Critical theory text discussing themes and origins of contemporary art. The title, "Synnyt," refers to the Finnish word meaning 'birth' and 'to be born,' and also to Finnish mythology, in which the word alluded to a story that "explained the cause or origin of a given creature, disease or other phenomenon and it was believed that knowledge of the true 'synty' or origin gave its possessor power over the phenomenon in question. ... [details]
Anthology of the writings of art critic Hilton Kramer. "In the eight years since he became art news editor of The New York Times, Hilton Kramer has emerged as perhaps the most perceptive and influential art critic in America. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at Bronx Museum of Arts, New York, September 29 - January 29, 1988-9. Traveled to El Paso Museum of Art, Texas, February 27 - April 23, 1989; San Diego Museum of Art, California, May 22 - July 16, 1989; Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Puerto Rico, August 14 - October 8, 1989 and Center for the Arts, January 28 - March 31, 1990. ... [details]
"A transcription of a series of six symposia in music and visual art, event art, art and architecture, environmental art, publica works and conceptual art. The panelists included Edited and with a foreword by Marilyn Bedford and Jerry Herman. ... [details]
Facsimile of critical theory text by famed French critic Michel Tapié, originally published by Gabriel-Giraud and Son, 1952. Republished on the occasion of the exhibition "Quelque Chose de Très Mystérieux : Intuitions Esthétiques de Michel Tapié," 1994. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy, January 20 - March 27, 1989. Essays by Marco Meneguzzo and Paolo Thea. Artists include Marco Meneguzzo, Paolo Thea, Vincenzo Agnetti, Giovanni Anselmo, Gianfranco Baruchello, Alighiero Boetti, Pierpaolo Calzolari, Mario Ceroli, Giuseppe Chiari, Luciano Fabro, Pier Virgilio Fogliati, Piero Gilardi, Paolo Icaro, Jannis Kounellis, Eliseo Mattacci, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Aldo Mondino, Ugo Nespolo, Giulio Paolini, Claudio Parmiggiani, Pino Pascali, Luca Patella, Giuseppe Penone, Gianni Piacentino, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini, GIanni Emilio Simonetti, Lo Zoo, and Gilberto Zorio. ... [details]
Cover features work by Bruce Nauman. Edited by Rosetta Brooks, with contributions by Michael Ventura, Jonathan Miles, J.G. Ballard, Ronald Jones, Paula Jean Hoffman, Steve Miller, Richard C. Ledes, Douglas Blau, Robert Wright, Paul Virilio, Robin Cembalest, and Jerome Schultz. ... [details]
