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Gagosian to Open New Upper East Side Gallery with a Duchamp Show

Gagosian to Open New Upper East Side Gallery with a Duchamp Show

Published by Jenni Sidey

Having been kicked out of its longtime home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Gagosian is starting over in the neighborhood with a new space on the ground floor of 980 Madison Avenue, the same building where it formerly had a multilevel gallery. Because Gagosian is such a force within the art industry, the inauguration of the new Upper East Side gallery will be closely watched by market observers. But the show being staged there, opening on April 25, is also an event for more art historically minded types. Related Articles Inaugurating the space is an exhibition for Marcel Duchamp, whose art rarely appears in commercial settings. Running in tandem with the Museum of Modern Art’s recently opened retrospective, the show is being held in the same place where Duchamp had a New York exhibition at Cordier & Ekstrom Gallery in 1965, when the artist’s reputation was not quite what it is today. “It all started with Duchamp,” dealer Larry Gagosian said in a statement, adding, “I couldn’t imagine a better artist or a more critical body of …

Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Upcoming Negotiations

Iran Has the Upper Hand in the Upcoming Negotiations

Published by Daniella Wilson

This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. This morning, as the United States and Israel’s war with Iran neared the end of its sixth week, Vice President Vance headed for Pakistan, where he plans to sit down with Iranian officials. With a precarious two-week cease-fire in place since Tuesday, both parties are at least potentially open to a resolution—but we shouldn’t expect any immediate results. That temporary cease-fire is already fracturing: On Wednesday, Israel conducted mass strikes on Lebanon, killing more than 300 people and wounding more than 1,000. Iran says that Lebanon was part of the deal; the U.S. and Israel disagree. In Pakistan, Vance will likely push for an outright end to Iran’s nuclear program. The Iranians want to end the strikes, to affirm their right to nuclear enrichment, to continue asserting control over the all-important Strait of Hormuz, and to collect reparations for …

Iran Has The ‘Upper Hand’ In War Against Trump, Ex-MI6 Chief Says

Iran Has The ‘Upper Hand’ In War Against Trump, Ex-MI6 Chief Says

Published by Sam Flores

Iran has the “upper hand” in its war against the US and Israel, according to a former MI6 chief. Donald Trump insisted overnight that Tehran wants a deal to end the conflict “so badly” after he declared a five-day ceasefire, but Iran has accused the US of “negotiating with itself”. Meanwhile, Israel and Iran are still exchanging strikes – even though the US president claims to have wiped out the majority of Iran’s missile launchers – and the Pentagon is reportedly considering deploying some troops to the warzone. Almost a month after the president attacked Iran without telling US allies, ex-secret intelligence chief Alex Younger said it was clear Iran have the “upper hand”. Speaking to The Economist, Younger said: “I regret having come to this conclusion because like many MI6 officers of my generation, we faced the violence and brutality of the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] for most of our careers. “There is no love lost between us and I shed no tears for [Iranian supreme leader] Ali Khamenei, who was killed at …

Despite decapitation, Iran’s regime endures: Does Hormuz blockade give Tehran the upper hand?

Despite decapitation, Iran’s regime endures: Does Hormuz blockade give Tehran the upper hand?

Published by Sam Flores

William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Paul Taylor, Senior Visiting Fellow in the Europe in the World Programme and a member of the Defence/Security EUrope project. He is also a freelance columnist for The Guardian. Amid the Strait of Hormuz blockade, Mr. Taylor argues that even overwhelming force cannot guarantee safety when asymmetric tools, such as drones and decentralised command structures, remain effective. At its core, he contends that reopening the Strait is not a technical or logistical challenge, but a political and diplomatic one.  Keywords for this article Source link

ESA orbiter reveals strange behavior within Mars’ upper atmosphere during a solar superstorm

ESA orbiter reveals strange behavior within Mars’ upper atmosphere during a solar superstorm

Published by Jenni Sidey

A storm from the Sun can make a planet’s sky glow or a spacecraft’s computer stumble. At Mars in May 2024, it did both, just without the auroras people photographed on Earth. That month, Earth experienced its biggest solar storm in more than 20 years, with auroras seen as far south as Mexico. The same unrest in space also slammed into Mars. Two European Space Agency orbiters, Mars Express and the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), were already in position to watch what happened next. A radiation monitor on TGO measured a dose equivalent to 200 “normal” days over just 64 hours. During the storm, both spacecraft also suffered computer errors, a familiar risk when energetic particles flood space. ESA says the orbiters recovered quickly, helped by radiation-resistant components and onboard systems meant to detect and correct faults. Mars Express beams a radio signal towards ExoMars TGO, as it is about to ‘set’ behind Mars. The radio signal travels through Mars’s upper atmosphere, causing it to bend (refract). (CREDIT: European Space Agency) A study published …

New to exercise? A certified personal trainer recommends starting with this 10-minute routine to strengthen your upper body

