Before you bundle up for a pre–Armory Show outing, consult this guide for what to see, what to must-see, and what to skip in favor of a hot chocolate.

Twenty years after his death, Andy Warhol refuses to fade away. His darkness is his legacy.

The Australian photographer’s latest series, “Under the Sign of Scorpio,” considers 40 other powerful astrological sisters, from Marie Curie to Hillary Clinton, represented by the artist in costume against Photoshopped backgrounds of nebulae and explosions.

Portrait of the artist as a young punk capitalist.

At 25, he is a growing downtown legend, a graffiti writer turned artist with a beautiful face and a De Menil pedigree, elusive even to the two friends who created his myth. What happens if he’s caught?

It was a year of gigantism: A huge show of Dada. Norman Foster’s diamond-faceted 46-story tower. A $135 million Klimt. The Lower East Side galleries kept gaining stature. And the Morgan Library bulked up without sacrificing its charm.

Artist John Currin discusses his influences.

New York needs a museum that really knows how to deal with contemporary art, and the downtown Whitney could be it—if it has the nerve.

A critical walking tour of four of this fall’s highest-profile gallery shows.

This year may bring the craziest set of sales yet.