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]
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]
"How can an art exhibition function as a stand-in for the artists and their studios? How can a gallery project provide greater insight into an artist's practice, the way the formality of a slide lecture or the intimacy of a studio visit can? How can the back-story of the work on display be understood, without being solely reliant on a curatorial statement, catalogue essay or press release? This exhibition allows art to be understood as an ongoing and slippery practice, and less the finite, linear and object-oriented one assumed by the standard exhibition format. ... [details]
Collection of essays that examine the Modernist practices of California artists working in the first half of the Twentieth century. Contributers include: Paul J. Karlstrom, Richard Cándida Smith, Susan Landauer, Gray Brechin, Peter Selz, Margarita Nieto, David Gebhard, Bram Dijkstra, Susan M. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held November 15, 1990 - January 6, 1991. Curated by Ihor Holubizy. Artists include Laurie Anderson, Ryan Arnott, Therese Bolliger, Paul Collins, Nancy Dwyer, Charles Long, Maurizio Nannucci, Peter Rose, Susan Schelle and Francesca Vivenza. ... [details]
Special issue of artforum on "wonder" edited by Ida Panicelli. "As you will see, no article focuses particularly on the field of art. Instead, we asked over 200 artists to respond to the word 'wonder' by supplying us with an image, a statement, or both. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. "On Location. A Studio Made en Plein Air: James Nares Reaps the Wind in Golden Green," by Ingrid Sischy; "Marginalia: The Original Sin," by Thomas McEvilley; "Like Art: Docu-Ads, Marketing Realism in 30-second Spots," by Glenn O'Brien; "Turned Out," by William Wilson; "Modern Life. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Essays "On Location: Sculpture and Painting in Emilio Vedova's Studio in Venice," by Germano Celant; "Ground Up: Architecture without Architecture Critics: Ideal for the Architects," by Herbert Muschamp; "Turned Out: Richard Avedon, Sam Shepard, Joan Didion, and the Pull of the American West," by William Wilson; "Modern Life: Utopianism become Survialism - the Quantum Mechanics of Body-Building, in the West and in the East," by Carter Ratcliff; "Like Art: The New Ads and their Gift of Art. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Books: Alexandra Anderson on "Earthworks and Beyond"; Maurice Berger on "Ficciones, The Painting of Modern Life" and "The Real World of the Impressionists"; Greil Marcus on "Correspondence Art, Forbidden Dreams, James Dean, The Rap Attack, and Return Engagement"; David Salle on "Gemini G. ... [details]
Catalogue from 1985 offering for rental and sale 200 video programs by 85 independent producers of experimental video as well as back issues of Video Data Banks publication "Profile." Artists include Vito Acconci, Chantal Akerman,Max Almy, Laurie Anderson, Carl Andre, Eleanor Antin, Betty Asher, Dore Ashton, Alice Aycock, Myrna Bain, John Baldessari, Jennifer Bartlett, Gregory Battcock, Romare Bearden, Billy Al Bengston, Joseph Beuys, Dara Birnbaum, Louise Bourgeois, Stan Brakhage, Joan Brown, Roger Brown, John Cage, Judy Chicago, Christo, Chuck Close, A. ... [details]
