Xie Lei's debut show in Asia is currently on view at Hong Kong's Feast Projects.

Ai Weiwei's Forever Bicycles highlight his Absent exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.

Investigation into the human psyche is the signature mark of artist Maria Garkavenko’s work, who has an upcoming show at Ten43 Gallery.

Merce Cunningham commissioned artist Daniel Arsham to design the set for a performance of eyeSpace with ethereal results.

David Hockney was appointed Order of Merit member by the Queen.

This is the last week to see Jeff Wall's show of recent works at Mason's Yard White Cube.

160 Renaissance paintings, busts, medals and drawings ignite the Met.

Cleveland-based sand sculptor and woodworker Carl Jara doesn't hold back with his medium.

Hockney, Freud, and Hirst in London highlight the exhibitions at the start of 2012 Olympic year.

Lorna Simpson, Jenny Holzer, Luxembourg & Dayan, and ladies of Gagosian make the Elle magazine's women in art power shortlist.

Street artist and 2011 TED prize recipient JR comes to Galerie Perrotin in Paris with Encrages, his first major solo show.

Helen Frankenthaler, the leading lady of the Abstract Expressionism movement dies at 83.

Jennifer Rubell presented her 11th annual breakfast installation at Basel and Kevin Tachman captured the highlights.

Famous and curious faces depicted in photography, drawings and paintings by Billy Cone.

Happy Holidays!

Booooooom have been running a mega art contest called the Remake Project. Here are the the cream of the crop.

Marlborough 57th Street space is currently hosting Hunt Slonem's latest exhibition, "Acadian Dreams" full of recognizable Yankee icons.

Big names highlight their works that are centered around art's most cliched subject: roses.

Incredible figurative sculptures by Valencia based Manuel Martí Moreno.

Chris Wyllie's large scale oil works on discarded found objects will be on view at Hionas Gallery early next year.

Cai Guo-Qiang gets a first Middle Eastern exhibition and blends Chinese and Arab cultures at Mathaf.

Lovecat, a fascinating model loving magazine founded by Jacob Dekat and Prince Chenoa just celebrated the release of their third issue. And the editors dedicated their newsprint wonder to art, highlighted by a Chuck Close story. The artist memorably celebrated the last issue of the magazine with the founders and Lindsay Lohan at Le Baron. Yes, you read that right! Talended Michael Avedon shot the famed artist in all his glory and Alex Catarinella interviewed Close. Here are the quotable highlights: On moving to New York.. “..Ironcially, the best time to go out in New York was when the United States was in the worst shape it ever was. Living through the racial events, the freedom riots and the anti-war stuff of the late '60s. Ironically, that was an amazing time to create art. Every institution was suspect, your government lied to you, the war was grinding on, there were the assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy -- it couldn't have been bleaker. But it was also a time of great ferment culturally. It was a time of incredible creativity. We threw everything we were doing away and we tried to figure out a new reason to make stuff.” On the city’s golden art age: “You'd leave gallery openings and you'd come back downtown and you'd go to Max's Kansas City or Spring Street bar, and you'd spend the whole fucking night arguing with each other. If you said you liked the show, somebody else would say "What? You liked that shit? Why?" And you'd have to be able to defend yourself and give good reasons why you liked it. They were unbelievably passionate arguments that often resulted in drinks being thrown at people's faces. But this was in the midst of all of the horror and the loss. New York was crime-ridden -- you couldn't go to Central Park. Yet there were these islands of sanity and of comradery with other artists and musicians. You know, Andy Warhol had the Exploding Plastic Inevitable around the corner on 8th street so you'd go there. It was an amazing time and there's nothing like it today. Unless I just don't know where it is. It's possible that it's taking place in Brooklyn, but I don't know. On Kate Moss: “When she walked in the studio for me to photograph her, she was sort of dumpy. She had just had children and she had thickened and broadened in the waist. She said, "Oh, I guess I should have trimmed my bush." But she was totally comfortable with it. I said, "Sorry, these photographs are really harsh," and she said, "Oh, it doesn't matter. I've had enough beautiful pictures taken of me." And she was great. The minute she stepped in front of the camera, the camera loved her. I remember Herb Ritts telling me about taking photos of Marilyn Monroe. He said the same thing -- he'd be watching this dumpy woman with short, stubby legs and with this scar on her belly. He'd watch her in his peripheral vision and when she got in front of the lens, he could not believe it was her. The lens loved her.” On hating Work of Art: "Work of Art: The Next Great Artist" is so horrible. Sarah Jessica Parker is a friend of mine and she asked me if I would be on the show last year. I said I wouldn't ever in a million years. They asked me again this year and I just saw Simon de Pury from the auction house for this thing I went to for Clinton. I said, "You know, it's a guilty pleasure that I watch this goddamn thing. But I knew never to touch this thing with a ten foot pole. How come you didn't know that?" People will do anything to be on television.” Photos by Michael Avedon

Banksy's new sculpture, Cardinal Sin creates expected chatter at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.

Terence Koh launches his new website and there's plenty to explore.