"This book brings together new texts written to accompany 79 exhibitions organized by Bob Nickas between 1984 and 2011. Nickas chose one work to represent the memory of each exhibition, and through this visual "lens" he reflects on his activity as a curator, offering many behind-the-scenes views to the art world of the 1980s and 90s, as well as intimate recollections of the artists he worked with, and the art works he encountered over the years. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show organized by James Corcoran Gallery in cooperation with Shoshana Wayne Gallery and Pence Gallery, Santa Monica, California. "The First Generation, 1940-1962," held at James Corcoran Gallery; "The Second Generation: The Narrative, 1957 - 1987," held at Shoshana Wayne Gallery; and "The Second Generation: Form and Idea, 1960 - 1987," held at Pence Gallery. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Object: Maud Lavin on New Traditionalism and Corporate Identity," by Maud Lavin; "Invisibility Blues: Michele Wallace on Doing the Real Thing," by Michele Wallace; "Books: Marianna Torgovnik on the Art of the Monument," by Marianna Torgoynik; "Believe it or Not: J. ... [details]
Summer 1983 issue of Effects edited by Tricia Collins and Richard Milazzo. Contributions by Geralyn Donohue, David Salle, Joan Wallace, Troy Brauntuch, Barbara Kruger, Mark Innerst, Richard Prince, Ericka Beckman, Jack Goldstein, Gretchen Bender, Ross Bleckner, Louise Lawler, Allan McCollum, Peter Nagy, Tyler Turkle, Steven Parrino, Tricia Collins, and Richard Milazzo. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at DEKA Foundation, House of Cyprus, Athens, Greece, January 18 - April 17, 1988. Contemporary art in the exhibition from the collections of Dakis Joannou. ... [details]
Issue edited by Ida Panicelli. Essays "Remote Control: Barbara Kruger on Television" by Barbara Kruger; "The Cave: Michele Wallace on Invisibility Blues" by Michele Wallace; "Environment: Vilem Flusser on Future Architecture" by Vilem Flusser; "Expertease: Silvia Kolbowski on Knowledge and Power" by Silvia Kolbowski; "Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Advertising," by Glenn O'brien; "Books: Alice Yaeger Kaplan on 'Nuclear Fear,'" by Alice Yaeger Kaplan; "Signs of Light: Walker Evans' American Photographs," by Max Kozloff; "Subjectivity in Time: Kasimir Malevich," by Rainer Crone and David Moos; "Protection: A Project for Artforum," by Christian Boltanski and Annette Messager; "The Erography of Cy Twombly," by Demosthenes Davvetas; "We ? New Jersey," by Komar & Melamid; "The Passageway: A Project for Artforum," by Wolgang Laib; "Words around Warhol," by Jack Bankowsky; "Space around Warhol," by Herbert Muschamp; "The Phoenix of the Self," by John Yau; "Turning Japenese (In)," by John Welchman; "Ambitious: A project for Artforum," by Janet Zweig. ... [details]
"'Black Noise' is an acoustical term for a nearly inaudible frequency. It is a fitting title for this tribute to the respected New York painter and musician Steven Parrino, who died in a motorcycle accident on New Year’s Day, 2005, at the age of 46. ... [details]
A quarterly feminist publication on art and politics. Issue edited by the Main Collective: Emma Amos, Kathie Brown, Josely Carvalho, Pennelope Goodfriend, Elizabeth Hess, Avis Lang, Lucy R. Lippard, Robin Michals, Sabra Moore, and Faith Wilding. ... [details]
Edited by Michael Delgado, Jerry Dreva, and Marianne Zlotnick. Essays "Art Norms in 1982," by Ted Castle; "Art Fashion," by David Carrier; "Popular Imagery," by Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe; "The Difference Between Absence and Not Being Missed," by Geralyn Donahue and Joan Wallace; "Too Good to Be True," by Thomas Lawson; "Paragraphs Towards an Essay Entitled "Restoration Comedies," " by Howard Singerman; "Movies as Modern Muse," by Gerard Haggerty; "A Brief Commentary on Latin American Art," by Imogen Sieveking; "Words and Pictures," by John Brumfield; "Photography: A Bourgeois Success Story," by James Hugunin; "Artists' Pages," by Hesh Rosen and Benjamin Kaiser; "Colson's Corner," by unattributed artists. [details]
Survey of the work of L.A. based artists before 1980. Edited by Lyn Kienholz with contributing editors Elizabeta Betinski and Corinne Nelson. Includes appendix. "'L.A. Rising SoCal Artists Before 1980' is the first comprehensive pictorial showcase of the diverse universe of artists working in the Los Angeles area during the formative period of Los Angeles' art history. ... [details]