Comprehensive monograph / biography on the 52 meticulously organized and artistically grouped catalogues of late-twentieth century avant-garde art and its ephemera sent out over the course of three decades by the late, legendary, San Francisco based dealer Steven Leiber. ... [details]
Compendium of Ruscha's writings and interviews edited and with an introduction by Alexandra Schwartz. Includes interviews between Ruscha and John Coplans, Douglas M. Davis, Christopher Fox, Robert Colacello, David Bourdon, A. ... [details]
Anthology of records by artists from 1958 - 1990 organized and with an essay by Giorgio Maffei. Artists / bands include: Marina Abramovic, Yaakov Agam (Jacob Gipstein), Albrecht D., Lucio Amelio, Cy Twombly, Robert Mapplethorpe, Charles Amirkhanian, Laurie Anderson, Karel Appel, Art & Language, The Red Crayola, Richard Artschwager, Robert Ashley, Attersee, Gerhard Rühm, Vittore Baroni, Robert Barry, François Baschet, Bernard Baschet, Jacques Lasry, Georg Baselitz, Cathy Berberian, Harry Bertoia, Marco Bertoni, Enrico Serotti, Joseph Beuys, Henning Christiansen, Nam June Paik, Bill Bissett, Eric Bogosian, Claus Böhmler, Christian Boltanski, Jean-François Bory, Glenn Branca, Jean-Louis Brau, Gil J. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue, vinyl record and Audio CD published in conjunction with show held at Twentieth Century Women's Club, February 14 - 21, 1998 and at Ellen Birrell's Studio, Eagle Rock, California, February 22 - March 17, 1998. ... [details]
Program for "The Writer's Opera" by Rosalyn Drexler and directed by John Vaccaro at the Theater for the New City in [1979]. Includes short biographies for Rosalyn Drexler, John Vaccaro, Gordon Bressac, Marie Antoinette Rogers, Crystal Field, Nameer El-Kadi, Madeleine le Roux, Naseer El-Kadi, Joe Pichette, Bill Rice, John Albano, John Braden, Wes Cronk, Charles Embry, Bernard Roth, June Ekman, Steve Reed. [details]
"With Do It in hand, you will be able to make a work of (someone else's) art yourself. Since 1993 Do It has provided its public with how-to pages of instructions written by 168 of the most important artists and writers working today. ... [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]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Denver Art Museum, July 13 - August 26, 1979. Traveled to the University of Southern California Art Galleries, San Diego, October 11 - November 25, 1979; the Honolulu Academy of Art, April 4 - May 18, 1980; the Oakland Museum, California, June 17 - July 27, 1980; the University Art Museum, University of Austin, Texas, September 4 - October 19, 1980; and the Herbert F. ... [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 Jack Bankowsky. Essays "Entries," by David Rimanelli; "On Site: David Frankel on Brian Tolle," by David Frankel; "Film: Matthew Higgs on '24 Hour Party People,'" by Matthew Higgs; "Museums: Alexi Worth on Ileana Sonnabend," by Alexi Worth; "Design: Steve Lafreniere on 'The LP Show,'" by Steve Lafreniere; "Hotlist," by Jon Ippolito; "Reena Jana on Manual," by Reena Jana; "Slant: Daniel Pinchbeck on Peter Pinchbeck," by Daniel Pinchbeck; " Top Ten," by Forcefield; "10. ... [details]