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At the Armory Show, First-Time Artists Steal the Spotlight

Calling Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka’s solo presentation at the Armory Show a “booth” feels somehow wrong, like a reduction of the all-encompassing sanctum that she and Toronto gallery Patel Brown assembled for the Manhattan art fair. Suspended gently from wooden rods are billowing linocut and gyotaku prints on handmade Japanese washi paper in deep indigos and […]

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Stunning Photos Show Commercial Airplanes Used Wicker Chairs for Passenger Seating in the 1920s and 1930s

In the early 20th century, commercial airplanes featured wicker chairs for seating, chosen for their light weight, durability, and ventilation—ideal for aircraft with limited engine power and payload capacity. These seats, often lined with leather for easier cleaning, reflected the tastes of wealthy passengers and echoed the stylish furnishings of sunrooms and patios. As aviation […]

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Amy Sherald’s Canceled Smithsonian Show Goes to Baltimore

Amy Sherald‘s exhibition “American Sublime” is now expected to open at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) in November. The announcement follows the artist’s decision to cancel the iteration planned at the Smithsonian in July amid censorship concerns. “Presenting American Sublime at the BMA is a celebration of our creative community and a joyful reunion with those […]

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Howard Stern seen rocking out at Metallica’s SiriusXM show in Hamptons — days before postponing return to the air

Before Howard Stern’s return to the airwaves was unexpectedly postponed by an unnamed family emergency this week, the famed shock jock was spotted at a SiriusXM event in the Hamptons, according to sources. Spies said that Stern was at Metallica’s unprecedentedly intimate show at the Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett last Thursday. Insiders told Page Six […]

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Lady Gaga postpones Miami Mayhem show due to vocal strain

Lady Gaga pulled the plug on her Miami Mayhem Ball show just minutes before the show was set to begin. “Hi everyone I am really so so sorry but I need to postpone tonight’s show in Miami,” she wrote via Instagram Stories Wednesday evening, explaining that during rehearsals, her voice was “extremely strained.” “Both my […]

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