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. Adams Sitney on Temenos 2008," by P. Adams Sitney; "Slant: Huey Copeland on 'Black Is, Black Ain't,'" by Huey Copeland; "On Site: Julia Bryan-Wilson on Billboard Projects in Los Angeles," by Julia Bryan-Wilson; "Architecture: Markus Miessen on OMA/AMO at the Hermitage," by Markus Miessen; "Technology: Carol Armstrong on Craigie Horsfield and Tapestry," by Carol Armstrong; "Top Ten," by Tauba Auerbach; "Tools of Engagement: The Art of Franz West," by Christine Mehring; "1000 Words: Charline von Heyl," by John Kelsey; "The Sun Also Sets: The Films of Nagisa Oshima," by Jonathan Rosenbaum; "Merce Cunningham: Dancers, Artworks, and People in the Galleries," by Douglas Crimp; "Abandoned Painting: The Art of Jochen Klein," by Nick Mauss; "Openings: Aurélien Froment," by Jessica Morgan. Reviews by Jeffrey Weiss, Martin Herbert, Jordan Kantor, David Anfam, Caroline A. Jones, Robert Pincus-Witten, David Frankel, Johanna Burton, Nick Stillman, Joshua Decter, Donald Kuspit, Suzanne Hudson, David Velasco, Frances Richard, Lauren O'Neill-Butler, Caroline Busta, Fionn Meade, Michael Wilson, Brian Sholis, Tom Breidenbach, Francine Koslow Miller, Nord Wennerstrom, Philip Auslander, James Yood, Michelle Grabner, Glen Helfand, Michael Ned Holte, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Christopher Miles, Gilda Williams, Diana Baldon, Barry Schwabsky, Lillian Davies, Nuit Banai, Daniel Boese, Wouter Davidts, Noemi Smolik, Hans Rudolf Reust, Valérie Knoll, Alessandra Pioselli, Cathryn Drake, Martí Peran, Brigitte Huck, Marek Bartelik, Zehra Jumabhoy, Mathieu Borysevicz, David Carrier, and Anthony Gardner. Cover: Franz West.