e-flux Flash Art International Flash Art International 68 Via Carlo Farini I-20159 Tel. +39 02 6887341 Fax: +39 02 66801290 http://www.flashartonline.com Video art is ready for its close-up! Flash Art kicks off the new year with the first half of a two-part series examining the state of contemporary video and film. Our jam-packed Jan-Feb issue celebrates ongoing innovations by key practitioners working with the moving image today. And for the very first time, Flash Art is pleased to present two different covers for the new issue — Vanessa Beecroft and Jeremy Deller — pick your favorite or buy both! “Focus Video and Film” zooms in on Jeremy Deller, Vanessa Beecroft, and Paul Sietsema; Claire Bishop interviews Anri Sala, Ann-Sofi Sidén, and Mark Leckey (who also presents a special project in our pages); Gregor Muir considers the appeal of the documentary style to artists like Kutlug Ataman, Nick Relph and Oliver Payne, and Pavel Braila; and Joshua Decter finds himself seduced by Monica Bonvicini’s and Anna Jermolaewa’s videos. We round out our coverage with a panorama of over thirty video artists and filmmakers worth your consideration. Also in this issue: Maurizio Cattelan on what’s right about the Wrong Gallery, reports on the Contemporary Auctions and the economy in postlapsarian New York, the unveiling of Art Basel Miami Beach, Paul Virilio on the accident, Gary Simmons, the mythical world of Alex Cecchetti, New Voices in Curating, and Aperto Amsterdam. Plus dozens of reviews including “El aire es azul” in Mexico City, “Future Cinema” at the ZKM, Thomas Hirschhorn, Sergei Bugaev Afrika, Jana Sterbak, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Jake and Dinos Chapman, and more.