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Cover Story

To find a form that

accommodates the mess;

that is the task of

the artist & designer now.

In thIS edItIon

Richard Holding on the eye and the ear P a g e 5

David Reinfurt explains Set Theory with an overhead projector Page 19

Agency presents Specimen 0880: Papa Hemingway Page 78

An Interview with Vincent Van Baar Page 81

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