Magazine of New Music. Essays: "Edito," by David LL Laskin; "The Committe to Limit Applause: Stop the Clap!" by R.I.P. Hayman; "Gregory Whitehead: Fingering Radio Bodies," by Jim Andrews; "Sampling Heaven and Hell," by Steven Silverstein; "Wilfred Mellers: Critic in a New Found Land," interview by Mark Lockett; "Musicians (be)Rate, The Critics"; "Requisite Misgivings On Pain of Truth," by David Weinstein; "Take My Advice!" by David Liebman, Anthony Davis, David Darling, Tina Davidson, Geoff Gordon, Linda Bouchard, Joel Chadabe and Diana Meckley; "Handy Hintsand Timely Tips: A Review of Kyle Gann," by Scott Johnson; "Goode Confessions," by Daniel Goode; "Virgil Thomson: You're The Tops!" by Anthony Tommasini; "Anthony Braxton: Play of Die," interview by David LL Laskin; "Laura Seaton," interview by Iris Brooks; "Chicago Old Style Jazz Festival," by Larry Birnbaum; "Goddess Festival," by Peggyann Wachtel; "Eareviews: Performances," by Jody Dalton, Harry Bott, Bob Banister, and Bruce Darby; "Eareviews: Records," by Brooke Wentz, Bob Bannister, Dana Perna, Andrew Caploe, Dean Suzuki, and Ted Panken; "Eareviews: Cassettes," by Charles S. ... [details]
Edited by Tod Lippy. Essays "Artist's Project: Mark Keffer: Form and function merge in a series of altered maps (Throughout the issue)," by Mark Keffer; "Mumushka: A child's memories of her beloved grandmother, refracted through the prism of a rich imagination," written and illustrated by Andrea Dezso; "Known By Sight: Marvin Lazarus, Photographer: Compelling portraits-in words and images-of prominent artists by a nearly forgotten figure," photographs and journal excerpts by Marvin Lazarus; "Homemade: An Interview with the Wrens: The band's album The Meadowlands is a masterpiece; here, they discuss its making (and their near undoing)," by Tod Lippy; "Alex Shear's Object Lesson #3: (Poster)," by unattributed artists; "Tricks of the Trade: Recovered from a Santa Monica yard sale, this issue's found object is an entertainer's gag book from 1957," by Michael Rohatyn; "Artist's Project: Jenny Holzer: These recently declassified "Memoranda," selected by the artist, must see the light of day," by unattributed artists; "The Sissy Letters (#2): Second in a continuing series of monologues written for Esopus," by Stephen Adly Guirgis; "100 Frames: Bruce Conner's Breakaway: An ethereal sequence from the San Francisco artist's classic experimental film from 1966," by Doug Aitken; "Means Without End: We asked your publicists to devise PR strategies for Esopus; we've published the results," by Sloane Crosley, John Melick, Baldev Kaur, and Graham Leggat; "Angus Trumble's 1849 in Retrospect: One year. ... [details]
75th Anniversary, Special Collector's edition of Esquire featuring the world's first E-Ink cover. Texts by Rupert Murdoch, Mike Sager, Lisa Taddeo, C.J. Chivers, John H. Richardson, Tom Junod, Noah Feldman, David Chang, Parag Khanna, Luke Dittrich, Chris Jones, David Granger, A. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held October 20, 2007 - February 3, 2008. Texts by Matthew Higgs. Artists include Matthew Higgs, Jonathan Borofsky, Andy Warhol,, Imi Knoebel, Joseph Kosuth, Allan McCollum, John Bock, Saul Fletcher, Isa Genzken, Thomas Hirschhorn, Martin Kippenberger, Karlheinz Weinberger, Robert Mapplethorpe, Judy Linn, Gary Burnley, Valerie Jaudon, Robert Kushner, Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Kim MacConnel, Ned Smyth, Joe Zucker, Scott Burton, Günther Förg, Martin Creed, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Bruce Nauman, Sean Landers, Raymond Pettibon, Jack Pierson, Jason Rhoades, Allen Ruppersberg, Robert Beck, Sophie Calle, Matt Mullican, Cady Noland, Lawrence Weiner, Rob Pruitt and Jack Early, Rita Ackermann, John Currin, Carroll Dunham, Philip Guston, Rachel Harrison, Adrian Piper, Peter Saul, Rosemarie Trockel, Nicola Tyson, Donald Judd, Blinky Palermo, Jorge Pardo, Carl Andre, Robert Longo, Robert Mangold, A. ... [details]
A collection of true stories about bad drug experiences. "Pairing individual stories with paintings, collages, and photographs by Cliff Hengst and Scott Hewicker, the book delves deeply into the romantic pathos of psychedelic crisis. ... [details]
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 Lucy R. Lippard focusing on art from various ethnic backgrounds. "Mixed Blessings is the first book to discuss the crosscultural process taking place in the world of Latino. Native-, African-, and Asian-American artists. ... [details]
2005 auction catalogue for the Chicago-based auction house Wright. Includes works by Ansel Adams, Jacques Adnet, Josef Albers, Franco Albini, Richard Anuskiewicz, Ron Arad, Arditi, Robert Arneson, Jean Arp, Arredoluce, Artisti Barovier, Richard Artschwager, Arne Bang, Ercole Barovier, Milo Baughman, Mario Bellini, Ward Bennett, Harry Bertoia, Fulvio Bianconi, Max Bill, Jacques Biny, Sol Bloom, Ilya Bolotowsky, Heinrich Siegfried Bormann, Osvaldo Borsani, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Angelo Brotto, Paolo Buffa, Carlo Bugatti, Erwin Burger, Santiago Calatrava, Alexander Calder, Harry Callahan, Achille e Pier Castiglioni, Giacomo, Cavatorta, John Chamberlain, Pol Chambost, Norman Cherner, Pietro Chiesa, Luigi Colani, Rinaldo Cutini, Joe D'Urso, ANtonio Da Ros, Salvador Dali, Donald Deskey, Desny, Erich Dieckmann, Don Drumm, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Craig Ellwood, Edmond Etling, Paul Evans, Claire Falkenstein, Salvatore Fiume, Piero Fornasetti, Paul Frankl, Gianfranco Frattini, Anzolo Fuga, Arditi and Gianni Gamberini, Guido Gambone, Denyse Gatard, Karl Gerstner, David Gilhooly, Philip Goodwin, Waylande Gregory, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Maija Grotell, Pierre Guariche, Irving Harper, Cedric Hartman, Poul Henningsen, Michael Higgins, Francis Higgins, Josef Hoffmann, Mabel Hutchinson, Max Ingrand, Arne Jacobsen, ALfred Jensen, Jasper Johns, Georges Jouve, Finn Juhl, Vladimir Kagan, Ilonka Karasz, Takeshi Kawashima, Poul Kjaerholm, Florence Knoll, Donald Knorr, Ron Krueck, Shiro Kuramata, Cesare Lacca, Boris Lacroix, Morris Lapidus, Ibram Lassaw, Julio Le Parc, Jules Leleu, Angelo Lelli, Cesare Leonardi, Raymond Loewy, Tyra Lundgren, Vico Magistretti, Dino Martens, Napoleone Martinuzzi, Samuel Marx, Luigi Massoni, Mathieu Mategot, Bruno Mathsson, Warren McArthur, Fausto Melotti, Roberto Monsani, Gino Levi Montalcini, Henry Moore, Francois Morellet, Serge Mouille, George Nakashima, Otto and Gertrud Natzler, George Nelson, Nerone e Palmizzi, Richard Neutra, Louise Nevelson, Marc Newson, Oscar Niemeyer, Isamu Noguchi, Kenneth Noland, Alexandre Noll, Rude Osolnik, J. ... [details]
Edited by Rosalind Krauss and Annette Michelson. Essays "Interview with Beth and Scott B," by Scott MacDonald; "Foucault, or the Ends of Modernism," by John Rajchman; "The Rivière Beast, or the Unfinished Trial of the Creature Who Tortured Birds and Frogs," by Jean-Marie Alliume; "Six Poems," by F. ... [details]
Issue edited by Rosalind Krauss, Annette Michelson, Joan Copjec, Yve-Alain Bois, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, Hal Foster, Denis Hollier, John Rajchman. Essays "Sartre's Screen Projection Freud," by Gertrud Koch; "Convulsive Identity," by Hal Foster; "There's Always Tomorrowland: Disney and the Hypercinematic Experience," by Scott Bukatman; "'Makulakul'tura': Reprocessing Culture," by Nancy Condee and Vladimir Padunov; "Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk," by Andrea Fraser; "Tourism and the Semiotics of Nostalgia," by John Frow; "Replies to Benjamin Buchloh on Conceptual Art," by Seth Siegelaub; "Reply to Joseph Kosuth and Seth Siegelaub," by Benjamin Buchloh. ... [details]
