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This Summer, we present the ARTnews 200, our annual list of the world’s top 200 collectors. We profile Jon Kessler, known for his arch kinetic sculptures. Also, we look at the scholarly controversy over Michelangelo’s drawings—and why there is so much debate around authenticating them. And in a special feature, we ask, when does shock outweigh the value of art that is designed to provoke?

The Top Ten

'The Ship Sails On'
The ARTnews 200 Top Collectors
How Far Is Too Far?

Contemporary artists have made work depicting graphic sexual acts, damaging property, injuring their own bodies, or paying others to alter theirs. But when does art cross the line from avant-garde to unacceptable?

Next month, our theme is humor. We consider humor’s many guises in photography: from funny to wry to witty to acerbic. Also, we look at how—and why—slapstick, stunts, and sketch comedy appear in the work of contemporary artists.

In a special report, we examine the booming market for Chinese art in China and abroad. And we talk to Carol Bove about her nostalgic sculptures composed of oft-overlooked 1960s books, furniture, and relics.