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☆ New York’s Rubin Museum is closing its doors — but will live on as a ‘museum without walls’
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —New York’s Rubin Museum of Art, home to one of the world’s largest and most important collections of Himalayan art, announced on Wednesday that it will close its doors in October. Rubin Museum founders Shelley and Donald Rubin, pictured on October 8, 2015. Mireya Acierto/Getty Images“Building and sharing this collection of Himalayan art was one of my family’s great joys,” added Shelley Rubin. A lot of the time, we are shown Tibetan art as part of Chinese art — as an appendage because Tibet is now part of China. Robert K. Chin/Storefronts/AlamyThe closure will see some 40% of the Rubin’s staff lose their jobs — mostly those in “front-of-house roles,” a spokesperson for the museum told CNN.

Persons: York’s Rubin, Shelley, Donald Rubin, Rubin, Noah Dorsky, Mireya Acierto, ”, Shelley Rubin, “, Matthew Eisman, Jorrit Britschgi, ” Britschgi, Nepal’s, Ian Johnson, meanwhile, Curtis S, Chin, ” “, ” Johnson, Robert K Organizations: CNN, York’s Rubin Museum of Art, Rubin Museum, Rubin Museum of Art, Venice Biennale, Itumbaha Museum, Mandela, Centre for Foreign Relations, Asian Development Bank Locations: Manhattan, New York, Kathmandu, Nepal, New York City, Venice, York, Tibet, China

☆ The quiet American: US reveals pavilion design for World Expo 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —At next year’s World Expo, a grand carnival showcasing different nations’ achievements, the US is planning something unusually quiet. Courtesy Trahan ArchitectsWorld Expos, or World’s Fairs as some are known, have celebrated some of the major inventions of their time, including stereoscopic photography, vulcanized rubber, the zipper, the internal combustion engine and IMAX. Courtesy Trahan ArchitectsTrahan’s design features an elongated outdoor space sandwiched between two triangular buildings. Courtesy Trahan ArchitectsBut as well as representing American interests overseas, the pavilion design also draws on the nature, culture and history of the Expo’s host country. Expo 2025, which marks the second time Osaka has hosted the event, is expected to welcome almost 30 million visitors.

Persons: ”, Trey Trahan, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, George Westinghouse, Rahm Emanuel, Biden, Donald Trump, Trahan, “ wabi Organizations: CNN, Fairs, Trahan Architects, Architects World Expos, Chicago World’s, Expos, US State Department, ES Global, Imagination, Trahan Locations: Osaka, Japan, Tokyo, Chicago, Seattle, Philadelphia, Paris, —, Los Angeles, New York, New Orleans, United States

☆ Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday. Ukrainian-born model Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Nippon on Monday. Miss Japan Association/Handout via ReutersShiino’s win comes almost 10 years after Ariana Miyamoto became the first biracial contestant to be crowned Miss Universe Japan, one of several other national-level pageant titles. Miss Nippon is not part of the international beauty pageant circuit and is unaffiliated with global competitions like Miss World and Miss Universe. The first Miss Nippon contest, held in 1950, was sponsored by one of Japan’s largest newspapers, the Yomiuri Shimbun.

Persons: Karolina Shiino, “, ”, Shiino, Kazuki Oishi, I’m, Karolina, ” Karolina Shiino, Hiroe Yamashita, Karolina Shiino’s, Ariana Miyamoto, Miyamoto, Fujiko Yamamoto, Shizuo Wada, Ai Wada Organizations: CNN, Japan, Miss Nippon, Miss, Pew, Miss Japan Association, Handout, Reuters Shiino’s, Miss Universe Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun, Miss Nippon contest’s Locations: Ukrainian, Nagoya, Tokyo, Miss Japan, Japan, United States

☆ The winner of a prestigious Japanese literary award has confirmed AI helped write her book
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Christy Choi | Francesca Annio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After Japanese author Rie Kudan won one of the country’s most prestigious literary awards, she admitted she’d had help from an unusual source — ChatGPT. The author then confirmed at a press conference that around 5% of her book “The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy” — which was lauded by committee members as “practically flawless” — was word-for-word generated by AI. The novel centers around the dilemmas of an architect tasked with building a comfortable high-rise prison in Tokyo where law breakers are rehabilitated, and features AI as a theme. Kudan said that, in her own life, she would consult ChatGPT about problems she felt she couldn’t tell anyone. “It seems that the story that Rie Kudan’s award-winning work was written using generative AI is misunderstood… If you read it, you will see that the generative AI was mentioned in the work,” he wrote.

