This, the fourth in a series of guest-edited issues of ART PAPERS, touches on a multitude of spatial concepts and considerations in contemporary art, with the intention of embracing the fervent energy and forward thinking present in the work of Ana Mendieta. --Erin Dziedzic, excerpt, Letter from the Guest EditorTABLE OF CONTENTS: Letter from the Guest EditorMike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead: A Re-Envisioning of Space in Public SculptureRana EdgarRana Edgar introduces the highly anticipated first permanent public sculpture and final project of Mike Kelley, and its pivotal importance as a public endeavor in the context of his otherwise conceptually private oeuvre. A discussion on “regionalism” with Stuart Horodner, Sandra Jackson-Durmon, and Dominic MolonIsolde BrielmaierIsolde Brielmaier guides a lively discussion with US institution leaders on the topic of “regionalism” and the varying perceptions of its use in the art world. Artist Project:Xaviera SimmonsIn her multidisciplinary practice involving archival research and mining collections, Xaviera Simmons reconfigures historical content to open up spaces for exploring the performative in the political. The Complex Geographies of Shirin NeshatJohn J. CorsoJohn J. Corso looks to David Harvey’s aspects of geographic space to explore place, space and environment in the individual works of the Iranian American artist and in context at the Detroit Institute of Arts retrospective. The “Fairennial” Shift: Art Fairs, Biennials, and the Great Exhibition(s)Stephanie BaileyStephanie Bailey addresses shifts between the art fair and the art biennial in shaping a global context mediated by concept and economy. Artist Project: Adam CvijanovicAdam Cvijanovic’s site-specific installations and immersive painted environments explore the space beyond the walled structures in which they reside, and provide multiple perspectives on aspects of the painted two-dimensional surface. Because the Night: Curating One-Off Nocturnal EventsHelena Reckitt Flux Project’s Flux Night 2013 curator Helena Reckitt surveys the recent history of international one-night art events and discusses the curatorial, artistic, and audience-driven energy involved in these brief experiences. Theaster Gates and Hesse McGraw in conversationArtist and curator discuss realizing projects in unexpected places, and the surprise results of these contemporary investigations.Preview Palace of Propositions:Massimilano Gioni’s The Encyclopedic Palace at the 55th Venice BiennaleBelinda Grace Gardner NOteworthy:The editor’s pick of notable showsOh, Canada, Leonie BradburyTHomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Steve Locke Future Anterior:An index to contemporary culture’s imminent historygloATL, Dinah McClintockJessica Rankin, Andrew AlexanderLisa Sigal, Gregory EltringhamSummer Wheat, Denise Stewart-SanabriaDetouched, John GayerMatt CalderwoodDavid Jablonowski, Becky HUff HunterRyan Travis CHristian, Lilly LampeMariah Garnett, Emma TramposchJack WHitten / ANgel Otero, Kalin ALlenAbbas Akhavan, Amy Fung
