luminary

The art-world luminary on the power of stress, why museums should never issue statements and whether art should be considered an asset class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

A luminary in his field, Tao conducts research that examines, in part, whether a group of numbers are random or structured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

During his practice round, Spielberg had a funny bit where he named a deceased Hollywood luminary as the pretend winner.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Much like York, who was eventually collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and revered by the elite, Anderson has transformed from an outsider to a luminary, celebrated by the glitterati and beyond.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Vincenzo Perugia became, briefly, a luminary on the level of the Mona Lisa itself.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

The film, newly restored from Greaves’ father William’s original offering, captures a staggering array of luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance reflecting on the period during a four-hour cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in 1972.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Los Angeles art world luminaries such as Raymond Pettibon, Ruby Neri and Adam Silverman are displayed alongside lesser-known artists beloved by Herman, 78, and his wife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Britpop luminaries Pulp closed the mainstage on Saturday night at the four-day event, near Blandford Forum, Dorset.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

The guest list included Amodei himself, plus the company’s top scientist and other key executives, as well as AI luminaries and members of the Silicon Valley elite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos