Issue edited by Charles Harrison. Essays "Notes Towards Art Work," by Charles Harrison; "Technology and Art 11: Holography and Interference," by Jonathan Benthall; "Barnett Newman," by Barbara Reise; "Chartres and Jericho," by Barnett Newman; "Barnett Newman," by Donald Judd; "Art of the South Seas," by Barnett Newman; "Happenings in Prague," by Eugen Brikcius. ... [details]
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]
"An examination of a 1970s Conceptual art project—advertisements for fictional shows by fictional artists in a fictional gallery—that hoodwinked the New York art world. From the summer of 1970 to March 1971, advertisements appeared in four leading art magazines—Artforum, Art in America, Arts Magazine, and ARTnews—for a group show and six solo exhibitions at the Jean Freeman Gallery at 26 West Fifty-Seventh Street, in the heart of Manhattan's gallery district. ... [details]
"A conceptual collection of xeroxes of drawings, notices and other material of artists and other people, put together by Michalis Pichler. The title is a paraphrase of Mel Bochners landmark project from 1966 as organized with the SVA, which is nowadays considered the first exhibition of conceptual art. ... [details]
