Christa Terry, Arts Editor

Overwhelmed? Sad? Frustrated? I recommend you look at my dog for a while.

@Joseph_Fasano_ Art fact: He also made the left hand out of marble.

When I'm tired of seeing AI images that make me feel nothing, I look at how Michelangelo made the right hand of David out of marble.

"It's a new way of telling a story. The audience becomes a reflection. The character can feel the emotions of the audience. We are experimenting with something never done before." trib.al/ar2yBn4

ARTERNAL is betting that agentic A.I. can help galleries reclaim bandwidth, protect margins and let humans focus on the relationships that drive the art market. trib.al/8EzDEoB

@JerryTurin @hell_line0 Who is 'they'? Municipalities around the U.S. did all kinds of different things, from absolutely nothing to mask mandates. There was literally not "complete totalitarian control." Lockdown in your town? You could go one town over and have a nice restaurant meal.

@CTerryObserver @hell_line0 Where they acted they acted with unmitigated control.

Ok hear me out: instead of all of us having to become extremely knowledgeable on a new infectious disease every 3-6 months, what if we got a large group of experts together and just put them in charge of giving us easy to understand health recommendations. They could also do things like track outbreaks and predict future concerns.

"We are moving toward a future where authentic human creation will matter more, not less." By Alai Ganuza observer.com/2026/07/opinio…

My favorite artist

“No human advisor can continuously monitor the entire art market. A.I. can… It gives people access to information and discovery tools that were previously available only to insiders.” observer.com/2026/07/interv…

"Beninese people are very interested in art, just like Parisians, Americans or English people. They understand that a museum is a very important tool for education, as well as a tool for development..." By Gameli Hamelo observer.com/2026/07/arts-w…

why is there never an outbreak of something nice

I always tell collectors this: The most valuable relationships in art aren’t with gallerists, dealers, platforms, or other collectors. They’re with artists.

The Sandbox and ArtVerse co-founder has created a physical space in Paris for the artists redrawing the boundaries between digital art, gaming, blockchain and contemporary culture. trib.al/Kh9nmAL

They gave rise to an aesthetic rooted not in inherited aristocracy or court rules but in exceptional craftsmanship driven by innovation. By Anthony DeMarco observer.com/2026/07/the-am…

What if we kissed at the intersection of mystical computation and feral web

@alasky__ TF this even mean? If everyone just acted like human beings toward each other, we could all just live and enjoy ourselves. But no, apparently simply existing in a body is also a team sport.

Almost every woman over 30 I’ve spoken to in the past few years feels some version of the same thing: feminism has failed us somewhere along the way, and made men increasingly passive, hesitant, and unwilling to take initiative. How do we course-correct from here?

Yesterday, Mike argued against third-party tourbillons. So today, Ariel features just how good they can be. The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Heliotourbillon Perpetual Calendar in platinum is a 44mm horological tour de force with a matching platinum bracelet. With just twenty pieces priced at over half a million USD, it’s a brawny argument for l’art pour l’art. ablogtowatch.com/mesmerizing-ja…

Rachel Rose’s ‘The Last Day’ Is a Powerful Rumination on Modernity observer.com/2026/07/art-fi…

@TSA I don’t think the government or any of its agencies should do quirky unfunny Gen Z tweeting.

@TSA I'm a big fan of the TSA but you guys have to work on your manners and stop treating us like dogs. NO SHOUTING. NO YELLING. Kind reminders are all most people need to get through the checkpoint. YOU keep changing the rules and then expect us to know all of them - why?

What’s scary about the cyclospora outbreak is that the cdc isn’t tracing, so the manufacturer/supplier is likely still unknowingly producing cyclospora infected products. No recalls in sight, no solution in sight. Just explosive diarrhea

The Future Perfect’s Laura Young Makes the Case for Design as the Next Collecting Frontier observer.com/2026/07/art-de…