Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Books: J. Hoberman on 'Mad' Magazine's Early Imitators," by J. Hoberman; "Film: Michael Wood on Grant Gee's 'Patience (After Sebald),'" by Michael Wood; "News: Elizabeth Schambelan talks with Curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev About Documenta 13," by Elizabeth Schambelan; "Slant: Ken Okiishi on Forrest Bess," by Ken Okiishi; "Slant: Elizabeth Mangini on Arte Povera in Naples," by Elizabeth Mangini; "Top Ten," by Adriana Lara; "Summer 2012 Exhibitions: 45 Shows Worldwide"; "Graham Bader on 'Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective,'" by Graham Bader; "Image of the People: Mike Kelley (1954-2012)," by Ann Goldstein, Michael Smith, Tony Oursler, Paul McCarthy, Jim Shaw, and Kim Gordon; "Magnificent Obsession: The Films of Werner Schroeter," by James Quandt; "False Front: The Art of Ming Wong," by Joan Kee; "A Room of Their Own: Three Views on the Whitney Biennial," by David Rimanelli, Amy Taubin, and David Velasco; "1000 Words: Kraftwerk," by Michelle Kuo; "After Effects: The Art of Anja Kirschner and David Panos," by Martin Herbert; "Openings: Dave Miko," by Sam Pulitzer. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Film: Best of 2011," by John Waters, Amy Taubin, James Quandt, Regina Schlagnitweit, Ed Halter; "Music: Best of 2011," by Mark Mothersbaugh, George Lewis, Venus X, Nick Relph, Tobi Vail; "Dance: Best of 2011," by David Velasco; "Books: Best of 2011," by Svetlana Alpers, Anthony Vidler, Michael Fried, Dawn Ades, J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Passages: P. Adams Sitney on Owen Land," by P. Adams Sitney; "Film: James Quandt on Aki Kaurismäki's 'Le Havre,'" by James Quandt; "Film: Melissa Anderson on Robert Kramer's 'Milestones,'" by Melissa Anderson; "Performance: Steven Watson on 'Four Saints in Three Acts,'" by Steven Watson; "On Site: Ken Okiishi on the Leopard at des Artists," by Ken Okiishi; "Music: Rob Young on 'Home of Metal,'" by Rob Young; "Music: Derek Bermel on the Omar Souleyman Group," by Derek Bermel; "Slant: Glenn O'Brien on Right-Wing Masculinity," by Glenn O'Brien; "Archictecture: Julian Rose on 'Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream," by Julian Rose; "Top Ten," by Amalia Pica; "Marks of Distinction: Cy Twombly Remembered," by Rosalind E. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Books: Craig Clunas on Gao Minglu's 'Total Modernity and the Avant-Garde in Twentieth-Century Chinese Art,'" by Craig Clunas; "Film: James Quandt on Raúl Ruiz's 'Mysteries of Lisbon,'" by James Quandt; "Slant: David Joselit on Nicolás Guagnini's 'The Panel Discussion, the Tennis Match, and a Bodegón,'" by David Joselit; "Slant: J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "On Site: Meredith Martin on Contemporary Art at Versailles," by Meredith Martin; "Film: James Quandt on Apichatpong Weerasethakul," by James Quandt; "Books: Ekaterina Degot on Moscow Conceptualism," by Ekaterina Degot; "Slant: Morgan Fisher on Blinky Palermo," by Morgan Fisher; "Slant: Nato Thompson interviews W. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Film: Amy Taubin on 'Bill Cunningham New York,'" by Amy Taubin; "Media: Luc Sante on Cigarette Packaging," by Luc Sante; "Slant: Julia Bryan-Wilson on craft and commerce," by Julia Bryan-Wilson; "Books: Jens Hoffmann on 'Exhibiting the New Art,'" by Jens Hoffmann; "Music: Hua Hsu on Audiocassettes," by Hua Hsu; "Music: Alan Licht on Robert Wyatt," by Alan Licht; "Top Ten," by Susan Cianciolo; "Joint Ventures: The State of Collaboration," by Tom Holert; "Group Think: The Collaborative Art of Slavs and Tatars and Chto Delat?" by Nicholas Cullinan; "Corps Concept: The Soviet Collective," by Maria Gough; "Something for Everyone: The Art of Pawel Althamer," by Claire Bishop; "Statements," by AA Bronson, Gelitin, Madeln, Guyton\Walker, Das Institut, Claire Fontaine, Tiny Creatures; "Artist Project: Hijime," by Kai Althoff; "Dark Energy: The Art of Marco Fusinato," by Branden W. ... [details]
