Contents March 2002 Issue No 254

COVER Andy Warhol

MostWanted Men No. John Victor G. 1964 d e t a i l

{01} FEATURES

What if Warhol Cared? Asks David Hopkins (0 8 } COMMENT

Editorial {0 9 } Letters {10} ARTNOTES ( 16} EXHIBITIONS

Reviews Shelf Life Eddie C h am b e rs {18} Ann-Sofi Siden

C a th e r in e Wood {19} Nan Goldin

M aria Walsh

20} Alia Syed

0 0CO Mining Silver

Emma Safe

S te p h e n Bury

21 } Inventory

J J C h a r le sw o r th { 39} Recording Warhol’s Wife 23 } The Green Room

J e a n W ainw righ t

Mark W ilsh er

C M Melanie Carvalho { 41} BOOKS 26} G ilda W illiam s Transition: The

London Art Scene in Printed Performance David B r ie rs the Fifties

Andrew Wilson

29} Keith Tyson

{ 42} NET WORKS

Stanza

M ichael Gibbs

Mark Beasley Willie Doherty C herry Smyth 30 } {43} SALEROOMS Enter Madame Hong [ 33} RE

Colin G leadell

Letter from Ireland High and Dry Ian H u n t

{45} ARTLAW

The Bacon Estate H en ry Lydiate

( 36} POLEMIC

Public Art On the Carpet P au l U sherw ood

{46} LISTINGS

E x h ib itio n s

( 37} EDITIONS

Artists’ Books small Gold Medal David L illin g ton

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