10 Ambitious Gallery Shows to See During Frieze New York
As the city embarks once again upon its springtime marathon of fairs and marquee auctions, galleries across Chelsea, Tribeca, the Lower East Side and the Upper East Side are mounting some of the best sculptural and installation-driven exhibitions New York has seen in years.
‘Run, Don’t Walk’: Jensen Huang’s Message to College Graduates on A.I.’s Future
At Carnegie Mellon, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells graduates to embrace A.I. despite job fears and highlights new opportunities.
Koyo Kouoh’s Venice Biennale Looks to Ancient Wisdom to Mend a Fractured Present
Again and again, the works return to what is ancient, universal and enduring: symbols, cosmologies and archetypes that precede cultural, national and even linguistic divisions.
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A.I. Adoption Is Surging. Data Governance Is Not Keeping Up.
Trilateral Research’s Amelia Williams examines the gap between enterprise A.I. adoption and the quality of the data powering those systems. As companies operationalize generative A.I., many are building governance frameworks that still rely on poorly governed data, creating growing risks around bias, compliance and accountability.
ServiceNow’s Customer Chief Warns ‘Tokenmaxxing’ Is an A.I. Hype Cycle
Companies are spending heavily on A.I. tokens, but ServiceNow’s Chris Bedi says true ROI comes from efficiency gains, not raw usage metrics.
Ryan Cohen’s ‘Sell on eBay to Buy eBay’ Stunt Puzzles Investors
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen grabs attention with an unsolicited bid to acquire eBay and then selling personal collectibles on eBay to fund the deal. But serious investors question how the $56 billion deal will actually work out.
How the ‘Godmother of Silicon Valley’ Celebrates Mother’s Day at 85
Esther Wojcicki shares her Mother’s Day routine, family life and the parenting approach behind her daughters’ success.
Quantum Computing Is Testing Bitcoin’s Most Important Assumption
While post-quantum security standards and technical solutions are rapidly advancing, Quantus’ Chris Smith argues that Bitcoin’s network still lacks a clear path for coordinating a migration across millions of wallets, dormant coins and decentralized stakeholders before external technological timelines force the issue.
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At the 2026 NYCB Spring Gala, Fran Drescher, Hari Nef and Olivia Palermo Opined On the Power of Ballet
As always, the company’s annual gala drew a glittering constellation of celebrities, philanthropists and arts advocates.
Exhibition as Experience: The Turn Toward Building Worlds, Not Walls
Art advisor Jennifer Findley of JFiN Collective considers how lighting, spatial choreography and archival material are increasingly defining what an exhibition can be. Taste, scent and touch, she says, are no longer supplementary but structural.
Can Art Save Main Street? Some Small Towns Are Staking Their Futures On It
Billionaire Darla Moore, who grew up in Lake City before building a Wall Street fortune, has invested millions in transforming her hometown into a year-round arts destination.
Trust-Based Funding Works. So Why Are Artists Still Living in Precarity?
The Arts Foundation director Mary Jane Edwards makes the case that trust-based, unrestricted funding for artists is no longer an idealistic notion but an evidence-backed policy imperative.
Author Alexa Yasemin Brahme’s Best Books to Read When You Don’t Know What the Hell You’re Doing
The author of the newly released novel, Good News, shares the fiction and nonfiction titles that carried her through her own uncertainty—and just might do the same for you.
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The 12 Best Public Golf Courses Within Two Hours of New York City—No Membership Required
From Metro-North-accessible municipal courses to a Tillinghast original on the Delaware, here’s where to play this spring without the country-club gatekeeping.
50 Years After the Judgment Of Paris, California Wine Understands Its Worth
The tasting that established California as a serious wine region still shapes how Napa—and the broader New World—understands itself today.
The Newport Heiress Who Never Woke Up
Claus von Bülow invested in a Broadway play about a man who murders his rich wife for her inheritance. At the time, nobody found this particularly alarming. In retrospect, it was the most honest thing he ever did.
The Best Car-Free Spring Hikes Near New York City
Forget the rental and the Saturday 7 a.m. Avis line. Public transport covers every hike worth doing this spring—and the Hudson Valley is having a year.
An Hour Outside of Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula is a Dream Wine Destination
This vibrant agricultural region plays a big role in Melbourne’s world-class culinary scene, and has developed into a charming wine country within an hour’s drive of the city.
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How Omaha Feels Different Without Warren Buffett at Berkshire Weekend
The first Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting without Warren Buffett at the helm drew fewer attendees and signals a shift for Omaha. We spoke with local business owners, residents and visitors about what it was like.
