Critical history of the art scene in San Francisco between 1945 and 1995 by Thomas Albright. Artists include Thomas Albright, George Abend, Arlo Acton, Ann Adair, Lee Adair, Mark Adams, Tom Akawie, James Alberson, Maxine Labro, Robert Alexander, William Allan, Boyd Allen, Gary Allen, Jesse Allen, John Almond, Alex Anderson, David Anderson, Jeremy Anderson, Steven Andresen, Ruth Armer, Victor Arnautoff, Robert Arneson, Ruth Asawa, Olive Ayhens, Heléne Aylon, Mowry Baden, Jennifer Badger, Martin Baer, Clayton Bailey, Jerrodl Ballaie, Joel Barletta, Carroll Barnes, Matthew Barnes, Raymond Barnhart, John Battenberg, John Baxter, Bruce Beasley, Paul Beattie, Mona Beaumont, Robert Bechtle, Scott Bell, Cleveland Bellow, Jordan Belson, Fletcher Benton, Elio Benvenuto, Richard Berger, Henrietta Berk, Wallace Berman, Roger Berry, David Best, Bernice Lee Bing, Elmer Bischoff, Sue Bitney, Ed Blackburn, Ronald Bladen, Dianne Blell, J. ... [details]
Vinyl record produced by Allen Ruppersberg in conjunction with his show "You and Me or the Art of Give and Take," held at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, September 12 - December 19, 2009. Featuring a compendium of music from Ruppersberg''s collection as will as recipes read by the poet Bill Berkson. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Essays "On Location: A Park Grows in Paris. bernard Tschumi's La Villette Project"; "Modern Life: After the Loss of Challenger, the Cost of Instant Replay," by Carter Ratcliff; "Like Art: Surrealism with Everything on it," by Glenn O'Brien; "Turned Out: The Return of an Endangered Species - the Artist's Model," by William Wilson; "Ground Up: The Picturesque of the Urbanesque," by Herbert Muschamp; "The Cave: German Film's Archaeology of the Present Past," by Wolfram Schutte; "Speaker to Speaker: Blowing in the Wind or Facing Into It, Writing a Song or Crafting a Career - For Example, Bob Dylan," by Greil Marcus; "Building a Passage: Reflections on the Vision of Gae Aulenti," by Vittorio Gregotti; "The Imagination in Sheep's Clothing: Francois Boucher Delivered from the Guillotine of Taste, and 'Living Fragonardishly' Today," by Lisa Liebmann; "Courbet the Moon, Van Gogh the Wind: Glimpses of the Sound in a Seashell, Project for Artforum," by Pat Steir; "Through the Narrative Portal: Our Stake in the Plot Thickens," by Max Kozloff; "Wrestling the Image into Shape: Rebecca Howland's Vulture-Culture Sculpture," by Carlo McCormick; "Mel Bochner: Point to Point, the Thought of Emotion, The Feel of Thinking," by Jan Van Der Marck. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Undertone: Terri Sutton on Music Vids," by Terri Sutton; "Believe it or Not: J. Hoberman on Gangster Flicks," by J. Hoberman; "The Cave: Marco Giusti on Martin Scorsese's Betrayals," by Marco Giusti; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," by Greil Marcus; "Democracy, Inc. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Passages: Branden W. Joseph on Billy Klüver," by Branden W. Joseph; "Books: Arthur C. Danto on Francisco de Goya," by Arthur C. Danto; "Film: Sven Lütticken on Lars von Trier's 'Dogville,'" by Sven Lütticken; "Film: James Quandt on 'The Five Obstructions,'" by James Quandt; "Sound: Jan Tumlir on Matmos," by Jan Tumlir; "News: Steven Henry Madoff on James Cuno," by Steven Henry Madoff; "News: Jennifer Allen on the Palais de Tokyo," by Jennifer Allen; "News: Rachel Withers on Jens Hoffmann," by Rachel Withers; "Top Ten," by Trisha Donnelly; "Historical Fiction: The Art of Matthew Buckingham," by Tacita Dean; "1000 Words: Liisa Roberts," by Margaret Sundell; "Inside the Light Cube: Pierre Huyghe's 'Streamside Day Follies' and the Rise of Video Projection," by David Joselit; "In Conversation: John Baldessari & Jeremy Blake," introduction by Tim Griffin; "Rules of Engagement: Art and Experimental Communities," by Carlos Basualdo and Reinaldo Laddaga; "Wall to Wall: The Art of Kristina Braen," by Andrea Kroksnes; "Openings: hobbypopMUSEUM," by Alison M. