Next month, Doja Cat will perform at LACMA’s Art and Film Gala.
Doja Cat will headline LACMA’s 2025 Art+Film Gala on November 1, bringing her dynamic presence to the museum’s annual fundraising event. The performance follows the release of her latest album, Vie, and precedes the start of her international tour in mid-November. Now in its 14th year, the gala honors a visual artist and a filmmaker—this year, Mary Corse and Ryan Coogler—while attracting high-profile musical talent. LACMA trustee Eva Chow highlighted Doja Cat as a boundary-pushing performer whose energy aligns with the gala’s tradition of memorable entertainment.
At Leonard Lauder’s Lincoln Center memorial, art and fashion world figures remembered him fondly.
More than 1,300 people gathered at Lincoln Center to honor Leonard Lauder, reflecting the breadth of his influence across beauty, art, philanthropy, and business. Designers, museum directors, executives, and friends shared personal stories that highlighted his generosity, mentorship, and curiosity, showing how he nurtured talent while fostering deep personal connections. Speakers recalled his humor, kindness, and devotion to family, as well as his lasting impact on institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
The CFDA and the Frazier Family Foundation are supporting emerging Black designers.
The CFDA and the Andréa W. and Kenneth C. Frazier Family Foundation have launched the second Empowered Vision Award to support emerging Black designers, providing a $200,000 package combining a financial grant and tailored mentorship. The award highlights designers who demonstrate both creative talent and entrepreneurial potential, while offering national visibility and guidance from industry leaders. Selection committee members, including prominent figures like the fashion designer Edward Buchanan, ensure the program emphasizes cultural responsibility and long-term professional development.
The director of the British Museum has spoken on his decision to introduce a benefit gala.
The British Museum is debuting its inaugural Ball, a benefit gala to highlight the institution’s global reach and raise funds for international collaborations, according to director Nicholas Cullinan. He frames the event as a celebration of culture’s power to connect people across geographies and generations, reflecting the museum’s founding mission of accessibility and public engagement. The Ball will support projects ranging from archaeological excavations in Iraq and Benin to loans of objects like the Sutton Hoo treasures and the Lewis Chessmen, ensuring the collection reaches audiences beyond London.
An A.I. company claims its technology is better at vetting Caravaggios than experts.
Swiss A.I. company Art Recognition claims its technology can authenticate artworks more reliably than human experts, asserting that a painting long considered a copy is an original Caravaggio. Using only a photograph, Art Recognition analyzed “The Lute Player” from the Badminton Estate and concluded there is an 85.7 percent probability that it is a genuine work by the Baroque master. The claim contradicts attributions from Sotheby’s and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which have historically categorized the painting as a copy or work by an assistant. Art Recognition has applied similar A.I. analyses to works by Raphael, van Gogh, and van Dyck, positioning its system as a fast, data-driven alternative to traditional connoisseurship.
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