Angela Leon Cervera

1 week ago | lustermagazine.com | Angela Leon Cervera

From Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May, Rockefeller Center becomes a pressure cooker of blue‑chip ambition as Christie’s 20th/21st Century Week presents six live auctions. Two marquee evenings anchor the run‑up to New York’s fair season: the double‑header “Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works” followed by the 20th Century Evening Sale on 12 May (6:30 p.m. EST), and the 21st Century Evening Sale on 14 May (7:30 p.m. EST).

1 week ago | lustermagazine.com | Angela Leon Cervera

After nine suspense‑soaked days, white smoke curled above St. Peter’s, 133 scarlet‑cloaked cardinals filed out of a sealed chapel, and history ticked forward: Robert Francis Prevost—an Augustinian friar from Chicago—became the first American pope. With that single act of papal sudoku solved, the Vatican Museums have permission to unbolt their doors and let 15th‑century pigments meet 21st‑century phone cameras once again.

1 week ago | lustermagazine.com | Angela Leon Cervera

From May 9–13, the grand drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory swaps marching bands for museum‑quality masterpieces as TEFAF New York stages its 11th edition. More than 90 dealers—think Dutch marquetry legends rubbing velvet shoulders with mid‑century titans—create a time‑bending bazaar where you can contemplate a Roman marble head, a Fontana slashed canvas, and a Zaha Hadid side‑table in the same breath.

1 week ago | lustermagazine.com | Angela Leon Cervera

Frieze New York has never shied away from shiny blue chips—Koons Hulks, Baselitz bravado, you name it—but its Focus sector is where the real pulse check happens. For 2025, curator Lumi Tan turbo‑charges that pulse: 17 first‑time galleries from Seoul to Singapore crash The Shed (May 8–11) with sweat‑fresh video loops, textile epics, and more pronouns than a grammar lesson. Grab a reusable fair tote; we’re diving into the most ambitious Focus yet.

1 week ago | lustermagazine.com | Angela Leon Cervera

After a week of umbrella weather, the art gods granted sunshine just in time for Frieze New York’s VIP preview—and dealers felt the dopamine. Yet behind every sparkling sale lurked questions about tariffs, elections, and a two‑year “soft market” that feels like prolonged jet lag. We roamed the aisles, crunched the numbers, and asked whether Frieze can still predict the season’s vibe or merely reflect it like a fun‑house mirror.