New York
Lauren Sherman
& Sarah Shapiro
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October 10, 2025
De Meo’s Kering Manifesto & Aritzia’s Q3 Paradox
Fashion’s latest micro-developments: Luca de Meo’s new vision for Kering, Aritzia’s Trump problem, and notes on Jen Rubio’s forthcoming New York store.
A Tale of Two Cities: Lichtenstein, Picasso & The Pivot to Asia
Simultaneous late September auctions in Hong Kong and New York told two very different stories about the art market: Asia is showing signs of life, and rebalancing, while New York is still waiting for direction.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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October 7, 2025
Jen Rubio’s New Manhattan Outpost & Inside Instagram’s Creator Awards
News and notes on Jen Rubio’s forthcoming concept shop in the Meatpacking District, Instagram’s launch of its “Instagram Ring” creator awards, and the rise of “Transformative Teal.”
Marion Maneker
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September 26, 2025
Sales From the Opposite Sides of the World
Three sales in New York and Hong Kong signal a market still struggling, with low estimates serving less as enticements than as reflections of its difficulties. Still, bright spots continue to shine for historical works.
The Row’s New Store & Ssense’s Next Steps
A timely dispatch from fashion’s front lines: Ssense’s bankruptcy-era restructuring, The Row’s new brick-and-mortar in downtown Manhattan, and WSJ.’s fashion makeover.
Rachel Strugatz
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September 10, 2025
Get Me Dr. Levine!
The rise of Dr. Steve Levine, the Park Avenue architect of the $300,000 face lift, and the dawn of “the undetectable era.”
Marion Maneker
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September 5, 2025
The Art World’s Season Opener
Art fairs are all about discovery—of artists old and new—and priming the pump for the coming season of openings. This year, they are also about affordability, and both the Armory and Independent 20th Century fairs showed galleries looking to find the sweet spot of accessibility in the sub-six-figure market.
Dylan Byers
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August 6, 2025
And Then There Were Two…
Earnings season has thrown the disparate fortunes of The New York Times Company and Dow Jones into sharp relief with the worsening situation at The Washington Post. Hey Gemini, how many paywalled newsgathering businesses does this country actually need?
Marion Maneker
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July 18, 2025
Beauford Delaney, Renaissance Man
Beauford Delaney’s big, brightly colored works forged his identity as an artist, and not just another expat friend of James Baldwin and Georgia O’Keeffe. Now, a sweeping exhibition of his work at the Drawing Center shows the remarkable range of an underappreciated great American artist.