Issue number two of the periodical Shift. Edited by Kathy Brew and Jody Zellen. Contents include: "Shadow and Reflections: A Look at the Life and Work of Christian Boltanski," by Deborah Wise; "A Once and Future Museum: Some Thoughts on the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art," by James Irwin; "Conversations:" John McCarron with Ross Bleckner, Bob Dix with David Bates, Wally Goodman with Salomé, John McCarron with Gary Indiana, Anne Walker with Joel-Peter Witkin; "Reviews," by Mark Durant, Mark Levy, Jody Zellen, and Kathy Brew; "Special Project: Ten Pages of super-juxtaposed phraseology (in a visual sense) without punctuation, conjugation or syntax, but, however, with inflection," by John deFazio and Gary Panter; and "Calendar. ... [details]
Collaborative artist's book featuring art by John DeFazio and stories by Dave Hickey. "Stardumb is the astrology book for the art world at the millenium. Psychedelic artist John DeFazio and writer-critic Dave Hickey have created an up-scale divertissement at the intersection of star culture and art-star culture at the end of the century. ... [details]