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MOCA Rising: How New York’s Chinese American Museum Is Redefining the American Canon
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (1389+ words) observer.com Earlier this year, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in New York unveiled a 10-foot by 15-foot mural depicting the Brooklyn Bridge rising over the Manhattan skyline with a traditional Chinese junk boat passing beneath it. That…...
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair Asks What It Means to Sustain an Artistic Life
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (983+ words) observer.com Now in its 65th year, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair (TOAF) offers a different model that merges the accessibility of a public fair with nonprofit initiatives designed to sustain artists beyond a single weekend of sales. This year, under the…...
San Francisco’s Best New Hotels Prove the City Still Knows How to Host
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1447+ words) The City by the Bay took its hits during the pandemic, but its latest wave of glamorous boutiques, historic revivals and polished new stays makes a strong case for checking back in. San Francisco’s Best New Hotels Prove the City…...
Where to Eat in Silicon Valley, According to the Local Chefs Who Cook There
1+ week, 4+ day ago (476+ words) Local chefs from some of Silicon Valley’s most notable restaurants reveal their favorite South Bay spots, from Vietnamese noodles to fine dining and family-friendly pizza. For Madriaga, Stan's Donut Shop is “the best in the Bay Area.” Much of its…...
Sun Valley’s Big Question: What Does Hollywood Need to Buy Next?
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (755+ words) It’s unnerving to think how hundreds of thousands of jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars are at the whims of chance meetings and golf course conversations. But that’s billionaire summer camp for you. Entire industries change the moment the…...
Media and Corporate Moguls Touch Down in Sun Valley for ‘Billionaire Summer Camp’
2+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) observer.com Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro was seen walking alongside his former boss and predecessor Bob Iger, both in monochrome T-shirts and Apple Watches. OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor appeared in multiple shots, smiling and seemingly in high summer spirits. Uber…...
Why People Still Get Worked Up About Jasper Johns’s ‘Flag’ Painting
3+ week, 4+ day ago (398+ words) Johns focused on what he famously called “things the mind already knows.” That wasn’t just a reaction to Abstract Expressionism, but aimed to provoke viewers to question fixed perceptions. Text and numbers played a major role, influencing subsequent artists like…...
From Homelessness to Kickstarter CEO: How Everette Taylor Built His Path
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (837+ words) Growing up in inner-city Richmond, Va., Everette Taylor was surrounded by gang violence, prostitution and drug dealing, and little exposure to traditional markers of success. Wealth, to him, was an abstract idea, something he understood primarily as a way out....
What the Art World Can Learn From Burning Man
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1639+ words) Burning Man 2025 took place from August 24 to September 1; the year’s theme was “Tomorrow Today.” Photo: Elisa Carollo for Observer If you think Burning Man is just a crowd in the desert dancing,... If you think Burning Man is just a…...
Sun Valley 2026 Guest List: A Mix of Familiar Moguls and Newer Names
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) observer.com This year’s Allen & Company Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, is expected to begin July 7, according to a meeting minute from the local Friedman Memorial Airport, which handles the stream of private jets that descend on the resort town…...