renaissance

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L.A.-based artist Todd Gray makes his debut at the Perrotin gallery with “Portals,” which combines eclectic photo sculptures inspired by the European Renaissance with landscapes from West Africa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Neil Dutta, head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research, said tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is important.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

“And it’s not just at Renaissance fairs. Be a fairy here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron has pursued a major renovation of the museum, dubbed New Renaissance, that is expected to cost more than $700 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

We use the word ‘Epicurean’ to mean someone who seeks physical pleasure but, in the Renaissance, Epicureans were materialists and atheists and consequently unable to acknowledge any good other than physical pleasure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton