Germano Celant is an internationally acclaimed author and curator acknowledged for his theories on Arte Povera. Lynne Cooke is the Senior Curator, Special Projects in Modern Art, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Barry Schwabsky writes regularly for Artforum. He is currently Visiting Lecturer at Goldsmiths' College in London. Jessica Stockholder is an artist based in Chicago where she is Distinguished Service Professor, and Chair of the Visual Department at the University of Chicago. Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic.