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December 2011

image view Cover: 1. Christian Marclay, The Clock, 2010, still from a color video, 24 hours. 2. Gerhard Richter, Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting) (detail), 1990, oil on canvas, 36 1/4 x 49 5/8“. 3. Florian Pumhösl, Expressive Rhythm, 2010–11, color film in 35 mm, 28 minutes. Installation view, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna, 2011. 4. View of “Paul Thek: Diver, a Retrospective,” 2011, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. From left: Earth Flint, 1980; Jesus in the Arms of Krishna, 1979–80; Untitled (Eighty-Six), ca. 1979–80; Pink Cross with Green Buds, 1979–80. Photo: Brian Forrest. 5. Alexis Smith, Isadora, 1980–81, mixed media, 10 x 12'.6. Merlin Carpenter, 1990 Repainted 1 (detail), 2010, oil on linen, 39 1/2 x 27 1/2”. 7. Boris Mikhailov, Black Archive (detail), 1968–79, one of 152 black-and-white photographs, colored pencil, dimensions variable. 8. James Turrell, Yukaloo, 2011, L.E.D. light, etched glass, aperture: 4' 7“ x 10' x 9 3/4”. 9. David Hammons, Untitled (detail), 2010, mixed media, 92 x 72“. 10. Peter Zumthor, Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, 2011, London. Interior courtyard. Photo: John Offenbach. 11. View of “September 11,” 2011, MoMA PS1, New York. Background: George Segal, Woman on a Park Bench, 1998. On floor: Roger Hiorns, Untitled, 2008. Photo: Matthew Septimus. 12. Tony Tasset, Judy, 1998, still from a color film in 35 mm, 6 seconds. Installation view, Leo Koenig, Inc., Projekte, New York, 2011. 13. The Mike Todd diamond tiara, from the collection of Elizabeth Taylor, to be auctioned at Christie’s on December 13, 2011. Photo: Krista Kennell/AP. 14. Blinky Palermo, Times of the Day III, 1975, acrylic on aluminum, four parts, each 22 3/8 x 20 1/2”. Installation view, Dia:Beacon, Beacon, NY, 2011. Photo: Bill Jacobson. 15. Noah Purifoy, Unknown, 1967, mixed media, 43 x 43“. From “Now Dig This! Art and Black Los Angeles 1960–1980.” 16. Henrik Olesen, 17” PowerBook G4 (detail), 2010, disassembled laptop mounted on Plexiglas, two parts, each 39 3/8 x 78 3/4”. From the series “I Do Not Go to Work Today. I Don’t Think I Go Tomorrow,” 2010. 17. Louise Lawler, Marie (adjusted to fit) (detail), 2010–11, adhesive wall vinyl. Installation view, Metro Pictures, New York, 2011. 18. Pedro Almódovar, La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In), 2011, still from a color film in 35 mm, 117 minutes. Zeca (Roberto Álamo). 19. View of “Yohji Yamamoto,” 2011, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 20. Vija Celmins, Starfield, 2010, mezzotint on paper, 26 1/2 x 35 3/4“. 21. Fred Lonidier, GAF Snapshirts (detail), 1976, one of thirty-two printed T-shirts, dimensions variable. 22. Katharina Fritsch, Figurengruppe, 2006–2008, bronze, copper, stainless steel, lacquer. Installation view, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2011. 23. Andy Warhol, Shadows, 1978–79, silk-screened and handpainted acrylic on canvas. Installation view, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC, 2011. Photo: Cathy Carver. 24. Walter De Maria, Bel Air Trilogy: Circle Rod, 2000–11, stainless-steel rod, 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, 5 x 6 x 16'. Photo: Robert McKeever. 25. Frances Stark, My Best Thing, 2011, color video, 100 minutes. Installation view, Arsenale, Venice. From the 54th Venice Biennale. Photo: Francesco Galli. 26. Mark Leckey, GreenScreenRefrigerator Action, 2010–11, color video, green-screen infinity cove, refrigerator. Installation view, Serpentine Gallery, London, 2011. Photo: Mark Blower. 27. Willem de Kooning, Woman (detail), 1951, charcoal and pastel on paper, 21 1/2 x 16”. 28. Glenn Ligon, Mirror (detail), 2002, coal dust, ink, glue, gesso, and graphite on canvas, 82 5/8 x 55 1/8“. 29. MadeIn Company, Physique of Consciousness (Exercise 3), 2011. Performance view, Long March Space, Beijing, April 15, 2011. 30. Dana Schutz, Guitar Girl (detail), 2009, oil and acrylic on canvas with black velvet, 60 x 48”.

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