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Christa Terry

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Gallery ATARAH Founder Atarah Atkinson On Building a New Exhibition Space With Old-School Ideals

Gallery ATARAH Founder Atarah Atkinson On Building a New Exhibition Space With Old-School Ideals

Her central mission is to build a sustainable creative ecosystem where artists’ voices remain central and audiences feel welcome.

23.10.2025 2

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Christa Terry

48 Hours of Art in Chicago: CXW, Museums and Monuments to Come

48 Hours of Art in Chicago: CXW, Museums and Monuments to Come

Here, debates about whether art can change a city give way to evidence that it already does through cultural labor and shared experiences.

22.10.2025 3

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Five Decades On, Hal Bromm Reflects On His Gallery’s History and His Own Legacy

Five Decades On, Hal Bromm Reflects On His Gallery’s History and His Own Legacy

“To young dealers now, I’d say let passion lead you to a carefully considered business plan.”

16.10.2025 2

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Celebration, Resilience and Creative Brilliance: Inside the Museum of the African Diaspora Afropolitan Ball

Celebration, Resilience and Creative Brilliance: Inside the Museum of the African Diaspora Afropolitan Ball

Last week, artists, patrons and cultural leaders toasted two decades of visionary storytelling through the African Diaspora.

08.10.2025 2

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48 Hours of Art in Aruba: Murals, Masterpieces and Murano Glass But No Museum… Yet

“If you look at the quality of the art being created here—the dynamism among artists each year—it’s inevitable that people will ask: how is it...

03.10.2025 3

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Collective Memory Takes Center Stage at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art Gala

Honorees Alex Katz, Adam D. Weinberg and Bank of America were recognized for their profound contributions to art, scholarship and preservation.

24.09.2025 2

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Jodhpur Arts Week Edition 1.0 Centers Craft in Contemporary Practice

“'Hath Ro Hunar' foregrounds the skill of the hand, insisting on recognition for all contributors to the work while challenging entrenched...

17.09.2025 5

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Affordable Art Fair’s Erin Schuppert Explains How Next-Gen Collectors Are Transforming the Market

At a moment when the high end of the market is stalling, Affordable Art Fair is thriving by embracing experimentation, transparency and accessibility.

27.08.2025 3

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How Museums Like OMA Are Opening Their Doors to Visitors With Vision Impairment

A recent collaboration between Orlando Museum of Art and eSight was inspired, in part, by the experiences of artist Kelly Joy Ladd.

23.08.2025 5

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Ana María Caballero Wants to See Poetry Not Just Vindicated But Revalued

The transdisciplinary artist's work challenges the idea of what poetry can be and where it belongs.

21.08.2025 4

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Observer’s Guide to This Year’s Must-Visit September Art Fairs

Observer’s September art fair calendar can help you put together the perfect itinerary.

20.08.2025 3

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Observer’s Guide to This Year’s Must-Visit August Art Fairs

Here's what's happening on the art fair circuit this August in the U.S. and beyond.

01.08.2025 6

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MacDowell’s Chiwoniso Kaitano On Why America Can’t Afford to Underfund the Arts

"Support for the arts without constraint on free expression is smart economic and cultural policy—and a sign of a strong democracy."

22.07.2025 10

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TMA’s Adam Levine Is Making the Museum Model Smarter, Faster and Fairer

Under his leadership, the Toledo Museum of Art has become a case study in how cultural institutions can think like businesses without losing their...

15.07.2025 3

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A Trove of Early Computer Art Is Hiding in Plain Sight in Sotheby’s History of Science & Technology Sale

Grace Hertlein’s collection is “a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the early decades of an art historical and technological phenomenon.”

11.07.2025 6

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Angelo Sotira Wants to Set the Standard for Displaying Code-Based Art

"By bringing museum-quality experiences into everyday spaces, we’re helping shift perceptions of digital art to it being something everlasting and...

08.07.2025 3

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Golden Hour Glamour: Inside the Serpentine Summer Party

The gallery's annual June fête remains a rare convergence point with a precise balance of prestige and play.

01.07.2025 3

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A Toast to Tony: Inside El Museo’s Million-Dollar Gala

Among the artists spotted were Candida Alvarez, Coco Fusco, Claudia Peña-Salinas, Lee Quinones, Ruben Toledo and Jean-Pierre Villafañe.

27.06.2025 4

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Gray Skies and Grand Jetés: ABT’s Spring Gala Celebrated 85 Years in Style

The black-tie gala included a sneak peek at the company's 2025 season.

03.06.2025 6

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Observer’s 2025 June Art Fair Calendar

Here's (almost) everything happening on the art fair circuit this June.

30.05.2025 2

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Where Art World Avant-Garde and Establishment Meet: Inside The Kitchen’s Spring Gala

Artists, collectors and cultural leaders came together to celebrate five decades of radical creativity.

29.05.2025 20

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Margaritas, Max Mara and TLC: Inside the Whitney’s Glamorous 2025 Gala

This year, the museum's glam bash tipped its (designer) hat to artist Amy Sherald, curator Barbara Haskell and philanthropist Richard DeMartini.

24.05.2025 10

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‘Clay Has a Voice and It’s Screaming’: An Interview With Chris Gustin

"There’s an energy out there that’s very powerful, and it’s young, vibrant and unapologetic."

