It’s late December, and in seven days Michael Bloomberg will end his term as mayor of New York City. As one of his last daily appointments, DuJour has brought him together with Christo, the architect of what might well be the artistic high point of his time in office, The Gates, ... More

John Maloof first discovered the work of Vivian Maier in 2007, when he bought a box of her negatives at a Chicago auction house. Maloof was planning on using the photos to illustrate projects of his own, but soon enough recognized something special about the works he’d acquired. “I didn’t buy ... More

Any camera phone owner worth her Instagram followers knows there's a flood of knowledge to discover about someone through the photos on their smartphone. This month, Milk Gallery gave the world a look through Peter Arnell's. The former ad man's first retrospective, running through April 1, spans 30 ... More

Over the past two decades, British painter Jonathan Yeo has explored countless aspects of the human visage. There are the oil portraits of political and media heavyweights including  Rupert Murdoch, Tony Blair and David Cameron that capture soft moments behind stern exteriors. There are the collages of the under- and over-sexed crafted ... More

When Stuart Comer left London last year for New York, he didn’t relocate for a new job—he relocated for two. The former film curator at the Tate Modern signed on to be the Museum of Modern Art’s chief curator of media and performance art as well as part of the ... More

One of the most famous lines in one of the most beloved movies of all time consists of one word: Adrian. And now that Rocky, the 1976 movie that spawned five sequels, has been adapted into a $16.5 million Broadway musical at the Winter Garden Theatre, there’s ... More

The title explains it all: "Embrace: The Utopia of Hugging for 20 Minutes" is the newest exhibit in a series called Outside The Lines: New Art from China by RH Contemporary Art, the arts division of Restoration Hardware that launched last November. If the thought of this ... More

Jean Arp, Cy Twombly, Sol LeWitt, Andy Warhol, Julian Schnabel and Vik Muniz. It’s an impressive array of contemporary art for a midsize museum to boast, let alone a residence. But as Angela Westwater is quick to say of her collection, “It’s not as rational in its initial conception as ... More

Marrakesh is known to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but starting this week, some of the most striking views in town will be indoors. Through March 3, La Mamounia—the 91-year-old hotel that’s still one of Morocco’s most sought-after hot spots—will be displaying a ... More

Many people have perks at their jobs, but perhaps only Faith Kates can say hers was Marilyn Monroe. Renowned photographer Bert Stern had fallen out of favor with the fashion industry when Kates, the founder and owner of top agency Next Model Management, booked him for a job. ... More