The problem with critiques of curatorship is that they usually end up reinforcing the central importance of the curator. Alberto Duman contemplates a recent addition to the field and suggests ways to break the cycle of self-affirmation

If its corporate context increasingly undermines art's critical status, the titling of a recent exhibition at Bloomberg – No, Future – suggests that the relationship between art and business may have already 'peaked', says Peter Suchin

The MIT published MediaArtHistories, edited by Oliver Grau, helps further establish the (media) art historical canon. But, writes Charlotte Frost, its success can also be seen as an index of its failure

Architect Cedric Price's designs were seldom realised but his vision inspired 'fun palaces' from the Beaubourg to the Millennium Dome. Mark Crinson looks at two recent publications which deal in different ways with Price and his legacy

As money expands, society contracts. In the UK the unholy trinity of Private Finance Initiatives, Private Equity and Pensions embodies this logic, turning jobs, services and infrastructure into factories for finance capital. Rob Ray explains how the 3 P's interact to pile up corporate fortunes and devolve risk on to the rest of us