Large-scale monograph on the work of Sigmar Polke. Edited by Petra Lange-Berndt and Dietmar Rübel. "In the postwar dawn of late capitalism, options for political address in painting seemed to polarize themselves into, on one hand, the cool critiques of image truth found in the art of Gerhard Richter or Andy Warhol--and on the other, the decidedly hotter and messier rhetoric of a Sigmar Polke. ... [details]
Book dedicated to Ed Ruscha''''s paintings from over the past fifty years. Includes texts by James Ellroy, Ralph Rugoff, Alexandra Schwartz, Bruce Wagner, and Ulrich Wilmes with an interview with Ruscha conducted by Kristine McKenna. ... [details]
Artist's Book that intersperses a conversation between Ellsworth Kelly and Hans Ulrich Obrist around Kelly's life and art, with Kelly's works. "In this Dialogue on Art and Architecture, Ellsworth Kelly (born 1923) reminisces with Hans Ulrich Obrist about his early career, his teachers (Max Beckmann, Brancusi, Léger and Vantongerloo) and particularly on the relation of his work to architecture: 'architects are usually the first people who understand my work,' he tells Obrist here, while describing his many collaborations in this field. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, July 9 - November 8, 2009. Traveled to Palm Springs Museum of Art, Palm Springs, CA, January - March, 2011 ; the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, February - March, 2012. ... [details]
Monograph of Annette Messager's work. "Texts and words are of crucial importance to Messager's work--for her, 'words are images.' And so words--at once autonomous from, parallel to, and the sources of her visual creativity--are woven throughout her production. ... [details]
Compendium of 26 conversations between Doug Aitkin and artists, filmmakers, designers and architects. Includes conversations with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Robert Altman, Kenneth Anger, John Baldessari, Matthew Barney, Chris Burden, Bruce Conner, Claire Denis, Stan Douglas, Olafur Eliasson, Pablo Ferro, Mike Figgis, Werner Herzog, Gary Hill, Carsten Höller, Pierre Huyghe, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Rem Koolhaas, Greg Lynn, Carsten Nicolai, Richard Prince, Pipilotti Rist, Ugo Rondinone, Ed Ruscha, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Amos Vogel, and Robert Wilson. [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, March 13 - May 23, 2004. Traveled to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, July 17 - October 3, 2004. ... [details]
"From the first page to the last, from Thomas Kinkaid (really!) to Matthew Barney, this book serves as a launching pad. Conclusions are perpetually delayed. Resolutions are continually postponed. The text is written for takeoff, not arrival. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Kunsthalle Bielefield, May 5 - July 21, 2002. Traveled to the Menil Collection, Houston, January 31, 2002 - April 27, 2003. Text by Thomas Kellein, with writing by Judd included. ... [details]
Collection of essays by Gene Ray, Lukas Beckmann, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Mel Chin, Pamela Kort, Kim Levin, Peter Nisbet, Max Reithmann, Joan Rothfuss. Edited by Gene Ray. Includes photographic reproductions in color and black-and-white. [details]
