A painting created by an AI-powered robot of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing has fetched $1.08 million at auction. The astonishing amount marks a record sale for a piece of art created by a humanoid robot, and is sure to provoke discussion about the effect AI is having on art and how it … Read more
Far from staid or somber or anything remotely traditional, Tuesday’s tribute to the late fashion designer Mary McFadden in New York City somehow encapsulated the future. Set up like an open house with a four-hour window, guests shared memories of the indomitable designer, admired the timelessness of her designs, watched a video interview and perused … Read more
LONDON — Vanessa Williams knows the ins and outs of the fashion world and when the time came for her to get into the role of Miranda Priestly, the icy editor in chief of Runway magazine in the musical adaption of “The Devil Wears Prada” at the Dominion Theatre in London’s West End, it was … Read more
LONDON — Rejina Pyo is celebrating 10 years of her brand not with a cocktail reception or extravagant party at one of London’s many members clubs, but at the Soho Revue Gallery, where she curated an exhibition titled “As She Is” on until Nov. 2. The South Korean-born designer chose works from 19 artists including … Read more
Iwan Wirth has always loved restaurants. His mother’s family was from the Italian Alps, and he grew up eating dolomite specialties at home, and every once in a while, they would dress up to go to restaurants on special occasions. Wirth, 54, started his first gallery in the countryside town of St. Gallen, Switzerland at … Read more
FUZHOU, China, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC): “If you don’t go to the garden, how can you know how beautiful spring is…” Two international students who love Chinese opera culture studied The Peony Pavilion with Fuzhou opera artist Wu Lan recently. “Opera” and “Dream” from Jiangxi to the world … Read more
JI’AN, China, Oct. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center (JXICC): The Walk in China-2024 Overseas Chinese Media Senior Leaders Tour of Jiangxi concluded on the 19. During the week-long joint interview, 22 overseas Chinese media representatives from 18 countries and regions across five continents, visited Nanchang, Jiujiang, and Ji’an to experience … Read more
PARIS — Nearly 40 years to the day after it was inaugurated, the Fondation Cartier pour l’art Contemporain offered a glimpse at its future home on Place du Palais-Royal, designed by architect Jean Nouvel. Sitting opposite the Louvre museum, the future home of the contemporary art institution will occupy more than 90,000 square feet on … Read more
And in line with this illustrious history, on Tuesday Vanity Fair and Art Basel Paris partnered to take over the entirety of Laurent’s stately anterooms, ballroom, and courtyard in celebration of the official opening party for the fair’s first edition at the Grand Palais. Look, obviously we’re a bit biased here, but I can objectively … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — On the eve of World War II, Nazis in Austria seized a pastel by renowned impressionist artist Claude Monet, selling it off and sparking a family’s decadeslong search that culminated Wednesday in New Orleans. At an FBI field office, agents lifted a blue veil covering the Monet pastel and presented Adalbert Parlagi’s … Read more
