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December 2005

image view Cover: Row 1, from left: T. J. Wilcox, Garland #4, 2005, still from a color film in 16 mm, 8 minutes 33 seconds. Jean-Michel Basquiat, Famous Negro Athletes #4, 1981, crayon on paper, 24 x 18“. From “East Village USA.” Isa Genzken, Tatoo, 2004, photograph on foil, mirror foil, adhesive tape, lacquer, and aluminum, 47 1/4 x 31 1/2”. View of “Rirkrit Tiravanija: A Retrospective (Tomorrow Is Another Fine Day),” 2004–2005, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 2004. Paul Chan, 1st Light [sic], 2005–, still from a color video, 14 minutes. From the series “Lights Cycle,” 2005–. View of “The Eye of the Storm: Works in situ by Daniel Buren,” Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2005. Jeroen de Rijke and Willem de Rooij, Mandarin Ducks, 2005, still from a color film in 16 mm, 36 minutes. View of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, 2004. Row 2, from left: Satellite view of Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005. Jörg Immendorff, Letztes Selbstportrait I—das Bild ruft (Last Self-portrait), 1998, oil on canvas, 12' 10 3/4“ x 9' 10 1/8”. Paul McCarthy, “LaLa Land Parody Paradise,” 2005. Performance view, Haus der Kunst, Munich. Robert Bechtle, Alameda Gran Torino, 1974, oil on canvas, 48 x 69“. Karen Kilimnik, me - stole Martha - Paul’s dog - Primrose hill, Regent’s Park, London, 1965, 2004, oil on canvas, 24 x 20”. Henri Matisse, Pansies, 1903, oil on paper mounted on panel, 19 1/4 x 17 3/4“. © 2005 Succession H. Matisse, Paris/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Damien Hirst, Football Violence, Man with Cut Face, 2004–2005, oil on canvas, 36 x 36”. Christoph Büchel, Hole, 2005. Installation view, Kunsthalle Basel, 2005. Photo: Christoph Büchel. Row 3, from left: Marc Quinn, Alison Lapper Pregnant, 2005, marble, 11' 7 3/4“ x 5' 11 1/16” x 8' 6 3/8“. Rita Ackermann, Untitled (King Ubu series IV), 1996, collage on paper, 18 x 24”. Robert Gober, Untitled (detail) 2004–2005, bronze, cement, re-creation of American robin, and water, 112 1/4 x 39 1/2 x 41“. Martin Kippenberger, Untitled, 1992, oil on canvas, 70 13/16 x 59”. Paulina Olowska, Alphabet, 2005. Performance view, Galerie Meerrettich, Berlin, 2005. Barry Le Va, Shots from the End of a Glass Line, 1969–70/2005, glass, metal pipe, and bullets. Installation view, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2005. Photo: Aaron Igler. Robert Smithson, Mirror with Crushed Shells (Sanibel Island), 1969, three mirrors, sand, and shells from Sanibel Island, Florida, each mirror 36 x 36“. © Estate of Robert Smithson/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Hatice Güleryüz, Strange Intimacies, 2005, still from a color video, 18 minutes. From the Istanbul Biennial. Row 4, from left: Artur Zmijewski, Repetition, 2005, still from a color digital video, 39 minutes. Albert Oehlen, Peon, 1996, oil on canvas, 75 1/2 x 75 1/2”. Jeff Wall, Milk, 1984, color transparency on light box, 72 9/16 x 89 3/16“. Seth Price, 24-7 What Should I Wear Today, 2005, high-impact polystyrene, 51 x 36”. Richard Tuttle, House, 1965, acrylic on plywood, 26 3/4 x 33 1/4 x 1 3/8“. Gilbert & George, Cited Gents, 2005, mixed media, 9'3 13/16” x 11'1 1/2“. Trisha Donnelly, Untitled, 2005, pencil on colored paper, 26 x 20”. Gelitin, Rabbit, 2005–. Installation view, Artesina, Italy. Row 5, from left: Cass Bird, I Look Like My Daddy, 2004, color photograph. From “Log Cabin.” Edouard Manet, Le Bal masqué à l’Opéra (Masked Ball at the Opera), 1873, oil on canvas, 38 3/8 x 28 3/4“. From “Faces in the Crowd.” Sea Anemone, Die Produzentin and Michael Höpfel, from “Michael Krebber,” Wiener Secession, 2005. Stan Douglas, Inconsolable Memories, 2005, still from two synchronized, asymmetrical film-loop projections; black-and-white film in 16 mm, 15 permutations with a common period of 5 minutes 39 seconds. Francis Alÿs, Guards, 2004, still from a color video, 30 minutes. Lucas Samaras, Park 1, 2005, color photograph, dimensions variable. Takashi Murakami, Time Bokan—Black, 2001, acrylic on canvas mounted on wood, 70 7/8 x 70 7/8”. © Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.

December 2005, Vol. 44, No. 4

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