Historical examination of The Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles CA. Written and organized by critic and journalist, Kristine McKenna. "Prior to the opening of The Ferus Gallery in 1957 it was virtually impossible to see contemporary art in Los Angeles. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held May 10 - June 29, 2007. Essay by Betsy Fahlman. Artists include Herbert Adams, Carl E. Akeley, John White Alexander, Thomas Anshutz, Karel Appel, Richmond Barthé, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, Antonie-Louis Barye, George Bellows, Thomas Hart Benton, Albert Bierstadt, Oscar Bluemner, Norman Bluhm, Ernest Blumenschein, Jacob Boelen, Isidore Jules Bonheur, Solon H. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Passages: Germano Celant on Mario Merz," by Germano Celant; "Books: J. Hoberman on 'Shooting Kennedy,'" by J. Hoberman; "Film: Gary Indiana on Errol Morris," by Gary Indiana; "Slant: Nico Israel on Artists on the Iraqi Front," by Nico Israel; "On Site: Daniel Herman on the Center for Land Use Interpretation," by Daniel Herman; "Tech: Steven Shaviro on Bioaesthetics," by Steven Shaviro; "Media: David Joselit on the Televised War in Iraq," by David Joselit; "Top Ten," by Banks Violette; "Winter 2004 Exhibitions: 50 Shows Worldwide"; "US News: Tim Griffin Talks with the Curators of the 2004 Whitney Biennial," Tim Griffin with Chrissie Iles, Shamim Momin, and Debra Singer; "On the Road: Traveling Exhibitions"; "From the Vault: Svetlana Alpers on 'Rubens,'" by Svetlana Alpers; "From the Vault: Anne Pontégnie on Fernand Khnopff," by Anne Pontégnie; "The Dilation of Attention: The Photography of Craigie Horsfield," by Carol Armstrong; "1000 Words: Paul McCarthy," by Rachel Kushner; "Teen Angle: The Art of Sue de Beer," by Bruce Hainley; "First Take: 12 New Artists:" "Matthew Higgs on Simon Evans," by Matthew Higgs;; "Martin Herbert on Guy Bar-Amotz," by Martin Herbert; "Jeffrey Kastner on Judith Eisler," by Jeffrey Kastner; "Dennis Cooper on Matthew Greene," by Dennis Cooper; "Debra Singer on Gareth James," by Debra Singer; "David Rimanelli on Nate Lowman," by David Rimanelli; "Katy Siegel on Tomma Abts," by Katy Siegel; "Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev on Micol Assaël," by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev; "Carroll Dunham on Scott Grodesky," by Carroll Dunham; "Daniel Birnbaum on Tomas Saraceno," by Daniel Birnbaum; "Wolfgang Tillmans on Donald Urquhart," by Wolfgang Tillmans; "Hamza Walker on Adrian Paci," by Hamza Walker; "Sum of His Parts: John Coplans (1920-2003)," by Irving Blum, Max Kozloff, Angela Westwater, Mel Bochner, Peter Plagens, and Susan Kismaric. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with museum-quality show held at Gagosian Chelsea, New York, September 12 - October 19, 2002. Essay by Kirk Varnedoe written shortly prior to his death, interview by Roberta Bernstein with Irving Blum. ... [details]
Compilation of interviews edited by Laura de Coppet and Alan Jones, includes firsthand accounts by art dealers Betty Parsons, Sidney Janis, Tibor de Nagy, Alexandre Iolas, André Emmerich, Joan Washburn, Lawrence Rubin, Leo Castelli, Ileana Sonnabend, Richard Bellamy, Ivan Karp, Irving Blum, Joseph Helman, Arnold Glimcher, Marian Goodman, Xavier Fourcade, Paula Cooper, John Weber, John Gibson, Ronald Feldman, Daniel Wolf, Max Protetch, Holly Solomon, Charles Cowles, Brooke Alexander, Patricia Hamilton, Miani Johnson, Mary Boone, Annina Nosei, Helene Winer, Janelle Reiring, Tony Shafrazi. ... [details]
