The Teiger Foundation’s 2025 grants have allocated $7 million to a cohort of 85 curators.
This year, the Teiger Foundation will award $7 million to 85 curators at more than 60 institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The initiative, now in its third year, is the only program in the country dedicated solely to supporting curators and nearly doubles last year’s funding. Grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 will back research, exhibitions, and multi-year programming, including shows on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, L.V. Hull, and Rodney McMillian. The awards also support projects that spotlight overlooked archives and perspectives, from Indigenous and queer histories to regional and diasporic cultural networks.
WWD staffers remember “exhilarating” and “unapologetic” late editor-in-chief Michael Coady.
Michael Coady, former editor-in-chief of WWD and W magazine, died at age 86 on August 24. Colleagues remembered him as a fierce newsman whose sharp critiques and high standards pushed generations of journalists to excel, even as his quick temper and theatrical presence became newsroom legend. During his three decades at Fairchild Publications, Coady helped shape WWD into a dominant force in fashion journalism while navigating the industry’s growing ties to celebrity culture. Former staffers described him as both intimidating and deeply supportive, a leader who demanded excellence but also stood by his team in moments of personal or professional crisis.
This September, Sotheby’s will hold its first-ever Abu Dhabi auction series.
Sotheby’s will stage its first auction series in Abu Dhabi this December, marking a major step in the emirate’s push to establish itself as a global hub for art and luxury. The four-day event, branded Abu Dhabi Collectors’ Week, will feature sales of jewelry, rare watches, supercars, and real estate, timed to coincide with the city’s Formula 1 Grand Prix and Finance Week. Star lots include a 2010 Aston Martin One-77, a Pagani Zonda 760 Riviera, and a diamond collection valued at more than $20 million. The move follows Abu Dhabi’s investment in Sotheby’s last year and builds on the emirate’s cultural development projects, including the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the soon-to-open Guggenheim.
The White House has mandated neoclassical architectural design for federal buildings.
The White House has ordered that future federal buildings adopt neoclassical and traditional styles, including Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Spanish Colonial. The executive order, called Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again, applies to courthouses, agency headquarters, and public buildings with budgets over $50 million. It rejects modernist approaches such as Brutalism and Deconstructivism, instead urging architects to look to figures like Palladio, Wren, and Julia Morgan for inspiration. The directive updates the 1962 Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture and follows similar orders issued in 2020 and January 2025.
Following spring layoffs, SSENSE has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing the impact of tariffs.
Montreal-based SSENSE has filed for bankruptcy protection, just months after cutting 100 jobs, as new U.S. tariffs and the end of a duty-free shipping exemption strain its finances. The company said its primary lender pushed it into proceedings under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, a process that allows restructuring while operations continue. SSENSE directly blamed escalating cross-border costs for the move, noting that Canada now faces a 35 percent tariff on shipments to the U.S. and the closure of the “de minimis” loophole on packages under $800. The filing underscores the broader crisis in multi-brand luxury retail, which has seen Matches shutter, Farfetch sold in a fire sale, and Luisaviaroma seek its own court protection.
Today’s attractive distractions:
CJ Hendry’s beloved “Flower Market” is bound for Rockefeller Center.
Did Euro summer claim your luggage? A Tik Tokker could be unboxing it right now.
Guillermo del Toro is auctioning (some of) his concept sketches, art, and film props.
Lego and Time’s ‘Girl of the Year’ recognizes 10 accomplished young people around the world.
