A major focus of this issue is the intersection of performance and community. In this issue, Natalie Bell looks at the politics and ethos of community in Nick Cave's work, Jed Lipinski finds similar issues in the public theater and elaborate performances of the collective the Fantastic Nobodies, and Caitlin Haskell reveals how Matt Stokes' project for Austin confronts the way the city wants its culture to be "raw at a distance" but "cleaned-up close up." Notable reviews include Pil + Galia Kollectiv's review of Keith Coventry's Paintings & Sculpture Part I: Early Groups, Lara Kristin Lentini's review of O Zhang's photography installation, and Jeffrey Hughes' reflections on Beverly Fishman: New Paintings.
