Artists' book edited by James Hoff -- a recompilation of Artforum magazine's monthly Top Ten column written by a rotating cast of artists, scholars, actors and other superstars from 1998 to 2008. Comprised of direct copies of the author's pages from the magazine coupled with black boxes representing the supporting images. ... [details]
"How can an art exhibition function as a stand-in for the artists and their studios? How can a gallery project provide greater insight into an artist's practice, the way the formality of a slide lecture or the intimacy of a studio visit can? How can the back-story of the work on display be understood, without being solely reliant on a curatorial statement, catalogue essay or press release? This exhibition allows art to be understood as an ongoing and slippery practice, and less the finite, linear and object-oriented one assumed by the standard exhibition format. ... [details]
Issue edited by John Wilcock. Cover photo by Shunk Kender. "Young Italians : Italian Art of the Mid-Sixties," by Alan Solomon, with art by Michelangelo Pistoletto, Valerio Adami, and Laura Grisi; "Look Out, Whitey! Black Power's Gon' Get Your Mama!" by Julius Lester; "Big Brother Watches," collage by Ray Johnson, with poetry by Armand Kihl and Meher Baba; "The Sky Is Falling," by Ronald J. ... [details]
