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]
Issue edited by Philip Leider. Essays "Looking at the Guggenheim International," by James Monte; "Ron Davis at Castelli," by John Elderfield; "Unconventional Realists, Part II: Sculpture," by Gabriel Laderman; "A Meditation on Painting," by Peter Plagens; "Sound Architecture," by Bernard Leitner; "A Conversation with Gene Davis," by Barbara Rose; "Unveiling the Consort, Part I," by Jack Burnham. ... [details]
Issue edited by John Coplans. Essays "The Whitney Annual, Part I," by Carter Ratcliff; "The Films of Peter Kubelka," by Elena Pinto Simon; "Notes from Underground," by Kenneth Frampton; "Vito Acconci and the Conceptual Performance," by Robert Pincus-Witten; "Léger, Le Corbusier, and Purism," by Rosalind Krauss; "Epic Cubism and the Manufactured Object," by John Elderfield; "Video Obscura," by Douglas Davis; "A Note on Caro Influence: Five Sculptors from Bennington," by Joseph Masheck; "Michael Asher: The Thing of It Is. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "All-Around Esthetes: Jeffrey Slonim on the Book Picture," by Jeffrey Slonim; "Books: Richard Flood on 'Leni Riefenstahl: A Memoir," by Richard Flood; "Books: Mike Davis on 'Virtual Light,'" by Mike Davis; "Ecoculture: Andrew Ross' Weather Report," by Andrew Ross; "Performance: Liz Kotz on the Five Lesbian Brothers," by Liz Kotz; "Real Life Rock: Greil Marcus' Top Ten," Greil Marcus; "It's Been Nice Gnawing You," Rhonda Lieberman and Cary S. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Glamour Wounds: Rhonda Lieberman on Fashion Week in New York," by Rhonda Lieberman; "Fashion: Richard Martin on the Menswear Closet," by Richard Martin; "Music: Simon Reynolds on Charles Long and Sterolab," by Simon Reynolds; "Weather Report: Andrew Ross on the Rap Channel," by Andrew Ross; "Television: Mark Van de Walle on 'The X-Files,'" by Mark Van de Walle; "Curator Interview," Robert Fleck talks with Hans Ulrich-Obrist; "Letter from Helsinki," by Timo Valjakka; "Books: Whitney Davis Reviews Klaus Theweleit's 'Object-choice: All You Need is Love," by Whitney Davis; "Travels in Hypertrophia: A Project for Artforum," Thyrza Nichols Goodeve talks with Matthew Barney; "Critical Reflections," Herbert Muschamp with an introduction by Frank Gehry; "Babes in the Hood," Paul Schrader talks with Larry Clark; "O Jackie," Bruce Hainley talks with Wayne Koestenbaum; "Paul Outerbridge, Jr. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Zeitgeist: Douglas Coupland On and Off Line," by Douglas Coupland; "Essay: Wayne Koestenbaum on the Art of the Fugue," by Wayne Koestenbaum; "Music: Jon Savage on the Graying of Rock 'n' Roll," by Jon Savage; "Fashion: Richard Martin on Couture Culture," by Richard Martin; "Film: Jonathan Rosenbaum on the Good, the Bad, and the Overlooked," by Jonathan Rosenbaum; "Weather Report: Andrew Ross on the State of the Union," by Andrew Ross; "Exhibitions," by David Rimanelli, Dave Hickey, Arthur C. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "American Myths," J. Hoberman on Lost Las Vegas; "Books: Larissa MacFarguhar on Robert Woolley's 'Going Once,'" by Larissa MacFarquhar; "Books: Martha Frankel on Norman Mailer's 'Portrait of Picasso as a Young Man,'" by Martha Frankel; "Books: Peter Plagens on Christopher Knight's 'Last Chance for Eden,'" by Peter Plagens; "Books: J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Exhibition Preview: New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Caracas, Santiago, Paris, Bonn, Geneva, Stockholm, London, and Tokyo"; "Gadget Love: Andrew Hultkrans on Three Days in the Desert," by Andre Hultkrans; "Hot List: Mark Van de Walle on Cybertext," by Mark Van de Walle; "American Myths: J. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Architecture: Herbert Muschamp on Gordon Matta-Clark," by Herbert Muschamp; "Film: David Rimanelli on High Art and Pecker," by David Rimanelli; "Film: Bruce Hainley on Sharon Lockhart," by Bruce Hainley; "Slant: Homi K. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Books : Benjamin H.D. Buchloh on Cy Twombly," by Benjamin H.D. Buchloh; "Film: Robin Wood on Michael Haneke's 'Caché,'" by Robin Wood; "Archictecture: Esther da Costa Meyer on Peter Eisenman," by Esther da Costa; "Performance: Johanna Burton on Marina Abramovic," by Johanna Burton; "Sven Lütticken on 'Populism,'" by Sven Lütticken; "On Site: Thomas Lawson on Jean Prouvé," by Thomas Lawson; "Top Ten," by Paola Pivi; "Winter 2006: 50 Shows Worldwide"; "US News: Chrissie Lles and Philippe Vergne discuss the Whitney Biennial," by Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne; "From the Vault: Christoper S. ... [details]