Our most-talked-about stories in Art, Design & Architecture, Fashion & Style, and Performing Arts, September 17-21, 2012:
ART
— We ranked the 100 most iconic artworks of the last five years, from Amanda Ross-Ho’s “White Goddess 16 (La Côte)” to Christian Marclay’s “The Clock.”
— Chloe Wyma recapped the latest episode of the Bravo reality TV show “Gallery Girls,” which took the New York art worlders down to Florida for Art Basel Miami Beach.
— Rachel Corbett talked to artist Paul Chan about the book of Saddam Hussein speeches he illustrated and is debuting at the New York Art Book Fair.
— Coline Milliard interviewed Clare Lilley, curator of the 2012 Frieze Sculpture Park for next month's Frieze London.
— Julia Halperin reported from the inaugural Expo Chicago, including Jerry Saltz’s keynote speech, artist Kelly Anderson-Staley’s antique photography, a booth curated by painter Christopher Wool, and an encounter with actor Billy Zane.
DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
— Architect Zaha Hadid’s new building, the Pierresvives housing the Cité des Savoirs et du Sport, was inaugurated in Montpellier.
— Kelly Chan got an inside look at the renovations of the Drawing Center with Claire Weisz and Mark Yoes of WXY Architecture + Urban Design.
— Top architects and designers discussed innovation on the Space & Design panel at at this week’s Blouin Creative Leadership Summit.
— Coline Milliard previewed the temporary structure designed by Selldorf Architects that will house next month’s Frieze Masters in London.
— The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) issued an open call for designs for the M+ museum in Hong Kong.
FASHION & STYLE
— Katharine K. Zarrella gave an overview of London Fashion Week, its fresh talent and offbeat style.
— The art-sourced design of London Fashion Week was chronicled by Ann Binlot, with inspiration from Josef Albers, Piet Mondrian, and Niki de Saint Phalle.
— Wild hats and headpieces in the Philip Treacy spring 2013 collection at London Fashion Week were highlighted by Caitlin Petreycik.
— Also at London Fashion Week, 18th-century decadence in corsets and brocades turned up on the Meadham Kirchhoff runway.
— Jewel tones were the color scheme celebrated in the spring 2013 Gucci collection showcased at Milan Fashion Week.
PERFORMING ARTS
— Reid Singer analyzed the troubling economic state and uncertain future of US orchestras, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
— J. Hoberman reviewed “Radio Unnameable,” a documentary by Paul Lovelace and Jessica Wolfson on radio personality Bob Fass that opened this week.
— Tom Krell, the R&B singer and producer behind “How to Dress Well,” gave us his playlist of the 10 songs that influenced his sophomore release, “Total Loss.”
— $400,000 was raised on Kickstarter to make screenwriter Charlie Kaufman’s stop-motion film “Anomalisa.”
— Graham Fuller looked at “Race to the South Pole,” a film being produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck which will feature Casey Affleck as Robert Falcon Scott, one of the explorers who was engaged in the often ill-fated competition to be the first to the South Pole.