Barbara Graustark

Often guests in the area, this summer they put down temporary roots in a 1920 cottage. As long as there was power in the kitchen and phone service, Hillary said, they “weren’t going anywhere.”

Operated by Tom Colicchio of the Craft restaurant empire, this property caters to 1 percenters who crave Manhattan brands.

The famously chromophobic Chelsea got a shock of color on the walls of the Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl Gallery.

On his watch, a transformative renovation of a museum campus that is still “an envelope for surprises.”

On his watch, a transformative renovation of a museum campus that is still “an envelope for surprises.”

With the popularity of its Costume Institute show, “China: Through the Looking Glass,” the Metropolitan Museum of Art extends its hours for the exhibition’s final weekend.

Mr. Cattelan’s sculpture, which is being cast in Italy, has been delayed by technical difficulties.

“Past Times,” which sold for $21.1 million this week, “has found a home in a collection with purpose and an eye toward preserving legacy,” said Jack Shainman, who represents Mr. Marshall.

Forty years after the musician’s death, a writer revisits conversations with the former Beatle about the long period of seclusion and self-reflection that inspired his breakthrough as a solo artist, and as a human being.

I’m the art editor at The Times. Here are five things I’ve been watching, reading and listening to.