"How can an art exhibition function as a stand-in for the artists and their studios? How can a gallery project provide greater insight into an artist's practice, the way the formality of a slide lecture or the intimacy of a studio visit can? How can the back-story of the work on display be understood, without being solely reliant on a curatorial statement, catalogue essay or press release? This exhibition allows art to be understood as an ongoing and slippery practice, and less the finite, linear and object-oriented one assumed by the standard exhibition format. ... [details]
September 1988 issue of Art in America. Edited by Elizabeth C. Baker, with written contributions by Joan Simon, Eleanor Hartley, Holland Cotter, John Ash, Stephen Westfall, Brooks Adams, Ken Johnson, Paul Smith, Carl Little, Walter Thompson, Suzaan Boettger, Gerrit Henry, Lawrence Campbell, Walter Thompson, Donald B. ... [details]
March 1989 issue of Art in America. Edited by Elizabeth C. Baker, with written contributions by Marit Werenskiold, Christopher Finch, Donald B. Kuspit, Robert Storr, Ann Temkin, Brian Wallis, Christopher Lewis, Jill Johnston, Ivan Karp, Nancy Princenthal, Holland Cotter, Ken Johnson, John Zinsser, Amy Fine Collins, Bradley Collins, Jr. ... [details]
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]
Summer 1989 issue of the California-based periodical Art Issues. Edited by Gary Kornblau. Cover features work by Bruce Nauman. Includes written contributions by Kornblau, Richard Wollheim, Donald Britton, Jeffrey Vallance, Joan Hugo, David Pagel, Jody Zellen, Michael Anderson, Benjamin Weissman, Jane Rubin, Fred Fehlau, and Judith Spiegel. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Books: Alexandra Anderson on "Earthworks and Beyond"; Maurice Berger on "Ficciones, The Painting of Modern Life" and "The Real World of the Impressionists"; Greil Marcus on "Correspondence Art, Forbidden Dreams, James Dean, The Rap Attack, and Return Engagement"; David Salle on "Gemini G. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Essays "On Location. Robert Ryman's Studio: A Wall of Reminders," by Amy Baker Sandback; "Ground Up. Science Fiction, Westerns, Odysseys, Romance, Head-Lines, Obits: Narrative Architects Design the City as it Lives, Stories on Top of Stories, A Plot on Every Plot," by Herbert Muschamp; "Remote Control: Television, the Permanent Guest - We'll Be Right Back," by Barbara Kruger; "Modern Life. ... [details]
Special issue of artforum on "wonder" edited by Ida Panicelli. "As you will see, no article focuses particularly on the field of art. Instead, we asked over 200 artists to respond to the word 'wonder' by supplying us with an image, a statement, or both. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Q & A: Thyrza Nichols Goodeve on Coveted Creations," by Thyrza Nichols with Michael Snow, Paul Muldoon, Elizabath Streb, Robert Rauschenberg, Katha Pollit, Kenneth Anger, Carolee Schneemann, Bruce Sterling, Laurie Anderson, and Samuel R. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Entries," by David Rimanelli; "Passages: Barbara Rose on Larry Rivers," by Barbara Rose; "Books: Rhonda Lieberman on 'The World of Proust, as Seen by Paul Nadar,'" by Rhonda Lieberman; "Film: Andrew Hultkrans on Paul Thomas Anderson," by Andrew Hultkrans; "News: Michael Wilson on Robert Storr," by Michael Wilson; "News: Daniel Herman on the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston," by Daniel Herman; "Slant: Siobhan McDevitt on 'Black Hole,'" by Siobhan McDevitt; "Hotlist," by John Klima; "News: Reena Jana on Media_City Seoul," by Reena Janis; "First Break: Steven Henry Madoff on Bridget Riley," by Steven Henry Madoff; "Top Ten," by Sam Durant; "10. ... [details]