Arts & Entertainment

As a full-time painter and educator, I can say with certainty that technology has completely changed the art world. I am passionate about it and use it every day in my practice. Not only to paint—today, artists like myself also use it to teach students from all over the world and make art more accessible. […]

When ARTERNAL founder Sean Green, whose background is in computer science and software engineering, wanted to make inroads into the art world, he started by simply talking with its people. He never stopped. Today, you’ll often find him at art fairs around the world, now deeply familiar with the industry’s machinations but still reaching for

Putting data centers in space has moved from science fiction to procurement. SpaceX, Meta and Google are all pursuing the concept, and for sound reasons: orbit offers near-continuous solar power and the natural cooling of space, sidestepping the energy, permitting and cooling constraints currently throttling data center construction on Earth. In April, Meta announced that

Entrepreneur Sébastien Borget found his way to art and collecting via a parallel but perceptually faraway universe: gaming and Web3. “My background is more in technology, an industry where I’ve been for over 20 years,” he told Observer during a conversation in the office above his latest venture, ArtVerse, a Paris gallery dedicated to the

Historically a beacon of West Coast hospitality, San Francisco was, admittedly, hit very hard by the pandemic. A wave of instability created by remote work, lost jobs and the ever-shifting tech industry led to a lull, but the idea that the Bay Area is no longer a welcoming place is decidedly untrue. Growth may have

The art industry’s lack of transparency, particularly around pricing and final transactions, has been cited by many as a key factor preventing the market from expanding its collector base and reaching the new buyers it needs to sustain accelerated global growth. Several apps and startups have tried to address the issue, but none has succeeded

Christopher Nolan may be done with the superhero genre, but his own superpowers are as potent as ever. He’s become arguably the most bankable Hollywood director today. Yes, that’s in large part due to the sheer quality of his work. But we can actually quantify exactly what separates him from the pack. Nolan’s movies tend

Outside of Japan, Los Angeles has emerged as one of the top omakase destinations in the world, even being dubbed the “sushi capital of America” by the New York Times. While you’ll find plenty of trendy eateries serving inventive rolls and a plethora of mom-and-pop shops offering premium nigiri, the more refined omakase restaurants honor

Azerbaijan seldom registers on the art world’s map; for many, it remains shrouded in mystery, a place whose traditions and symbologies have not yet been colonized by the collective imagination. Yet with the opening of this year’s Venice Biennale, the image it wanted to project with its national pavilion exhibition, “The Attention,” was not just

The concept of a museum originated with cabinets of curiosities in the 16th century, rooms that contained anything from shrunken heads to narwhal tusks, reflecting the interests of their owners. When collections overflowed into other rooms, they were referred to as galleries, and a series of galleries, a museum. The world’s first public art museum,