The Philippines Pavilion “Sea of Love/Dagat ng Pag-ibig” features works by Manila-based artist and filmmaker John Quison. Photo: Clelia Cadamuro Few know the central role the Philippines played in enabling the first truly global maritime trade, with galleons regularly sailing between Manila and Acapulco to form a transoceanic link between East Asia and the Americas … Read more
Dabin Ahn’s “Nocturne” is on view at DOCUMENT in Chicago through June 6, 2026. Courtesy doc and artist Experts describe the psyche as a combination of conscious and unconscious materials, which combine seamlessly to create our sense of self and the reality around us. Artist Dabin Ahn’s compositions exemplify this process: psychological and emotional interior … Read more
Vending machines, Atelier Simon Weisse, Asteroid CITY. Photo: Richard Round-Turner. © Design Museum Alfred Hitchcock’s idea of ”pure cinema” was based on his education in the silent film era, but you can see its echo throughout his filmography. He believed the film should be enjoyed on mute, because the key images – birds flocking to … Read more
Midtown’s Bar Chimera has three distinct bar areas. Jason Varney Simon Kim is known for opening lavish and busy restaurants. It started with the 2017 launch Cotea Michelin-starred steakhouse that blends light Korean barbecue with fine dining’s attention to detail, and in the nine years since, has bolstered its expertise by adding six venues to … Read more
The exhibition is an exercise in dismantling that hierarchy of power, taking a prismatic and expansive view via its intersection of geographies, identities and timelines. Photo: Robert Glowacki Photography “The Woman Question 1550-2025,” closing soon at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, is as impactful as it is informative. Part of the urgency of … Read more
The 2026 Maverick Lobo shows that a pickup truck can be really useful and really fun to drive. Courtesy Ford Ford sells a surprising number of pickup trucks. According to some data compilers, the storied Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker moves an F-150 every 30 to 50 seconds, so two trucks are sold per minute on a … Read more
lucas samaras, Image Transformation, November 6, 1973. Image courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago and purchased with funds provided by Polaroid Polaroid photography is one of those parts of analog life that Generation Z decided to embrace, even though it wasn’t very well. As with wired headphones, the technology was impressive when it first … Read more
The Imperial Hotel, Kyoto is now open – here’s what to know. Imperial Hotel, Kyoto When I first traveled to Japan over ten years ago for my honeymoon, I was very fascinated by nature The other worldly appearance of Tokyo I didn’t even think about adding another stop to our itinerary in the country. Of … Read more
Curt Kerner, Self-portrait with stinging nettle1933. Oil on cardboard. © Neue Nationalgalerie, Stiftung, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin / Photography: Andre van Lien Audio guides can be hit or miss in establishments. They can be plodding, condescending, or somehow fabricate the material before it becomes boring. I recommend the one narrated by John Stamos at Graceland, though … Read more
“Do you have any idea of what you will do with this vaginodrome?” A film director is surrounded by at least 20 female actors in his backyard. This is Ferzan Özpetek, a prolific Turkish-Italian filmmaker little known to English audiences, and the occasion is a table read for his new film, Diamanti. “I would like to make a movie featuring … Read more