The most-talked-about stories on ARTINFO, November 14-18, 2011:
– ARTINFO editor Andrew M. Goldstein spoke with famous art historian Martin Kemp about the spooky, newly authenticated Leonardo da Vinci painting, "Salvator Mundi," which we dubbed the "Male Mona Lisa."
– Marina Abramovic’s L.A. MOCA gala, whicih had nude women draped in skeletons serve as human centerpieces for a glamorous crowd of the wealthy and well-connected, still had people talking.
– Supercurator Hans Ulrich Obrist spoke with ARTINFO UK about his idea for a new movement, "Posthastism."
– For Performa, actor James Franco and art provocateur Laurel Nakadate collaborated to channel Tennessee Williams onstage.
– It's right around the corner, folks: We offered a Miami guide for those planning to head to Florida for Art Basel Miami Beach.
– Billionaire art collector Roman Abramovich is in a legal battle with a fellow oligarch, leading to tantalizing glimpses of his personal quirks and the source of his giant fortune.
– Ray Turner, a descendent of J.M.W. Turner, is going to parliament at the end of the month asking for the country to honor the terms of his ancestor's will.
– L.A. MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch spoke to ARTINFO style editor Ann Binlot about his vision for bringing art together with fashion.
– The Brooklyn Museum opened "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," and we picked out 10 inspiring works from the show.
– The Museum of Modern Art debuted its new rehang of its contemporary art collection, with a side of Thai curry.
– Judd Tully looked into the "Deconstructing Roy Lichtenstein" project, which tracks down the source materials of the Pop artist's work — including the comic behind last week's painting that sold for $43 million at Christie's.