Critical theory book about Robert Rauschenberg and the artworld of 1950s and 1960s New York by Calvin Tomkins. Illustrated in black-and-white. Includes an appendix and index. "Calvin Tomkins, cultural connoisseur and best-selling author of Living Well Is the Best Revenge," celebrates one of the most fascinating and adventurous art crowds in history - and a high point in American art - in Off the Wall. ... [details]
A collection of short fiction drawn from the periodical "Between C & D." Edited by Joel Rose and Catherine Texier. Introduction by Joel Rose and Catherine Texier. Essays include: "Self-Portrait in Twenty-Three Rounds,"; by David Wojnarowicz; "Witness," by Lisa Blaushild; "Subject: Petri Ganton," by Rick Henry; "Male," by Kathy Acker; "George: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday," Dennis Cooper; "The Fedora," by Catherine Texier; "Dirty Windows," by Peter Cherches; "Camera Obscura," by Susan Daitch; "Negrophobia," by Darius James; "Case History #179: Tina," by Tama Janowitz; "I Am Candy Jones," by Gary Indiana; "Summer Flying," by Lee Eiferman; : "Things to Do Today," by Reinaldo Povod; "Plagiarism," by Joan Harvey; "The Loft," by Don Skiles; "Dead Talk," by Lynne Tillman; "The Woman in the Shadows," by Roberta Allen; "Lush Triumphant," by Patrick McGrath; "Temple to the Economics of Love," by Craig Gholson; "You Can Keep Your Razors & Guns But Check Your Loud Mouths at the Door," by John Farris; "Duke and Jill," by Ron Kolm; "All the Men are Called McCabe," by Emily Carter; "A Visit from My Mom," by Bruce Benderson; and "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley," by Joel Rose. ... [details]
A book by Judy Chicago describing her struggle as a woman artist. Signed and dedicated by the artist. [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Denver Art Museum, May 15 - July 14, 1985. Traveled to the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, August 24 - October 20, 1985; the Des Moines Art Center, November 29, 1985 - January 26, 1986; the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, March 14 - May 4, 1986; the Whitney Museum of American Art, June 26 - September 21, 1986; and the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, October 24, 1986 - January 11, 1987. ... [details]
Biography of the American painter Philip Guston by his daughter, Musa Mayer. "After his death, his daughter, drawn by a need to understand her father and her memories, began cataloguing his paintings and exploring his life [. ... [details]
Memoir by cyclist Jonathan Vaughters with Jeremy Whittle. [details]
