An homage to, meditation on, conversation with and analysis of the multi-faceted, 50-year career of John Baldessari

John Baldessari by Barbara Bloom

Fascinated by accounts of seemingly mysterious perceptual experiences, the artist relates her findings and how they impacted her work

What do we mean when we call someone, or something, pretentious?

Employing media as diverse as a suspended caravan and a levitating donkey, Lara Favaretto unearths the romance and possibility buried in futility

A story inspired by the photographs of Paul Graham

Quiet afternoons and meditations on the malleability of time

Cultural and subjective mobility; biography, fantasy, myth and rumour

Abstractions of sound and image; the meeting of purity and distortion

Over-determining the function of an art practice can limit its power to transform, illuminate or respond to a given situation

This year has seen a resurgence of interest in the remarkable performances of Tehching Hsieh, who has been making art for more than 35 years

What is art for? For art is what

How do you write a catalogue essay for a show that hasn’t yet opened?

Domestic and social dynamics within the parentless homestead in the films of John Hughes

At frieze we receive hundreds of emails every day from artists, galleries and public relations companies around the world

Bernard Szajner (LTM Recordings, 2009)

Michelangelo’s first painting goes on show in New York

Shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize, author and artist Tom McCarthy list the books that have influenced him

Recent developments in humanoid robot technology

How do we visualize the economic crisis?

frieze asks artists and filmmakers to list the movies that have influenced their practise

Sophie Richard (Ridinghouse, London, 2009)

Paul Smith (University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 2009)

David Leatherbarrow (Princeton Architectural Press, 2009)

Susan Stenger (Forma Productions, 2009)

Anchiskhati Choir (Soul Jazz Records/World Audio Foundation, 2009)

Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany

Governors Island, New York, USA

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Kunstmuseet KUBE, Ålesund, Norway

Mitchell Algus Gallery, New York, USA

Tate Britain, London, UK

Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France

Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK

Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK

MUMOK, Vienna, Austria

Musée d'art contemporain, Montreal, Canada

LAXART, Los Angeles, USA

Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany

Galleria Continua, Beijing, China

Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK

Cheim & Read, New York, USA

Foam Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Frith Street Gallery, London, UK

Carl Freedman Gallery, London, UK

Team Gallery, New York, USA

Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, USA

Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain

Modern Art, London, UK

Lüttgenmeijer, Berlin, Germany

Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration, Paris, France

SPACE, London, UK

The myriad uses of art and artists