23.05.2025 2

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Elegance Met Urgency at This Year’s Gordon Parks Foundation Gala

The guest list read like a Who’s Who of photography, fashion, art and activism.

22.05.2025 3

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Our Favorite Looks from the Frick Collection’s Young Fellows Ball

Misty Copeland, Lola Tung and many more turned out to turned heads.

19.05.2025 3

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Art Stars Party With the Power Patrons: Inside This Year’s MoMA PS1 Gala

This effervescent art party, staged each year in the museum’s airy courtyard, always defies expectations.

17.05.2025 4

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Satellite Collective’s Kevin Draper and Lora Robertson On Making Art in Turbulent Times

The second edition of SATELLITE TRIBECA fuses visual art, sound and social critique in a multi-pronged push for cultural change.

16.05.2025 3

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White Ties and Waltzes: What You Missed at This Year’s Viennese Opera Ball

The night began, as always, with the traditional and much-anticipated presentation of white-clad debutantes and their tuxedoed escorts.

14.05.2025 4

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Cultural Cachet and Institutional Clout Converge at Dia Beacon’s Spring Benefit

Julianne Moore, François Louis Pinault and Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani were among the notable faces spotted.

13.05.2025 2

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PHOTOS: Miami’s Creative Elite Played Peacock at Faena Art’s Annual Gala

Rainbow-themed and purpose-driven, it was Miami at its most magnetic.

09.05.2025 10

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Bold and Boothless, Esther Returns: An Interview With Founders Margot Samel and Olga Temnikova

“We don’t see much hierarchy between art and design—everything merges at Esther II.”

07.05.2025 5

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On International Dance Day, the Stars of Today Met the Stars of Tomorrow to Celebrate YAGP

As always, the performers were the evening's real VIPs.

06.05.2025 3

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Creatives, Collectors and Couture: What You Missed at the Brooklyn Museum’s 2025 Artists Ball

Dior brought the looks; the artists brought the soul.

02.05.2025 4

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The Art Stars at Cipriani South Street: Inside the New Museum’s Spring Gala

The evening offered an exhilarating mix of high art, high spirits and high-profile VIPs.

01.05.2025 3

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Observer’s 2025 May Art Fair Calendar

Frieze New York in 2019. Courtesy Frieze Art fair fatigue can start to set in just before May, which is ironic given that May is one of the busiest...

29.04.2025 2

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Mysticism and Mark-Making: Artist Philip Smith On Channeling the Sacred in the Static

Observer recently caught up with the Pictures Generation artist to learn more about how his practice has evolved and the role spirituality plays in...

24.04.2025 5

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Misty, Mickalene and $1.3 Million: What You Missed at the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s 2025 Vision Gala

With Ava DuVernay on stage and more than a few notable dancers in the crowd, the cultural institution's spring gala celebrated Darren Walker with...

17.04.2025 10

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Auction Paddles, Ping Pong Paddles and Play: Inside Public Art Fund’s 2025 Party

Yes, that was an ice cream bar curated by a Noma alum.

15.04.2025 5

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Inside The Bronx Museum Gala: Hot Art and a Seriously Cool Crowd

It’s been a busy week for the art world's see-and-be-seen set!

11.04.2025 4

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YoungArts’ Playfully Glamorous Gala Returns to the Met’s Iconic Temple of Dendur

As always, the guest list read like a Who’s Who from the worlds of art and philanthropy.

10.04.2025 4

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Art’s Icons Hit the Whitney for a First Look at Amy Sherald’s ‘American Sublime’

A full-blown army of art world elites stormed the Whitney this past Tuesday and Wednesday to toast the artist and her work.

05.04.2025 9

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Inside Eliana Hidalgo-Vilaseca’s Mission to Put Ecuadorian Art on the Global Map

"One of the things that makes Ecuador so interesting is the continuous determination of artists, curators, historians and collectors to build...

03.04.2025 3

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Ian Wardropper Takes a Bow: Inside the Frick Collection’s Reopening Gala

The evening served as both a toast to the museum’s future and a tribute to the outgoing director's storied legacy.

02.04.2025 10

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How Load Gallery Founder Alex Simorré Is Thinking Beyond the Binary

Simorré’s background in audiovisual technology informs the gallery’s evolving technical backbone.

31.03.2025 4

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Observer’s April Art Fair Calendar

Here's (almost) everything happening on the art fair circuit this April.

27.03.2025 4

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Bali Is Getting an Art Fair

Art & Bali is set to debut this September across the well-manicured sprawl of Nuanu Creative City.

15.03.2025 5

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Our Favorite Looks From the Inaugural Le Grand Dîner du Louvre

A-listers in attendance included Gigi Hadid, Keira Knightley, Naomi Campbell, Taylor Hill and Carla Bruni.

06.03.2025 10

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Mattress Factory’s Danny Bracken On Eugene Macki’s ‘Reification’

The museum "is a radical place for artists to try new things for a diverse and engaged audience," he told Observer.

28.02.2025 9

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What Not to Miss at Asia Week New York 2025

This sprawling, decentralized art event brings together classical and contemporary art from across Asia in auctions, exhibitions and more.

26.02.2025 10

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Zuzanna Stańska’s DailyArt Offers Access to Art Without Ulterior Motives

Zuzanna Stańska is the art historian behind the DailyArt app. Courtesy Apple When Polish art historian Zuzanna Stańska considered what she could do...

24.02.2025 4

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