Our most-talked-about stories in Visual Art, Design & Architecture, Fashion & Style, and Performing Arts, October 22- 26, 2012:
ART
— The details on the enthusiastic market for fine-art prints, which has moved beyond being just an affordable introduction to art collecting, were examined by Art+Auction’s Judith H. Dobrzynski.
— What’s the real story behind Edvard Munch’s representation of terror, “The Scream”? Ben Davis investigated the history of this iconic work, which opened for exhibition at MoMA this week.
— Hunter College Art Galleries returned to the 1980 “Times Square Show” by the artist group Collaborative Projects, revisiting its influence on the art scene in the decades that followed.
— Shane Ferro reported on Lisa Schroeder and Sara Jo Romero’s decision to leave their physical gallery space in Chelsea and shift their focus to online sales and collaborations with other dealers.
— Ai Weiwei jumped onto the “Gangnam Style” parody video craze with his own gawky dance video.
DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE
—Roman and Williams, prolific designers whose work ranges from the Standard Hotel’s Boom Boom Room to the set for the film “Zoolander,” were interviewed by Janelle Zara.
— In response to Philip Nobel’s op-ed in Metropolis Magazine on the fading focus on “starchitects,” Kelly Chan contemplated what happens next in architecture and the dialogue on its designs.
— Brooklyn-based artist and architect Vito Acconci received this year’s Designer of the Year Award from Design Miami/, where he will present his participatory Klein Bottle installation, based on the work of German mathematician Felix Klein.
— Kelly Chan previewed the new 30-acre park area on Governors Island, and discussed its plans with landscape architect Adriaan Geuze of West 8.
— The 104-year-old architect Oscar Niemeyer is collaborating with Converse on a line of shoes.
FASHION & STYLE
— 60 years after her death, Frida Kahlo finally got the ultimate fashion honor: a place on the cover of Vogue.
— Katharine K. Zarrella talked with industry professionals on the impact of runway shows, and whether the fashion world would benefit from a reduction in the spectacles.
— Caitlin Petreycik asked Thomas Bosket, an expert in color theory and a professor at Parsons The New School for Design, to analyze the dark-hued spring 2013 collections.
— The launch of H&M’s collaboration with Maison Martin Margiela in a derelict Manhattan high-rise was one of theatrical chaos, and Lee Carter reported on the stylish mayhem.
— The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened exhibitions of fashion photographer Mario Testino’s work this week, focusing on his documentations of celebrity glamor and British royal portraits.
PERFORMING ARTS
— The John Adams opera “Nixon in China,” based on Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China, marked its 25th anniversary this week.
— Bryan Hood recapped the end of his epic experience at the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon, including performances by Ava Luna, Flying Lotus, Mac Demarco, and Miguel.
— The music critics are out in force to praise rapper Kendrick Lamar’s major label debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d. city.”
— Craig Hubert compiled some highlights from the talk Graham Yost, showrunner for the FX series “Justified,” gave at the opening of the New York Television Festival.
— Wild Nothing has a new video for their single “Paradise,” and Bryan Hood wonders why Michelle Williams chose to star in this “amateurish video.”
VIDEO
— Installation artist Tatzu Nishi took ARTINFO through his creation of the high-rise apartment encasing the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Circle for his Public Art Fund commission.