Six-Figure Artworks, by a Fifth Grader

The contemporary art world has had more than its share of young talent, but it’s tough to recall an artist who has generated as much early-career recognition as Andres Valencia. In the last year, he has gone from a relative unknown to a bona fide art phenomenon. His surrealist-style paintings were acquired by deep-pocketed collectors…

Bottega Veneta Makes Clothes for Real Life

Over the weekend, all anyone could talk about on Fashion Twitter was Bottega Veneta. Creative director Matthieu Blazy’s sophomore collection for the Italian brand set the Internet ablaze with accolades over his modern take on wardrobe dressing, moving past clichés of the term and creating clothes for now and forever. The new “trend,” in fact,…

The End of the $25,000 N.F.L. Rookie Dinner?

A bottle of Screaming Eagle cabernet sauvignon: $3,495. Nineteen shots of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac: $4,525. Rib-eye steaks, seafood platters, bottles of Voss water: $1,014. Total bill: $17,748. With tip, more than $20,000. For many diners, that would seem an outlandish amount to spend on a meal, even for a large group. For athletes…

Trends From Trash in the TikTok Age

A lot of what you see on social media is rubbish these days. In the case of the clever re-creations of runway and red carpet looks by Angelica Hicks, often that means literally. Ms. Hicks, 30, a British artist and illustrator who lives in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, has become something of a…