Inaugural issue of Desire, edited by Brandt Carlson. Contents include: "Editorial Vibrations: An Explanation," by Brandt Carlson; "The Black Castle," by Randolph Ames; "Swinger at Large," by Alex Grant; "Miss Desire," centerfold; and "Mr. ... [details]
Issue edited by Daniel Grant. Contents "City is Redefining Tax Exempt Rules for Cultural Orgs.," by Alexandra Chesner; "C.W. Post's Yorizzo: A So-Long and Hello," by Daniel Grant; cartoons by Artman, Tuli Kupferberg, Barbara Nessim, Jessica Hartland, Mark Kostabi, Jessica Hartland, Donald Mangus, Quino; "New Name, New Look;" and "You Name It," by Jimmie Durham. [details]
Comprehensive survey of American painting in the twentieth century. Text by Barbara Rose. Includes essays "Introduction : The Polarities of American Art," "The Armory Show and Its Aftermath," "The Crisis of the Thirties," "The New York School," "The Sixties," "The Seventies : American Art Comes of Age," "Images of the Eighties. ... [details]
Artists' book of compiled double-page spreads by broad collection of artists. "What if an ordinary little coloring book were to be upgraded with a set of 54 energetic line drawings by some of today's best-known contemporary artists instead of the usual dumbed-down pedagogical renderings? And what if the proceeds from the sale of this high-art coloring book were to go to a worthy charitable organization that seeks to install upbeat, original contemporary artworks in participating hospitals? Well, then you would have Between the Lines, this lively new collection of work by Vito Acconci, Rita Ackermann, John Baldessari, Jeremy Blake, Will Cotton, R. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show of the personal art collection of Juliana Force held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, September 24 - October 30, 1949. Text by Juliana Force, Herman More, Lloyd Goodrich, John Sloan, Guy Pène du Bois, Alexander Brook, Forbes Watson. ... [details]
Issue edited by Jack Bankowsky. Essays "First Break: Brad Gooch on Philip Taaffe," by Brad Gooch; "Books: Richard Shiff on Leo Steinberg," by Richard Shiff; "Film: Howard Hampton on Allen Smithee," by Howard Hampton; "Hotlist," by Chris Finley; "Hotlist: Jane Harris on Mouchette," by Jane Harris; "Slant: Tom Holert on 'The Short Story,'" by Tom Holert; "News: Rachel Kushner on Walter Hopps," by Rachel Kushner; "Richard Shone on the Francis Bacon Studio," by Richard Shone; "Top Ten," by Andrea Bowers; "Regional Exhibitions: Forty Shows Worldwide"; "US Shorts," by Emily Erikson; "Travel Brief: Exhibitions on the Road"; "From the Vault: Jonathan Brown on El Greco," by Jonathan Brown; "From the Vault: Robert Rosenblum on Arnold Böcklin," by Robert Rosenblum; "World Report: Daniel Birnbaum on the Venice Bienal de Valencia," by Reena Jana; "International Shorts," by Rachel Withers; "The Mirror of Fashion: Dale McConathy and the Neo-Avant-Garde," by James Meyer; "Portfolio: James Welling," by Lynne Tillman; "A Thousand Words: Thomas Demand," by Yilmaz Dziewior; "King of the Hills: The Architecture of R. ... [details]
"The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, America's oldest museum and school of fine arts, was founded in 1805. Today, the Academy boasts one of the nation's finest collections of American art and a roster of alumni representing the greatest artists this country has produced. ... [details]