Survey of the work of L.A. based artists before 1980. Edited by Lyn Kienholz with contributing editors Elizabeta Betinski and Corinne Nelson. Includes appendix. "'L.A. Rising SoCal Artists Before 1980' is the first comprehensive pictorial showcase of the diverse universe of artists working in the Los Angeles area during the formative period of Los Angeles' art history. ... [details]
Anthology of critical texts on Robert Ryman written from 1967 on, edited by Vittorio Colaizzi and Karsten Schubert. Includes contributions by Volker Adolphs, Laura Arici, Dore Ashton, Kenneth Baker, Neal Benezra, Bruce Boice, Yve-Alain Bois, Christian Bonnefoi, Daniel Buren, Dan Cameron, John Canaday, David Carrier, Jean Clay, Douglas Crimp, Jean-Pierre Criqui, Arthur Danto, Jan Dibbets, Willis Domingo, Thierry de Duve, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Marcia Hafif, Ellen Handy, Gerrit Henry, Suzanne Hudson, Robert Hughes, Steven L. ... [details]
Issue edited by Bice Curiger. Contents include: "If We Had to Ask Permission, We Wouldn't Exist: A Brief Account of UbuWeb," by Kenneth Goldsmith; "Still Seeking: Esalen and the New New Age," by Suzanne Hudson; "Louise, Louise, Please, Please Me Louise," by Tracey Emin; " Bad Mother of Them All," by Robert Storr; "Seeing Red: Drawing Life in Recent Works on Paper of Louise Bourgeois," by Griselda Pollock; "Magic Realism," by Catherine Wood; "The Hero with a Thousand Faces," by Massimiliano Gioni; "A Real Allegory and the Origins of the World," by Adam Szymczyk; "Enigmarelle - The Statuesque," by Richard Hawkins; "All Dressed Up," by Ina Blom; "Mind the Gap," by George Baker; "(Un)Natural Selection," by Allison M. ... [details]
Critical theory by Cynthia Maris Dantzic, "...an extensive review of New York painters and their widely diverse works. It presents an overview of styles, mediums, subjects, even philosophies of art found in galleries, museums, and artists' studios of present-day New York, the oft-acknowledged Art Capital of the contemporary world. ... [details]
Compendium of critical essays on Carl Andre from 1965 - 2004. Includes reviews and critical essays. Lacks any interviews with the artist, however, some of the included texts do contain direct quotes by Andre. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held March 13 - September 26, 2005. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach, Alanna Heiss, Glenn Lowry, Bob Nickas, Amy Smith-Stewart and Ann Temkin. Introduction and text by Klaus Biesenbach. ... [details]
"The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, America's oldest museum and school of fine arts, was founded in 1805. Today, the Academy boasts one of the nation's finest collections of American art and a roster of alumni representing the greatest artists this country has produced. ... [details]
Monograph on the artwork of Marjorie Welish, Edited by Aaron Levy and Jean-Michel Rabaté. Introduction by Aaron Levy. Additional texts by Kenneth Baker, Norma Cole, Carla Harryman, Gans & Jelacic Architecture and Design, Olivier Gourvil, Ron Janssen, Joseph Masheck, Bob Perelman, Frances Richard, Osvaldo Romberg, Keith Tuma, Chris Tysh, and Thomas Zummer. ... [details]
"One of America's most important artists, Bruce Nauman has worked in a dazzling variety of media since the mid-1960s : sculpture, photography, performance, installation art, sound, holography, film, and video. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "First Break: Jan Tumlir on Chris Burden," by Jan Tumlir; "Film Top Tens," by John Waters, Ian Birnie, Kent Jones, Susan Sontag, and Guy Maddin; "Books: Mark Wigley on Reyner Banham," by Mark Wigley; "Music Top Tens," by Bob Nickas, Rachel Greene, Dennis Cooper, Ben Ratliff, and D. ... [details]