Art MarketChris Erik ThomasWhen Alice Amati attended the first art fair for her namesake London gallery last year, she stood for five days straight. The uncomfortable introduction to the art fair circuit wasn’t by choice; many fairs don’t include furniture as part of the booth fee, which presents an expensive conundrum for gallerists. “Hiring from fair partners can be extremely expensive,” the London gallerist told Artsy, and “shipping your own furniture back and forth from the gallery can be even costlier.” At NADA in Miami last December, Amati made do with a folding chair from a hardware store, bought on…
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The Art Deco era, flourishing between the 1920s and 1930s, was a period defined by bold innovation and modern elegance. Few names in fine jewellery reflect the glamour and precision of this time better than Cartier. Often called the “Jeweller of Kings and King of Jewellers,” Cartier was instrumental in shaping the Art Deco movement with its striking designs, exceptional craftsmanship, and inventive use of materials. Let’s examine how Cartier became a foundational element of Art Deco jewellery and explore some of its most iconic pieces. Cartier and the Rise of Art Deco Cartier’s foray into Art Deco coincided with…
Season three of AMC’s underrated “Dark Winds” opens with an image of the dark desert, illuminated only by a fallen flashlight. David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” bleeds into the scene, as the camera pans to reveal an unconscious Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) laying amongst the dirt. The camera pans away from his body, swirling and refracting until multiple versions of him appear on screen. As Bowie begins to sing about making the grade, Leaphorn gasps awake. Picking up six months after the events of season two, this season sees Leaphorn and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) investigating the disappearance of two…
Continuing the tradition of Chicago-based critics and creatives curating film festivals, this weekend marks the very first Filmspotting Fest, a three-day in-person film festival celebrating twenty years of the iconic podcast of the same name. Set to run from February 28th-March 2nd, screenings are split across the Music Box Theatre and Gene Siskel Film Center where attendees will get the opportunity to see iconic films that have been integral to the show’s lore and history, such as “Before Sunrise,” “Brick,” and “Columbus”; the latter two are scheduled to have directors Rian Johnson and Kogonada in attendance for post-film Q&As. Other…
Now marking its 30th year, the annual “Rendez-Vous with French Cinema” festival returns to give American audiences a taste of what is happening in contemporary French cinema. Running March 6-16th at New York’s Walter Reade Theatre, the program offers up 23 films—a number of which are making their U.S./North American premieres—that include both the latest efforts from a number of France’s most notable names on both sides of the camera to the early works of those soon joining their ranks. In addition, a number of the films will be accompanied by introductions and post-screening Q&A’s with the filmmakers. There will…
Millie Bobby Brown has subtly responded to the widespread criticism about her appearance after debuting her blonde hair. After stepping out with her new look at multiple public events, social media users began speculating about how the change made her look older than her age. Despite ongoing remarks about her new look, Brown’s response suggests she has no interest in engaging with the negativity. Here is more about Brown’s reaction to recent criticism. How did Millie Bobby Brown react to ‘age’ criticism? Millie Bobby Brown has addressed the ongoing remarks about her appearance after debuting a new blonde hairstyle. The…
< Today’s Jewelry Collection Story comes from Kellan of @kellancourtingcarats. She is someone I began following after seeing her posts from one of my challenges. I was blown away every time by the jewelry as well as the photo-taking skills, so obviously it was an instant follow for me! I’m so excited to get to know her a bit better, let’s dive in: “I’ve been a jewel-hoarding dragon for as long as I can remember. It all began around the age of five, when my great-grandmother, Nana, first showed me the contents of her jewelry box. I was completely awestruck…
Sotheby’s had significantly fewer lots at its mid-season Contemporary Curated sale this year, but the live auction in New York on February 26 still yielded $19.88 million including fees. This year’s sale had 101 lots—21 of which did not sell and six withdrawals—for a sell-through rate 73.3 percent. By comparison, last year’s Contemporary Curated sale in March had 276 lots, 45 which did not sell and 22 withdrawals, for a sell-through rate of 75.7 percent. That auction yielded $25.7 million with fees. While there was a 64 percent decline in total lots, the difference in sales was 22.7 percent, due…
The Final Jeopardy clue for Thursday, February 27, 2025 has been revealed below. Only one contestant in yesterday’s match, Shane, was able to get the Final Jeopardy clue correct, resulting in a victory. In today’s quarterfinals match in the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament, we’ll see three more quarterfinalists attempting to break through to the next bracket: analyst assistant Jackson Jones from Kentucky, psychiatrist Juveria Zaheer from Ontario, Canada, and editor Seth Wilson from Illinois. Here is the question and answer for Final Jeopardy for 2/27/2025, along with the wages and winner for the match. Final Jeopardy Question for February 27 The…
John Wayne’s Alamo presented an epic and colorful sweep through the fateful events of 1836. In 1835, the citizens of Mexican Texas rebelled against Santa Anna’s new centralist government. Initially winning a string of small victories, by early 1836, the Texans were facing the full might of the Mexican Army. Santa Anna, the leader of the new Mexican government, marched north to suppress the rebellion. He saw the rebels (many of them recent immigrants from the United States) as “pirates” and ordered his men to take no prisoners and show no mercy to the wounded. William B. Travis, Jim Bowie,…
