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February 2002

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{0 1 } FEATURES

Fascinating Fascism? {3 4 Barbara Pollack finds she is still not ready to {3 6 forgive and forget for art’s sake {3 8 {07} Art Decor {3 9

Alex Coles on art’s romance with design {4 0 {15} COMMENT {41

Editorial .................................................... {4 3 {16} ARTNOTES {2 2 } PROFILE {45

Ian Balch What’s in a Name? {4 7 Sam Ainsley

EXHIBITIONS Reviews Presentness is Grace Emma Safe Loop Michael Wilson Melancholy Christopher Kul-Want Traversees Deke Dusinberre In many ways the exhibition already happened Mark Wilsher Davaj! Axel Lapp Carl Andre Ian Hunt Robert Adrian X David Lillington Roman Signer Dan Smith Janette Parris Nick Crowe Gina Pane Catherine Grant Home Marlene Dumas Niamh Ann Kelly David Burrows Dave Beech London Round-up Gilda Williams

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Artists’ Books Crop Rotation Stephen Bury

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Body Politics Coco Fusco Maria Walsh

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What do you want to do with it? Michael Gibbs

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Hollywood to the Rescue Colin Gleadell

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Case Notes Artlaw Matters Henry Lydiate

{58} LISTINGS

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