"Special Issue : Brand New York," of The Literary Review published in 1982 and edited by Gillian Greenwood. Contents include: "Editorial," by Lisa Appignanesi; "Between Two New Yorks," by Melvyn Bragg; "Manhattan Letter," by Elizabeth Hardwick; "New York Art: Seven Types of Ambiguity," by Hal Foster; "Urban Kisses," by John Ahearn, Mike Glier, Ken Goodman, Keith Haring, Robert Longo, Judy Rifka, Cindy Sherman; "On Being Scene: New York Fashions Its Steyle," by Michael Sorkin; "Philip Johnson's Post-Modernist Venture;" "Reflecting on Post-Modernism," an interview with Rosalind Krauss; "New York: Heroic City," by Rosetta Brooks; "A Hunger for Imagery," an interview with Brooke Alexander; "Graffiti in Well-Lit Rooms," by Suzi Gablik, includes artists statements and brief introductions to artists including Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, Wasp, Tim Rollins, Futura 2000, and Fab 5 Fred; "Laurie Anderson: Big Science and Little Men," by Stuart Morgan; "Crossing Over: The Streets, Clubs and Art," by Edit deAk; "New York Performs;" "From Dreamgirls to Satyagraha," an interview with Michael Feingold; "On My Efforts," by Richard Foreman; "Beyond the Theatrical Avant-Garde," by Richard Schechner; "Nuclear Theatre," by Bonnie Marranca; "Serialism, Spontaneity and Sass," by Robert Christgau; "Tailored for Television: The World of New York Video," by Arlene Zeichner; "Mean Streets, Dream Structures: New York Film," by J. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published by Exit Art in conjunction with show held at Franklin Furnace, New York, February 10 - March 6, 1982. Curated by Jeanette Ingberman. Text and art by Vito Acconci, Gempei Akasegawa, Louis Aragon, Scott Billingsley, Marc Blane, Gunther Brus, Barry Bryant, Chris Burden, Papo Colo, Bogomir Ecker, William Farley, John Fekner, Lou Forgione, John Giorno, GAAG, John Halpern, Abbie Hoffman, Sam Hsieh, Jay Jaroslov, Komar & Melamid, George Maciunas, Gordon Matta Clark, Ann Messner, Richard Mock, Peter Monnig, Charlotte Moorman, Otto Muehl, Hermann Nitsch, Dennis Oppenheim, People's Flag Show, Jan Van Ray, and Real Estate Show. ... [details]
Half size flyer announcing gig by Black Flag, Saccharine Trust featuring artwork by Raymond Pettibon. [details]
A 7-inch 45 RPM record by Nig-Heist featuring center artwork by Raymond Pettibon. Text reads : "TURN IT OFF, MAN... WHAT, THAT'S ELVIS? IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME N*GGER." Vinyl etched on verso with song title and publisher information. [details]
Double sided postcard / announcement published in conjunction with opening held November 6, [1982]. Recto features image of "Untitled from the Blue Book Series," 1982. [details]
Fall 1982 issue of Wedge magazine. Edited by Brian Wallis and Phil Mariani. Contents include: "Society of the Spectacle," by Guy Debord; "Psychopathways: Horror Movies and the Technology of Everyday Life," by Jonathan Crary; "'The Thomas Crown Affair,'" by Richard Prince; "An Interview with Rainer Werner Fassbinder," by Bion Steinborn and Rüdiger v. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at Deja Vu, Dijon, France, held October 25 - November 13, 1982. Text by Cindy Sherman. Includes an interview with Sherman by Xavier Douroux and Franck Gautherot and an exhibition history. ... [details]
Folded announcement card for exhibition opening March 23, 1982. Front features color image of Ruscha's pastel on paper drawing "I DONT WANT NO RETRO SPECTIVE." [details]
Paperboard box containing loose sheets constituting an exhibition catalogue for exhibition held at Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, January 29 - July 29, 1982. Texts include two interviews by Richard Andrews, and Pamela Hammond, installation images, faux architectural blueprints of four light installations and three color 35mm slides all housed in black blind embossed folio within box. [details]
Press release and chronology of the artist published in conjunction with press preview for "The Works of Edward Ruscha" held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, July 7, 1982. [details]