Persons: CNN —, Rie Kudan, she’d, “, ”, Kudan, Boris Eldagsen, George R, Martin, Jodi Picoult, John Grisham, James Patterson, Roxane Gay, Margaret Atwood, Keiichiro Hirano, Rie Kudan’s Organizations: CNN, Sony, OpenAI Locations: Tokyo, Berlin

After last week’s Golden Globes and Sunday evening’s Critics Choice Awards, Monday sees the third major Hollywood red carpet event in just eight days, as the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards get underway at LA’s Peacock Theater. See below for some of the red carpet’s best looks so far. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesKourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesAyo Edebiri in Louis Vuitton. Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesAli Wong in Louis Vuitton. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Persons: Monday, Rachel Brosnahan, Bella Ramsey, Abbott, Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams —, Jenna Ortega Neilson Barnard, Jessica Chastain Richard Shotwell, Aubrey, Jay, Anthony Anderson Gilbert Flores, Sarah Snook Richard Shotwell, Rachel Brosnahan Richard Shotwell, Donald Glover Frazer Harrison, Hannah Waddingham Mike Blake, Simona Tabasco Gilbert Flores, Martin, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin Neilson Barnard, Ariana DeBose Frazer Harrison, Sam Richardson Jordan Strauss, Katherine Heigl Kevin Mazur, Issa Rae, Pamella Roland, Frazer Harrison, Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker Neilson Barnard, Louis Vuitton, Neilson Barnard, Ali Wong, Richard Shotwell, Riley Keough, Priscilla Presley Mike Blake, Claire Danes Robyn Beck, Christina Ricci Mike Blake, Giancarlo Esposito Neilson Barnard, Padma Lakshmi, Reuters Niecy Nash, Jeffrey Dahmer, ”, Constantine, Jenna Lyons Frazer Harrison, Joel Kim Booster, Todd Snyder, Gilbert Flores, Dominique Fishback, Miu, Liv Hewson, Joy, Kevin Mazur, Emma Brooks, de Milo Organizations: CNN, Globes, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Getty, New York, Reuters, State Locations: Louis, AFP, New, Aude, “

And the stars appear to be out in force again for the 29th Critics Choice Awards, which this year returns to Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar. “I’m not always playing dark characters.” Michael Tran/AFP/Getty ImagesTracee Ellis Ross in Fendi. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesMargot Robbie in custom Balmain. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images“May December” actor Charles Melton wore a red Valentino suit paired with a black skinny tie featuring a V-shaped metallic accent. Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesTyler James Williams Jordan Strauss/Invision/APVanessa Morgan Michael Tran/AFP/Getty ImagesBrit Marling Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty ImagesTatanka Means Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Persons: Santa Monica, Barker, Margot Robbie, Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, “ Rustin ”, Colman Domingo, Rosamund Pike Jordan Strauss, Jeremy Allen White Amy Sussman, WireImage, Jennifer Aniston Jordan Strauss, Lily Gladstone Michael Tran, Rustin, Valentino, ”, “ I’m, ” Michael Tran, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jordan Strauss, Pedro Pascal Frazer Harrison, Greta Lee Jordan Strauss, Allison Williams Jordan Strauss, Moorjani Christopher Polk, Moorjani Gilbert Flores, Rachel Brosnahan Alberto Rodriguez, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt Matt Winkelmeyer, Billie Eilish, Thom Browne, Michael Tran, Christina Ricci Frazer Harrison, Kieran Culkin, Martin Katz, Danielle Brooks, Monsoori, Frazer Harrison, Matt Winkelmeyer, Charles Melton, Chelsea Handler, Alex Perry, Quinta Brunson Frazer Harrison, Dominic Sessa Jordan Strauss, Singer Dua Lipa, Tyler James Williams Jordan Strauss, Vanessa Morgan Michael Tran Organizations: CNN, Globes, Hollywood, Santa, Golden Globes, Getty, Variety, Singer Dua, Tiffany Locations: AFP, Fendi, Balmain

