Our most-talked-about stories in Art, Design & Architecture, Fashion & Style, and Performing Arts, September 3-7, 2012:
ART
— We picked our 40 most anticipated gallery shows in New York City this fall, and provided helpful itineraries for seeing the ones opening this week.
— The Andy Warhol Foundation announced that it will begin selling off all 20,000 Andy Warhol works still in its possession through Christie's in November.
— Julia Halperin and Coline Milliard profiled 10 powerful young dealers working in the U.K.
— Chloe Wyma recapped the fourth episode of Bravo's art world reality TV show “Gallery Girls,” which included a visit to the PAD fair and a strikingly sexist bowling analogy.
— Ashton Cooper provided a handy guide to the best post-gallery food spots in Chelsea, from fancy joints to cheap takeout.
DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
— Kelly Chan spoke to architect Preston Scott Cohen about his futuristic new Taiyuan Museum of Art, which is due to open this fall in China.
— Designer Nigel Coates took inspiration from classical Greek and Roman motifs for a series of new housewares he's premiering at Paris's Maison & Objet trade show this week.
— Janelle Zara previewed five major fall design exhibitions in New York, from the Swiss Institute's John M Armleder retrospective to a Murray Moss-curated show at Phillips de Pury.
— Kelly Chan surveyed five major architecture exhibitions coming to New York galleries and museums this fall, including an Occupy Wall Street show at the Center for Architecture and the Museum of the City of New York's historical look at the development of Staten Island.
— Tennis player Brian Battistone wowed the crowd at the U.S. Open with a strange two-handled racket invented by Lionel Burt and manufactured by Natural Tennis.
FASHION & STYLE
— Thursday was Fashion's Night Out, and ARTINFO was on the scene snapping shots of all the stylish celebrations.
— Caitlin Petreycik and Chloe Wyma looked at rising designers who are participating in New York Fashion Week for the first time this year.
— Designer Wes Gordon offered some insights into his new collection of tarot-inspired clothes, premiering at New York Fashion Week.
— Caitlin Petreycik compared Michelle Obama's outfits from the Democratic National Convention in 2008 with what she wore at this year's DNC.
— Oscar de la Renta received the 2012 Couture Council Artistry of Fashion Award at a star-studded gala on Wednesday, prompting Katharine K. Zarrella to survey the 80-year-old designer's career.
PERFORMING ARTS
— On the occasion of the centennial of his birth, Alanna Martinez recommended five John Cage events happening in New York this month.
— Patrick Pacheco chronicled the 25 people under 35 who are reshaping Broadway.
— New media artist Ben Rubin explained the inner workings of his LED light sculpture “Shakespeare Machine,” which will hang from the ceiling in the Public Theater's newly refurbished lobby.
— Graham Fuller was lukewarm on husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Todd Louiso and Sarah Koskoff's new indie rom-com “Hello I Must Be Going.”
— Larry Blumenfeld gave jazz guitarist and singer Lionel Loueke's new album “Heritage” a listen, noting that it had “a harder edge” than his previous records.
VIDEO
— Tom Chen interviewed the Chinese artist Lin Tianmiao on the occasion of her first major U.S. show, which opened this week at New York's Asia Society: