Issue edited by Tom Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Action and Abstraction," by Tom Griffin; "Passages: Thomas Crow on Charles Harrison," by Thomas Crow; "Books: Daniel Birnbaum on Arthur C. Danto's 'Andy Warhol,'" by Daniel Birnbaum; "Film: Amy Taubin on Richard Kelly's 'The Box,'" by Amy Taubin; "Film: Alison McMahan on Alice Guy Blaché," by Alison McMahan; "Sound: Seth Kim-Cohen on Doug Aitken's 'Sonic Pavilion,'" by Seth-Kim-Cohen; "Curating: Anthony Huberman on Robert Filliou," by Anthony Huberman; "Top Ten," by New Jerseyy; "Taste Tests: The Art of Urs Fischer," by Michelle Kuo; "Double Life: A Project by Katharina Fritsch," introduction by Scott Rothkopf; "1000 Words: Rabih Mroué," by Jessica Morgan; "Mind the Design: The Bauhaus turns Ninety," by K. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Passages: Bice Curiger and Michael Krebber on Sigmar Polke," by Bice Curiger; "Books: Harry Cooper on Philip Guston," by Harry Cooper; "Film: J. Hoberman on Manoel de Oliviera's 'The Strange Case of Angelica,'" by J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Critical Moments," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Emily Apter on Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick," by Emily Apter; "Film: Gary Indiana on 'The Baader Meinhof Complex,'" by Gary Indiana; "Film: Amy Taubin on Claire Denis," by Amy Taubin; "Sound: Jay Sanders on Masaya Nakahara," by Jay Sanders; "Sound: Barry Schwabsky on Richard Hell," by Barry Schwabsky; "Top Ten," by Joshua Kit Clayton; "Fall 2009 Exhibitions: 50 Shows Worldwide"; "International News: Jeffrey Kastner talks with curators Jack Bankowsky and Alison M. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tom Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Value Systems," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Lynne Cooke on Hanne Darboven," by Lynne Cooke; "Passages: Christopher Williams on Coosje van Bruggen," by Christopher Williams; "Books: Hal Foster on Peter Sloterdijk's 'Terror from the Air,'" by Hal Foster; "Books: Brigitte Weingart on Michael Taussig's 'What Color Is the Sacred,'" by Brigitte Weingart; "Film: James Quandt on Lucrecia Martel's 'The Headless Woman,'" by James Quandt; "Film: Richard Deming on Kenneth Macpherson's 'Monkeys' Moon,'" by Richard Deming; "Film: Bruce Jenkins on Paul Sharits," by Bruce Jenkins; "On Site: Claire Bishop on Tania Bruguera at the 10th Havana Biennial," by Claire Bishop; "On Site: Taraneh Fazeli on Night School," by Taraneh Fazeli; "On Site: Maria Gough on 'Tango with Cows,'" by Maria Gough; "Top Ten," by Lindsay Seers; "Situation Hacker: The Art of Ryan Trecartin," by Wayne Koestenbaum; "In Conversation: Rirkrit Tiravanija and Yoko Ono"; "The Personal Effects of Seth Price," by Tim Griffin; "How German Was It?" by Benjamin H. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Uses and Abuses," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Liza Béar and Hans Haacke on Willoughby Sharp," by Liza Béar and Hans Haacke; "Books: Liz Kotz on Primary Information," by Liz Kotz; "Film: Amy Taubin on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Tokyo Sonata,'" by Amy Taubin; "On Site: Catherine Wood on Jeff Koons and Tino Sehgal," by Catherine Wood; "Slant: Helen Molesworth on Catherine Opie and 'theanyspacewhatever,'" by Helen Molesworth; "Slant: Ina Blom on 'Whatever Happened to Sex in Scandinavia?" by Ina Blom; "Top Ten," by Stefan Tcherepnin; "In Conversation: Dara Birnbaum and Cory Arcangel"; "Cover Versions: The Reinvention of Music Video," by Michel Gondry, Barbara London, Rodney Graham, Michael Bell-Smith, Steina, Cao Fei, E*Rock; "Cut and Paste: The Collage Impulse Today," by Charlie White; "Authorial Intervention: The Art of Jacques Villeglé," by Tom McDonough; "1000 Words: Trevor Paglen," by Tom Vanderbilt; "Openings: Chu Yun," by Philip Tinari. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: In Person," by Tim Griffin; "Books: Jeffrey Weiss on Mel Bochner's Collected Writings," by Jeffrey Weiss; "Books: Matthew Brannon on Lynn Spigel's 'TV by Design,'" by Matthew Brannon; "Film: Alexander Stille on Matteo Garrone's 'Gomorrah,'" by Alexander Stille; "Sound: Damon Krukowski on Brian Eno and Peter Chilver's 'Bloom,'" by Damon Krukowski; "Slant: Blake Stimson on 'Universal Archive,'" by Blake Stimson; "Top Ten," by Erika Vogt; "Out of Position: The Art of Martin Kippenberger," by George Baker; "A Hidden Reserve: Painting from 1958 to 1965," by Achim Hochdörfer; "1000 Words: Josh Smith," by Michelle Kuo; "High-Wire Act: Alexander Calder in Paris, 1926-1933," by Carroll Dunham; "Openings: Cyprien Gaillard," by Catherine Wood. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's letter: New Year's Resolution," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Christopher S. Wood on Michael Baxandall," by Christopher S. Wood; "Books: Robin Kelsey on Michael Fried's 'Why Photography Matter,'" by Robin Kelsey; "Film: Brian O'Doherty on Steve McQueen's 'Hunger,'" by Brian O'Doherty; "Media: Lynne Tillman on Barack Obama," by Lynne Tillman; "Cecelia F. ... [details]
"Institutional Critique" is an artistic practice that reflects critically on its own housing in galleries and museums and on the concept and social function of art itself. Such concerns have always been a part of modern art but took on new urgency at the end of the 1960s, when—driven by the social upheaval of the time and enabled by the tools and techniques of conceptual art—institutional critique emerged as a genre. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Snapshot of 2008," by Tim Griffin; "Film: Best of 2008," by John Waters, Amy Taubin, James Quandt, Karen Cooper, and Stuart Comer; "Music: Best of 2008," by Ryoji Ikeda, Robin Rimbaud, Damon Krukowski, Vashti Bunyan, and Brigitte Fontaine; "Books: Best of 2008," by Michael Hardt, Briony Fer, Jonathan Crary, Arthur C. ... [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]