☆ Mary Ellen Mark: Vintage photos offer rare glimpse of Mumbai’s red-light district
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —Mary Ellen Mark couldn’t forget Falkland Road. Despite being harassed and intimidated, legendary photographer Mary Ellen Mark spent 10 years trying to take photos on Falkland Road. Mary Ellen Mark A young woman and her customer photographed by Mary Ellen Mark. Mary Ellen Mark Falkland Road's infamous cages, where sex workers were displayed to passersby and potential customers. Mary Ellen Mark A young woman and a child seen reflected in a mirror.

Persons: Mary Ellen Mark, Mary Ellen Mark couldn’t, ”, Falkland, ” Meredith Lue, Lue, didn’t, Mark, “ Saroja, ’, Mary Ellen Mark Friends, “, ” Lue, she’s, Asha, Mumtaz, Usha, Mary Ellen Mark Late, Mary Ellen Mark Falkland, wouldn’t, Champa, Martin Bell, ” Mark, Mary Ellen Mark Hidden, ” Bell, Mark’s, ’ ” Lue, Ward, They’re, they’ve, It’s, ” Mary Ellen Mark Organizations: CNN, New York Times, Mary Ellen Mark Foundation, GEO, Olympia, Mental Institution, Ward, Times, “ Locations: Mumbai, Bombay ”, Bombay, —, Falkland, “, Mumbai's, South India, America, Berlin, Germany, India, Seattle, Oregon

☆ Gucci staff strike over plans to relocate to Milan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Dozens of employees at Italian fashion house Gucci staged a strike on Monday to protest the company’s decision to move its design office from Rome to Milan. CGIL has argued that asking staff to move to Milan, approximately 300 miles north of the capital, in the first half of 2024 was tantamount to laying them off. Alessandro Garofalo/ReutersFollowing the departure of creative director Alessandro Michele in 2022, Gucci owner Kering shook up the label’s top management. While sales of luxury goods were on a tear earlier in the year, the market cooled in the second half of 2023. The designer gave the old Gucci codes a refresh sending babydoll dresses, tailored short suits, fringed skirts, hoodies and bejeweled knitwear down the runway.

Persons: Gucci, CGIL, ”, Gucci’s, Sabato De Sarno, Alessandro Garofalo, Alessandro Michele, Kering, Valentino, Marco Bizzarri, Jean, François, Yves, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega, ” Gucci, De Sarno, “ Gucci Ancora ”, “, Julia Roberts, Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Kendall Jenner, Julia Garner, bejeweled Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Yves Saint, Gucci Locations: Rome, Milan, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga

☆ Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decorations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Christy Choi | Sam Fossum | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Complete with 98 Christmas trees, 72 wreaths and 2.8 miles of ribbon, the White House has been transformed into a classic winter wonderland for the holidays. The little engine that could: A vintage toy train chugs around the base of a Christmas tree in the Blue Room. The White House expects some 100,000 people to visit during the holiday season. Decorations in the Vermeil Room celebrate music and performance, complete with a mechanical theater featuring rotating United States Marine Band figures. Evan Vucci/APDeck the halls: The White House's China Room transformed into a dessert shop, tables laden with festive treats.