Comprehensive history of the founding and first decade of Artforum from 1962 through 1974. Composed of interviews conducted by Amy Newman between 1963 and 1999. Contributors include John Baldessari, Richard Bellamy, Lynda Benglis, Maurice Berger, Irving Blum, Mel Bochner, Chuck Close, John Coplans, Charles Cowles, Michael Fried, Serge Guilbaut, Nancy Holt, Max Kozloff, Hilton Kramer, Rosalind E. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Frankfurter Kunstvereins, September 30 - November 26, 1995. Essays by Wilfried Wiegand and Peter Weiermair. Artists in the exhibition include Berenice Abbott, Ansel Adams, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Diane Arbus, Eugène Atget, Richard Avedon, Maurice Beck, Helen MacGregor, Hans Bellmer, Ruth Bernhard, Werner Bischof, Erwin Blumenfeld, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassaï, Anne Brigman, Francis Brugiuère, Robert Capa, Jewgeni Chaldej, Paul Citroen, Alvin Langdon Coburn, John Coplans, Imogen Cunningham, Fred Holland Day, Robert Demachy, Minya Diéz-Dührkoop, Robert Doisneau, Frantisek Drtikol, Harold Edgerton, William Eggleston, Gerard Pieter van Elk, Ed van der Elsken, Hugo Erfurth, Andreas Feininger, Larry Fink, Robert Frank, Mario Giacomelli, Ralph Gibson, Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, Jan Groover, Hervé Guibert, Ernst Haas, Fritz Henle, Hugo Henneberg, Lewis Wickes Hine, Oscar Hofmeister, Theodor Hofmeister, Emil Otto Hoppé, Peter Hujar, Alfredo Jaar, Bill Jacobsen, Gertrude Käsebier, André Kertész, William Klein, Barbara Klemm, François Kollar, Josef Koudelka, Germaine Krull, Heinrich Kühn, Jacques-Henri Lartique, Erna Lendvai-Dircksen, Felix H. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays, Artforum '62 - '79, "Ars Longa, Pecunia Brevis," by John Irwin; "Phil Leider, Editor: No Phil, No Forum," by Walter Hopps; "Phil Leider, Editor: He Was a Great Editor," by Richard Serra; "Phil Leider, Editor: He Was Extremely Talkative," by Irving Blum; "Phil Leider, Editor: He Was Extremely Terse," by John Coplans; "Phil Leider, Editor: He Called Me Chuck," by Chuck Close; "Phil Leider, Editor: He Was a Great Editor, and He Loved his Wife," by Michael Fried; "John Coplans: A Conversation with Peter Plagens"; "Let Slip the Dogs of War: Editing Artforum," by Angela Westwater; "Charles Cowles: A Conversation with Henry Geldzahler"; "The Page Was My Party," by Robert Pincus-Witten; "Yours Faithfully, Joseph Masheck," by Joseph Masheck. ... [details]
July 1988 issue of Art in America, edited by Elizabeth C. Baker. Contents include: "The Marriage of Art and Money," by Carter Ratcliff; "Interviews: 13 Dealers Talk," Leo Castelli, Ivan Karp, Paula Cooper, Lawrence Rubin, Phyllis Kind, Irving Blum, Bess Cutler, Larry Gagosian, Diane Brown, Joe Helman, Douglas Baxter, Holly Solomon, Richard Flood; "Pricing New York Galleries," by Dwight V. ... [details]
Large critical look at Andy Warhol's films with interviews by Patrick S. Smith, including Warhol, Lawrence Alloway, Gregory Battcock, Irving Blum, David Bourdon, Tally Brown, Ted Carey, Leo Castelli, Jackie Curtis, Ronnie Cutrone, Emile de Antonio, Robert Galster, Henry Geldzahler, Nathan Gluck, Bert Greene, Fred Hughes, Ivan Karp, Stephen Koch, Charles Lisanby, Gerard Malanga, Jonas Mekas, Ondine , Robert Pincus-Witten, James Rosenquist, Irving Sandler, Rupert Smith, Ronald Tavel, Eleanor Ward, and Holly Woodlawn. ... [details]