>> CONTENTS February 2006

Issue No 293

17 COMMENT

EDITORIAL

18 NEWS

ARTNOTES

COVER Philip Jones Griffiths/ Magnum Photos Civilian victim Vietnam 1967

01 FEATURES Not In Our Name Julian Stallabrass looks at Iraq through the lens of Vietnam 07 Pluralism And the ’isms of art history by Mark Prince 13 Marfaland Artistic oasis or real estate opportunity? Adam E Mendelsohn reports

24 REPORT Letter from Delhi Daniel Jewesbury

26 REVIEWS

EXHIBITIONS Starting at Zero: Black Mountain College 1933-57 Mike Sperlinger 27 At the same time somewhere else Martin Herbert 29 Part Object Part Sculpture Mark Harris 30 Richard Tuttle Penelope Curtis 32 The Animators Sally O’Reilly 33 Kerry James Marshall Eliza Williams 34 Tony Swain Sara Harrison 35 Neil Zakiewicz David Barrett

37 ARTISTS ’ BOOKS Scape Specific Eddie Chambers 38 BOOKS What Do Pictures Want? The Lives and Loves of Images Jonathan Harris 39 NETWORKS The Accident of Art Michael Gibbs 40 PERFORMANCE Performa05 Helena Blaker

42 SALEROOMS New York Colin Gleadell

44 ARTLAW New Legislation Henry Lydiate

46 LISTINGS

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