This issue aims to dispel the myth that regional art is behind the curve, keeping with the regional approach to American art taken with 2000's Whitney Biennial, described by Susan Canning. Rebecca Dimling Cochran interviews Nicole Eisenman, exploring her fantastic worlds and transition from cartoon-like paintings to fluid, classical ones. Notable reviews include Cathy Byrd's review of Chris Verene's exhibition Self Esteem, Catherine Cullen's review of Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle's The Kiss, and Donna Schumancher's review of Lebbeus Woods' Seismicity.