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Film: Amy Taubin on 'Bill Cunningham New York,'" by Amy Taubin; "Media: Luc Sante on Cigarette Packaging," by Luc Sante; "Slant: Julia Bryan-Wilson on craft and commerce," by Julia Bryan-Wilson; "Books: Jens Hoffmann on 'Exhibiting the New Art,'" by Jens Hoffmann; "Music: Hua Hsu on Audiocassettes," by Hua Hsu; "Music: Alan Licht on Robert Wyatt," by Alan Licht; "Top Ten," by Susan Cianciolo; "Joint Ventures: The State of Collaboration," by Tom Holert; "Group Think: The Collaborative Art of Slavs and Tatars and Chto Delat?" by Nicholas Cullinan; "Corps Concept: The Soviet Collective," by Maria Gough; "Something for Everyone: The Art of Pawel Althamer," by Claire Bishop; "Statements," by AA Bronson, Gelitin, Madeln, Guyton\Walker, Das Institut, Claire Fontaine, Tiny Creatures; "Artist Project: Hijime," by Kai Althoff; "Dark Energy: The Art of Marco Fusinato," by Branden W. ... [details]
Issue edited by Michelle Kuo. Essays "Passages: Achim Hochdörfer on Leo Steinberg," by Achim Hochdörfer; "Film: Amy Taubin on Lars von Trier's 'Melancholia,'" by Amy Taubin; "Fashion: Nick Mauss on Madame Grès at the Musée Bourdelle," by Nick Mauss; "Slant: Daniel Birnbaum on 'Atlas - How to Carry the World on One's Back?" by Daniel Birnbaum; "Music: Alan Licht on Van Dyke's Parks," by Alan Licht; "On Site: Nils Norman on the Copenhagen Free University," by Nils Norman; "On Site: Alex Farquharson on the Piccadilly Community Centre," by Alex Farquharson; "Top Ten," by Patti Smith; "Art in Los Angeles: Introduction," by Michelle Kuo; "Then and There: The Art of Chris Burden," by Anne M. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at MAK - Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Wien, September 11 - November 10, 1996. Traveled to the Kunsthaus Zürich, December 6, 1996 - February 23, 1997. ... [details]
Edited by Betsy Sussler. Essays "H.M. Koutoukas, The Head Gargoyle," by Cookie Mueller; "Nightshift," by Allen Frame; "James Purdy," by Allen Frame; "Mary Mhoon," Allen Frame; "478," by David Seidner; "Joan Tewkesbury," by David Seidner; "James McLure," by Betsy Sussler; "Umarla Klasa," by Tadeusz Kantor; "Rockets Redglare," by Mark Magill; "Olue Kuroemon II from the Grand Kabuki," by Robert Aaron; "JoAnne Akalaitis," by Craig Gholson; "Maris Duval," by Susan Mallouk; "Cathode Cruel," by Susan Landau; "Gianfranco Gorgoni," by Betsy Sussler; "Glossolania," by Sarah Charlesworth and Barbara Kruger. ... [details]
Reference text compiled by the British Council, focusing on British artists who have participated in the São Paolo Bienal from 1951 - 1991. Features work by artists Francis Bacon, Lucien Freud, Keith Arnatt, William Scott, Anthony Caro, Lynn Chadwick, Alan Davie, Gilbert & George, Barbara Hepworth, Anish Kapoor, Richard Long, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Colin Self, Graham Sutherland, Ceri Richards, Patrick Heron, Patrick Caulfield, Allen Jones, Martin Naylor, Tom Phillips, Stuart Brisley, David Mach, Richard Wilson, Bill Woodrow and many others. ... [details]