Issue edited by Bice Curiger. Contents include: "Richard Hawkins: Infinitely Desired," by Philipp Kaiser; "The Best-Laid Plans: On Accidentally Not Reading Tomma Abts," by Suzanne Hudson; "Some Similarities," a conversation between Tomma Abts and Vincent Fecteau; "Choosing to Choose," by Jan Verwoert; "In Your Eyes," by Johanna Burton; "The Paperwork of the Poor," by Elisabeth Lebovici; "Different Subjects, Same Terrain," by Lynne Cooke; "Crystal Futures," by Maria Gough; "Medium-Message," by Julien Fronsacq; "For a Set of Abandoned Futures," by John Miller; "Is Art Criticism Fifty Years Behind Poetry?" by Charles Bernstein; "Ei Arakawa: A Non-Administrative Performance Mystery," by Josef Strau; "Cumulus America," by Jens Hoffmann; "Cumulus Europa," by Hans Rudolf Reust; and "Balkon," by Philip Ursprung. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's letter: Art and Agency," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Bruce Jenkins on Bruce Conner," by Bruce Jenkins; "Books: Jason Smith on Branden W. Joseph's 'Beyond the Dream Syndicate,'" by Jason Smith; "Cory Arcangel on the San Francisco Tape Music Center," by Cory Arcangel; "Film: Amy taubin on 'Ballast' and 'Wendy and Lucy,'" by Amy Taubin; "Film: P. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: A New Novel," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Tony Oursler and Mike Kelley on David Askevold," by Tony Oursler and Mike Kelley; "Books: Kevin Pratt on Sanford Kwinter's 'Far from Equilibrium,'" by Kevin Pratt; "Film: James Quandt on Jacques Nolot," by James Quandt; "Film: Amy Taubin on Ken Jacobs," by Amy Taubin: "Performance: Howard Singerman on Sherrie Levine and 'The Mother of Us All,'" by Howard Singerman; "Performance: Catherine Wood on 'Our Literal Speed,'" by Catherine Wood; "Architecture: Sean Keller on the Beijing Olympics," by Sean Keller; "Architecture: Keller Easterling on Norman Foster's Crystal Island," by Keller Easterling; "On Site: Andrew Hultkrans on the Glass House Conversations," by Andrew Hultkrans; "On Site: Jessica Morgan on Between Bridges and London's Alternative Spaces," by Jessica Morgan; "On Site: Nikki Columbus on the Home Work forum in Beirut," by Nikki Columbus; "Slant: Meredith Martin on the Rococo," by Meredith Martin; "Slant: Jonathan Crary on J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Social Realities," by Tim Griffin; "Books: Barrett Watten on Lytle Shaw's 'Frank O'Hara: The Poetics of Coterie,'" by Barrett Watten; "Film: James quandt on Alexander Sokurov's 'Alexandra,'" by James Quandt; "Film: Amy Taubin on Alexander Sokurov's 'Alexandra,'" by Amy Taubin; "Film: Sven Lütticken on Werner Herzog," by Sven Lütticken; "Sound: Damon Krukowski on Kenneth Goldsmith and UbuWeb," by Damon Krukowski; "On Site: Brian Sholis on Regional Nonprofits," by Brian Sholis; "Slant: Virginia Rutledge on Christoph Büchel and Mass MoCA," by Virginia Rutledge; "Top Ten," by Nick Mauss and Ken Okiishi; "Mirror Displacements: The Art of Zoe Leonard," by Mark Godfrey; "Music of the Spheres: Reflections on Karlheinz Stockhausen," by Robin Maconie and La Monte Young, with Irvine Arditti, Morton Subotnick, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Maryanne Amacher, and Björk; "Jeroen de Rijke/Willem de Rooij: A Portfolio," by Pamela M. ... [details]