Persons: Santa Claus, Fraser, Jill Biden, Joy ”, ”, Biden, It’s, Evan Vucci, children’s, Gerald Ford, Kevin Dietsch, Saint Nick, Mandel Ngan Organizations: CNN, White, National Guard, Historical Association, United States Marine, Santa, Getty Locations: China, Santa, AFP

☆ Red carpet fashion moments from the Billboard Music Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesDiamonds are a girl's best friend. Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae wears a sheer white tank, utilitarian Givenchy kilt, black boots paired with sparkling chokers and rings. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesKnockout! Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty ImagesA moment of brightness: Social media stars Anna Sitar and Josh 'Bru' Brubaker brought splashes of color to the otherwise monochromatic affair. Gilbert Flores/Penske Media/Getty Images

Persons: Mariah Carey, Karol G, Bebe Rexha, Carey, songstress Bebe Rexha, Queen, Chanel, Gilbert Flores, Tate McRae, Jermaine Dupri, Dior, Bebe, Garo Sparo, Boxer Mike Tyson accessorized, Anna, Josh ' Bru, Brubaker, Michael Buckner, Gianvito Rossi Organizations: CNN, Billboard, Penske Media, Nike Air Force Locations: California, Colombian, Canadian

☆ ‘Faces of Sanxingdui’: Bronze Age relics shed light on mysterious ancient kingdom
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Hong Kong CNN —A golden face with patinaed turquoise eyes stares out of the darkness. Currently on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum, they may appear Mayan or Aztec to the untrained eye, but these over-3,000-year-old sculptures weren’t unearthed anywhere near Mesoamerica’s ancient civilizations. Archaeologists from the Sanxingdui Museum say the city was established some 4,800 to 2,800 years ago, until it was abandoned around 800 BC for unknown reasons. 'Kneeling figure with a twisted head', bronze, at the Hong Kong Palace Museum in Hong Kong, China on September 26, 2023. A figure on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

Persons: Shu, Sanxingdui, Noemi Cassanelli, Shen Bohan, China’s, Qin Shi Huang, Wang Shengyu, ” Wang, would’ve, what’s, Qin, ”, Henry Tang, Ian Johnson, ’ ”, CNN Johnson, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong, Hong Kong Palace Museum, Sanxingdui, CNN, Sipa, Army, Palace Museum, UNESCO, Kowloon Cultural, Hong Kong’s, China Studies, Foreign Relations, Chinese Communist Party, People’s Locations: China, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Sanxingdui, China's Sichuan province, Noemi, Sichuan, Shu, Kowloon, People’s Republic, People’s Republic of China, Republic of China

☆ Undercover founder Jun Takahashi apologizes to PETA for using live butterflies in ‘terrarium’ dresses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Following criticism from animal rights group PETA for using live butterflies in dresses, the founder of Japanese brand Undercover has apologized and promised to never feature living animals in his designs. “I regret that I trapped butterflies that could fly freely in the sky,” said Jun Takahashi in a letter to PETA, which he shared with CNN on Tuesday. Undercover’s “terrarium” dresses, which contained flowers and live butterflies, were a moment of ethereal beauty during the label’s Spring-Summer 2024 show at Paris Fashion Week in September, but the gowns sparked concern among animal rights activists over the insects’ welfare. The otherworldly "terrarium" dresses, filled with flowers and butterflies, were part of the finale at Undercover's runway show in September. The animal rights organization also has campaigns targeting what it calls “systemic cruelty” in the leather, mohair, wool, cashmere, down and fur trades.

Persons: ”, Jun Takahashi, Undercover’s, Takahashi, “, Victor VIRGILE, didn’t, Barneys Organizations: CNN, PETA, Paris Fashion, American Butterfly Association Locations: ”, York

☆ How an 11th-century monastery reclaimed artifacts from the US — and discovered a hoard of treasures in the process
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Hidden under years of dirt and grime in storage rooms, hundreds of precious religious objects have been rediscovered at a monastery in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Until earlier this year, three of the sculptures were more than 7,500 miles away in New York’s Rubin Museum of Art, which specializes in Himalayan art, as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Like many of Nepal’s religious sites, Itumbaha is no stranger to the theft and looting of its relics and architecture. A 14th-century carving religious carving (top) that was returned to Itumbaha by New York's Rubin Museum of Art. But for Itumbaha’s leaders, the process of recovering these objects was not only about addressing historical injustice.

