Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Notes on Jokes," by Tim Griffin; "Passages: Robert Pincus-Witten, Jeff Koons, and Haim Steinbach on Ileana Sonnabend," by Robert Pincus-Witten, Jeff Koons, and Haim Steinbach; "Film: Amy Taubin on Cristian Mungiu," by Amy Taubin; "Performance: Julia Bryan-Wilson on Kirstin Forkert and Mark Tribe," by Julia Bryyan-Wilson; "Sound: Damon Krukowski on David Tudor's 'Rainforest IV,'" by Damon Krukowski; "Slant: Sabeth Buchmann and Achim Hochdörfer on the Generali Foundation," by Sabeth Buchmann; "Top Ten," by Heather Rowe; "Winter 2008 Exhibitions: 50 Shows Worldwide"; "From the Vault: Joseph Leo Koerner on 'Dutch Primitives,'" by Joseph Leo Koerner; "International News: Brian Sholis on the 5th Berlin Biennale," by Brian Sholis; "On the Road: Traveling Exhibitions"; "Man with a Movie Camera: The Art of Phil Collins," by Helen Molesworth; "1000 Words: Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn," by Rachel Kushner; "Paolo Virno: Jokes and Innovative Action," Gerald Raunig, Introduction; "A New Geometry: Paolo Virno and Autonomia," by Jason Smith; "Filling the Void: The Art of Mungo Thomson," by Martin Herbert; "Openings: Julia Meltzer and David Thorne," by Alan Gilbert; "Annette Kelm," by Jens Hoffmann. Reviews by Daniel Birnbaum, Hal Foster, Kate Bush, Diana Baldon, Barry Schwabsky, Lisa Turvey, Jan Avgikos, Ida Panicelli, Joshua Decter, Nick Stillman, Suzanne Hudson, Eugenia Bell, Nicole Rudick, Lauren O'Neill-Butler, Johanna Burton, Frances Richard, Tom Breidenbach, Donald Kuspit, Jaleh Mansoor, Paul Galvez, James Yood, Patricia Briggs, Glen Helfand, Christopher Bedford, Bruce Hainley, Christopher Miles, Michael Ned Holte, Gilda Williams, Michael Archer, Rachel Withers, Miguel Amado, Miriam Rosen, Claire Moulène, André Rottmann, Eva Scharrer, Marco Meneguzzo, Giogio Verzotti, Sabine B. Vogel, Ronald Jones, Noemi Smolik, Marek Bartelik, and Kaelen Wilson-Goldie. Cover: Phil Collins.