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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.

By Olivia Empson

Observer’s Curators to Watch in 2026

Their work extends beyond interpretation into institutional development, creative stewardship and the shaping of the cultural frameworks that will ultimately define our era's art history.

By Elisa Carollo and The Editors

Allison Glenn, the Curator of a New Breonna Taylor Exhibition, On Responsibility in Art

In putting together the exhibition, Glenn made sure to honor the wishes of Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer.

By Helen Holmes

A Breonna Taylor Exhibition Will Open at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville in April

By Helen Holmes

Brooklyn Museum Real Estate Summit Sparks Debate, Speed Museum to Reopen, and More

By Alanna Martinez

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