Stewart Butterfield and Jennifer Rubio. Photo Olivier Simille Just two months after becoming a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jennifer Rubio, along with her husband, Stewart Butterfield, have pledged $23 million to the New York museum. Rubio is an entrepreneur who founded the ubiquitous travel brand Away, and Butterfield, who is on the …
DORAL, FLORIDA – APRIL 30: A statue of President Donald Trump is seen near the ninth tee during the first round of the Cadillac Championship 2026 at Trump National Doral Miami on April 30, 2026 in Doral, Florida. Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images A gold-leafed statue of Donald Trump is now standing at his Trump …
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Heidi Klum at the Met Gala. Photo Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Though the Met Gala is held each year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the glitzy event is known less for its engagement with art and more for tapping the fashion industry. That changed this year, in large part because the Met Gala …
The Venice Biennale’s 2024 edition. Photo Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images The jury for the 2026 Venice Biennale, which awards the exhibition’s top prizes, announced Thursday that it had resigned. The news was posted to the Instagram account of the journal e-flux, providing no reasoning for the decision. The statement, in full, reads: “As of 30 …
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Botticelli: The Virgin and Child Enthroned, 1470s. Courtesy the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport A Botticelli painting placed under an export ban in an effort to keep it in the UK was acquired by the Klesch Collection and will stay in England by way of a three-year loan to the Ashmolean Museum at …
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An AI-generated image of a Pompeii victim’s last moments Pompeii Archological Park. In AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending a cloud of ash and hot gas sweeping through the Roman town of Pompei. The writer Pliny the Younger—whose uncle, Pliny the Elder, died in the eruption—watched the catastrophe unfold from a vantage point across the …
The Russian Pavilion during the 2024 Venice Biennale. Photo Felix Hörhager/picture alliance via Getty Images Only days before the opening of the 61st Venice Biennale, Italian culture minister Alessandro Giuli has launched his long-teased investigation into the Russian Pavilion. Italian media reported today that an inspector sent by the minister to Venice has set up …
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Guadalupe Maraville: ICE age Disease Thrower 4, healing instrument/altar/sculpture, 2026. Courtesy the artist New York–based artist Guadalupe Maravilla had traveled to Venice last weekend to finalize the installation of his work at the 2026 Venice Biennale, a crowning achievement for any artist. But that situation, which he first posted about on Instagram, soured Thursday evening …
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 25: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (3rd-L) is taken out of the ballroom by security agents during a shooting incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. According to reports, President Donald Trump, along with …
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John Trumbull, Declaration of Independence, 1817. Courtesy US Capitol Alongside Donald Trump’s face, you can expect to soon see a piece of American art history on your US passport. As reported yesterday by Fox News, Trump’s State Department has revealed a limited-edition passport for the nation’s 250th anniversary that will feature John Trumbull’s 1817 painting …
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