Persons: ”, New York’s Rubin, New York's Rubin, Pranab Joshi, Rubin, Swosti Rajbhandari, Pragya Ji, Jorrit Britschgi, “, ’ ”, Roshan Mishra, Mishra, Nepalis, it’s, —, ” Mishra, they’re, ” Kayastha, ‘, ” “ Rubin, “ Rubin, Riddhi Baba Pradhan, Itumbaha Pradhan Organizations: CNN, New York’s, New York’s Rubin Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New, New York's Rubin Museum of Art, Met, Lumbini Buddhist University, Records, Ithum Conservation Society, Rubin Museum, Lost Arts of Nepal, “ Locations: Nepal’s, Kathmandu, New, Itumbaha, Nepal, Lumbini, Ithum, Kathmandu Valley

☆ Miss Universe will feature two trans contestants for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —This year’s Miss Universe pageant will feature at least two trans women for first time, after 23-year-old flight attendant Marina Machete was last week named Miss Portugal. Ms Portugal 2023 - Finalista Palmela Marina MacheteIf either candidate wins, they will become the first trans woman to wear the tiara. Neither Machete nor Miss Portugal’s organizers responded to requests for interview, though in a statement to CNN the Miss Universe Organization said: “Trans women are women, full stop. “Starting next year, every adult woman in the world will be eligible to compete to be Miss Universe,” the statement added. “Miss Universe asked us to describe ourselves in one word,” Kollé said in a video posted to her Instagram page ahead of the Miss Netherlands final.

Persons: Marina Machete, Miss Portugal, Machete, Rikkie Kollé, ”, I’ve, Portugal, Marina, Spain’s Ángela Ponce, Miss Portugal’s, Jenna Talackova, Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, Miss Universe's, Carlos Alvarez, “, ” Kollé, you’re Organizations: CNN, Miss, 72nd Miss, YouTube, Miss Universe Organization, Miss Universe Canada, JKN Global Locations: El Salvador, Miss Netherlands, Portuguese, Thailand, Madrid, Spain, China

☆ Salman Rushdie to publish memoir on stabbing that left him blind in one eye
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Christy Choi | Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Reuters —Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, will publish a memoir on his 2022 stabbing in New York, book publisher Penguin Random House said on Wednesday. Rushdie’s new memoir, “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” will be published on April 16, 2024. The cover of Salman Rushdie's forthcoming memoir, "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder." His attacker, a Shi’ite Muslim American from New Jersey, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and assault. Khomeini’s successor, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, once said the fatwa against Rushdie was “irrevocable.”

Persons: Reuters — Salman Rushdie, Rushdie’s, ” Rushdie, Salman Rushdie's, Rushdie, Iran’s, Ruhollah Khomeini, Mohammad Khatami, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ” Organizations: Reuters, Random Locations: Iran, New York, British, New Jersey, Victory, ”

☆ Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste open the doors to their Brooklyn townhouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Newly home to best-selling author, activist and motivational speaker Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winning musician, singer-songwriter and TV personality Jon Batiste, the 1890s Italianate townhouse in Brooklyn, New York is a potent space for them to live and create. Jon Batiste pictured in the studio lounge of the Brooklyn home he shares with author Suleika Jaouad. “The vision for the house was deeply tied to who Jon and I are as humans — to our creativity and our lineage,” Jaouad wrote. Jaouad recalled Batiste exaggeratedly exclaiming, in reference to a lamp: “Now this light is healing!”“It cracked us up, and we put it on repeat,” she wrote. Fried chicken sandwiches and champagne were served to the small group of guests, while Batiste serenaded Jaouad on a grand piano he rented for the night.

