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Cover: 1. Nicole Eisenman, Untitled (detail), 2011, monotype on paper, 25 x 20“. From the 76th Whitney Biennial. 2. Hassan Khan, DOM-TAK-TAK-DOM-TAK, 2005, mixed media. Installation view, SALT Beyolu, Istanbul, 2012. Photo: Serkan Taycan. 3. David Lamelas, Limit of a Projection I, 1967, theater spotlight in darkened room. Installation view. Photo: Julio Grinblatt. 4. Leonilson, Paulistano está com síndrome de linha cruzada (São Paulo Inhabitants Have the Crossed-Line Syndrome) (detail), 1991, ink on paper, 9 x 7 1/2”. 5. Keith Arnatt, Liverpool Beach Burial (detail), 1968, gelatin silver print, 10 1/4 x 7 1/8“. From “Ends of the Earth: Land Art to 1974.” 6. William Leavitt, The Particles (of White Naugahyde), 1979. Rehearsal view, Margo Levin Gallery, Los Angeles, January 25, 2012. Kristopher Logan. 7. View of “Sharon Hayes: There’s so much I want to say to you,” 2012, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Photo: Sheldan Collins. 8. Sarah Lucas with Loungers, 2011, during her “Artist in Bed” residency, St. John Hotel, London, October 11, 2012. Photo: Ola Grochowska. 9. Ei Arakawa and Nikolas Gambaroff, Two Alphabet Monograms, 2009–10, mixed media. Installation view, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Thomas Girschkowsky. 10. Josiah McElheny, Collection of Glass Concerning the Search for Infinity (detail), 1998–11, hand-blown glass plate, linotypes, photographs, brass hardware, silk, wood, 104 1/4 x 42 3/4 x 3”. 11. Jumpsuit from Pam Hogg’s “Save Our Souls” spring/summer 2013 collection. Photo: Alejandro Cavallo. 12. Jeff Koons, New Hoover Convertible, 1980, vacuum cleaner, acrylic, fluorescent lights, 56 x 22 1/2 x 22 1/2“.13. Cindy Sherman, Untitled (detail), 2010, pigment print on PhotoTex adhesive fabric. Installation view, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2012. Photo: Thomas Griesel. 14. Richard Phillips, Sasha II (detail), 2012, oil on canvas, 7' x 12' 6 3/8”. 15. Frank Ocean performing at Coachella, Indio, CA, April 13, 2012. Photo: David Hwang/Wikicommons. 16. Nick Relph, Raining Room, 2012, car wheels, 2' 1“ x 5' 9 1/4” x 10' 6 1/4“. 17. Mary Weatherford, Chinatown (detail), 2012, Flashe paint and neon on linen, 93 x 79”. 18. Nöel Burch and Allan Sekula, Reagan Tape, 1981, video, color and black-and-white, sound, 10 minutes. From “Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974–1981.” 19. Laura Owens, Untitled, 2012, oil, acrylic, Flashe paint, resin, collage and pumice on canvas, 108 x 84 x 1 5/8“. 20. Jeff Wall, Boxing (detail), 2011, color photograph, 87 3/4 x 119 1/2”. 21. Alina Szapocznikow, Souvenirs (detail), 1967, polyester resin, photographs, 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 3 1/2“. 22. Pierre Huyghe, Untilled (detail), 2011–12, gardener/beekeeper, plants, animals, minerals. Installation view, Karlsaue Park, Kassel. From Documenta 13. Photo: Nils Klinger. 23. Eric Bell and Kristoffer Frick, Hunting in Heaven, 2012, HD video, color, sound, 17 minutes. 24. Merce Cunningham, Park Avenue Armory Events, 2011. Performance view, Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Park Avenue Armory, New York, December 29, 2011. Photo: Stephanie Berger. 25. View of “Bernadette Corporation: 2000 Wasted Years,” 2012, Artists Space, New York. Photo: Daniel Perez. 26. Philip Guston, The Canvas, 1973, oil on canvas. Installation view, Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 2012. Photo: Michael Wolchover. 27. Thomas Eggerer, ABM I (detail), 2012, acrylic and oil on canvas, 42 x 58”. 28. Nobuo Sekine, PhaseMother Earth (detail), 1968/2012, earth, cement. Installation view, Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, 2012. From “Requiem for the Sun: The Art of Mono-ha,” 2012. Photo: Joshua White. 29. View of “Wade Guyton OS,” 2012–13, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 2012. Wall: Untitled, 2007. Floor: Untitled Action Sculpture (Five Enron Chairs), 2007. 30. Klara Liden, S.A.D. (detail), 2012, found Christmas trees, grow lights, buckets, plywood, safety-blue paint. Installation view, Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York. 31. Claes Oldenburg, Mouse Museum (detail), 1965–77, wood, corrugated aluminum, and Plexiglas display cases with 385 objects, sound, 8' 7 1/2“ x 31' 2” x 33' 5 1/2“. 32. Karen Kilimnik, Hail to the Guardians of the North (detail), 2012, mixed media. Installation view, Brant Foundation Art Study Center, Greenwich, CT. Photo: Farzad Owrang. 33. View of “Lucio Fontana: Ambienti Spaziali,” 2012, Gagosian Gallery, New York. Shown: detail of “Environment 48-49 A 2”. Photo: Robert McKeever. 34. View of “On Kawara: Date Painting(s) in New York and 136 Other Cities,” 2012, David Zwirner, New York. 35. View of “To the Moon via the Beach,” 2012, Arles Amphitheater, France. Shown: Rirkrit Tiravanija, (the big big bang), 2012. Photo: Lionel Roux. 36. Angela Bulloch, Anarchy (detail), 2004, gouache wall painting, dimensions variable. 37. Sarah Goffman, Occupy Sydney (detail), 2011–12, permanent marker on cardboard. Installation view, Artspace, Sydney, 2012. From “Everything Falls Apart, Part 1.” Photo: Silversalt Photography. 38. Lutz Bacher, The Book of Sand, 2010–12, twenty-five tons of sand. Installation view, Alex Zachary Peter Currie, New York, 2012. Photo: Tom Powel. 39. Christopher Wool, Untitled (detail), 2001, silk-screen ink on linen, 90 x 60”. 40. Icaro Zorbar, Ensayos con un recuerdo, levantar la mirada y la posibilidad de caer (Essays with a Remembrance, Raising One’s Gaze and the Possibility of Falling Down) (detail), 2011, cardboard, wood, lamps, wire, motors, plastic ties, music boxes, sensor, timer, packing tape, sound. Installation view, Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, Colombia. Photo: Julián Roldán.

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Christopher Glazek on Lana Del Rey

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