A special issue on painting, No. 9 includes contributions by Hans Haacke, Nancy Spero, Bill Jensen, Judy Rifka, Irving Sandler, Julian Schnabel, an article by the editor about Photographic Realism, an interview with Brice Marden, and a great photo of Andy Warhol. Interesting advertisements from Edition Rene Block, Art in America and Gordon Matta Clark’s food. Cover by Robert Ryman.