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Vogue
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Daniella Luxembourg on René Magirtte's Phantom Landscapes
Luxembourg + Co., a tony gallery that's been putting on museum-like shows in New York and London since 2011, has outdone itself in their 57th Street space in Manhattan. The Luxembourg part is a powerful mother-daughter team—Daniella and her daughter Alma—and this time, they're introducing us to the idea of Magritte as a landscape painter. 'René Magritte: The Phantom Landscape' (through July 12) asks us to put aside pipes, bowler hats, green apples, and clouds when we think of the Belgian Surrealist painter, and to consider Magritte as a landscape artist of a different kind—one for which landscape and psychology and fantasy and emotion all play in the same sandbox. (When I tell George Condo about the show, he says: 'Nice angle on Magritte. Nobody ever zooms in on that.') René Magritte with his wife, Georgette Berger, circa 1937. Daniella Luxembourg, one of the most innovative and far-sighted dealers-slash-art advisors working, is also a top-notch collector. When in New York, she lives in Pierre Matisse's house on the Upper East Side (she bought it in 2001), and a couple of weeks ago she sold 15 of her important works installed there—works by the likes of Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alexander Calder, Claes Oldenburg, and other post-war masters—at Sotheby's in New York. Bare walls, not a problem: She's already brought in paintings by Domenico Gnoli, another Fontana, and two kinetic sculptures from the '50s by Jean Tinguely, all from her vast private collection, to replace them. Born in Lódz, a city in central Poland known for its great number of palaces and villas and its National Film School (Roman Polanski went there), Luxembourg is a tastemaker who challenges convention. After moving to Israel when she was only a few months old, she grew up in Haifa, studied the history of art (with a focus on early medieval Jewish art), and started at Sotheby's in Tel Aviv in 1984, when she was in her early 30s. Then, in 1989, she left the auction house to found the Jewish Museum of Vienna. She looks at art as an intellectual but presents it so everybody can see it in ways we perhaps hadn't thought of before. In 'The Phantom Landscape,' 14 well-curated works, most of them little known, tell a three-part story, divided into three rooms. The first, 'Frames of Reference,' looks at views outdoors through some kind of a frame. The second room, 'The Sky is the Limit,' is all sky. And the third room, 'A Human Landscape,' features work that uses the human body and the world around it, or 'the morphing of human bodies and natural elements into one another.' In the airy, sixth-floor space, Luxembourg walked me through the show a few weeks ago.


Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
NYT Connections Hints June 4: Solve today's thoughtful puzzle #724 with these clues and answers
After the massive success of Wordle, The New York Times launched another engaging puzzle game called Connections. In this word association challenge, players are tasked with grouping 16 seemingly unrelated words into four distinct thematic sets. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads What is NYT Connections? Connections Hint June 4, 2025: Today's Categories Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Yellow Category – Common elements in music structure – Common elements in music structure Green Category – Noisy ways to show encouragement – Noisy ways to show encouragement Blue Category – Items typically found near a home's entrance – Items typically found near a home's entrance Purple Category – Symbolic objects in the surreal art of René Magritte Connections Categories for June 4 Yellow: Parts of a Song Parts of a Song Green: Support Audibly Support Audibly Blue: Things in an Entryway Things in an Entryway Purple: Imagery in Magritte Paintings Connections Answers for June 4, 2025 Parts of a Song: Bridge, Chorus, Hook, Refrain Support Audibly: Cheer, Clap, Root, Whistle Things in an Entryway: Bench, Coat Rack, Console, Runner Imagery in Magritte Paintings: Apple, Bowler, Cloud, Pipe Strategy Tips for NYT Connections Keep it simple: Often, words are connected by surface-level meanings or sounds, not obscure references. Limit random guesses: Only four attempts are allowed per game. Weigh word choices carefully before selecting. Shuffle strategically: The shuffle button rearranges the words and can help you see new groupings. FAQs What is NYT Connections? Where can I play NYT Connections? For puzzle enthusiasts glued to The New York Times' daily word challenges, Connections has quickly established itself as a thinking person's pastime. If today's grid—game #724 — left you puzzled, fret not. Here are the comprehensive NYT Connections hints for June 4 to guide players through today's themes and the immense popularity of Wordle, The New York Times introduced Connections, a word association game that requires players to identify links among 16 seemingly unrelated words. These must be grouped into four thematic categories of four words each, with each category marked by increasing difficulty — Yellow (easy), Green (moderate), Blue (challenging), and Purple (tricky). Connections June 4 is no different, offering a tricky blend of pop culture, visual art, and everyday objects. The game can be played for free across mobile and desktop game's challenge lies not just in vocabulary but in interpreting how words relate to one assist those stuck on the grid, the following category clues may prove helpful, as per a report by Beebom:These prompts offer players directional hints to better understand the that in mind, today's complete category titles are as follows:The NYT Connections June 4 reveal a puzzle that blends auditory elements, spatial awareness, and artistic references, making for a well-rounded and thoughtful the puzzle remained unsolved despite best efforts, here are the correct word groupings for Connections June 4, as mentioned in a report by Beebom:The Purple category, referencing Magritte's surrealistic imagery, stood out as the most abstract and possibly the trickiest for players unfamiliar with the Belgian artist's iconic in Connections depends not just on vocabulary but on pattern recognition. Players are advised to:As the Connections June 4 puzzle demonstrated, themes can cut across genres — from pop music to visual art — making the game a daily challenge of wit and is a word association puzzle game by The New York Times, following the success of Wordle. Players are given 16 words and must group them into four categories of related terms, each color-coded by game is available for free on The New York Times website and is playable across desktop and mobile platforms.


