Our most-talked-about stories in Art, Design & Architecture, Fashion & Style, and Performing Arts, July 16-20, 2012:
ART
— Ben Davis drew some parallels between the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's recent woes and the country's ongoing economic woes.
— In response to Anne-Marie Slaughter's controversial article in the Atlantic, Alanna Martinez asked women in the art world whether or not it's possible to "have it all."
— Painter and "Girls" co-star Jemima Kirke talked about painting Lena Dunham naked, and the influence of Alice Neel.
— Neo-Nazis wreaked havoc at the opening of a painting exhibition at Kunsthaus Erfurt.
— Shane Ferro speculated on the possible effects of Christie's increasing number of private sales on galleries' business.
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
— Janelle Zara sized up the Space Shuttle Enterprise as an emblem of '70s design on the occasion of its unveiling at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum.
— Ron Arad revealed details of a temporary suspended pavilion and film screen he will install at the Israel Museum next month.
— The organizers of the London Olympics started to sell off furnishings from the Olympic Village before the sports super-event even began.
— Cartier announced a new limited-edition luxury timepiece, the Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal, which will premiere at next year's Salon International Haute Horlogerie in Geneva.
— Nicholas Forrest spoke to head of exhibitions Conrad Bodman about the Australian Centre for the Moving Image's new video game design exhibition.
FASHION & STYLE
— Isabella Rossellini returned to the spotlight with an HBO series and a new Bulgari ad, reigniting discussion of the entertainment industry's age bias.
— Nate Freeman spoke to Tumblr-beloved model Charlotte Free during her visit to the tech company's New York offices.
— Berlin's CWC Gallery opened an exhibition devoted to the bizarre, beautiful work of fashion photographer Steven Klein.
— Ann Binlot looked back on a half-century of fashion designs by Yayoi Kusama on the occasion of her Whitney retrospective and Louis Vuitton collaboration.
— Ahead of his first solo show in the U.K., Banksy wannabe Mr. Brainwash painted a mural-sized image of supermodel Kate Moss.
PERFORMING ARTS
— J. Hoberman extracted class war subtext from "The Dark Knight Rises," while popular movie Web site Rotten Tomatoes temporarily pulled Marshall Fine's largely negative review after commenters made death threats.
— Visionary British director Peter Greenaway revealed details of his forthcoming film on legendary Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein's time in Mexico.
— South Korean action auteur Bong Joon-ho finished filming his forthcoming adaptation of the apocalyptic train adventure "Snow Piercer."
— Hulu and BBC announced plans to bring a new season of the beloved British political satire "The Thick of It" to the U.S.
— Graham Fuller looked back at the many screen adaptations of Marcel Pagnol novels on the occasion of Daniel Auteuil's new remake of "The Well-Digger's Daughter."
VIDEO
— Chicago-based painter Kerry James Marshall discussed his work in his studio