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>> CONTENTS September 2007 Issue No 309 www.artmonthly.co.uk COVER William Wegman Typist from Reel 8 1997-98 video 01 FEATURES Autonomy v Barbarism If autonomy in art means self-determination rather than apartness then it must spread its wings says Dave Beech 07 Mega-Cities Marcus Verhagen on artists who take on the global city 13 COMMENT EDITORIAL LETTERS 15 NEWS ARTNOTES 20 REVIEWS EXHIBITIONS Documenta 12 Mark Prince 21 Sculpture Projects Müünster 07 John Slyce 24 East International 2007 Martin Herbert 25 North + South Teresa Gleadowe 27 It Starts From Here Matt Price 28 Imagine Action Mark Wilsher 30 Social systems Jennifer Thatcher 32 Dean Kenning Eliza Williams 33 No Room for The Groom Ian Hunt 34 The Shadow Rikke Hansen 35 Noble & Silver Sally O’Reilly 38 BOOKS Venice Biennale and Documenta 12 Lucy Steeds 39 Make Everything New Esther Leslie 41 SOUND Leafcutter John David Ryan 42 OPINION The Baltic Paul Usherwood 43 SALEROOMS London Colin Gleadell 45 ARTLAW Censorship Henry Lydiate 46 LISTINGS EXHIBITIONS Art Monthly 4th Floor 28 Charing Cross Road London WC2H 0DB United Kingdom Telephone 020 7240 0389 Advertising 020 7240 0418 Fax 020 7497 0726 info@artmonthly.co.uk www.artmonthly.co.uk ISSN 0142 6702 Art Monthly is published 10 times a year Editor Patricia Bickers Managing Editor Letty Mooring Deputy Editor Ian Hunt Assistant Editor Frederika Whitehead Listings Chris McCormack listings@artmonthly.co.uk Advertising Matt Hale Chris McCormack ads@artmonthly.co.uk Subscriptions Brendan Fan subs@artmonthly.co.uk Distribution Brendan Fan Events Coordinator Frederika Whitehead Publisher Jack Wendler Design bird LaserProof Published by Britannia Art Publications Ltd. All editorial, advertising and subscription enquiries to Art Monthly 4th Floor, 28 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DB, T 020 7240 0389, F 020 7497 0726, info@artmonthly.co.uk. Printed in Great Britain by BKT, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3BW. Bookshop/Gallery Retail and Newstrade Distribution: Central Books Ltd, 99 Wallis Rd, London E9 5LN, T 020 8986 4854, F 020 8533 5821, E orders@centralbooks.com. USA Distribution: Ubiquity Distributors, 607 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA, T 718 875 5491. The views expressed in Art Monthly are not necessarily those of the Publishers or Editors. Articles submitted for possible publication and accompanied by SAE are welcomed, but it is advisable to contact the Editorial Department beforehand. While every effort will be made to safeguard unsolicited mss, photos and other material submitted, the Editors will not accept responsibility for loss or damage. Art Monthly is available on audio tape for the visually impaired from TNAUK, T 01435 866102. The electronic version of Art Monthly is available on the Art Index http://www.hwwilson.com.© No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced in any way without permission. Art Monthly has been set in Art Monthly Sans and Art Monthly Serif.

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>> CONTENTS September 2007

Issue No 309 www.artmonthly.co.uk

COVER William Wegman Typist from Reel 8 1997-98 video

01 FEATURES Autonomy v Barbarism If autonomy in art means self-determination rather than apartness then it must spread its wings says Dave Beech 07 Mega-Cities Marcus Verhagen on artists who take on the global city

13 COMMENT

EDITORIAL

LETTERS

15 NEWS

ARTNOTES

20 REVIEWS

EXHIBITIONS Documenta 12 Mark Prince 21 Sculpture Projects Müünster 07 John Slyce 24 East International 2007 Martin Herbert 25 North + South Teresa Gleadowe 27 It Starts From Here Matt Price 28 Imagine Action Mark Wilsher 30 Social systems Jennifer Thatcher 32 Dean Kenning Eliza Williams 33 No Room for The Groom Ian Hunt 34 The Shadow Rikke Hansen

35 Noble & Silver Sally O’Reilly 38 BOOKS Venice Biennale and Documenta 12 Lucy Steeds 39 Make Everything New Esther Leslie 41 SOUND Leafcutter John David Ryan

42 OPINION The Baltic Paul Usherwood

43 SALEROOMS London Colin Gleadell

45 ARTLAW Censorship Henry Lydiate

46 LISTINGS

EXHIBITIONS

Art Monthly 4th Floor

28 Charing Cross Road

London WC2H 0DB United Kingdom

Telephone 020 7240 0389 Advertising

020 7240 0418 Fax 020 7497 0726

info@artmonthly.co.uk

www.artmonthly.co.uk

ISSN 0142 6702

Art Monthly is published 10 times a year

Editor Patricia Bickers Managing Editor

Letty Mooring

Deputy Editor Ian Hunt Assistant Editor

Frederika Whitehead Listings Chris McCormack

listings@artmonthly.co.uk

Advertising Matt Hale

Chris McCormack

ads@artmonthly.co.uk Subscriptions Brendan Fan

subs@artmonthly.co.uk

Distribution Brendan Fan

Events Coordinator

Frederika Whitehead Publisher Jack Wendler

Design bird

LaserProof

Published by Britannia Art Publications Ltd. All editorial, advertising and subscription enquiries to Art Monthly 4th Floor, 28 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DB, T 020 7240 0389, F 020 7497 0726, info@artmonthly.co.uk. Printed in Great Britain by BKT, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3BW. Bookshop/Gallery Retail and Newstrade Distribution: Central Books Ltd, 99 Wallis Rd, London E9 5LN, T 020 8986 4854, F 020 8533 5821, E orders@centralbooks.com. USA Distribution: Ubiquity Distributors, 607 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA, T 718 875 5491.

The views expressed in Art Monthly are not necessarily those of the Publishers or Editors. Articles submitted for possible publication and accompanied by SAE are welcomed, but it is advisable to contact the Editorial Department beforehand. While every effort will be made to safeguard unsolicited mss, photos and other material submitted, the Editors will not accept responsibility for loss or damage. Art Monthly is available on audio tape for the visually impaired from TNAUK, T 01435 866102. The electronic version of Art Monthly is available on the Art Index http://www.hwwilson.com.© No part of this publication may be reprinted or otherwise reproduced in any way without permission. Art Monthly has been set in Art Monthly Sans and Art Monthly Serif.

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