Special painting issue edited by John Coplans. Essays "'Painters Reply," by Rudolf Baranik, Gene Davis, Stephen Greene, Buffie Johnson, Wolf Kahn, R.B. Kitaj, Terence La Noue, Ellen Lanyon, Adele Leonard, Allan McCollum, Dona Nelson, Pat Passlof, Tony Robbin, Jim Roche, Edwin Ruda, Peter Saul, David Simpson, Joan Snyder, Paul Staiger, May Stevens, Sidney Tillim, John Torreano, Mario Yrissary; "Painting and Anti-Painting: A Family Quarrel," by Max Kozloff; "Painting and the Struggle for the Whole Self," by Andrew Forge; "Patterns, Grids, And Painting," by Amy Goldin; "Remarks on Their Medium by Four Painters," by Pat Adams, Nancy Graves, Budd Hopkins, Irving Petlin: "None Dare Call it Boho," by Peter Plagens. ... [details]
Book with Audio CD. "The groundbreaking mix CD that accompanies this book features Nam Jun Paik, the Dada Movement, John Cage, Sonic Youth, and many other examples of avant-garde music. Most of the CD's content comes from the archives of Sub Rosa, a legendary record label that has been the benchmark for archival sounds since the beginnings of electronic music. ... [details]
Critical theory by Cynthia Maris Dantzic, "...an extensive review of New York painters and their widely diverse works. It presents an overview of styles, mediums, subjects, even philosophies of art found in galleries, museums, and artists' studios of present-day New York, the oft-acknowledged Art Capital of the contemporary world. ... [details]
A survey of contemporary architecture published in 1982. "Anyone interested in sorting out the diversities and complexities of contemporary architecture - and in speculating on the future shape of contemporary architecture - and in speculating on the future shape of our homes and cities - will enjoy this spirited, up-to-the-minute book. ... [details]
Issue edited by Tim Griffin. Essays "Editor's Letter: Snapshot of 2008," by Tim Griffin; "Film: Best of 2008," by John Waters, Amy Taubin, James Quandt, Karen Cooper, and Stuart Comer; "Music: Best of 2008," by Ryoji Ikeda, Robin Rimbaud, Damon Krukowski, Vashti Bunyan, and Brigitte Fontaine; "Books: Best of 2008," by Michael Hardt, Briony Fer, Jonathan Crary, Arthur C. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held in December 1990. Essay by Anne Dary. Artists include Vincenzo Agnetti, Didier Bay, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, David Boeno, Christian Boltanski, Bernard Borgeaud, Marie Bourget, Victor Burgin, Balthasar Burkhard, Ger Dekkers, Barbara Ess, Robert Filliou, Eric Fonteneau, Hamish Fulton, Jean-Louis Garnell, Jochen Gerz, Paul-Armand Gette, Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Andreas Gursky, Hans Haacke, John Hilliard, Louis Jammes, Steve Kahn, Barbara Kruger, Bertrand Lavier, Jean Le Gac, Barbara & Michaël Leisgen, Clegg & Guttmann, Urs Lüthi, Allan Mac Collum, Annette Messager, Patrick Meunier, Nils-Udo, Arnulf Rainer, Patrick Raynaud, Georges Rousse, Thomas Ruff, Jean Sabrier, Cindy Sherman, Philippe & Sylvain Soussans, Patrick Tosani, Françoise Vergier, Jeff Wall and Boyd Webb. [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]
Issue 6/7 of performance periodical "Live." Features a cover story interview with Glenn Branca by John Howell. Contributors include Dan Graham, Bonnie Maranca, John Howell, Michael Earley, Gautam Dasgupta, David Rieff, Barry Kahn, Patricia Jones, Lenora Champagne, Charles Frederick, Shelley Rice, Sally Randall, Ann Sargent-Wooster, Rony Whitfield, Steve Fritz, Robert Atkins, Robert Coe, Stuart Cosgrove, Helena Kontova, Martha Fleming, and Tobler Lugo. [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held May 11 - June 18, 2006. Essays by Nancy Malloy and Annette Blaugrund. Artists include Anne Abrons, Eric Aho, Philip Allen, Gerald Auten, Donald Baechler, Lauren Bakoian, Hugo Xavier Bastidas, Margery Beaumont, Lynda Benglis, Kyle Bowen, Lynn Braswell, Riley Brewster, Petey Brown, Phong Bui, Tom Burckhardt, Kathy Butterly, Sam Cady, Jennifer Leigh Caine, David Campbell, Enrique Chagoya, John Chamberlain, Cassia Cogger, William Conlon, Terry Acebo Davis, Susanne Doremus, Geoffrey Dorfman, Charles S. ... [details]