MoMA and Chanel will honor Sofia Coppola with a screening series and benefit gala.
MoMA will celebrate Sofia Coppola at its 17th annual film benefit, presented by Chanel, on November 12. The museum will also mount a full retrospective, Sofia Coppola: A Tribute, running October 30 through November 16 and screening all nine of her feature films along with her early short Lick the Star. Coppola has a long history with MoMA, which holds five of her films in its collection and previously featured her work in multiple exhibitions and series. Chanel, which has sponsored MoMA’s film initiatives since 2011, will underwrite both the benefit and the screenings.
Nvidia continues its spending spree with plans for a $100 billion investment in OpenAI.
Nvidia plans to pour $100 billion into OpenAI, cementing its role at the center of the artificial intelligence buildout. The deal will supply millions of Nvidia chips to OpenAI’s data centers, part of what Jensen Huang described as the largest infrastructure expansion in tech history. OpenAI’s financing needs have surged as it races alongside Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, all of which are spending heavily on A.I. facilities. While the scale of investment has fueled concerns about overextension, it underscores how deeply intertwined Nvidia has become with the companies driving the current A.I. boom.
Audemars Piguet will return to Watches and Wonders in 2026.
Audemars Piguet will rejoin Watches and Wonders in 2026 after its exit from the fair’s predecessor, SIHH, in 2019. Its participation means four of the five largest Swiss watchmakers by sales will now take part in Geneva’s flagship industry event. AP’s return corresponds with the addition of ten other brands, bringing the total to 66 exhibitors, while Montblanc, Bell & Ross, Speake-Marin, and MeisterSinger will step away. The 2026 edition runs April 14–20, with expanded programming across Geneva and dedicated days for both trade and the public.
The U.N. plans to use A.I. as a tool in climate diplomacy and “real-world outcomes.”
The United Nations intends to deploy artificial intelligence as part of its climate diplomacy, while stressing that governments must regulate the technology to curb its risks. Climate chief Simon Stiell said A.I. can boost energy efficiency, guide adaptation strategies, and free human capacity for complex negotiations, but warned of the heavy power demands of data centers. He argued that investment in clean energy is accelerating worldwide, with most new renewable projects now cheaper than fossil alternatives. Stiell urged countries to accelerate national climate commitments ahead of this year’s summit in Brazil, insisting the Paris Agreement remains a unifying framework despite political pushback.
A rural museum is the first in Denmark to acquire a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi.
The Nivaagaard Collection in rural Denmark has become the first Danish museum to acquire a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, securing her later-period work Susanna and the Elders (1644–48). The life-sized depiction of Susanna marks the most significant addition to the museum’s collection since its founding in 1908 and was purchased with support from the New Carlsberg Foundation and the Aage and Johanne Louis-Hansen Foundation. The acquisition positions the small museum alongside major international institutions that hold Gentileschi’s work, highlighting the artist’s enduring impact and technical mastery. This addition also expands the museum’s representation of female artists, which had been limited until recent discoveries and purchases.
Today’s attractive distractions:
What could you learn about a painting by looking at it for three whole hours?
Richard Neutra’s only Case Study house has been listed for $10.5 million in Pacific Palisades.
Four members of the art and architecture worlds were named to the Time 100 list.
There’s a reason why cornstalks are growing at this Soho gallery.
