Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Troubleshooters: Barbara Ehrenreich on the Moral Majority," by Barbara Ehrenreich; "Democracy, Inc.: Gary Indiana on Censorship in the Arts," by Gary Indiana; "The Cave: Jeanne Silverthorne on 'Batman,'" by Jeanne Silverthorne; "Ground Up: Herbert Muschamp on Architecture," by Herbert Muschamp; "Environment: Molly Hankwitz on Ideal Cities," by Molly Hankwitz; "Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Video Games," by Glenn O'Brien; "Remote Control: Barbara Kruger on Television," by Barbara Kruger; "Undertone: David Sternbach on Rap," by David Sternbach; "At First Light: A Glance at the Discovery and Early Years of Photography," by Amy Baker Sandback; "Parts and Parcels: Thomas Virnich," by Annelie Pohlen; "Cubist Hypochondria: On the Case of Picasso and Braque," by Donald Kuspit; "This is Only a Test: Chris Burden," by C. Carr; "The Crooked Road of Jewish Luck," by J. Hoberman; "Mother as a Mountain: A Project for Artforum," by Anish Kapoor, Sylvie Primard, and Pier Luigi Tazzi ; "Critical Reflections," Arthur C. Danto; "Abstract Jestures," by Kenneth Baker. Reviews by Catherine Liu, Donald Kuspit, John Yau, John Miller, David Rimanelli, Kirby Gookin, Patricia C. Phillips, David Deitcher, Richard C. Ledes, Dennis Cooper, Lois E. Nesbitt, Carlo McCormick, Ronny Cohen, John Howell, Patricia C. Phillips, Eileen Neff, Howard Risatti, Vincent A. Carducci, James Yood, Laurie Palmer, Joan Seeman Robinson, Jae Carlsson, Kenneth Baker, Bill Berkson, Colin Gardner, Amy Gerstler, Benjamin Weissman, Buzz Spector, Alessandra Mammi, Anthony Iannacci, Sabine Vogel, Doris von Drateln, Brian Hatton, Michael Archer, Jean Fisher, Max Wechsler. Cover: "Frank Herrara's photograph shows Robert Mapplethorpe's ´Self-Portrait with Cigarette,' 1980 as projected by laser artist Rockne Krebs on the facade of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., on June 30, 1989, as part of a demonstration protesting the museum's cancellation of the Mapplethorpe retrospective that had been scheduled to open there that evening. The Demonstration - against the Corcoran's action specifically, and against censorship in the arts in general - was organized by William Wooby, of the Collector Gallery and Restaurant in Washington, and by Krebs, founder of the coalition of Washington Artists." --Editor's description of cover.