Persons: CNN —, Suleika Jaouad, Jon Batiste, Jaouad, “, ”, Frank Frances, Hallie Goodman, Jon, ” Jaouad, Jaouad’s, Mokhtar Lahmar, Designway, Batiste exaggeratedly, Batiste, Goodman, — Organizations: CNN, Architectural, Brooklyn, New, Facebook Locations: Brooklyn , New York, —, “, Tunisia, New Orleans, Nabeul, French, Quittner

☆ German museum employee swaps painting for fake and sells original to fund ‘luxury lifestyle’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A German museum employee swapped out a painting with a fake and then sold the original to buy luxury goods, including a Rolls Royce and expensive wristwatches, according to a Munich court. During that time, he stole “Das Märchen vom Froschkönig” (The Tale of the Frog Prince) by Franz von Stuck, replaced it with a fake and put the original up for auction. He lied to a Munich auction house, saying the painting had once belonged to his grandparents or great-grandparents. “Das Märchen vom Froschkönig” (The Tale of the Frog Prince) by Franz von Stuck. One of the works was sold via auction and the other was purchased directly by the auction house, netting him another 11,490 euros ($12,184).

Persons: ” “, ”, “ Das, Franz von Stuck, Eduard von Grützner, Franz von Defregger, “ Organizations: CNN, Royce, Deutsches Museum, Ketterer, ” Locations: Munich, Swiss

☆ Jens Haaning ordered to repay museum $76K after submitting blank canvases titled ‘Take the Money and Run’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Instead, the artist sent the museum two empty frames entitled “Take the Money and Run,” saying he had created new, “better” pieces to fit the exhibition’s theme. “And if needed… take the money and run,” he added. Despite its protestations, the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art exhibited Haaning’s empty canvases alongside a print-out of an email in which he explained his actions. The ruling also dismissed a counter-claim made by Haaning, who alleged that the museum had infringed on the work’s copyright. And then it also applies to the question: Are artists paid enough for what they do?”Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark.

Persons: CNN — Jens Haaning, Dane —, Jens Ziehe, “, …, ” Haaning, Maurizio Cattelan, Yves Klein, Haaning, ”, Lasse Andersson, Andersson, John Peter, Alamy Andersson Organizations: CNN, Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, Austrian, Kunsten Museum of Modern, Court, Kunsten, of Modern Art Locations: Copenhagen, Aalborg, Denmark’s Jutland, Denmark

☆ Why these Korean moon jars sell for millions at auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

‘Owning a piece of happiness’The first moon jars were created in the royal kilns in Gwangju (a city just outside Seoul, not the larger southern city of the same name) from 1650 to 1750. A modern-day moon jar made by South Korean potter Kwon Dae Sup, who said: "To appreciate a moon jar properly, you should look beyond its simple shape. He works out of a studio in Gwangju, where the royal kilns that produced moon jars were once located. Moon Duk Gwan/Axel Vervoordt GalleryKwon Dae Sup lifts a large moon jar into a kiln. Moon Duk Gwan/Courtesy Axel Vervoordt GalleryThere’s a great deal of preparation that goes into making a moon jar traditionally.

Persons: Alain de Botton, London’s Victoria, Beth McKillop, ”, Angela McAteer, “ You’ve, it’s, Yanagi Soetsu, Bernard Leach, Leach, Lucie Rie, Charlotte Horlyck, Sotheby’s, Kwon Dae, Axel Vervoordt, Choi Sunu, South Korea’s, Yu Woo, you’ve, Mark, Rothko, “, Ceramist Kim Syyong, Yun, Choi Bo Ram’s, Kwon, Duk Gwan, Duk, There’s, ” Kwon, Axel Vervoodt Organizations: CNN, Albert Museum, British Museum, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, University of London’s School of Oriental, African Studies, Art Bulletin, National Museum of, BTS Locations: New York, Americas, Europe, Gwangju, Seoul, British, South Korean, National Museum of Korea, ”, South, Korean

