CONTENTS APRIL 2012

COVER John Smith from ‘Hotel Diaries’ Pyramids/Skunk 2006-07

01 INTERVIEW Waiting Game John Smith interviewed by Mark Prince

05 FEATURES On Drawing Christopher Townsend touches on the physicality of drawing 09 On Painting David Ryan redefines the concept of the medium of painting to include time

14 COMMENT EDITORIAL

15 NEWS ARTNOTES

18 REVIEWS EXHIBITIONS Stuart Brisley: Next Door (the missing subject) John Douglas Millar 19 Happenings: New York, 1958-63 Katie Kitamura 20 Alighiero Boetti: Game Plan Deborah Schultz 22 Andrea Zittel: Lay of My Land Paul Usherwood 23 The Stuff That Matters. Textiles collected by Seth Siegelaub for the CSROT Clive Phillpot 24 Social Fabric Virginia Whiles 25 Lines of Thought Cherry Smyth 26 George Meyrick: Simple Matters Gill Hedley 27 AV Festival David Ryan 28 Whitney Biennial 2012 Kathy Battista 30 BOOKS Art Gangs: Protest & Counterculture in New York City Kathy Battista

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31 FILM Experimental Film Round-up Maxa Zoller 32 SOUND Liberate Tate and Platform: Tate à Tate Morgan Quaintance 33 PERFORMANCE Sucking on Words Michael Hampton 34 POLEMIC Art Workers John Douglas Millar 35 SALEROOMS Enjoying the Ride Colin Gleadell 37 ARTLAW Authenticity Certificates Henry Lydiate 38 LISTINGS EXHIBITIONS

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