Best Photos of the Day

Andrew Raftery at work in his home's studio in Providence, R.I., Aug. 7, 2023. The master engraver and professor of printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design uses antique methods and crafts, energizing the laborious art of engraving to explore contemporary life. (Tony Luong/The New York Times)

A handout photo shows Christina Kim's hanging installation of jeogori, the top layer of traditional Korean clothing known as habok, in a show at the Arumjigi Culture Keepers Foundation in Seoul. Below it is a screen showing 1960s footage of a surviving court dancer from the Joseon dynasty, whose reign ended in 1910. (Arumjigi Foundation/Guru Visual/Jongkeun Lee via The New York Times)

One of Ghada Amer's embroidered paintings in progress at her studio in New York on Aug. 2, 2023. Undaunted by the pushback she has faced, Amer, whose works will be on view at Frieze Seoul, is expanding beyond her signature embroidered works to make bronzes. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times)

A photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows the Lebanese art collector Nazem Ahmad, who the U.S. government has accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah. In the indictment of Ahmad, U.S. prosecutors presented evidence of how easily art sales can be used to evade sanctions and launder money. (U.S. Department of Justice via The New York Times)

Taylor Swift performs on the opening night of The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., March 17, 2023. A theatrical version of the billion-dollar tour — a cultural juggernaut that just ended its North American leg — opens Oct. 13. (Cassidy Araiza/The New York Times)

Detail of "The Crucifixion," by the Polish artist Jan Styka, with Jesus surrounded by Mary, the apostles and scores of extras, on display in the Hall of Crucifixion-Resurrection at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, Calif., June 29, 2023. On the far left stands the apostle Saul, whom the artist painted as his own self-portrait. (Coley Brown/The New York Times)

The pianist Emanuel Ax, who made his New York debut a half-century ago, at home in Stockbridge, Mass., Aug. 25, 2023. Understated and unarrogant, Ax can be taken for granted — but he has long been, and continues to be, one of the finest American pianists. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)

John Eliot Gardiner leads the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in a cycle of Beethoven's symphonies at Carnegie Hall in New York, Feb. 18, 2020. The renowned conductor John Eliot Gardiner, who drew criticism this month when he was accused of hitting a singer in the face after a performance in France, said on Thursday that he would withdraw from performances for the rest of the year as he sought counseling. (James Estrin/The New York Times)

Members of the band Speedy Ortiz, from left: Audrey Zee Whitesides, Joey Doubek, Andy Molholt and Sadie Dupuis in Philadelphia in August 2023. The band recorded "Rabbit Rabbit" in California and Texas. (Naomieh Jovin/The New York Times)

Sadie Dupuis, who leads the band Speedy Ortiz, in Philadelphia in August 2023. The indie rocker found herself writing about what she had long suppressed on "Rabbit Rabbit." (Naomieh Jovin/The New York Times)