Contents Dec/Jan 01-02 Issue No 252
COVER Ed Ruscha The Back o f Hollywood 1977 detail {01} FEATURES
No Man's Land Ed Ruscha interviewed by Patricia Bickers {07} Extra-ordinary Dance
Catherine Wood on the politics of dance {15} COMMENT
Editorial {16} ARTNOTES
{24} EXHIBITIONS
Reviews Into the Light Jeffrey Kastner {27} The Magic Hour
Tele(visions) David Lillington {30} The Americans:
New Art Michael Corris {33} Casino 2 0 0 1
JJ Charlesworth {36} CTRL[SPACE]
Michael Gibbs {38} Paul Noble
Gilda Williams {40} Andrea Zittel
Emma Safe {41} Matthew Ritchie
Dan Smith {42} John Wesley
Alex Coles {43} Jeremy Moon
John Levinson Ben Judd {45} Janet Cardiff
David Briers {47} Braco Dimitrijevic
Jonathan Harris {48} Words and Things
Tracey Mackenna & Edwin Janssen Nicky Bird
{50} EDITIONS
Artists’ Books New Things to Hide Ian Hunt {51} VIDEO
Downtown 81 Michael Holman {53} Movie Variety
Mark Harris {55} BOOKS
Winter Reading Andrew Wilson {56} SALEROOMS
Hits and Misses Colin Gleadell {57} ARTLAW
Art Online Henry Lydiate {58} LISTINGS
Exhibitions
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