Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "First Break: Peter Plagens on John Baldessari," by Peter Plagens; "Passages: Richard Wollheim on E.H. Gombrich," by Richard Wollheim; "Hotlist," by Diana Thater; "Hotlist: D. Strauss on AIBO," by D. Strauss; "Film: Rhonda Liberman on Todd Solondz," by Rhonda Lieberman; "Top Ten," by Laurie Simmons; 10.23.30: "Richard Flood on Artforum, February 1982," by Richard Flood; "Naked Youth: The Photography of Bill Henson," by Dennis Cooper; "One and Two: A Project for Artforum by Rem Koolhaas and the Harvard Design School Project on the City," introduction by Rhonda Lieberman; "A Thousand Words: Mike Nelson," by Rachel Withers; "In Other's Words," by Daniel Birnbaum talks with Sarat Maharaj; "Portfolio: Saul Fletcher," by Vince Aletti; "Artists Curate: Cosmis Relief," by Richard Tuttle; "Openings: Nancy Davenport," by George Baker. Reviews by Rachel Withers, David Frankel, Brooks Adams, Margaret Sundell, Miriam Rosen, Frances Richard, Alexi Worth, Nico Israel, Jordan Kantor, Martha Schwendener, Gregory Williams, Donald Kuspit, Mason Klein, David Levi Strauss, Julie Caniglia, James Yood, Michael Meredith, Bruce Hainley, Christopher Miles, Yishai Jusidman, Marco Meneguzzo, Alessandra Pioselli, Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, Jean-Max Colard, Barry Schwabsky, Sabine Vogel, Giorgio Verzotti, Harald Fricke, Anne Pontégnie, Richard Shone. Cover: Hélio Oiticica.