USA Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Connections hints, clues and answers on Wednesday, June 4 2025
Connections hints, clues and answers on Wednesday, June 4 2025 WARNING: THERE ARE CONNECTIONS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT THE JUNE 4, 2025 NYT CONNECTIONS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK! Have you been playing Connections, the super fun word game from the New York Times that has people sharing those multi-colored squares on social media like they did with Wordle? It's pretty fun and sometimes very challenging, so we're here to help you out with some clues and the answer for the four categories that you need to know: 1. What you might do at a sporting event. 2. Think music. 3. Think famous artist. 4. What might be in your foyer. The answers are below this photo: 1. Support audibly 2. Parts of a song 3. Imagery in Magritte paintings 4. Things in an entryway Play more word games Looking for more word games?


Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
NYT Connections hints and answers for today (June 4, 2025)
NYT Connections is back with another thrilling word puzzle, Connections offers a fresh challenge every day. On June 4, 2025, players were presented with a grid of 16 words and tasked with grouping them into four sets of four based on common links. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The game tests your ability to spot patterns, make connections, and think flexibly. Whether you play casually or competitively, Connections has become a favourite for those who love word puzzles and brain teasers. Below, we'll explain what Connections is, how to play, today's hints, answers, and the reasoning behind each group. What is NYT Connections? Connections is a free word puzzle game hosted by The New York Times . Each day, a new puzzle goes live at midnight local time. The game involves finding four groups of four words each, where each group shares a common theme or link. It's a blend of vocabulary, lateral thinking, and pattern recognition that keeps players engaged and challenged daily. How to play NYT Connections? Players see a 4x4 grid containing 16 words. The goal is to identify four groups of four words that share a meaningful connection. After selecting four words believed to form a group, you submit your guess. Correct groups get highlighted in a unique color. If the guess is incorrect, you lose a life (you have four lives per game). Hints may appear if you are one word away from completing a group. The game ends when all groups are found or when all lives are lost. Today's NYT Connections hints for June 4, 2025 Yellow group — Key parts that make a song memorable Green group — Woo, yeah, let's support with different sounds Blue group — They might welcome you in Purple group — Surreal objects you'd spot in a famous painting Today's NYT Connections answers for June 4, 2025 Yellow group (parts of a song): Bridge, Chorus, Hook, Refrain Green group (support audibly): Cheer, Clap, Root, Whistle Blue group (things in an entryway): Bench, Coat rack, Console, Runner Purple group (imagery in Magritte paintings): Apple, Bowler, Cloud, Pipe Explanation of today's groups The yellow group contains terms related to song structure, such as "hook" and "chorus," making it the easiest to spot. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The green group features sounds or actions used to support or encourage, including "cheer" and "whistle." The blue group consists of items commonly found near entrances or hallways, such as "bench" and "coat rack." Finally, the purple group references surreal imagery famously used by Belgian artist René Magritte, with iconic symbols like the "pipe" and "bowler" hat. This puzzle challenges players to think across categories from music to art, everyday objects to auditory support, making it a satisfying and diverse brain teaser.


CNET
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for June 4, #724
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections puzzle could be tricky. Here's a super-big spoiler that you can choose to click on or not. Look at these two paintings (one, and two), then play today's game. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak. Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time Hints for today's Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Do re mi. Green group hint: Fans in the stands do this. Blue group hint: Seen when you walk into a house. Purple group hint: Famous surrealist artist's work. Answers for today's Connections groups Yellow group: Parts of a song. Green group: Support audibly. Blue group: Things in an entryway. Purple group: Imagery in Magritte paintings. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 4, 2025, #724. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is parts of a song. The four answers are bridge, chorus, hook and refrain. The green words in today's Connections The theme is support audibly. The four answers are cheer, clap, root and whistle. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is things in an entryway. The four answers are bench, coat rack, console and runner. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is imagery in Magritte paintings.. The four answers are apple, bowler, cloud and pipe.