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"Our most-talked-about stories in&amp;nbsp;Art,&amp;nbsp;Design &amp;amp; Fashion, and&amp;nbsp;Performing Arts, May 21-25, 2012:ART\u2014 Alanna Martinez concluded her essential reading list of 40 books that ever artist should own (part 1, part 2), recommending classics by Pierre Bourdieu, Susan Sontag, and Wassily Kandinsky.\u2014 Damien Hirst's exhibition of new paintings at White Cube Bermondsey took an exceptionally fierce critical beating, even by his standards.\u2014 Another British art star appeared over-extended, as Anish Kapoor's two new exhibitions at Gladstone Gallery in New York seemed to signal creative exhaustion \u2014 understandable, given the sculptor's monumental tower for the London Olympics.\u2014 The sale of the Gunter Sachs collection at Sotheby's in London exceeded expectations for a total of \u00A335,628,250 ($56,353,203), thanks in part to Allen Jones's creepy-sexy sculptures, but mostly on the strength of the German playboy's Warhol trove.\u2014 Shane Ferro delved into the murky and emerging niche industry of firms that insure valuable artworks against restitution should they turn out to have been stolen.DESIGN &amp;amp; FASHION\u2014 Priscilla Chan \u2014 the new Mrs. Mark Zuckerberg \u2014 became an overnight fashion star after a photo her hubby posted on his social network of his bride in her Claire Pettibone (daughter of artist Raymond) wedding dress notchned north of a million likes.\u2014 Kelly Chan argued for the value of oft-disparaged Brutalist architecture, while two hulking concrete theaters by John M. Johansen faced down wrecking balls.\u2014 Ann Binlot and Nate Freeman perused the fashion offerings from the Cannes Film Festival's many, many red carpets, including serial changer Jessica Chastain, show-stealer Asia Argento, and Shia LaBeouf's inappropriate facial hair.\u2014 Young star painter Allison Schulnik revealed her must-have outfits and accessories, most of which involve cats.\u2014 Chloe Wyma sat catwalk-side during K8 Hardy's riotous fashion show at the 2012 Whitney Biennial.PERFORMING ARTS\u2014 J. Hoberman reviewed Wes Anderson's latest film,  Moonrise Kingdom,  calling it  a kinder, gentler, altogether more soulful 'Pee-Wee\u2019s Playhouse.' \u2014 Nate Freeman was on the scene during experimental performance space The Kitchen's annual gala, where composer Steve Reich and artist Joan Jonas were honored.\u2014 Patrick Pacheco interviewed Tom Meehan, the librettist behind \u201CAnnie,\u201D \u201CThe Producers,\u201D and \u201CHairspray,\u201D about his forthcoming (and rather dramatic) Charlie Chaplin musical, which opens on Broadway in the fall.\u2014  Moon  director Duncan Jones announced that he'll be helming an action-packed biopic of James Bond author Ian Fleming \u2014 just as the trailer for the new Sam Mendes-directed 007 flick,  Skyfall,  was released.\u2014 The Western film genre made a huge comeback, as Quentin Tarantino screened a few minutes of \u201CDjango Unchained\u201C at Cannes, Tom Cruise signed on for a  Magnificient Seven  remake, and Natalie Portman took the lead in  Jane Got a Gun. VIDEO\u2014 Renowned stage director and set designer Robert Wilson discussed his video art series  Video Portraits,  which will play on Times Square's jumbotrons every night until the end of May.[content:advertisement-center]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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