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Martin Kippenberger's sculpture "Zuerst die Füße (Feet First)," caused a stir in Italy, with an elected official going on a hunger strike in protest of its display.

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Top 5
Stories of the Year
The top 5 (actually, 6) stories in an exciting and turbulent year.

Trends of the Year
It was the year of Obama... but also the year of the recession. Here are the top 5 art-world trends of 2008.

The Recession
The fifth item in our top trends of 2008 is so enormous in scope and importance that it spawned its own list. Here are the top 5 trends of the recession.

People of the Year
From the passing of a legendary artist to the retirement of a museum giant to the appearance of a new art-world "it girl," here's who had all the headlines in 2008.

Editor’s Picks
Our Favorite Museum Exhibitions in New York
Seven standout exhibitions that we hope to see matched in the year ahead.

Overvalued/Undervalued
Five Memorable Auction Lots
In a year of staggering changes and banner headline news, the art market had its own roller-coaster ride of record-shattering highs and stomach-churning falls.

Lives
In Memoriam
This year saw the deaths of countless important art-world figures. Here, ARTINFO offers an In Memoriam list for 2008.

Design & Architecture
The Year in Architecture
With the economy shot and architecture’s next wave of big-ticket projects stalling out, the best of 2008 might be the best we’ll see in a while.

Art & Crime
Art Crimes of the Year
It was quite a year for art crime, with a stolen Caravaggio that turned out to be a fake, gun-wielding thieves and under-the-table ransoms, and something of a real-life Thomas Crown affair.

From Art+Auction
Very Fine Print
Setbacks in the publishing industry didn’t hinder this year’s yield of sensational art books.

From Modern Painters
What We Read in 2008
We asked four of the art world's most voracious artists and critics to tell us about the books that made their year.