7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (356+ words) observer. com The New York Academy of Art's annual benefit is the rare gala evening that skips the ballroom formality and puts the art front and center. Last week, guests with cocktails in hand meandered through the Academy's studios, engaging…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago  (445+ words) One year later, and with one year to go until that prophesied AGI moment, it's worth revisiting the researchers' original forecasts to highlight what is missing from the conversation, examine how A. I. capabilities are compounding faster than our institutions are prepared…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago  (493+ words) Charting a path from character actor to leading man, his wardrobe tells the story just as clearly as his roles. For the opening of Adam Rapp's paranoid satire about a young-adult novelist accused of corrupting teenagers, staged at the Vineyard…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (850+ words) observer. com The record-breaking "73 million Karpidas sale in London last fall was proof positive that the Surrealism craze is still going strong. Now, one of the top consignments headlining Sotheby's May marquee week is the collection of Milan-born artist Enrico…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago  (358+ words) Artist Interview: At 88, Joel Meyerowitz Is Still Playing Games'observer. com The range of images on display in this exhibition is disappointingly narrow; rather than a lifetime retrospective, the exhibition concentrates on the images Meyerowitz took over a summer traveling around…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (339+ words) observer. com The sale will feature other historical models, such as the Lumi're Cin'matographe (1895), a revolutionary early apparatus that functioned as a camera, printer and projector, marking a pivotal moment in the history of moving images (estimate: "100, 000-120, 000), and the Prototype…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (657+ words) observer. com Hosting the evening was Misty Copeland, the trailblazing former American Ballet Theatre principal who remains one of the most recognizable names in dance, with Tamar Greene, Broadway's longest-running George Washington in Hamilton. Before the night was out, Greene…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (50+ words) observer. com As coffee culture continues to expand in the United States'a country where over 66 percent of the population consumes coffee, and where those who do drink about three cups per day'caffeine-laced cocktails have evolved right alongside that growth....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (193+ words) observer. com A practical addition with a caring touch, the "Art Advisory Desk" offered complimentary 45-minute sessions for newcomers buying their first artwork. It connected people with gallerists and offered tailored advice for both occasional buyers and seasoned collectors. Art…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (868+ words) observer. com Ford sells a staggering number of pickup trucks. According to some data aggregators, the longstanding Dearborn, Mich. automaker moves an F-150 every 30 to 50 seconds, so two trucks sold per minute on a good day. But not everyone wants a…...