See below for some of the red carpet’s best looks so far. Johnny Nunez/Getty ImagesTinashe Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty ImagesChloe Bailey Andrew Kelly/ReutersMåneskin mastered ensemble dressing in a selection of complementary outfits by Rick Owens. Jamie McCarthy/WireImage/Getty ImagesOlivia Rodrigo brought the sparkle in a low-cut bejeweled Ludovic de Saint Sernin silver gown made of 150,000 Swarovski crystals. Gilbert Flores/Variety/Getty ImagesColton Haynes Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesKarol G embraced the see-through trend in a sparkling sheer beige dress by French label Ashi Studio. Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesOffset Evan Agostini/Invision/APDemi Lovato Jamie McCarthy/WireImage/Getty Images

Persons: ’, Mariah Carey’s risqué, Jared Leto, Emily Ratajkowski, Cardi, Dilara, Dipasupil, Selena Gomez Doug Peters, Shakira Noam Galai, Tiffany Haddish Gilbert Flores, Jared Leto Andrew Kelly, Doechii Jason Kempin, Billy Porter Kevin Mazur, Evan Agostini, Gilbert Flores, Anitta, Noam Galai, Bebe Rexha Angela Weiss, Stephen Sanchez, tote, Johnny Nunez, Tinashe Gilbert Flores, Chloe Bailey Andrew Kelly, Måneskin, Rick Owens, Angela Weiss, Ballerini, Jamie McCarthy, Olivia Rodrigo, Ludovic de Saint, Roger Vivier, Christopher Polk, Anthony Harvey, Megan Thee, Brandon Blackwood, Jacob &, Colton Haynes Dimitrios Kambouris, Karol G, Dia Dipasupil, Demi Lovato Jamie McCarthy Organizations: CNN, Prudential Center, Variety, Schiaparelli's, Couture, Getty, New York, Jewelry, Ashi, Dia Locations: Newark , New Jersey, Turkish, British, New

☆ Venice Film Festival: The best looks from the red carpet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Oscar Holland | Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

And there have been plenty of elegant looks on display, from Spanish model Eugenia Silva’s dramatic Armani Privé gown to Italian designer Pierpaolo Piccioli’s effortless white suit. Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesSpanish model Eugenia Silva arrived in a dramatic pink feather coat and a black strapless gown by Armani Privé. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty ImagesDanish actress Amanda Collin wore matching Chanel separates on the red carpet for "Bastarden (The Promised Land)." Pascal Le Segretain/Getty ImagesModel Madisin Rian wowed in an all-white Armani Privé outfit. Luca Carlino/NurPhoto/ShutterstockItalian fashion journalist and former Vogue Japan editor-at-large Anna Dello Russo wore bright pink Armani Privé.

Persons: ’, Eugenia Silva’s, Pierpaolo, listers, Adam Driver, Ferrari ”, Enzo Ferrari, Ferrari, Stefania D'Alessandro, Jonica T, Gibbs, Chanel, Andreas Rentz, Barbara Palvin, Giorgio Armani, Eugenia Silva, Armani Privé, Franco Origlia, Dalle, Ernesto Ruscio, Amanda Collin, Pascal Le Segretain, Rian wowed, Armani, John Phillips, Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Toni Garrn, Alberta Ferretti, Luca Carlino, Anna Dello, Privé, Georgina Rodriguez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pasquale Bruni, Alfonso Catalano, Bella Thorne, Dior, Sofia Coppola's, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Matteo Rasero, Jacob Elordi, Elvis Presley, Neelam Gill, Armani Privè, David Fisher, Leonie Hanne, Mahboobeh Bolandy, Serena de Ferrari, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis Organizations: CNN, Venice, Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Getty, Italian, Vogue Japan Locations: Venice, Spanish, Australian, Turkish

☆ Christie’s cancels auction of jewelry linked to Nazi-era fortune
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The sale of over 400 pieces of jewelry once owned by late art collector Heidi Horten broke records at a series of auctions earlier this year. But amid ongoing criticism from Jewish advocacy groups and human rights organizations over the source of the Austrian billionaire’s wealth, Christie’s auction house announced Thursday that it has canceled the final part of the controversial sale. (Christie’s had initially predicted that Horten’s entire collection, featuring over 700 jewels, would sell for over $150 million.) Prior to May’s sales, the American Jewish Committee had called for the auction to be put on hold until “a serious effort” was made to investigate the Hortens’ wealth. The Heidi Horten Collection did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

