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Control Magazine acts as a vehicle for proposals and explanations of art practice between artists seeking to create a meaningful engagement with contemporary society. 'The art practices that are represented in this issue … have in their various ways centered on the issues of meaning and function, and their counter consciousness to the object, property-based determinism of prevailing contemporary culture. An important aspect to the development of the work represented in Control Magazine has been the fostering of a network of relationships between artists and their modus operandi. Central to the feedback in these relationships is the practice of explanation, thus introducing a state of mutuality, an open social network, that is a catalyst for the progression of ideas' – extract from the editorial. Contributors: FrenchMottershead, 'Shops'Jakob Jakobsen, 'Free Class, Copenhagen 2005–2006'Dan Kidner, 'City Projects'Langlands & BellEmma Hedditch, 'A Pattern: A Portable Video Camera'Nils NormanMiriam Steinhauser, 'On the Prowl'Elly Clarke, 'Hackney to Siberia'Fritz Haeg, 'Buildings, Gardens & Happenings'Stephen Willats, 'Parallel Worlds'Johnny Spencer, 'If I Say It’s Not Art, It’s Not Art'Chris Hammond, 'The Disappearing Artist'.