Artpress Issue #400: 40 Years of Criticism and Danh Vo at MAM Paris

The May 2013 issue of artpress, its 400th edition, features a major dossier on 40 years of art criticism with three generations of critics. Danh Vo is the subject of an article titled 'The Refined Complexity of Things' by Anaël Pigeat, coinciding with his exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. Joan Jonas is interviewed by Joan Simon on her practice. The issue also covers the 11th Sharjah Biennial, a new Palais des beaux-arts at the ENSBA with an interview of Nicolas Bourriaud by Anaël Pigeat, and photography in Los Angeles via an interview with Andrew Freeman by Yann Perreau. Other featured artists include Anthony McCall, André Cadere, Cady Noland, Saâdane Afif, Shannon Guerrico, Philippe Durand, Erwin Wurm, Fiona Rae, and Adrian Paci. The 'Introducing' section highlights Dan Măciucă and Lionel Sabatté. Book reviews cover Christophe Kihm, Jacques Henric, Elsa Boyer, Tiphaine Samoyault, François Jullien, and Georges Banu. Regular columns include photography by Dominique Baqué, a portrait of Quentin Bajac by Bernard Marcelis, and an opinion piece on Antoine d'Agata by Dork Zabunyan. The issue opens with an editorial on tauromachy (bullfighting) by Jacques Henric.