Nengi Omuku Sees Value in Beauty During Times of Global Disruption
For the artist, seeking out beauty in times of crisis is not a contradiction but a necessary act—a way of acknowledging hardship while insisting on the possibility of new futures.
At Jeffrey Deitch and Matthew Marks, Charles Ray Is Still Full of Surprises
Two concurrent shows in Los Angeles are presenting work spanning nearly four decades of the artist’s career.
The Philippines Pavilion Turns the Country’s Maritime History into an Archive of Universal Longing
Artist Jon Cuyson’s installation reimagines the ocean not as distance or danger but as a sentient entity that connects communities and sustains forms of belonging.
At Teal, Sally Abé Makes Fine Dining Feel Less Precious
In Hackney, the chef’s first solo restaurant pairs modern British cooking with the warmth of a dinner party.
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Observer New Media Power List: Call for Submissions
Nominations are open for Observer’s 2026 New Media Power List
The 50 Most Powerful PR Firms of 2026
This year’s honorees are emblematic of a notable shift in public relations from responsive publicity to proactive leadership in the moments that matter most.
Wall-to-Wall Cultural Capital: Inside Observer’s Art Power Index Party
Under the dim lights of the Lower East Side’s Maison Nur, art world luminaries gathered to celebrate Observer’s Art Power Index—and each other. From the impassioned speeches to the sharp tailoring and Damien Hirst over the bar, the evening embodied our legacy of chronicling power with style.
2025 Nightlife & Dining Power Index
Humanity is still the most vital ingredient in hospitality, and that isn’t changing anytime soon.
Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People
Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold.
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The Venice Biennale’s Most Powerful Pavilions Tune into Shared Consciousness
Amid protests, geopolitical tensions and the contradictions of the Biennale’s own structure, the most compelling pavilions leaned into ancestral knowledge and collective imagination as alternative ways of understanding coexistence in a fractured world.
One Fine Show: “Haegue Yang, Star-Crossed Rendezvous” at LA MOCA
The exhibition pairs the artist’s direct response to composer Isang Yun’s biography with her work inspired by Sol LeWitt, placing two very different models of political and aesthetic resistance in conversation.
Escape to Comporta: Where to Stay on Portugal’s Serene Coast
From dune-wrapped villas to rice-field retreats, Comporta offers a quieter way to do Euro summer.
At the New Museum Spring Gala, the Art World Turned Out for Lisa Phillips
From John Waters’ toast to Deborah Harry’s closing set, the evening was as unconventional as the director it honored.
Ex-OnlyFans Exec RJ Phillips Taps Controversy With Zoop’s Enhanced Games Deal
Zoop, led by RJ Phillips, partners with the Enhanced Games as part of a broader push for higher creator payouts and engagement. Phillips uses a high-risk sports event to spotlight Zoop’s economics and expand its global reach.
How Sweden Built One of Europe’s Most Stable Art Markets
“London remains complicated post-Brexit, and the Gulf states’ appeal is tempered by concerns over human rights. People are eager to discover new markets, and the Nordics offer something very interesting: strong artists, good institutions, a serious collector base and significant wealth. It’s a good area to be in.”
Early Nvidia Investor Mark Stevens Gives $200M to USC for A.I. Push
Early Nvidia investor Mark Stevens gives $200 million to USC to scale A.I. programs, hire experts and position the university as a tech leader.
Gildo Zegna on Leading an NYSE-Listed Family Business With Patience and Innovation
Despite being a publicly traded company in the U.S., Zegna measures its success in decades, not quarters. Gildo Zegna, the family business’s third-generation leader, shares thoughts on building a legacy that honors roots while evolving.
An Insider’s Guide to Los Angeles When the 2026 FIFA World Cup Comes to Town
With matches at SoFi Stadium and traffic to match, this is how to eat, drink and stay smart across the city.
De Pont Director Maria Schnyder On Why Financial Independence Is a Museum’s Greatest Asset
The museum operates without structural government subsidy, offering a degree of freedom that Schnyder acknowledges is an increasingly rare asset in today’s cultural climate.
LAS Art Foundation Pushes Quantum Art Forward in a New Venice Commission
The organization’s exhibitions are deliberately designed to help observers engage with complex topics like A.I. and quantum physics without prior knowledge.
7 Amtrak Trains That Make the Slow Way Worth It
The Acela gets the headlines, but these seven slow trains get the country.