Persons: Heidi Horten, Helmut, ” Christie’s, ”, ” Anthea Peers, Christie’s, Van, Helmut Horten, Forbes Organizations: CNN, American Jewish Committee, Twitter, Washington D.C, ” Locations: Austrian, Nazi Germany, German, Europe, East, Africa, Geneva, Switzerland, Nazi, Washington, Vienna, Austria

☆ ‘Cosmology’: The Japanese skincare range designed for astronauts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —When Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui heads to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, he will have two new skincare items in his bag that are especially designed for the rigors of space travel. The face wash and lotion are part of a “Cosmology” line unveiled on Monday by Japanese cosmetic company POLA and ANA Holdings, the parent company of All Nippon Airways. The products were created after the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) called for skincare solutions that could be used in the resource-scarce, low-gravity and extremely dry conditions of outer space. The products are not the first cosmetics to head to outer space. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui will bring the Cosmology skincare products to the International Space Station in 2024.

Persons: Kimiya Yui, POLA, Joan Higginbotham, Estée Lauder, ”, Miki Oikawa Organizations: CNN, International Space, ANA Holdings, All Nippon Airways, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, NASA, International Space Station, ANA Locations: POLA, Tokyo

☆ ‘Bored Apes’ investors sue Sotheby’s, Paris Hilton and others as NFT prices collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A group of investors is suing Sotheby’s Holdings Inc. and others over a 2021 auction and promotion of Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens (NFTs) following a collapse in prices for the celebrity-endorsed collectibles. Sotheby’s is among 30 defendants named in the lawsuit, with celebrities like Justin Bieber and Paris Hilton also accused of promoting the NFT collection without disclosing their financial links to it. A spokesperson for Yuga Labs meanwhile said, via email: “We believe that these new allegations, like those in the previous iteration of this opportunistic complaint, are completely without merit or factual basis. “As a media and technology company, Yuga Labs has empowered strong communities of enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to innovate, connect, and build. The Bored Ape Yacht Club, a collection of 10,000 NFTs hosted on the Ethereum blockchain, launched in April 2021.

Persons: Yuga, Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Sotheby’s, NFTs, “, Jack Dorsey’s, LeBron James, “ Beeple, ”, ” —, MoonPay Organizations: CNN, Sotheby’s Holdings Inc, Paris Hilton, Labs, Yuga Labs, Twitter, Adidas, Securities and Exchange Commission Locations: California, freefall

☆ National Gallery of Australia to return $1.5M statues, bought from disgraced art dealer Douglas Latchford, to Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Three bronze sculptures looted from Cambodia and later sold to the National Gallery of Australia for $1.5 million will be returned to the Southeast Asian kingdom, the museum announced Thursday. The gallery purchased the artifacts in 2011 from the late art dealer Douglas Latchford, who was subsequently accused by US investigators of trafficking stolen antiquities. He added that “about 20” other Cambodian items in the museum’s collection are still being reviewed. Kingdom of Cambodia/National Gallery of AustraliaThe three items from the National Gallery will join that collection in Phnom Penh once the new extension is complete. In 2021, it returned 17 works of art connected to disgraced art dealers Subhash Kapoor and William Wolff.

Persons: Douglas Latchford, ”, Chanborey, Cheunboran, Nick Mitzevich, Arts Susan Templeman, Karlee, of Australia Latchford, Latchford, Bradley Gordon, Latchford’s, Nawapan Kriangsak, —, Phoeurng Sackona, Subhash Kapoor, William Wolff Organizations: CNN, National Gallery of Australia, Arts, of Australia, Cambodia’s, Culture and Fine Arts, of Locations: Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Canberra, Karlee Holland, Khmer, New York, Angkor Wat, Thailand, Phnom Penh, Kingdom

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