion We Thought We Didn't Need
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (458+ words) When I saw Joan Collins move through the crowd toward Rex Reed, and by default, me, I got that special sickening feeling you get when you're friends with a famous critic who's known for blending unfiltered opinion with unbridled literary…...
Cerebras IPO Creates Billions for CEO Andrew Feldman and Early A. I. Chip Backers
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (440+ words) The momentum cooled slightly today, with shares falling about 5 percent intraday to around $293. Still, the IPO instantly created two billionaires and generated massive returns for a tight circle of early backers. CEO Andrew Feldman, 56, co-founded Cerebras in 2016 with four former…...
Photo London, Like Its Host City, Is Outward-Facing and Ever-Changing
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (95+ words) observer. com More in Art Fairs, Biennials and Triennials We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience. How Do I Whitelist Observer? Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer. com on…...
Open AI CFO Sarah Friar and Anthropic's Krishna Rao Are Racing For Compute Power
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (459+ words) There's one thing top of mind for CFOs at A. I. companies: compute power. As their firms race to dominate Silicon Valley'and trounce one another'Open AI CFO Sarah Friar'and'Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao'are focused on raising funds, securing chip deals and tracking demand…...
Independent Opens With Solo Presentations, Early Sales and (Most Importantly) Breathing Room
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (75+ words) observer. com The response, according to Vielmetter, has been extremely positive from the fair's early hours, with two works reserved for museums and several others already spoken for. "In this new reality, there is more than we hoped for, so…...
The Eight-Figure Auction Lots to Watch in New York Next Week
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (703+ words) observer. com The Eight-Figure Auction Lots to Watch in New York Next Week Across evening sales at Christie's and Sotheby's, the appearance of a tightly curated group of major works'from Pollock's monumental drip canvas to Richter's luminous "Kerze'signals both market…...
Sotheby's $433 Million Contemporary Evening and Mnuchin Sales Kicked Off New York's May Marquee Auctions
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1637+ words) observer. com Coinciding with several art fair openings, Sotheby's kicked off a May auction round in New York expected to exceed $1 billion with The Now & Contemporary Evening Auction and a dedicated sale of works from the collection of legendary dealer…...
12 Historic U. S. Hotels Where America's Defining Moments Unfolded
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1398+ words) observer. com 12 Historic U. S. Hotels Where America's Defining Moments Unfolded What survives, oddly, is the architecture of where pivotal moments in the country's history actually took place. Not the marble rotundas or the battlefield obelisks'both of which were built to be…...
Why a Single 5. 51-Carat Diamond Commanded $17. 3 Million in Geneva
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (632+ words) The triangular-cut blue-green stone has a color so improbable that, as the Gemological Institute of America notes in its materials, some might assume it's been artificially enhanced. There are high-quality diamonds, and then there are the diamonds that exist in…...