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]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held March 14.04 - August 2, 2004. Essays by Diedrich Diederichsen, Jonathan Flatley, Timothy Martin, James Meyer and Anne Rorimer. Exhibition curator Ann Goldstein contributes an introduction. ... [details]
Critical theory, by Lucy R. Lippard, focusing on "contemporary art and it's connection to prehistoric sites and symbols. ... From megalithic monuments such as Stonehenge to Richard Long's minimalism, from the earliest examples of cave drawings to Ana Mendieta's Cuban site art, from matriarchal fertility rituals of the ancient Celts to Judy Chicago's 'Dinner Party', Lippard shows a continuum in the forms, materials, symbols, and imagery that artists have employed for thousands of years. ... [details]
Exhibition newsletter published in conjunction with The Birth Project held in 100 locations between [1980-1985]. Includes text by Judy Chicago, Jane Gaddie Thompson, and Anais Nin. [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]
Judy Chicago's autobiography describing her struggle as a woman artist. Introduction by Anaïs Nin. [details]
Critical theory text by Edward Lucie Smith. Comprehensive essays written on twentieth century art, including architecture, painting, sculpture and photography, grouped into categories by decade. Artists include Alvar Aalto, Vito Acconci, Ansel Adams, Josef Albers, Lawrence Alloway, Benny Andrews, Guillaume Apollinaire, Karel Appel, Diane Arbus, Arman, Hans [Jean] Arp, W. ... [details]
May 1975 issue of Women Artists Newsletter, edited by Cynthia Navaretta. Articles include: "Strategies of Art Criticism - May Stevens, Bud Hopkins Talk with Carter Ratcliff, Artists Space, April 14," by Judy Siegel; "Artists Talk on Art, April 18 - Visual Dharma," by Pat Passlof; "National Association of Women Artists - Year of the Woman 1975; "Artists Talk on Art, May 8. ... [details]
May 1977 issue of Women Artists Newsletter, edited by Cynthia Navaretta. Articles include: "The Young Painters," by Janet Heit; "Drawing in the 70s," by Susan Schwalb; "Whitney Counterweight Symposium," by Judy Negron; "Women's Art Publications at AIR," by Susan Manso; "Reactions to Women Artists 1550 - 1950," statement by May Stevens; "LA, Women, Art & the Future," by Ruth Askey; "Calendar;" "Group Shows;" "Schedule of Events;" "Where to Show;" Employment Opportunities;" "From WAN Mail;" "Critic Amy Goldin in Chicago;" "76th Exhibition, Artists of Chicago & Vicinity: Art Institute of Chicago," by Barbara Aubin; "Artists-Talk-On-Art: On-Site Sculpture, Feb. ... [details]
Summer 1977 issue of Women Artists Newsletter, edited by Cynthia Navaretta. Articles include: "Claudia Widdiss, Sculptor," by Claudia Widdiss; "Washington Women: The Power of Nine Times Thirteen," by Judy Seigel; "Letter from Atlanta," by Gail Lineback; "Naked Ladies in L. ... [details]
