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Party Lines By Jeffrey Kastner Politically minded artists are selling without necessarily selling out. Full article VOICES Ralph Rugoff on "Psycho Buildings" By Oliver Basciano The amenable director of the Hayward Gallery discusses the curating process and what architects and artists can learn from each other. Full article THE ART WORLD WEEK IN REVIEW The Week That Was (June 27 – July 4, 2008) By ARTINFO The pond narrows as the gender gap widens. Full article THE AI INTERVIEW Chris Burden By Robert Ayers The legendary performance artist talks about guns, morality, and testing limits. Full article THE REPORTER Lost Luster By Judd Tully A prominent dealer and arts patron is mired in legal and financial woes. Full article AI VIDEOS Rajni Shah Has Dinner with America By Robert Ayers The young British artist takes on questions of racial, sexual, and cultural identity in a constantly evolving work. Full article LETTER FROM... Cuba Libre By Romina Provenzi Foreign collectors and artists are making their way to the island. Full article TOP 5 Red, White, and Bored? By Robert Ayers Go see some art out of town. Five easy excursions from New York. Full article WEEKEND PICKS Mario Ybarra Jr. in New York By Sarah Douglas The L.A.-based artist is nuts for New York. Full article		LACMA Acquires Landmark Oceanic Art Collection Tretick's Photos Archived Online Czech Artists to Be Retried State of Emergency Declared at Pompeii Man Questioned Over Irish Art Theft Wally Suit Suspended for New Evidence British Museum Staff Strike Over "Totally Inadequate" Pay Raise Sainsbury Bequest Goes on Display at Tate Canadian National Gallery Curator Takes Indefinite Leave Saatchi Gallery to Open New Site With Chinese Art
		Comings & Goings Tampa Art Museum Director Steps Down Also, San Francisco Beat-era artist Bruce Conner has died at the age of 74. Full article Datebook Twilight Zone The Louise T Blouin Institute's West End headquarters becomes a stage for sound, light, video and performance art with its new Art After Dark 10 x 10 Summer Project. Full article Datebook American Fare Beyond its striated vistas and earth-toned adobe structures, northern New Mexico offers visitors this summer Art Santa Fe. Full article In the Air Tour de Chelsea PaceWildenstein hired a fleet of 30 pedicabs to chauffeur visitors to its three shows of Zhang Huan’s sculpture, paintings and woodcuts. Full article Movers+Shakers Tale of Two Cities It was only a matter of time before New York galleries began sprouting branches in China Full article Comings & Goings Art Historian and Museum Director Charles Parkhurst Dead at 95 Parkhurst was also a member of the "monuments men," an international Allied Forces team that tracked down looted art after World War II. Full article Art Parties It's the End of the World as We Know It A "Rogan vs. Stipe" party celebrated the opening of Michael Stipe's sculptural foray into the art world. Full article In Brief Virtual Reality American realist Catherine Murphy's new series of paintings and drawings is on view at Knoedler & Company until August 1. Full article In Brief Scent of Dissent Art Cologne, the world’s oldest modern-and contemporary-art fair, is forging ahead despite recent turmoil. Full article In Brief Comic Heights Artcurial, in Paris, posted a world-record price for a comic-strip illustration on March 29. Full article Datebook Young and Old Young dealers are breathing new life into the Italian Old Masters market. Full article