Issue edited by Ingrid Sischy. Essays "Doctor Lawyer Indian Chief: 'Primitivism' in 20th Century Art at the Museum of Modern Art in 1984," by Thomas McEvilley; "Sign on a Truck," by Jenny Holzer; "Campaign 1984," by Alison Gardner Pratt; "Terry Winters' Earthly Anecdotes," by Prudence Carlson; "Naming Pictures: Conversations between Lee Krasner and John Bernard Myers," by John Bernard Myers; "In the American Grain: Robert Helm," by James Ivory; "Tracking Some Angles: A Talk with Alain Resnais," by Frederic Tuten; "Poets and Art: John Ashbery, Tony Towle, Ann Lauterbach, and Barry Schwabsky interviewed by John Yau; with poems by Michael Brownstein, Ashbery, Towle, Lauterbach, Schwabsky, and Rene Ricard"; "Hilton Kramer: An Appreciation," by Thomas Lawson; "Books: Lionel Lambourne on 'The Collected Letters of William Morris,'" by Lionel Lambourne; "Forum: Philosophy and Art: Elective Affinities in and Arranged Marriage," by Donald Kuspit; "Bruce Springsteen: In Your Heart You Know He's Right," by Greil Marcus. ... [details]
"This book provides a compelling background to the history of trade with the East, before turning to Europe to describe the excitement as artists - most notable Whistler and the Impressionists - discovered the newly arrived Japanese prints and artefacts and began to incorporate their influence into their work. ... [details]
