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https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 Nolan Oswald Dennis’ “overturns” at the Swiss Institute explores decolonization, Black liberation and Indigenous resistance. Photo by Daniel Perez. Courtesy the Swiss Institute “It feels like it came out of a shared community,” the Johannesburg-based South African artist Nolan Oswald Dennis tells Observer about making his U.S. institutional debut alongside London-based Swiss artist Deborah-Joyce … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 Cy Twombly, Untitled, 1971; oil-based house paint and wax crayon on canvas, in nine parts, 101 3/8 x 33 inches each. © Cy Twombly Foundation, Photo: Maris Hutchinson, Courtesy Gagosian Cy Twombly’s work can elicit extreme responses. At the Museum of Contemporary Art in Avignon, a young woman once left a lipstick kiss on … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 Judy Holliday and William Holden in Born Yesterday (1950). Holliday’s performance as the sharp-witted Billie Dawn earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1951, beating Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson in one of the most surprising upsets in Oscar history. Getty Images Mikey Madison’s surprise Oscar win over Demi Moore … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 A digital rendering of Blue Ghost’s lunar landing. Firefly Aerospace At approximately 3:34 am EST yesterday (March 2), the Texas-based Firefly Aerospace became the second private space company to land on the Moon and the first to ever do so without toppling over. Eight years ago, it wasn’t even a feasible company. The historic … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 John Palfrey heads the MacArthur Foundation. Courtesy MacArthur Foundation As the Trump administration slashes federal funding for nonprofits, private foundations across the U.S. are drawing from their endowments to cover philanthropy’s growing gaps. The sector is “in a time of crisis,” according to the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation, which plans to significantly ramp up its … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 Dancers Daisy Jacobson and Miriam Gittens. Courtesy Twyla Tharp Dance It started sixty years ago with a ragtag troupe of dancers performing in the streets, long before site-specific was a thing. Back then, Twyla Tharp Dance was just “a bunch of broads doing God’s work,” as Tharp put it. Today, with a shelf full … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 Installation view: Camille Henrot’s “A Number of Things” at Hauser & Wirth. © Camille Henrot Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Photo: Thomas Barratt We grow up governed by rules that shape our behaviors and persona, attuning us to societal standards and expectations. These directives, presented as undeniable truths, are rarely questioned for … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 An Oscar statue is pictured at the red carpet of the 97th Annual Academy Awards. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) After a rollercoaster awards season, the best and brightest of Hollywood and beyond came together last night to celebrate 2024’s most impactful films. While some predicted winners like Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldaña, … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 A preliminary drawing by Katie Hudnall. Courtesy of Katie Hudnall Katie Hudnall’s interest in woodmaking stems from her childhood hobby of putting things together and taking them apart. “I was not a very good student when I was a kid, but I was good at drawing and puzzles,” Hudnall tells Observer. “When it came … Read more

https://www.effectiveratecpm.com/z8m7az9dh?key=f87d9e52437b1e3703c79341f6fe8e05 Lost in the experience—art’s true power lies in how it makes us feel, not just how it looks. Unsplash+ A home filled with art is more than a collection of objects; it is a living, breathing entity, an ecosystem of energies that shape the experience of living within its walls. True art is not … Read more