Bal, M. G. (1998). A Meagre One Thousand Words for Stefan Germer. Texte zur Kunst, 8(31), 43-45.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Space, Inc., In J. E. Muller, E. W. B. Hess-Luttich, & A. van Zoest (Eds.), Signs & Space / Raum & Zeichen, Proceedings of International Conference on the Semiotics of Space and Culture in Amsterdam (pp. 199-223). Gunter Narr Verlag.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Alter Ego: le regard heteropathique dans A la recherche du temps perdu. In J. Leblanc (Ed.), Texte: Iconicite et Narrativite (pp. 107-125). Trinity College.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Semiotics and art history: a discussion of context and senders. In D. Preziosi (Ed.), The art of art history: a critical anthology (pp. 242-256). (Oxford history of art). Oxford University Press.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Túl a szó-kép oppozíción (an adaptation of Ch. 1 of Reading "Rembrandt": Beyond the Word-Image Opposition). Enigma, 14/15, 132-164.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Quoting Caravaggio. In Center 18: Record of Activities and Research Reports, June 1997-May 1998 (pp. 45-48). National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts.
Bal, M. G., & Hartvig, G. (1998). Introduction: balancing vision and narrative: látvány és narrativa egyensúlya. (Narratívak; No. 1). Kijarat.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Looking at the other side with Lili Dujourie. In I. Kockelbergh, & B. Vanderlinden (Eds.), The fascinating faces of Flanders : 58\98 Two hours wide or two hours long (pp. 188-192). City of Antwerp.
Bal, M. G. (1998). David Reed's # 275: a story of erotic vision. In E. Armstrong (Ed.), David Reed paintings : motion pictures (pp. 36-49). Museum of Contemporary Art.
Bal, M. G. (1998). Telling Objects: A Narrative Perspective on Collecting. In R. Cardinal, & J. Elsner (Eds.), The Cultures of Collecting (pp. 123-145). Reaktion Books 1994/Kenkyusha Ltd..