"How can an art exhibition function as a stand-in for the artists and their studios? How can a gallery project provide greater insight into an artist's practice, the way the formality of a slide lecture or the intimacy of a studio visit can? How can the back-story of the work on display be understood, without being solely reliant on a curatorial statement, catalogue essay or press release? This exhibition allows art to be understood as an ongoing and slippery practice, and less the finite, linear and object-oriented one assumed by the standard exhibition format. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Essays "A Note Concerning Francis Picabia," by Harald Szeemann; "Imagining Nowhere: Richard Tuttle's 'Monkey's Recovery,'" by Klaus Kertess; "Breaking the Contract: A Conversation with Peter Greenaway," by Stuart Morgan; "Triple Entendre," a project by General Idea; "Enchantment and Revolution - Joan Miró," by Roland Penrose; "Jack Goldstein: The Trace of Absence," by Jean Fisher; "Vija Celmins: Drawings without Withdrawing," by Kenneth Baker; "Susan Sontag's Unguided Tour," by Gary Indiana; "'Books': Frederic Tuten on 'Ranxerox,'" by Frederic Tuten; "Gulliver Speaks," by Greil Marcus; "Forum," by John Howell and Lisa Liebmann. ... [details]
Special issue of artforum on "wonder" edited by Ida Panicelli. "As you will see, no article focuses particularly on the field of art. Instead, we asked over 200 artists to respond to the word 'wonder' by supplying us with an image, a statement, or both. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Media Kids: Roselee Goldberg on 'Seasame Street,'" by Roselee Goldberg; "Special Effects: Carol Squiers on the Future of a Delusion," by Carol Squiers; "Expertease: Rosalyn Deutsche on Men in Space," by Rosalyn Deutsche; "Museum Piece: Francesco Dalco on Giulio Romano," by Francesco Dalco; "Undertone: Scott Gutterman on the Jazz Hero," by Scott Gutterman; "Exits and Entrances: Maria Nadotti on Robert Wilson's 'Orlando,'" by Maria Nadotti; "Language and Landscape: An Ontology for the Western," by Jane Tompkins; "To Marat: A Project for Artforum," by Rui Sanches; "Kiki Smith: Body and Soul," by Christopher Lyon; "Gerry Bergstein: A Self-Confessed Couch Potato," by Francine A. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Curies Children: Vilém Flusser on Popes," by Vilém Flusser; "Special Effects: Carol Squiers on Truth Value," by Carol Squiers; "Commedia Dell'A: Homoeroticism Blues, A Project for Artfourm," by Howard Cruse; "Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Luxury," by Glenn O'Brien; "Ground Up: Herbert Muschamp on California Archictecture," by Herbert Muschamp; "Critical Fictions: Clive Phillpot on Changing of the Garde," by Clive Phillpot; "Slant: David Frankel on a Czechered History," by David Frankel; "A Drawing Page: Untitled: A Project for Artforum," by Jim Dine; "Seeing the Scene: With 'Baptism of Solitude,' A Project for Artforum," by Karl Johnson; "Temptation," by Kenneth Baker; "Oil and Water: With 'Oil Rooms,' a project for Artforum," by Per Barclay; "The Obligatory Bed Piece: Jessica Stockholder," by Jack Bankowsky; "Critical Reflections," by Kay Larson; "A Theory of Everything: Meditations on Total Chaos," by Vivian Sobchack; "Hujar," by Max Kozloff. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "On Location: Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett on Producing Ellis Island," by Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett; "Special Effects: Carol Squiers on Photo Allure," by Carol Squiers; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "The Cave: Michael Tarantino on Krzysztof Kieslowski," by Michael Tarantino; "Head to Toe: Valerie Steele on Retro Fashion," by Valerie Steele; "Curies' Children: Vilém Flusser on Art and Politics," by Vilém Flusser; "Exits and Entrances: Joan Acocella on Martha Clarke's 'Endangered Species,'" by Joan Acocella; "A Drawing Page: A Project for Artforum," by Jonathan Borofsky; "Read Read Rosens," by Judith Russi Kirshner; "Skyscrapers, the Late Imperial Mob," by Max Kozloff; "AIDS Timeline: A Project for Day Without Art 1990," by Group Material; "Industrious Art," by Amy Baker Sandback; "Medium Hot: Alberto Burri," by Massimo Carboni; "High Art Lowdown: A Project for Artforum," by Art Spiegelman; "Ryder on the Storm," by Bill Jensen; "Art or the Caress: A Project for Artforum," By Aimee Morgana; "Off Kilter: The Citizens' Theatre," by Michael Coveney. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Exits and Entrances: Maria Nadotti on Dramatizing Dante," by Maria Nadotti; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Commedia Dell'Arte: A Project for Artforum," by Kim Deitch; "Special Effects: Carol Squiers on kent and Jackson State," by Carol Squiers; "Troubleshooters: Maurice Berger on Black Power/White Fear," by Maurice Berger; "Head to Toe: Valerie Steele on 'Le Théâtre de la Mode,'" by Valerie Steele; "Media Kids: C. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Andrew Ross' Weather Report," by Andrew Ross; "Special Effects: Carol Squiers on Presidential Abjection," by Carol Squiers; "Press: John Weir on Discontents," by John Weir; "Lawrence Chua on Queer 'Zines," by Lawrence Chua; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Art Wars: Lorraine O'Grady on WAC," by Lorraine O'Grady; "Film: Luke Gibbons on the Other Ireland," by Luke Gibbons; "People Like Us: Tina Barney's Pictures," by David Rimanelli; "The Library in Your Good Hands: Raymond Pettibon," by David Deitcher; "Pwo Artists Sitting under a Tree: Chez Neil Jenney's Lumberyard," by Izhar Patkin; "America is an Old Country," by Dick Hebdige; "At Home in His World: The Pleasure of Henri Matisse"; "Martisse, Art, and Le Bonheur," by Arthur C. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Books: Mim Udovitch on Barry Williams' 'Growing Up Brady,'" by Mim Udovitch; "Film: Scott Bukatman on Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner,'" by Scott Bukatman; "Head to Toe: Rhonda Lieberman on Glamour Wounds, Again," by Rhonda Lieberman; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Ecoculture: Andrew Ross' Weather Report,'" by Andrew Ross; "Lari Pittman: The August Vigilante," by Dennis Cooper and Yancy C. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Ecoculture: Andrew Ross' Weather Report," by Robert Ross; "Glamour Wounds: Rhonda Lieberman on the New Power Schlub," by Rhonda Lieberman; "Art Wars: Lorraine O'Grady on Basquiat and the Black Art World," by Lorraine O'Grady; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Media Kids: Sydney Pokorny on Cyberspatiality," by Sydney Pokorny; "Achtung Baby: Diedrich Diederichsen and Jutta Koether on News from Germany," by Diedrich Diederichsen; "Art after the End of Art," by Arthur C. ... [details]