New to exercise? A certified personal trainer recommends starting with this 10-minute routine to strengthen your upper body

Published by Jenni Sidey

I’m a firm believer that it’s never too late to start a fitness routine, but knowing exactly how to start that routine can be challenging. Walking into a gym with lots of machines, weights, people and equipment can be a daunting experience, especially if you don’t have a plan or know what to do. If you want to start your journey at home, or build a bank of exercises for non-gym days, having a resistance band can come in handy. You may like In my work as a certified personal trainer, I’ve worked with lots of first-time exercisers and I often program the following resistance-band moves to my beginner-level clients who want to start strengthening their upper body. Even if you’re not a beginner, these exercises are great for warming up your chest, back, shoulders and arms before a weighted workout. How to do this 10-minute upper-body workout For best results, you’ll need a long-loop resistance band like this set from Theraband. Work with the lightest resistance first. When you can perform a full set …

PHD student built the first-ever 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere

PHD student built the first-ever 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere

Published by Jenni Sidey

Uranus does not behave like an ordinary planet. Its magnetic field tilts by nearly 60 degrees and sits off-center, so the charged particles that spark auroras do not gather in neat rings. They sweep across the ice giant in complicated paths, sometimes brightening, sometimes thinning out, depending on how the magnetic field funnels energy into the upper air. That odd geometry now has a new kind of map. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team led by Northumbria University PhD student Paola Tiranti has produced the first three-dimensional view of Uranus’ upper atmosphere, tracking faint infrared emission from molecules as high as about 5,000 kilometers above the cloud tops. The study was published in Geophysical Research Letters. Uranus (January 2025). (CREDIT: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, STScI, P. Tiranti, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)) A night-long watch on a rotating planet The team watched Uranus for 15.4 hours on Jan. 19, 2025, close to a full rotation of the planet, which is about 17.2 hours. The data came from JWST General Observer program 5073, led …

There’s New Blood in the Old-Money Upper East Side Gallery Scene

There’s New Blood in the Old-Money Upper East Side Gallery Scene

Published by Sam Flores

On the one hand, there’s an incredibly obvious reason to open a gallery on the Upper East Side, whether it’s the 2020s or the 1920s, regardless of your age. “I always felt like it was exciting to be just around the corner from the most exciting museums in the world,” Rödder says, citing The Met and MoMA and the Guggenheim, but also the Jewish Museum and El Museo del Barrio. “I like the pace of the Upper East Side, I like that you obviously get nowhere near the foot traffic that you would get in Chelsea or maybe on a good day in Tribeca, but the type of people that come, they actually are there to learn something,” he says. “They’re there to really engage with the work, engage with us. They come with time, if that makes sense.” Squint on Madison and you can see London—Rödder mentioned the neighborhood St. James’s as an inspiration for how he views the gallery network. It’s a place where cutting-edge contemporary dealers exist cheek by jowl with Old …

A personal trainer says this one exercise can open up your chest, stretch your shoulders and strengthen your upper back

A personal trainer says this one exercise can open up your chest, stretch your shoulders and strengthen your upper back

Published by Jenni Sidey

Almost all of my personal training clients struggle with tight chest muscles and limited shoulder mobility. Work hours spent sitting at desks and free time spent on smartphones can exacerbate the problem, leading to potential pain and injury down the line. Wall slides, also known as wall angels, are a great exercise to combat these issues. It’s appropriate for most fitness levels, doesn’t require any equipment, and can be done anywhere you have a bare wall. Give them a try as a part of your upper-body workout, or even before you head out of the office for the night. How to do wall slides While this exercise is doable for most people, you should still check in with your medical team before trying anything new. If you’ve just started to work out regularly, consider meeting with a certified personal trainer to ensure you’re performing the movement correctly. You may like Stand about a foot away from a bare wall, facing away from it. Lean back onto the wall. Bend your knees slightly. Engage your core …

I asked a physical therapist how to alleviate a sore back, and she recommended these three exercises to help restore balance between the hips, core, and upper back

I asked a physical therapist how to alleviate a sore back, and she recommended these three exercises to help restore balance between the hips, core, and upper back

Published by Jenni Sidey

Are you suffering from a sore back, mild discomfort or even chronic back pain? There could be a number of reasons why it’s happening. Physical therapist and director of Physical Therapy Central Devin Trachman explains that standing or sitting in prolonged positions or repetitive muscle use can overload the spine and surrounding tissues. “If you sit slouched with a forward-head posture, this increases the load on the neck and spine dramatically,” she says. You may like The further forward your head gets, the harder the muscles of the neck and upper back have to work to keep your head up. “This leads to more fatigue, tightness and pain.” Similarly, if you stand with locked knees or your weight shifted onto one leg, you are adding extra stress to your lower back instead of distributing it through the hips and legs. “This can lead to aching, compression in the lower back and muscular fatigue,” she says. But there is something you can do to fix these issues. “Give your spine the combination of variety, support and …