The Missing Element

Why iron may be the most overlooked key to your energy, your brain, and your body’s ability to renew itself. By Maria – Kai Zen Mag For years, I lived with a vague, persistent exhaustion that I had quietly accepted as part of my life. As a lifelong vegetarian, I had been told more than […]
Testimonies to the Near Future

Walking through Cao Fei’s exhibition at Kunstmuseum Basel, you quickly lose your bearings in the best possible way. Spread across four floors of the museum’s Gegenwart building, Testimonies to the Near Future is not a retrospective and not quite an exhibition in the traditional sense. “I built a city,” the artist says. “The goal is […]
Brancusi, Christie’s & Nicole Kidman

WHAT ELSE! By Nazli Kok Akbas When Constantin Brancusi’s Danaide sold for more than $107 million at Christie’s New York in May 2026, it became far more than another record-breaking auction. It marked a new chapter in the way masterpieces are presented to the world, where art, cinema, celebrity, and mythology merge into a single cultural narrative. Rather than […]
How Can Leaders Prepare For What Is Next?

Written by Maria May Beth Byerly did not learn leadership in a classroom. She learned it by watching people who were good at it. Growing up in a multicultural environment, she noticed early that the people who actually got things done were rarely the ones with the loudest voice or the highest title. They […]
All Roads Still Lead To Basel

For one week every June, Basel once again became the global capital of contemporary art. Yet the 2026 edition of Art Basel felt less like a celebration of a booming market and more like a reflection on how the art world is evolving. Rather than focusing solely on sales, the fair highlighted resilience, innovation, and […]