This article probes into the curatorial practice of Astria Suparak, the former director of The Warehouse Gallery in Syracuse, and why is was considered so controversial. The article states that Suparak comes from the DIY culture of Riot Grrrls and zines, and that she carried this both conceptually and aesthetically into her curatorial work. The article discusses Suparak’s exhibitions, including: Embracing Winter; Networked Nature; and Come On: Desire Under the Female Gaze.

The article reviews Mark Wallinger’s exhibition State Britain, which was held at Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries.

Emily Vey Duke discusses cultural production and new technologies as they relate to recent works by Althea Thauberger.

This article considers the spiritual in art, discussing the relationship of 1970s endurance art, Linda Montano, and Velcrow Ripper’s documentary film Scared Sacred to meditation and practices of eastern religion. The authors write about the risk of failure involved in art that is spiritual in nature, and propose Nicholas Bourriaud’s Relational Aesthetics as a potential alternative approach.