"In her dance and performances of the 1960s, Yvonne Rainer famously transformed the performing body--stripped it of special techniques and star status, traded its costumes and leotards for T-shirts and sneakers, and asked it to haul mattresses or recite texts rather than leap or spin. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Passages: Hannah Feldman on Raymond Hains and Arman," by Hannah Feldman; "Passages: Justin Spring on Ismail Merchant," by Justin Spring; "Books: Yve-Alain Bois on the Russian Avant-garde," by Yve-Alain Bois; "Film: J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Bice Curiger. Contents include: "Chatter About Art is Almost Always Useless," Suzan Frecon and Marcella Durand in conversation; "Alluring Appearance, Complex Core," by Beatrix Ruf; "See Reverse for Care," by Fionn Meade; "Liberation in the Loop, Paul Chan: The 7 Lights" by Boris Groys; " Essentially Alien: Notes from Outside Paul Chan's Godot," by Carrie Lambert-Beatty; "Remember the Bourgeoisie?" by Paul Chan; " The Body Inscribed: Paul Chan's Sade Project," by Alan Gilbert; "The SIlent Power of Art," by Stéphanie Moisdon; "Recreated Reaction Recreate," by Paul McCarthy; Élan: The Joy of Sturtevant's Spinoza," by Roger Cook; "Praise and Otherwise," for Sturtevant from various sources; "Homesickness is Where the Heart Is," by Douglas Fogle; "It Defie Common Sense in Spectacular Style," by Daniel Baumann; "Nothing Everything at Once," by Negar Azimi; "Staging Knowledge, Staging an Opera of Knowledge," Herbert Lachmayer and Jacqueline Burckhardt; and "Reflection, Action, and Production in the Zentrum Paul Klee's Summer Academy," by Juri Steiner. ... [details]